Springbok Rugby Party - 2 years

The Big day was the afternoon at 14:00. In front of the yard we had some balloons and streamers and a big banner to tell everybody that the rugby game begins at 14:00.

My son bought two Rugby poles (blow up ones) and he laid out a small rugby field in the back yard. We had banners, balloons, umbrellas, a water slide and gazebo.

Each child also got a certificate to take home.

All the little ones and the parents (including grandpa and ma) were wearing Springbok jerseys. It was a big success! Everything went well and they all enjoyed it so much.

Lily - BLOEMFONTEIN

Butterfly Party - 2 years

The first activity was to colour simple butterfly pictures to take home. When the colouring was done, each child got a sprinkling of sparkly butterfly stickers on their cheeks and hands. They were very proud of these!

Then it was off to find as many butterfly sweets hidden in the garden as they could. When they were done, the kids were rewarded with their very own butterfly antenna (alice bands with pipe-cleaner feelers). Then it was time for an interactive story. I took a large appliance box, painted it white and created a canvas for a story on it. The story started with a big tree on one side, and I proceeded to tell an adapted version of the Very Hungry Caterpillar. As the story went, the box showed pictures of different things that the caterpillar ate on his way around the garden. Each picture had a special little door that opened to reveal a sweet, a block of cheese,

a lolly pop - anything edible I could attach in the space behind the door. The kids each took turns to open a door and retrieve the treat behind it. The story ended with the caterpillar turning into a butterfly, at which point, from inside the box, we brought out a pair of butterfly wings for each little guest - they had turned into butterflies too!

Jessica - DURBANVILLE

BUBBLE PARTY - 2 years

We covered all the tables in bubble wrap (and many little fingers got busy popping all those plastic bubbles throughout the party!). I also laid out a dance floor of bubble wrap to provide loads of foot stomping entertainment.

For the games, we filled two large, shell-shaped containers for the children to play in. One was filled with water and LOADS of bubble bath, the other filled with round plastic balls. The kids spent ages playing in these. Eventually, both shells had bubbles and balls! We also had real bubbles to blow, and the parents were encouraged to keep these floating throughout most of the party.

Jessica - DURBANVILLE