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THE PARTY BLOG Welcome along to our Party Blog. Keep up to date with all the exciting changes, products updates, new themes, new features and updates to the web site, and one or two funny things that happen at the partyplex. We will occasionally drop some Discount Voucher Codes into the blog as well, just to see who is paying attention so don't forget to regularly pop in for updates. __________________________________________________________________________________________ July 8th 2010 HOW MUCH SHOULD MY PARTY COST? So it’s party month again, already, and project party is about to get underway. Not only is it really important to ensure everything is right for the big day, but party competition is fierce amongst parents and children. If invitations don’t go out soon enough, diary dates are booked up with other children’s parties, if you don’t invite the whole class plus other friends from clubs will anyone get upset, having invited everybody, how many people will actually attend and if the party bag isn’t as good as the one your child came back with from last weeks party will anyone notice, and more importantly where is the best place to buy all my necessary children’s party supplies. These questions alone are enough to create panic amongst even the most efficient party organiser. But the biggest question of all in these difficult times is, ‘How Much Should My Party Cost’? The answer is simply, not as much as you think. With more and more parents choosing to hold there parties at home to avoid additional venue hire fees, the children’s party supplies industry average spend is as little as £35.00. So what does £35.00 get you? Typically to organise your party at home your basic party parcel would include themed tableware including plates, cups, napkins and table covers to protect your dining room table, remembering to add a few extra for the parents who, when arriving at the end of the party are sure to help clear the table of any left over food. Then there are the all important party bags. The average number of party bag fillers is only 3 items, with maybe an additional sweet and room for a piece of cake wrapped in the themed napkin for your guests to take home. All of this can easily be achieved for less than the average £35.00. We have lots of information online to assist with your party organising with information and advice on party activities and planning for the important day. So with everything considered, party time can be both fun and affordable, so sit back, order early and enjoy the big day, and don’t forget the batteries for the camera to capture all the memories. Click here to follow us on Twitter! If you have any comments about this blog post we would love to hear them at info@mypartyparcel.co.uk June 4th 2010 Click here to follow us on Twitter! If you have any comments about this blog post we would love to hear them at info@mypartyparcel.co.uk June 1st 2010 How to Have the Best Pirate Birthday Party Ever!Pirates have for a very long time been a source of great fascination for children. This is the reason why a pirate party can be one of the best and entertaining party ideas in existence if you are willing to pay attention to detail with the planning process. There are things you will need, of course, in order to pull the pirate's party off without a hitch and the most important is a lot of patience and the ability to organize well, plan for contingencies, and be flexible when the big event finally arrives. If you manage to do all these things with style and skill then a pirate's life may well be for you. Click here to follow us on Twitter! If you have any comments about this blog post we would love to hear them at info@mypartyparcel.co.uk__________________________________________________________________________________________ May 5th 2010 WHAT SHOULD I PUT IN MY CHILD’S PARTY BAGS? The process of party organising can be a daunting affair for parents. The children’s party supplies market has grown significantly over the last few years and so has, so it seems the number of parties in a child’s weekend calendar. The regular weekend trip to another school friends house, community hall or Leisure Centre seemingly never ends, and nor does the volume of party bags and party bag fillers that come back from these weekend events. So when getting dangerously close to your turn to plan the party, the question has to be asked, ’What Should I Put in My Childs Party Bags’. There is a huge ranges of party bag fillers and toys ranging from 10p to £10, so when deciding what to put into the bags and what to spend can be a tricky process. Here are a few tips to consider when putting your party bags together. 1 - The typical number of items that go into a party bag is 4, so there is no need to go over board. 2 - If you are having a themed party, you will often find that the themed party bag fillers are more expensive as they are a licensed product so why not choose just 1 or 2 themed items to place in the bag including themed bubbles or stickers. 3 - Non-themed party bag fillers are a lot cheaper and often come in packs of 12 items which means you can buy more for less. 4 - Sweets are a fun party bag filler however with allergies more prevalent these days, you need to carefully consider if this is the best option. 5 - At the end of the party add a piece of the party cake wrapped in the themed party napkin which will certainly fill the bag up with a great treat for the drive home. A fantastic party bag can cost as little as £1.00 per bag and creates a farewell treat for the children attending the party. So remember, no need to break the bank, just be creative. If you have any comments about this blog post we would love to hear them at info@mypartyparcel.co.uk April 12th 2010 Learn the Hannah Montana Dance Check out this video for the Hannah Montana dance from the new movie. There's lots of moves but try and learn them bit by bit, before putting it all together at the end.
If you have any comments about this blog post we would love to hear them at info@mypartyparcel.co.uk March 11th 2010 New Look Home Page We hope you like our new look. We have added a few of our top themes and more info to the new look home page. We will regularly be changing the top 5 themes to keep you informed of the most popular partyware. You will also see our new navigation mini tabs at the bottom of the site. We hope this helps in finding all the brilliant children's party supplies throughout the site. Happy shopping! If you have any comments about this blog post we would love to hear them at info@mypartyparcel.co.uk February 17th 2010 Buzz and Woody have arrived
The range includes Buzz and Woody themed plates, cups, napkins and tablecovers as well as party bags to send your happy Toy Story party guests home with a smile. Why not have a Toy Story dvd party and enjoy the previous movies with our new party range. If you have any comments about this blog post we would love to hear them at info@mypartyparcel.co.uk January 22nd 2010 We Are On The Move This will help us ensure we have even more themes, even more children's party products and more space to practice our moon walk which is a regular competition that takes place on a Friday at the Partyplex. For all our regular customers who have popped in to the Partyplex for a cuppa to collect their parcels it was great to meet you and we look forward to meeting more of our customers in Reading. If you have any comments about this blog post we would love to hear them at info@mypartyparcel.co.uk January 3rd 2010 Happy New Year This year our ever expanding children's party supplies web site will be, well ever expanding. Keep checking into the blog to keep up to date with all the exciting changes throughout the year. If you have any comments about this blog post we would love to hear them at info@mypartyparcel.co.uk December 24th 2009 Christmas Postage All orders placed between the 23rd December and the 3rd January will be shipped and begin it's fun journey according to your chosen delivery option on Monday 4th Jan. From everyone at My Party Parcel thank you so much for all your brilliant custom throughout 2009. We cannot wait to support your party planning throughout 2010. If you have any comments about this blog post we would love to hear them at info@mypartyparcel.co.uk December 15th 2009 Earn Money with My Party Parcel The My Party Parcel affiliate programme is a great way for you to earn money from your web site or your club/ associations web site and it's FREE of charge to join. If you your club or association have a web site, you can upload our brilliant banners just like the one below, or add links directly from your web site to ours and every time a customer clicks through from your web site to www.mypartyparcel.co.uk and buys from our site, we pay you up to 9% commission on every sale (inc VAT and delivery). Sample Affiliate Banner If you operate a children's party company, indoor play centre, Crèche, operate a Leisure Centre, Charity, Sports Club or School web site, signing up to the My Party Parcel affiliate programme is a brilliant way to generate revenues and raise funds for your business, club or charity. We have teamed up with one of the UK's top affiliate netword. Just Click Here and sign up and you are ready to start earning money! Click here to follow us on Twitter! If you have any comments about this blog post we would love to hear them at info@mypartyparcel.co.u December 4th 2009 Festive Party Game With lots of fun festive parties coming up over the next few weeks we thought we would share a great party activity to create lots of laughter. 'IT'S A WRAP' Opposite each teams line at the other end of the room place lots of ripped up, torn pieces of wrapping paper in varying sizes, a plain sealed box and lots of pre-cut cellotape. Between each team, their box & paper, place a hoop, large sheet or duvet. The children should take it in turns to leave their line, crawl under the sheet/duvet or put the hoop over their head and once at their box, stick a peice of wrapping paper to their parcel before returning to their teams and high five the next person in the line for the next child to go. The winning team will be the first team to successfully completely cover their box in wrapping paper. It's always a good idea to allocate a parent to each team to assist in the activity. For grown up party fun why not replace the box with a party guest. The winning team is the team with the best wrapped person! Click here to follow us on Twitter! If you have any comments about this blog post we would love to hear them at info@mypartyparcel.co.uk November 27th 2009 Book Feature We are delighted to have been recommended as a useful party web site by the author Annabel Karmel.
Annabel Karmel is a respected author of children and parents cooking books having written 16 best selling books and has been featured on the BBC and Mothercare and now she has recommeded our web site. Praise indeed i'm sure you'll agree. Click here to follow us on Twitter! If you have any comments about this blog post we would love to hear them at info@mypartyparcel.co.uk November 17th 2009 Follow our Tweets We have eventually succombed to the Twitter revolution.
We do however think it is a great way to be able to update you with what's new at the Partyplex, keep you up to date minute by minute (I know how keen you must be for that), but more importantly inform you of the most up to date voucher codes so you don't miss out on brilliant offers and discounts. Click on the Twitter image above and follow us NOW! If you have any comments about this blog post we would love to hear them at info@mypartyparcel.co.uk November 3rd 2009 Spread The Word Christmas is fast approaching and we have gone back to traditional ways of communicating our excitement.
Check out our biggest range of Christmas party supplies ever for 2009 including Merry Santa tableware, brilliant decorations for your party venue and loads of stocking fillers and party bag gifts on our Christmas party pages at http://www.mypartyparcel.co.uk/default_christmas.asp If you have any comments about this blog post we would love to hear them at info@mypartyparcel.co.uk October 23rd 2009 Smart Sweets
Use the Sales Voucher Code S-sweets to get 5% of all our sweets from our Sweety Shop catagory. If you have any comments about this blog post we would love to hear them at info@mypartyparcel.co.uk October 19th 2009 Postal Strikes Continue Whilst we have so many fun topics to share with you we consider it essential to keep you informed of the impending Royal Mail Industrial Action. The official word from the Royal Mail web site is as follows; ''Whilst this is a further, serious development, national strike action is not inevitable and concentrated talks between Royal Mail and the CWU are continuing to take place'. 'I'n the event national strikes do take place, mail services on strike days will be very limited and as a consequence, some delay to the collection, sorting, distribution and delivery of mail will be inevitable'. We do use the Royal Mail Postal Service to deliver some of our smaller parcels so if your party is fast approaching we do recommend upgrading to our 'Super Quick' or 'Wow Quick' delivery options which are delivered by couriors and is a fast trackable service. To view all our delivery options see our Delivery Page. To be aware of the regional postal strikes in your area, and how you may be affected by the action, visit the Royal Mail 'Service Information' web page which is updated daily. If you have any comments about this blog post we would love to hear them at info@mypartyparcel.co.uk October 12th 2009 Postal Strikes Keep up to date With the planned Royal Mail industrial action over the coming weeks and how this may affect deliveries in your area. We do use the Royal Mail Postal Service to deliver some of our parcels. With the current Royal Mail regional industrial action there may be some possible delays with the delivery of parcels in your area. To be aware of the regional postal strikes in your area, and how you may be affected by the action, visit the Royal Mail 'Service Information' web page which is updated daily. We will, through this blog update you with details of the impending national industrial action. If you have any comments about this blog post we would love to hear them at info@mypartyparcel.co.uk October 5th 2009
With Halloween fast approaching we asked the team what they most enjoy about the spooky season. Laura, it seems, has a sweet tooth when it comes to Halloween with her bowl full of her favourite sweets and treats whilst wearing a rather fetching spooky bat mask. To take advantage of our brilliant Halloween party decorations and tableware check out our Halloween pages. As a Halloween gift from us, pop in the discount voucher code 's-spookyblog' to recieve a 5% discount on your Halloween party supplies. Visit 'Voucher Codes' to see how to redeem your Halloween voucher. If you have any comments about this blog post we would love to hear them at info@mypartyparcel.co.uk September 27th 2009
We recently gave a big warm welcome to our newest member of the My Party Parcel Team, Sammy 'Smarty Party' Smart Car. Sammy will be 'environmentally smarter' zipping around Farnborough and the surrounding areas spreading joy and happiness and more importantly letting people now where to buy their brilliant party supplies from on the web. If you see Sammy out and about on your travels be sure to give a toot and we'll give you a wave... If you have any comments about this blog post we would love to hear them at info@mypartyparcel.co.uk
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