So, Mstr J's birthday was coming around and we wondered what to do. Every year so far we've just had a little close family get together. But school started and the impending doom of 'doing what the other parents do' & having a party was felt!!
So, for the first time, I decided to do the whole birthday party thing!
Neither Mstr J or us are ppl who like big groups, so weren't keen on a massive hall disco, or a large group soft play type thing.
I was thinking about what we could do. His friend had had a bowling party, that was quite good. Then I remembered seeing daves reptiles party rooms on a Facebook mums group! A light bulb went off! We all love lizards etc and it would be a nice small party.
I gave Dave a call and we went to visit. Dave is a lovely friendly guy who is very helpful and extremely knowledgeable on his reptiles. While we were there we saw the raport he has with his customers. It is not just a pRty venue, but also a working reptile shop. I could have stayed all day.
Dave is super helpful and can tailor make your party package.
We booked the show & tell session, followed by face painting and disco. He also allowed us extra time for party games.
The day itself went swimmingly. The children had such a fantastic time looking, touching, learning about the animals. The gentleman who did the show and tell was so good with the kids. Letting them hold them, stroke them etc. He helped the ones who were scared conquer their fear and join in. I was so impressed. Even the parents were getting involved, asking questions & holding the animals too. Everyone seemed to be having a great time. Even Miss Iz tried to dive in, grabbing for the corn snake!
It was so much fun and we were all engrossed in what we were being told and seeing the fantastic creatures!
Me joining in! Loved it
Then it was face painting time. What a lovely young lady she was. Very willing to try and do whatever the kids requested. Mstr J, the birthday boy got to go first, and in usual Mstr J style came out with the request of 'I want to be The Flash!'. Typical!! Bless her though, she googled it, and soon he was the best flash I've seen!! There was frozen, a tiger, a minion and the best teenage mutant ninja turtle I've seen too. She even had the patience to sit me down with Miss Iz and calm her enough to let her paint some flowers on her face! So thank you!!
Mstr J aka birthday boy as The Flash..
And Miss Iz looking butterfly beautiful...
The next bit was our time. The kids ate, partied, played in the soft play, and enjoyed the party games we put on.
The bouncy castle was up in the soft play room, and the main room had the lights turned down, with flashing lights going & a smoke machine like a proper disco!
When the time was over, a lot of happy faces left. Even the parents! Most parties the parents leave looking exhausts & bored, but these actually enjoyed themselves too.
I'd like to say a massive thank you to Dave for all his help in making Mstr J's birthday a sucess & such a great day!
If you're interested in a child's party, check out Dave's Facebook page.
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