Plan a Birthday Party for Your Child with Sparkling Elements & Good Company

Planning a birthday party for your child can be time consuming and not to mention a lot of work. If your little girl or boy wants to have a birthday bash it will be fun for you to come up with the perfect location and theme for the party. So it’s time to start thinking outside the box and come up with a birthday party that they will adore.

If budget is an issue, host the party at your home. With a few extra décor pieces, such as  indoor wall fountains to add modern elegance to your interior and plants that create an instant tropical abyss, both the children and adults will be entertained during the birthday party. Plus, if you plan to take the time to invite both the parents and children you’ll be all set. Now all you need is to figure out which rooms to have the children and adults in.

If you decide to host the party in your home, set up an entertainment area in your living room area for the children. You can include blow up balloons, little party favors, and snacks set up on the table. They can also have fun playing Xbox and other games while you enjoy time catching up with all of the parents in a different room. Have a separate space for all of the adults to socialize at when everyone is over, such as in the dining room. This will allow you to have your own separate fun while the kids do their own thing in the room next to yours.

Later in the evening you can bring your birthday prince or princess into the kitchen to sing Happy Birthday to and then serve cake, where the parents and kids can come together once more. It will give everyone a chance to catch up on what they have been up to the last couple of hours and they will also enjoy eating delicious cake and maybe even ice cream.

Even though it may be a lot of work cleaning up your house and getting ready for company, it will be far more frugal to prepare your own space for a joyous occasion rather than renting another space. Besides, implementing beautiful elements like indoor wall fountains will certainly stand out in your interior too. In addition, adding a focal point in your home will look stunning and will also look nice for parties and many other social events to come.

Sierra is a freelance writer and owner of  Paige One. She remembers her parents throwing a party when she was younger and the pretty elements in her home always stood out.

Fun Things To Do In Summer

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Summer can be very hot here in the U.A.E. If you happen to live in this part of the world then you will understand why summer here is a dreaded season. It is so hot and humid and the temperature reaches 49 to 50 degrees Celcius. That is not a joke! However, we have to make do of what we have and where we are because we cannot let these hot factors dampen our summer spirit.

There are so many ways to enjoy the blistering heat of the sun here and you can do it indoors or even outdoors either very early morning or during the night. Here are fun ways to enjoy summer while battling the heat of the long summer months:

1. Learn how to cook and bake with your family and friends. This is an indoor activity which can be enjoyed by everyone. You don't have to shell out a big amount of money to pay someone to teach you. Research and save some easy-to-make or easy-to-bake recipes and shop for the ingredients.

2. Do some arts and crafts project like scrapbooking and making handmade cards of various occasion. If you have small kids around, let them take part in the project by giving them simple tasks like coloring or pasting shapes or embellishments you will use in your project. Make fun stuff with them and you'll never realize how fun summer can be even while at home.

3. Go for a very early or late afternoon jog or walk around the park. If you have been delaying your weight loss goals for some time, summer is a good way to sweat it out. Be sure to bring water to cool yourself off and a handy towel to wipe away the perspiration.

4. Go to the beach in the morning or late in the afternoon and enjoy the ocean breeze.

5. Window-shop and enjoy the cool airconditioned malls. You save money by not switching your a/c at home. However, make sure you stick to your purpose of only to window-shop and walk around the mall.

6. Learn a new language, musical instrument or a new skill.

7. Have slumber party at home and invite your friends over for a nice movie-marathon night.

8. Clean your house. Re-organize and spruce your habitat.

9. Volunteer to some civic organizations and render your skills and service to help others.

10. Write a blog or start a blog.

11. Make a playlist of your favorite songs and organize them.

12. Make a smoothie! This is one of my fave to do!

13. Go to the museum or art galleries and try soaking in the culture and art.

14. Go on a vacation preferably somewhere cold :)

The list goes on. If you have other ways of enjoying the blistering heat, please feel free to share them here. Have fun this summer! Don't forget to dress lightly and wear protective SPF if you must.