Amélie
celebrated her 2nd birthday on Sunday, 7th July 2013.
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| Antonia and Amélie |
(See below for an example of a Virtual Jigsaw Puzzle which can be played on my Website)
What a splendid and grand occasion and this took place in the
Ballroom of Casa Labia.
What a splendid and grand occasion and this took place in the
Ballroom of Casa Labia.
Pink &
white helium balloons on the ceiling greeted the
invited guests to the celebration.
invited guests to the celebration.
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| Gillian Durrant, Amélie, Antonia and Balloons |
The splendour and ambience of the venue lends itself to all kinds of events; from birthdays, weddings, breakfast, lunch, high teas, concerts, film shoots and corporate functions. For further information please don't hesitate to contact the Events & Café Manager, Tania Mill.
Special
children’s tables and chairs were setup to accommodate Amélie’s age-group invited
guests. Any child would be delighted to experience this well planned birthday event.
The setup included paper & crayons for them to induce stimulation for their creative imaginary instincts before they commenced with the culinary delights of the day. These were as usual, made by the kitchen staff and Chefs (Alex baked and decorated the heart-shaped birthday cake & cupcakes. Innocent baked the quiches; Franco & Pesch did the rest). They have with ‘gusto’ presented a memorable spread which an assortment of cakes, sandwiches, quiches, sausage rolls and sweets.
With all the
choices in activities, themes and party favours, you can throw a perfect party
for a two year old, designed for her or his interest and attention span. There
are many magazines suggesting that the party should not be more than an hour in
length, and keeping the guest list small, but that it still allows a party that
will be entertaining and enjoyable for all concerned. The criteria in Amélie’s
birthday celebration were met with astounding success.
Amélie was
mesmerised by all the varied gifts presented to her; a little confused by all
the attention but worth all the pampering.
The party
started at 10am with parents and other invited guests and at 11am the birthday
cake with two burning candles was brought to the little table by Amélie’s
mother, Antonia Labia. At the same time, I played the famous Happy Birthday
Song on the Kawai Grand Piano and everyone present, sang it beautifully like an
operatic chorus with interesting harmonies from some of the guests. The
birthday girl and her entourage of little guests clapped their hands afterwards;
enjoying the attention given by the adults for this special memorable moment in
time which would be remembered for years to come.
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| The Birthday table with Amélie & Antonia |
PS The child in me then at the end of the party decided to reach out to the balloons and chose one pink & one white; went out to the lawn and launched them into space with a wish that everyone present would have a happy and fulfilled life ahead.
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| This is the lawn from which the balloons were launched into space |
Geoff Sole, husband of Sally kindly sent me some photographs to add to this blog:
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| Tania lending a hand |
Here is an example of a Virtual Jigsaw Puzzle which can be completed in full on my Website:
Workbooks for early learning:
5 Educational
Jumbo Workbooks for early learning
5 Fun Coloring Activity Books
Modern early
education theories stress the importance
of providing children with activities
they can enjoy and accomplish at
their own pace.
The 5 jumboworkbooks
have been developed with this in
mind. Each book provides an enriching
and highly creative learning environment
which lays the foundation for formal
schooling without the pressure of
a formal learning program.
The result is children
who learn independently in a fun
and self paced fashion, becoming
more productive and individually
creative. 
