What’s making me happier? 8 – Old-school party planning

I really thought that this year would be the first year of separate parties for my kids but… not.

You see, the kids are both in the same class so they have a good few friends in common.

But next year they will have separate parties 🙂

Since we’d just bought a new house, I explained to them that we could either go on holiday for their birthday or we could have a party.

They chose to go on holiday.

But then I decided that I could do a party cheap and easy-breezy, and so we decided on a Doughnuts and Hot Chocolate party.

No point avoiding the fact that they have a birthday in the heart of winter, so it was to be inside.

Kids were to come in their pyjamas since it was early (9am) and have breakfast with us.

I decided on a blue and yellow theme since I seemed to have enough blue and yellow decor/ plates/ cups/ serviettes.

We served breakfast food – fun cereals, yoghurts, scones, muffins, cocktail sausages, and breakfast juices.

The cake was the best idea ever. I ordered cocktail doughnuts from Pick and Pay (10 each for R26) – white glaze, chocolate glaze and jam.

It’s important in life to know and play to your strengths. . In this parenting gig, it’s even more important. . For me, it means knowing I’m not a “cake” mother and happily going to buy normal, non-fancy cakes at the shops. This time we bought doughnuts and made doughnut cakes. . My kids LOVED them, they were delicious and absolutely no fuss at all. . What do you need to embrace about yourself this week? . #kandcturn7 #twins #twinsofinstagram #boygirltwins

A photo posted by Marcia Francois (@organisingqueen) on Jul 25, 2016 at 8:22am PDT

I arranged all the white and chocolate ones in the shape of pyramids, stuck skewers in to which I’d attached doughnut cake toppers with the number 7, we stuck candles all over and those were the cakes.

Best idea ever!

I had three activities – a colouring-in competition (free printables of a mug and doughnut from the internet), doughnut necklaces and some wanted to watch cartoons while having their breakfast.

I also had the kids bring outdoor shoes since this house has a whole hiking thing going on at the back. After the kids were fuelled by doughnuts and hot chocolate, and after I got some photos (!), the kids changed shoes and went exploring.

And then they left.

Party packs were cute notebooks and fun pencils – I didn’t have to buy a thing!

Nothing fancy but all the food was eaten, all the cake was eaten, and most important of all, my kids had a ball with their friends.

What’s been one of your most low-key parties?