droolicious : birthday parties

Stick a Light Bite Candle Fork in It

Aaron Burgess — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 15:00:00 GMT

This could get a little tricky if you've got a 20-kid party and a birthday boy or girl who insists on having an accurate number of candles, but otherwise, Light Bites Candle Forks let you blow out and dole out with maximum efficiency.

Just stick a cande in the end of each fork, and then light, blow and serve. You won't get the joy of licking frosting off the candles, but you also won't get a mouthful of melted wax -- sounds like a fair tradeoff to me.

$6 from Amazon.

Toys “R” Us Targets Bargain Shoppers

Lisa Mulcahy — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 03:29:00 GMT

With the economy in the toilet, retailers are pulling out all the stops to keep customers spending. Here’s what Toys “R” Us is doing.

Toys "R" Us has introduced $1-$2-$3 Fun! feature shops in the front of its stores nationwide to help parents provide affordable fun for their kids. Each shop features approximately 100 items for $1, $2 or $3 with themes such as dinosaurs, games and fun toys, princess dress up, musical instruments, art supplies and party favors. It’s a great one-stop shop for birthday party accessories. In fact Toys “R” Us has launched a website, www.Birthdaysrus.com, as a resource site that offers complimentary party planning tips and advice, suggested themes, checklists and free, downloadable invitations, birthday cards and thank-you cards, as well as games for kids.

Say “Happy Birthday” with Wishosaurus

Heather Kuldell — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 03:32:00 GMT

Dinosaurs are a kid fascination that never seems to go out of style. So this year — and next year, and the year after if the mood still strikes or possibly the next kid — take advantage of this reusable candle holder shaped like a Jurassic party animal. The Wishosaurus (a stegosaurus, some precocious party pal will surely tell you) is food-safe, play-safe plastic, and comes complete with candles to fill any or all of its 10 open spikes. With each of your child's birthdays you may feel more fossil-like, but the fun never goes the way of the dodo.

Available at Pop Deluxe for $6.99.

CES 2009: Blank CDs and DVDs Get The Disney And Marvel Comics Treatment

Chris Ford — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 22:00:00 GMT

Many people are saying that recordable media (blank CDs, DVDs, Blueray discs and the like) are on the way out and in the future it's going to be all about streaming and downloading content. But people haven't thrown out their CD and DVD burners yet. KDT USA makes blank discs with all sorts of DIsney and Marvel Comics characters and brands printed right on the top, for a blank disc that's just a little more special.

The Disney licensed discs come in all sorts of themes, the best selling of which are (not surprisingly) Disney princesses, Spiderman, High School Musical and Hannah Montana. They cost $1.39 individually or $8.99 for a ten pack. It seems to me if you're thinking about a party favor for your kid's birthday party or something like that, you could do a lot worse than a mix of your kid's favorite songs with a Spiderman or Hannah Montana picture on the cover.

They should be available in stores, and you can check out the manufacturer's web site at KDTUSA.com

Dimples Kid Spa – Not As Ridiculous As You Suspect

alibaba — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 13:19:00 GMT

I will not disguise my initial contempt when I walked past the newly-opened Dimples Kid Spa on Montague Street in Brooklyn Heights. Do kids really need spas? More specifically, do the well-off, well-coiffed kids of Brooklyn Heights really need a spa? But then I took a look at their service menu and admitted to myself that I kind of wish I was a kid and could book myself an appointment. The salon offers French Braids for $5. Whole-head braiding for $45. Temporary tattoos and chocolate facials. Overall the concept seems like a really cute and somewhat affordable one for special treats to reward your child and a much more reasonable solution for destination birthday parties than manicure salons that charge $45 - $60 for a child’s service. Dimples clearly states that their manicures & pedicures are purely for decoration only, they’re not taking any scissors to tiny fingernails. If you’re in Brooklyn and curious – check it out!

Dimples Kid Spa has their menu online.

35 Ways to Get Baked With Your Kids This Summer

Aaron Burgess — Tue, 27 May 2008 14:03:00 GMT

Think you've got the baking chops to knock out the "Swishy Fishy" cake shown here? What about a full-scale, caramel- and chocolate-bedecked sandcastle birthday cake? Well, with all the free time you'll have on your hands once school lets out (I kid!), now is the perfect time to grab a copy of Matthew Mead's new book, Cakes for Kids, and give both a shot.

Luckily for the baking-impaired (yours truly included), Mead includes easy-to-follow instructions, complete with assembly/cutting diagrams and droolworthy color photos, for the 35 cakes he features -- each of which should make you the hit of any birthday party. While the book includes basic from-scratch recipes for cake and frosting, it also leaves plenty of room for achieving baked-good nirvana with store-bought mixes.

Regularly priced at $19.95, Cakes for Kids is going for just under 15 bucks at Amazon.

Party On, Matey.

crazedparent — Thu, 16 Aug 2007 23:09:00 GMT

Landlubber kids can party like pirates with this cartoonish Gold Tooth Pirate Party Pack. That pirate is lookin' might fierce with that gold tooth and wicked 'stache. The set comes with a plastic tablecloth and 8 cups, plates, and napkins (who puts only eight napkins in a children's party pack?!).

£5.70 per pack at Igloo Kids.

Letter Jello Molds, Watch 'Em Wiggle

crazedparent — Tue, 24 Jul 2007 11:32:00 GMT

A nifty and different birthday "cake" idea: spell out a "Happy Birthday" wish with letter Jello molds (£7.99 for a set of 13 letters) by Urchin. I'm thinking these would be great for preschool and daycare birthday parties. No fuss, no frosting, no mess. Me likey.