H2O

Alana has a thing for mermaids.

You might remember her party last year...if you don't, click here...and you might think that Arlene had exhausted the whole mermaid theme.  Well you'd be wrong.

This year she outdid herself*

* with a little help from the creative Cummings 
(Arlene might pinch me if I don't add that)

Now last year it was Ariel the little mermaid...this year it was H2O.  You may not have tried to get h2o party stuff...Arlene has...it is nearly impossible...so a quick jaunt to the Play Resource Warehouse resulted in her creating her own

There were personalised banners...

...an undersea wall....

...and a small aquatic themed bouncy castle...

(no, it's not Max's hat)

See...

Once again, Beatrice stationed herself at the craft table (I don't know where she gets that from!) where she was able to string beads 

(Arlene really knows how to string a theme out)

(SORRY)

There were also paper fans to decorate...

Then the beautiful Nadine was on hand to paint faces...

in a range of fishy themes....

While her apprentice was on hand to do the undersea tattoos...

There were mermaid pictures to colour in, and shell cards to create...

...there was even a graffiti wall...

From time to time, the giant octopus deflated...

..to make way for games like pass the parcel...

(Look at the sea shells on the back wall)

or the piñata.

The traditional scramble for sweets

Of course Mr Octopus had a rest as the kids had their party food.

All parcelled up in lunchbags, set on H2O placemats with a line of goodies running up the middle of the table.

Then it was time for "Happy Birthday"

All that remains to blog is one exhausted Mummy and a very happy 7 year old.