‘Those over-the-top children’s parties; I’m done with it’
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After many hysterical parties, during which the overstimulated screams of thirty rascals drown out the hyperactive children’s music on a hundred, Keshaw and Marleen wondered: ‘Is there no other way?’
Keshav (33) is married to Marleen (33) and father of Hafeez (9), Khaleel (8) and Ajay (5).
“All those over-the-top children’s parties; my wife and I were done with it. They cost a fortune and a week later everyone has forgotten about it. Do you know what we’re doing, we thought when Hafeez turned nine, we’re doing it just like old times: old Dutch games in the garden, pancakes with lemonade and after three hours everyone goes home.
Birthday parties
For days we Googled ourselves crazy about nail pooping, feeding custard blindfolded, cookie bites and donkey poke. We set out a well-considered course and patted ourselves on the back an hour before the party started. Why laser tag and glow-in-the-dark miniature golf? Other parents could benefit from this.
After the presents were unwrapped, we split the group into pairs and let the kids loose on the track. There were the first disappointed cries. No one had ever heard of nail pooping. And eating cookies turned out to be much more efficient if you also grabbed the air with both hands while eating, to immediately get hold of the cookies next to them. The custard was on the windows within three minutes and someone almost lost an eye on the first try. It was one big drama.
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The best party ever
Panic, Marleen and I looked at each other. How were we going to keep this up for another two and a half hours? At that moment, one of the guests spotted a lost soccer ball. “Yes, play football!” he yelled. I could kiss the child. We grabbed all the chips and ranja together, kicked the party girls to the field across the street and didn’t have to worry about it anymore.
“This was the best party ever,” beamed Hafeez when he lay in bed that evening. We found that too. Just a bit of a shame about the custard on the windows.”
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