‘Birthday parties will only be crafted from now on’

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If you also think you are creative with your special birthday theme, it turns out that it is not completely childproof.

Mette (29): “It’s a classic rookie mistake, but we knew a lot. So my friend and I pulled out all the stops for our daughter’s first birthday. The cake was a work of art, the custom decoration with her name on it. We had fifty guests. Not that our daughter got any of it: she slept through everything from start to finish.”

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Seemed like such a good idea

Belinda (40): “My sixteen-year-old stepdaughter had a part-time job in the catering industry of the local brush track and was able to arrange a discount for a children’s party. I thought it was not only a great idea, but also a very sweet gesture to her sister who would be nine years old. So I grabbed it with both hands to get on the skis with ten girls on the day of her birthday.

“We hadn’t even been busy for ten minutes when the first guest made a slider”

We hadn’t been there for ten minutes when the first guest made a slider. Not hindered by any technique, another friend clapped on top of her. Because the wrist of one was a bit odd and the other had an ugly bump, I drove to the emergency room with screeching tires, leaving my husband behind in the festivities.

The wrist turned out to be broken, the bump a mild concussion. I received their parents in the hospital with a blush of shame, so that from now on I would only promise one thing: birthday parties will only be used for tinkering.”

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Anna Louise (34): “One tip, if you have a very expensive birthday cake made for your four-year-old: make sure the dog cannot reach the table. We just fed him the rest.

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