Oct
20

Synttäriaamu

by Sofia   -   in Good things for kids  Party planning

Aamuhetket ovat pienelle synttärisankarille aina jännittävä asia. Aamiainen ja lahjat tarjoillaan meillä perinteisesti sänkyyn. Purkka sai siskoltaan teekutsu-pelin jota oli kovasti toivonut ( sen kuva taisi olla jonkun toisen Eeboon pelimme laatikon pohjassa) ja meiltä hän sai potkulaudan uutuusvärissä kirkkaanpunaisena. Nelivuotias on jo aika iso istumaan rattaissa, mutta erityisesti kesällä Tukholmassa huomasin, että ei tuon ikäinen kuitenkaan jaksa vielä kävellä ihan koko päivää ympäri kaupunkia ja pitkiä matkoja. Myös harrastusmatkat sujuvat nopeammin potkulaudalla ( joka on täällä kaupingin keskustassa asuvalle vähän helpompi kuin polkupyörä). Isosisko nousi innoissaan kanssani aamulla laittamaan voileipiä tarjottimelle ja keittelemään babyccinoa siskolleen. Kuppikakkujen Happy Birthday-kyltit olen löytänyt Magnolia Bakerystä. Ostin yhden Nykistä vuosi sitten kun olimme siellä lomalla, mutta ne jäivät sitten hotellihuoneeseen. Onneksi ystäväni oli niin ihana ja toi minulle uudet siellä ollessaan. Syötävät kukkakoristeet joita oli myös sitten synttäriijuhlissa lapsille kuppikakkujen koristelua varten ovat Doctor Oetkerin ja löysin ne omasta lähi k-kaupasta ( kuten myös nuo samanmerkkiset muffinivuoat). Mielestäni nuo kukat olivat hurjan söpöjä! Kakkukynttilät ja pienet paperihatut ovat Rice Dk-merkkiset. Ne ostin NK´n lastenosastolta viime kesänä.

Oct
15

Belle and Boo Baking party

by Sofia   -   in Good things for kids  Party planning

As I told you Bubble Gum had her 4th birthday party yesterday. She was allowed to invite as many guest as her age is. Four guest plus her and her sister was actually the perfect amount. Six kids are relatively easy to handle. I picked them up with a friend after snack from nursery and we walked home hand in hand and then I had asked the parents to pick them up at our place instead of the nursery. It worked out very well as the kids were not too tired like they would have been after nursery hours and the parents didn´t have to do anything except for pick up ( but we live close to the nursery so it was not such a big difference). I had two friends helping me out a little which was super nice. Although the kids practically took care of themselves it´s always nice to have another adult in the house just in case. 

The party was a Belle and Boo themed baking party. The kids did not really do any baking per se just decorating cup cakes but I did ask them to bring aprons just in case. I also decorated little chefs hats for them. They looked adorable in them! We had just a little snack of miniature pretzel buns with a Boo shaped cheese and cucumber and some fruit, carrots, tomatoes and strawberries. Then the kids had individual cupcakes on little pedestals that they got to decorate and eat. That was practically it. Super easy and fun and they loved it. Everyone got to take one cupcake home too with a tube of sprinkle candy. The kids also coloured some Belle colouring pages I printed from the website and then Bubble Gum opened her presents and the kids played with those and cooked up a storm in the play kitchen ( more cupcakes that is!). All in all it was a very stress free party and everyone seemed to be having a good time! I even had time to sit down and drink a cup of coffee. After the guests left and we had cleaned up ( plenty of sprinkles  in our vacuum cleaner!) we sat down to build the new puzzles and to eat some pizza and salad for dinner. It was such a fun birthday and I think it was great that Bubble Gum got to do it on her actual birthday. I think it made it feel even more special!

Here are ( way too many) pictures if you´d like to see…

Muutama kuva Belle & Boo leivontajuhlista, eli Purkan nelivuotis kaverisynttäreiltä. Sukulaisille ja kummeille pidämme molempien tyttöjen yhteiset kakkukahvit sitten Marraskuun alussa joten nyt kylässä oli vain muutama pikkutyttö ja yksi pikkupoika.

Sep
25

I love Brunch!

by Sofia   -   in Cooking  Party planning

Onkos sinulla jotain kivoja suunnitelmia viikonlopulle? Me saamme brunssivieraita sunnuntaina. Rakastan brunsseja. Se saattaa jopa olla lempiateriani. Brunssilla syödään sekaisin suolaista ja makeaa ja ihan parasta on tietenkin se, että brunssilla juodaan kahvia! Koska siis rakastan kahvia!

Do you have some plans for the weekend? We have some brunch guests coming over. I´m making pumpkin spiced buckwheat waffles with a cinnamon butter and maple syrup ( or baked pumpkin french toast which also sounds heavenly). We also have some crispy turkey bacon and poached eggs over polenta with olive-herb pesto ( or we might just end up making scrabbled eggs) and a delicious tomato salad. Fresh fruit and berries and smoothies are also on the menu. And coffee. Because I love coffee! It might be one of the main reasons why brunch could be considered my favourite type of meal. Because one gets to drink lots and lots of coffee. Here are some of my favourite coffee quotes for my fellow coffee lovers to smooth you over to the weekend…