Event Planning

Using a height chart is so easy, and can also be a lot of fun! Here is our simple guide to height charts

So, you're having a party for your wedding anniversary (congratulations!), and you don't know how to ask for gifts? We are here to help! Luckily for you, there are so many different ways that you can ask for gifts that are both super fun and polite. Here are a few of our favourite examples that you may wish to use

A fairy party will make for magical memories for your child and all of their friends! It is so much fun, and so easy to do, too. Here is our guide on how to throw a fairy party

A horse riding party is so much fun, and will make for amazing memories that your guests will never forget. Follow this simple guide to hosting your perfect horse riding party

Kids love construction and transport parties! They are so much fun (and easy, too!). Throw an amazing themed party with our party tips

Treat your little princess on their birthday with a pamper party! What's better than a relaxing afternoon with all of their best friends? Here is how to have the perfect pamper party

Swimming parties are so much fun for kids of all ages, and make for amazing memories. Plus, they're easy to arrange, too! Here is our handy guide to throwing a splash-tastic swimming party:

Venue

Before you get into all of the details, start looking for your ideal party venue. Many swimming baths offer party packages, including food, so it can be super easy. You can also add additional bits to your party, such as inflatables, wave machines, and more.

Swimming Party Invitations

Then find your perfect party invitations. Include all of the details about the party, including the time, date, and location, as well as what you'll need to bring. Featured Product: Kids Birthday Invitations - Swimming Pool Party Here at Dotty about Paper, we have lovely stationery for pool parties, including our popular 'Swimming Pool Party' design.

Party Games

Many venues will arrange all the party games for you, so you have less to worry about. However, if you are hosting your own summer pool party games, some fun ones include: Water Balloons Simply fill up your water balloons, and have a water balloon fights! You can also have water gun fights - it's so much fun. Water Volleyball Water volleyball is also an awesome game that guests of all ages will love.

Party Favours

Thank guests for coming to your party with some fantastic party favours. Sweet Cones Our sweet cones make an amazing party favour! Fill them up with tasty blue sweets, and hand out to guests before they leave your party. Featured Product: Swimming Party - Sweet Cone Bag & Sticker - Pack of 35 The stickers can be fully personalised with all of your own wording, so you can write a lovely message to your party guests. We have a wide range of other designs available too, so be sure to take a look. Party Bags Alternatively, send guests home with a traditional goodie bag. Fill up with traditional party games, such as puzzles and bubbles, and a delicious slice of cake! Featured Product: Fun Pool Party - Party Bag & Sticker - Pack of 10 We have a wide range of party bags with themed stickers. Simply add the stickers onto the bag, and write guests names on to complete.

Thank You Cards

After the party, send guests a card to thank them for coming! We have a wide range of kids thank you cards available. Featured Product: Ready to Write Thank You Cards - Funky Typography Remember to also thank them for any gifts that you received. We hope you have found this blog useful! For more inspiration, check out our 'Pool Party' Pinterest board.

Wondering how to throw a mermaid party? Luckily for you there are so many fun ideas! It's a great way to celebrate your little one's birthday, and will be loved by kids of all ages. Here is our guide on how to have a fin-tastic mermaid party:

Venue

First, choose a venue. We recommend to either throw your party at home, in a local hall, or at a swimming pool. It's totally up to you, depending on what kind of party you're after! Think about what kind of decorations you're wanting, and the activities that will happen at the party.

Invitations

Then, find your ideal invitations. Here at Dotty about Paper, we have the perfect mermaid invitations, that kids will adore. Simply write all of your party details on by hand, and send to your party guests. Featured Product: Ready To Write Kids Birthday Invitations - Mermaid Party With matching thank you cards, sweet cones, party bags, stickers, and more available, it's so easy to keep a consistent theme.

Decorations

When it comes to your decorations, you'll want to choose a colour scheme. Popular colour schemes include sea blue, as well as blue, purple, and pink combinations. You can also find so many holographic accessories that add a magical touch. Featured Image: Stylised by Rosi Gleeson Decorate your venue with lots of beautiful balloons. Star-shaped balloons are also perfect for under-the-sea themes as they will remind guests of starfish!

Party Food

Mermaid party food doesn't have to be tricky! Here are some super cute and easy ideas: Featured Product: Building Our Story Cut your sandwiches into cute star, fish, and shell shapes. Get creative with your names, too - crisps can become scales, salad can become seaweed, and blueberries can become bubbles! For drinks, aqua blue juice is ideal. Edible glitter mixed into your drinks will delight kids.

Party Games

There are so many amazing mermaid party games to play! Here are a few of our favourites: Mermaid Treasure Hunt Hide mermaid themed toys or tasty chocolate coins around the venue, and have the kids look for them! Whoever can find the most can win a prize. Kinetic Sand So many kids love kinetic sand! It's an affordable activity that you can then re-use at home. Painting Seashells Painting seashells is such a fun activity! You can order seashells online, or get fake seashells from many crafts shops, so it's super easy to arrange. Featured Image: Painter Legend Have a competition with the kids to see who can paint the best seashell! You could even have a specific theme, like animals.

Mermaid Party Favours

Sweet Cones Thank guests for coming to your mer-magical birthday party with a sweet cone! Fill with tasty sweets in shades that match your party colour scheme. Featured Product: Mermaid Party - Sweet Cone Bag & Sticker - Pack of 35 Our sweet cones can be personalised with any message of your choice, so it's a great way to thank guests for coming to your party. Party Bags Alternatively, opt for a traditional party goodie bag. Fill with any mermaid related goodies, such as mermaid jewellery or fun temporary tattoos. Bubbles are also a great gift that kids will love, whilst chocolate coins will remind them of under-the-sea treasure. Featured Product: Mermaid Party - Party Bag & Sticker - Pack of 10 Add a delicious slice of birthday cake to finish.

Thank you cards

Thank guests for coming with a beautiful thank you card! Featured Product: Ready to Write Kids Thank You Cards - Mermaid Party Our ready-to-write cards make it super easy to send a unique and personalised message to each party guest.

We hope you have mer-maid some wonderful party plans! For more party inspiration, check out our Pinterest board.

Throwing a dinosaur party for your little terror is a lot of fun, and can be easy, too. Here is our guide on how to have a roar-ing dinosaur party!

Scary Stationery

The first thing you will need is your invitations. You can either choose to get creative and make your own, or buy your invitations. Our invitations can be fully personalised with all of your own wording, and are super easy to create. It's a great way to quickly cross another thing off your to-do list. Featured Product: Kids Birthday Invitations - Dinosaur World We have a wide range of different styles available, so why not take a look?

Dino Decorations

There are two different styles that you can choose when hosting your dinosaur party - cool and colourful, or natural. Colourful shades, such as red, purple, and orange are perfect for younger kids, and will help create a bright party space that they will love. For older kids that are obsessed with all things dino, we recommend a natural green theme that serves jungle vibes. Featured Image: Kara's Party Ideas Easy ways to decorate are with helium balloons, plants, and lots of toy dinosaurs. Paper plates and cups to match your colour scheme will be the perfect finishing touch!

Fossilised Food

A dinosaur party is a great excuse for some awesome food. Here are some of our favourite ideas: For a savoury snack, dinosaur claw shaped pizzas or sandwiches are ideal. Featured Image: Sarah Finn Design Don't forget to get creative with your food labels! Mini eggs or creme eggs can become dinosaur eggs, crisps will be dinosaur scales, and slices of watermelon make the perfect dinosaur spikes! Vegetables will also become a lot more fun when labelled as 'herbivore treats!'.

Ancient Activities

Here are some of our favourite dinosaur games: Dino Dig Fill a sandpit with toy plastic dinosaurs, and have the kids search through there for the toys. This one can get messy quickly, so you may want to do it outside! Tricera-toss This game is so much fun, and fairly easy to make, too. Featured Image: Melissa Simply draw or paint a large triceratops dinosaur, and then glue on paper cups for the horns. Whoever can get the hoops onto the horns wins a point! Party Hat Making For kids that love to get creative, why not have a session of party hat making? Featured Image: 100 Layer Cake-let DIY party hats are so easy to make, and you can add some simple spikes down the back to turn into dinosaur hats! Dino Pinata Kids will absolutely love a fun dinosaur pinata! Fill it up with lots of sweets and toy dinosaurs to complete.

Pre-historic Party Favours

Before your guests leave, you'll want to thank them for coming. Party Bags Traditional goodie bags are still an amazing favour. Fill up with dinosaur toys, such as a plastic dinosaur and a little puzzle, and a delicious slice of birthday cake. Featured Product: Dinosaur World - Party Bag & Sticker - Pack of 10 Our party bags come with themed stickers which you can then write guests names onto. Sweet Cones An alternative to party bags are party sweet cones. Fill them up with sweets that match your party colour scheme. Featured Product: Dinosaur Cake Party - Sweet Cone Bag & Sticker - Pack of 35 Our sweet cones come with stickers which read a message of your choice - the perfect way to thank guests for coming!

Terrifying Thank You Cards

Finally, send out your dinosaur thank you cards. Here at Dotty about Paper, you can choose your thank you cards fully personalised, or ready-to-write. Featured Product: Ready to Write Kids Thank You Cards - Cartoon Dinosaurs Thank guests for coming to the party, and for any gifts received, too. We hope this blog has helped you throw a party that no one can tricera-top! Check out our 'Dinosaur Party' Pinterest Board for more party inspiration.

Writing a birthday invitation is can be a lot of fun! Here is our quick and easy guide to creating your ideal birthday invitation.

Throwing a teddy bear party is so much fun! Whether you're having a traditional teddy bears picnic, or a build-a-bear party, there are so many cute ideas to use. Here are some of our favourite teddy bear party ideas to guide you through every step of your party!

Invitations

Get creative and make your own birthday invitations! We are loving these adorable panda invitations by Petit Fernand, but you could make these into any type of bear that best suits your party. Featured Image: Petit Fernand If you want an easier option, you can't go wrong with beautiful personalised invitations from Dotty about Paper. Containing all of your personalised details and with free envelopes, it is so easy to send them to your party guests. Featured Product: Kids Birthday Invitations - Fun Party Bear It is also an affordable choice that guests will love.

Costume

A teddy bear onesie makes the perfect costume for any bear party! They are super affordable, easy to wear, and there are so many types around, so you can easily find one that you love. Featured Image: eHow Alternatively, have the children dress in their normal party clothes and hand out bear headbands with adorable ears on.

Teddy Bear Party Decorations

Is there any better teddy bear party than a picnic? We don't think so! For a picnic, the ideal venue is in your garden or a local park. Decorate with cute picnic baskets, gingham picnic blankets, and helium balloons. Featured Image: Mind My Beeswax For an indoor party, decorate with gingham bunting and lots of cute teddy bears around the room.

Games

Once everyone has arrived, its time for some activities and party games! Here are our favourite ideas. Build-a-bear Kids will love a build-a-bear party - whether that's at the shop itself or DIY. Featured Image: Par-T-Pets Why not buy your own bear making kit, and spend the afternoon getting creative at home? It's an amazing idea for smaller birthday parties, and will leave kids with their own bear to treasure, too. Colouring in For quieter parties, a bit of colouring in is ideal. Hand out cute bear print outs and have the children colour them in. The best one could win a prize, such as tasty gummy bears! Sleeping Bears An adaption to the traditional sleeping lions. Have children pretend to be sleeping bears on the floor, and the adults can be the hunters! Whoever moves or laughs on the floor will also become a hunter. The last bear wins!

Food

There are so many cute food ideas that are perfect for a teddy bear party, especially an adorable picnic. Firstly, you will want sandwiches or pizzas in teddy bear shapes. To really get into the bear theme, honey sandwiches are ideal! For a lighter snack, add 'Pombear' crisps, fruit, and tasty cupcakes. Featured Image: Hungry Happenings Cupcakes in the shape of bears and paw-prints are perfect.

Party favours

Send guests home with a teddy bear themed party bag! Fun party favours to include in your bags are teddy bear friendship bracelets, a slice of birthday cake, and a small teddy bear toy, too. Featured Product: Party Teddy Bear - Party Bag & Sticker - Pack of 10 Our party bags come in a wide range of styles and are so easy to use. Simply write your guests names onto the stickers, add to the bags, and then fill them up with goodies. We hope you have found this blog useful! For more party inspiration, you can also check out the rest of our blogs.