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Kids Table

Want to Really Shake Up the Kids Table? Ditch the Table

Create a fun dining space sans table; a happening kids table doesn’t require four legs

Here are 4 options for a table-free dining experience, each with a simple mocktail to add to the experience if you really want to kick up the fun a knotch.

The Magic Carpet Ride:

Channel the feeling of Arabian nights by setting out a rug on the floor (to act as a magic carpet, of course), with a centerpiece of a magic crystal ball. The glass globe around a ceiling light make the best ones. If you can deal with a bare light bulb for a night, unscrew it and fill it with multi-coloured cellophane. Now it will look like it contains the secrets of a thousand years! Set it on a cake plate. For a super fast and easy crystal ball, blow up a balloon and before you tie it, throw in some glitter. Set it inside a cylindrical container like a utensil holder. For place markers, use a tiny spice bottle with each kids name written on a scroll rolled up inside and sticking out.

New Year's Eve

New Year’s Eve Party Menu

Every good party needs some good food. Here are our suggestions for keeping guests happy as they ring in the new year

Party food needs to be delicious, but it also needs to look great. And if you’re hosting a kid-and-parent party, it also needs to be fun. Here’s our proposed New Year’s Eve party menu:

Popcorn Bar

How party-friendly is popcorn? Very. How easy is a popcorn bar? Way. To set up a popcorn bar, find 3-5 large bowls and place them together on a table. Find a popcorn scoop for each bowl. (We think measuring cups work well.)

We’re fond of popping popcorn on the stove in a large pot with some vegetable oil, but your favourite, plain microwave popcorn works just as well.