Saturday, May 5, 2012

S's 2nd Birthday - Backyard (Bakuran) Pool Party

It's S's 2nd birthday.  And we can't possibly pass on this one.  We need to prepare something.  S knew what she wanted - a pool party.  As parents, Ramir and I believe that our kids' wishes should be fulfilled on their birthdays. So for S, wish granted. And since we're on a budget, we already know what to do. Pool party, only this one, is just in our bakuran.   We sent out last minute invitations to ensure that there would be kids to pool party with us.  We're expecting around ten kids aged 7 and below to arrive.

Superwomom's PREP LIST for 
SA AMING BAKURAN POOL PARTY



1.  INVITATION
 I scoured the net for inspiration.  I did the layout in Photoshop.  Then printed it in photo paper.  We just bought a pack of envelopes from National Bookstore. This is for formality.  Although, pasabi can work especially in our neighborhood, we felt that an invite would give the idea that our Sa Aming Bakuran Pool Party is THE event for that Saturday afternoon.



2. INFLATABLE POOL
We borrowed the inflatable pool from by brother. And it was big.  Big enough to fit all the kids and a teenager (she's our designated lifeguard). This, I think was the best decision we made.  This saved us a few thousands.  We started filling the pool the night before.  When S woke up, we showed her the filled-up pool and she's warmed up.  And it was easily packed away after the party.




 3.  FOOD
 We cooked tuna spaghetti, fried chicken and hotdog.  We bought powdered iced tea for drinks. R and I did the buko pandan.  We also bought puto from Malabon Central Market.   Every birthday girl should have her cake. We bought S's from Goldilocks. 




 4. DECORS
I did some crepe paper buntings to decorate our kubo since it was our assigned place for eating and cake blowing.  One kid said "Wow!" Another said, "Gusto ko din ng ganito sa birthday ko." 



 5. LOOT BAGS
The night before, I did 10 origami bags.  Since they don't have handles, I improvised.  I cut some strings and tied it on the bags.  I also got some stickers to decorate the bags.  We just filled these with candies and other sweet goodies.


6.  PHOTO and VIDEO
After the party, these are the ones that will be left behind.  So there should be a designated person to take photos and video the whole thing.  Ramir and I, juggled between preps and being photo/video guys.


We had a blast and I think S too, and so did her guests.  Kids should be happy, especially on their birthdays.  I think we did good on the "making-the-birthday-girl-happy" department.











P.S. To S., it was a joy to see you, to be with you.  You make our sunny days happy.  Even the rainy ones. May you grow up to be the person God wants you to be.  Hugs and laughter are important.  And "kwentuhan" with me or with Papa or with Ate can result with a lot of those.  Mahal na mahal.  Happy birthday.

1 comment:

  1. Another one i enjoyed reading! Thanks Danie! --- si Pia ito.

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