It’s June, and the weather is hotting up (well a little bit), so it’s time to dust off the BBQ and host a garden party! Whether it’s for family, friends, to celebrate a birthday, or just because, here are my top tips to host the ultimate garden party! Planning is key The key to any successful event is good planning. Before you do anything else, save the date with your guests. Because it won’t be a party without them. Send a save the date card, make a phone call, or send a message – however you do it, just save that date. When you’ve firmed details up, you can send…

Back when Party Box by Design was just an idea, I was sitting at my nephew’s birthday party next to my Dad chatting. We’d literally just finished putting the decorations up before people started arriving. The weather was horrendous that day. We had to dry everything off that we took into the hall where we were holding the party, so it took much longer than we were expecting to set up. But as we were sitting back looking proudly at our hard work, my Dad said to me, “of course, no one actually cares about any of these decorations!”We then both laughed as he remembered what my business idea was.…

I’m on a mission to make your life easier! Because party planning is stressful. But it doesn’t start and end at the decorations and the cake. Don’t get me wrong, those things are super important. But one thing that often gets overlooked is the logistics of running the party. Because that’s not viewed as quite as exciting. Well, I have to disagree with myself there because I actually love that bit! But I was an event logistics manager for years. For most, it’s not as exciting. Here’s why those “boring” logistics are important  You don’t name your party bags. At the end of the party, some kids spy them in…

During lockdown I rediscovered many of my favourite comedies and when I starting re-watching the first series of Motherland. And I love the party the episode where Julia is inviting the other parents and children to her daughter Ivy’s birthday party and Anne asks her “what’s the theme?”. The look of terror on Julia’s face says it all as she realises the party is going to involve a lot more time and effort than she had planned to put in. And a lot of judgment from the other parents! But I’m here to reassure you that firstly, party planning these days can be done by ordering from a few well-chosen…

You’ve chosen your party theme, the invites have been sent, the tableware and decor purchased, and you now turn your attention to what happens when everyone is at the party. Activities for parties taking place at home can be challenging. Especially in these strange times we find ourselves living through. Wouldn’t it be great if you could order everything you needed to provide a fun activity and have it delivered to your door. Just like you can with our tableware party box? Let us introduce you to a company that recently caught our eye, who is providing exactly that. Say hello to Littlehandskeptbusy Littlehandskeptbusy started as a blog with lots…