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Mothers day is just around the corner and the wonderful people at Sasko would love to spoil one of you with a divine hamper valued at R1000

The Mother's Day hamper consists of:

A glass cookie jar

A cookbook

An apron

Oven gloves

A whisk

A wooden spoon

Measuring cups

A rolling pin

SASKO Cake Wheat Flour

SASKO Cookie Mix

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So its almost Christmas, I love Christmas, like really really love it. 

I don't care about my birthday, Christmas is the day I go crazy for and luckily for me my family is exactly the same.   I was so excited for my son's first Christmas and every year as he gets bigger it gets even more exciting because he understand more and I've kept the wonder alive so it's his favorite time of the year too. 

There are two things I...

We had our son Quan’s birthday party last year November.

The theme we chose was Monkey’s, with colours of bright yellow, turquoise and brown of course.

Here are some detail

Goody Bags -  I used old formula cans for the “favour boxes”.  I’ve been collecting them since the day Q was born, just knew I had to do something with them.  These then doubled up for “money boxes”.  I designed a sticker which we stuck around the can, and the...

I was 7.5 months at the time and expecting a little girl, so pink was the order of the day!
I was very fortunate to have 2 close friends and my mom plan an unforgettable day filled with lots of spoiling.
The theme of the party was polka dots and stripes. The girls went all out and covered every little details to make the day perfect.
 
Decor
Chinese lanterns with hanging butterflies
Flower posies in pink buckets
pink & white...

Little Lily had a magical Sea Theme for her party!  Take a look at how her mom organized and created this fantastic party!  Scroll down for the amazing pictures and be inspired by her creativity!

The party was fun, Lily had a great time!  It was 3 months of prep work well worth it. I didn’t have a huge budget so I bought things when I could and made almost everything myself. The hard work paid off! I’m very proud of t...

Due to the fact that my nice and nephews birthdays are so close together i decided to have a joint themed party for the both of them and all the kiddies had a ball! So did the parents actually!

We had a princess and pirate themed party having all the little girls dress up as princesses, I provided the tiaras and the boys as pirates and gave them all eye patches,

Entertainment - I hired a double...

Having your little one’s birthday party in the middle of winter shouldn’t have to cramp your style.

Venue:

You just have to get on Gumtree or jump on Google and you will find a variety of party venues where you can host your party.

If you are on a tight budget and prefer to host the party at home, why not clear out the furniture in your lounge / dining room or change your garage into your party spot.

Another option is to contact...

Tyron's Car's Party

Although not a very original theme, its what he wanted - Ty is a die hard Finn McMissile fan...

We only invited Tyron's friends from school and had a total of 8 kids and 16 adults.

Venue and Entertainment - Tyron's party was held at Yeesh in Bryanston.

They provided the basics (table cloths, balloons, paper plates) and the play area was amazing! the kids LOVED it and there was no need for any other entert...

For Arlias Princess party there was only 7 little kids, all of the same age and I think they had a fantastic day.

The Cake - Arlia wanted a Princess cake and  granny made a “mini” princess cake for each of her friends to take home.  The little boys “mini-cakes” were decorated in white and blue and we used Knight Shields to decorate them.

Decorations - For the kiddies snack table – I used clear plastic glasses and made li...

This is a very easy fun party for a boy with lots of tools, trucks and hats!

Decoration - I made some sign boards to give it more of a feel for construction! Got some hard hats, belts with tools in, and a hard hat cake!

Games - A sand pit with trucks, diggers and spades in will keep them busy for a while!  And a party is not complete without a jumping castle.

Food - Lunch boxes with hot dogs, or light snacks in just so they g...