Top 5 tips for a successful minecraft party
- Keep guest numbers small if it’s in your house (we had six children in total – just the right number)
- Send them on a Minecraft scavenger hunt – we used the one on relocatedliving.com and they had great fun. We also used various other free printables for food and drink labels, party bags etc: http://printabelle.com/product/free-minecraft-party-printables-extras and http://peoniesandpoppyseeds.com/2014/03/minecraft-printable-party-pack/.
- Make some Hama bead keyrings or badges (pop them in the party bags so they don’t get forgotten). This kept them entertained for a while. I order the beads and boards from Crafty Crocodiles (http://www.craftycrocodiles.co.uk/) and found the patterns here: http://www.minieco.co.uk/minecraft-design-sheets-hama-beads-paper-mosaic/. The weapons were a bit complicated for 6 year olds, the ‘faces’ were easier. Just don’t jog each others elbows…
- Try and make one of those lovely ‘Minecraft block’ cakes like the amazing ones your son has seen on Pinterest. Mine was a bit more humble! My Mum kindly made a marble cake (using the same recipe she did for all those cakes she made me when I was little!), I then covered it with chocolate buttercream. Next I rolled the icing out and cut it into squares using a pizza cutter and my quilting ruler (!). I then spent ages sticking on lots of little squares. It was by no means perfect but the birthday boy was happy… and he got to keep the Fimo cake toppers I made.
Mummy can I have that one? – as he points to the most complicated three tiered cake…
5. Don’t play ‘Pass the Parcel’, ever. I forget this rule every year and there are always tears and tantrums, even with chocolate treats with every layer!