Summer Party Theme: Hawaiian Luau

Summer is here and what better way to celebrate the good weather than throwing a Hawaiian Luau party in your backyard and we have gathered all the ideas you'll need:

Invitations

You can create your own hawaiian shirt invites here. 

Surfboard invite 

Decorations 

Think palm trees, grass table runners and tropical scene and tiki lights.

Put up inflatable palm trees or double it up as a drink cooler.

Inflatable Palm Tree, at funnfrolic.co.uk 

Inflatable Palm Tree Drinks Cooler , at funnfrolic.co.uk 

Food & Drinks 

Fruity punch with plenty of fruits floating about and can be served in a coconut cup. 

coconut cup,  at funnfrolic.co.uk 

Food can comprise of roasted meat or kebabs with pieces of ham and chunks of pineapple (or hawaiian pizza) with plenty of fresh fruits.

Dress Code 

Guys can wear a Hawaiian shirt with board shorts.

left: hawaiian hunk costume, right: hawaiian shirt, at funnfrolic.co.uk 

For the ladies, its all about florals.

  left: hawaiian party girl costume, right: hawaiian beauty costume, at funnfrolic.co.uk

Or simply go with faux leis and hula skirts. 

left: hawaiian lei, right: hawaiian hula skirt, at funnfrolic.co.uk 

Games 

• A limbo contest to see who can bend backward under the lowest limbo stick wins. 

• A hula hooping contest to see who can keep it spinning the longest. 

• Hot coconut,played by passing coconut around the group to a music till the music stops and the person holding the coconut is out of the game and is played till the last remaining person. 

• Or, get the Tiki pinata to add in more fun. 

 Overall, Enjoy the Sunshine!

For more hawaiian theme party ideas, follow our pinterest board below:

 pinterest board.

Types of Venetian Masks

Venetian masks are a centuries-old tradition of Venice, Italy and are typically worn during the Carnival but have been used on many other occasion.  They were used to hide the wearer's identity and social status allowing the wearer to act more freely in case where he or she wanted to interact with other members of the society outside the bounds of identity and everyday convention. Lets have a look at some of them below: 

Lastly,  if you want to get your hands on some of the mask to go to a masquerade party or you are planning one, then click here and enjoy being anonymous. 

Looking at the History of Balloons

At Fun 'N' Frolic, we do balloon decorations for any events from birthdays to wedding ceremonies as we believe that balloons always brighten up the venue and everybody from young to old loves them.

Wondering about the origin of the Balloons, we unearthed some facts on it: 

• The word 'balloon' has its origin in the French word "ballon" meaning a huge ball. Similarly, in Latin, the word "ballone" and from old German, the word "balla" both means a ball.
• Balloons were originally made out of dried animal intestines and bladder and were mainly used by clowns for entertainment

Children blowing up animal intestine 

• The first rubber balloons were made by Professor Michael Faraday way back in 1824 for use in experiments with hydrogen at the Royal Institute of London. 

Professor Michael Faraday

•  Balloons were filled with hydrogen gas in the early days but later found out that the hydrogen gas was highly flammable and hence was replaced with helium gas.
• Rubber balloons became accessible to people in the year 1825 which was marketed by England's pioneer rubber manufacturer, Thomas Hancock. 
• Price for the balloon in US in early 1890s was 4 cents each or 40 cents a dozen.
• The world's first novelty-shaped and printed balloon was a balloon shaped like a cat's head with pointed ears and a whisker printed face. 

Vintage balloon ad posters from Qualatex

Hope you had fun reading some facts on the history of balloons. You can get your hands on various ranges of balloons here. 

However if you are planning an event and you want balloon decor, then don't hesitate to give us a call: 0800 294 1130  or get to our other site: www.berkshire-balloons.co.uk for more information. 

Face Painting: Beginner's Guide to Brushes

Our second part in the series of beginner's guide to face painting looks at the 4 main brushes used.

Here is a quick video to show the basic strokes: 

You can get away with only using a round brush and sponge  for most of your face painting purposes but if you want to try your hands on different techniques, its good to know about the other 3. 

Pack of 3 Brushes, at funnfrolic.co.uk

As World Cup starting in a month time, get yourself some face painting kits and show your support by painting on the country's flag, the guides are available in the Snazaroo website. 

Mythical Creatures as Described by Kids

These Greek mythical creatures created in ancient times have stories that enchant old and young alike. They are easily recognizable and fun to dress up as for parties or Halloween. Here are three of those creatures as described by kids.

Source: Parkfield Primary

Eurovision Party: Fancy Dress Ideas

Eurovision Song Contest is in full swing with the final on May 10th, Saturday  and its steady popularity  in the UK has given rise to a number of Eurovision fancy dress parties and we never say no to fancy dress parties.

If you are stuck on what you want to dress up as, there are plethora of choices; you could go dressed as a previous contestants, their  costumes has never failed to amaze or the simplest and easiest way to go is dressed as one of the countries and there are plenty of choices at Fun 'N' Frolic.

The Big Five countries that are always in the finals are easily recognizable:

left: Fever all that Glitters Rule Britannia Costume  , right: Premium Morphsuit: Union Jack Flag at funnfrolic.co.uk  

left: Fever French Maid, right: French Man Set at funnfrolic.co.uk 

left: Oktoberfest Male Costume, right: Oktoberfest Female Costume  at funnfrolic.co.uk

left: Roman Soldier Tunic Costume , right: Roman Empress Costume at funnfrolic.co.uk

Zorro Costume at funnfrolic.co.uk

Whatever you decide to wear, have fun with it.

For people who are not up for fancy dress, get your hands on flags or mask of Britain and other countries here.

Get all the deets on Eurovision here. 

Face Painting: Beginner's Guide

At Fun 'N' Frolic, we stock a variety of face paints so we thought of making this beginner's guide to face painting. We are gonna start off with the basic tools and techniques to remember in this post.

Face Paint Kits 

As a beginner, its cheaper to get your hands on one of these face paint kits which have most of the colors in a palette so you can practice on any willing person and have fun practicing different looks.
Cost: £3 - £6  

Sponges: 

It's easier to apply the paint using a sponge. Cut it into wedges so that its easier to apply on the face. The sponge is useful for putting on the base color.                                                                                               Cost: 59 pence for pack of 2

Brushes: 

Brushes are used to draw the details such as whiskers, lines or as a border.   Cost: £3.79 for pack of 3 styles