Sunday 22 February 2015

Birthday Party

Munchkin turned three over a month ago, and I've just found this blog entry sitting in my drafts folder! The Terrible Twos are officially over.  I'm hoping I don't have a threenager.  She hasn't been the best behaved over the past couple of weeks but it may have something to do with the fact that I've been getting increasingly stressed about my imminent wisdom tooth extraction.  I had all four wisdom teeth out on Friday and am currently a little the worse for wear.  I look like a chipmunk with mumps, and will NOT be posting any pictures of myself online.

The birthday party was a roaring success.  We booked a Bouncy Castle Party at Worthing Leisure Centre.  Although we'd booked two or three months in advance, it was the last slot available that weekend, so they're obviously very popular.  We made a last-minute change from cold buffet to hot buffet but this was fine with the Leisure Centre as they only need confirmation of numbers and menu option a few days before the party.  That was the only thing that didn't go smoothly - they got Angmering Daddy's phone number wrong so couldn't call us to make final arrangements.  When we arrived on the day, there was a staff member to help us get organised.  They ensured children went to the correct party, and that everything ran to time. 

Munchkin and her friends had fun on a large bouncy castle and a range of ride-on toys, and there were also bouncy balls for them to play with.  Food was served in the Committee Room, which is also the creche room so it was decorated in a child-friendly way.  The food was pretty good.

Some of us agreed to meet at Out of Bounds later in the afternoon, this didn't go so well.  Although it's our favourite soft play, they don't seem to have got the hang of organising things at peak times.  We couldn't get in because it was packed and children weren't coming out when they were meant to, probably because their parents were unable to hear the tannoy.  Several weeks later, we went to a birthday party at Out of Bounds, this wasn't nearly as well organised as the Leisure Centre's offering.  Parents had to perch anywhere whilst their children played, there didn't appear to be a dedicated staff member helping to organise things, then the staff started clearing away food before the children had left the party.

I found myself a blogging app for my phone so will try to blog a bit more regularly again.  It's called Blogmate and seems to work OK.

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