One entertainer I know very well is Chucklechops and Chums.  He offers a choice of comedy magic show with or without games, Face Painting and Balloon Modelling

He is more suited to children aged 1 to 6 years of age and is based in the Leicestershire area.

Why not visit his website at www.chucklechops.co.uk ot telephone him on 01530 457 786

Here are a couple more of my favourite jokes

Why didn’t the Viper viper nose?  Because the adder ader handkerchief!

A man went to the butchersto buy some meat.  The butcher said “I’ve got Venison or Canary”

The man said “what is the difference?”  The Butcher said ” One is Dear the others Cheap!”

Real groaners I Know.

A duck went into the chemists and asked for a tube of lipsil.  The man said that will be £1.20.  The duck said can you put it on my bill.

Here is a couple of jokes that appeal to my sense of humour.  If you have any please fee free to send them in.

Two silkworms had a race.  They ended in a tie.

Did you hear about the Hyena that swallowed a packet of Oxo cubes. He ended up a laughing stock.

Great news for 2009 is that we have now introduced 3 exciting ranges of tableware and decorations for those special adult parties.  They cover the special birhdays from age 18 to that 100th birthday.  Ranges include Plates, Cups, Napkins, Tablecovers, Knives, forks and spoons. 

Your party room can look fantastic with our range of reasonable priced decorations and foil balloons.  We have also introduced the complete range of plain coloured foil number balloons.

Please keep an eye on our site during the year as there will be lots of new and exciting products added throughout the whole year.

Theres a great range of decorations now available at Party2u for that all important special age party ranging from 18 to 100.  Decorations include door decorations to complete the entrance to a venue, String Decorations to decorate a ceiling and Cascade Centrepieces to make a statement on the buffet table.

Foil balloons are also available in matching plain colours and printed designs to complete the effect.

There really is everything you could need put together in our easy to navigate pages and with our very competitive prices it needn’t cost a fortune to make an impression at that very special milestone.

Have you ever thought of asking the children to decorate biscuits with  liquid strawbery and chocolate, hundreds and thousands, smarties and jelly tots etc?  It can be a good thing for children to do as they arrive at a party. 

The finished biscuits can be given to the children at tea time when they have had time to set.  A theme can also be built in such as princesses and pirates.   Give a prize for the best decorated biscuit.

Almost everybody knows this game but for those who don’t the idea is that each child starts off sitting on a chair.  The chairs are in a line. When the music plays the children walk round them and one or two chairs are removed.  The music then stops and the children have to try and get a chair.  Anybody who does not get a chair is out.  Here are afew ideas to help make the game easier and more fun.

Have the chairs set up before the party starts if there is room.  They can be placed on one side of the room leaving plenty of space for Pass the parcel or other games first.

Try getting the children to do actions or different movements while going round the chairs.

Get the children to change the direction they are going by shouting out “Change”. 

When the chairs are getting fewer enlist the help of 2 willing adult helpers to stand at either end of the room.  The children can then walk round them with the chairs in the middle.  If there is enough room the children that are out can also fill in the blank space in the middle.  They can also cheer for who they want to win.  This will help to keep them occupied.

Lastly try to help younger contestants by stopping the music at the right moment.  Enjoy

For those who are not quite sure of the game.  The children take it in turns to stick the tail on the donkey in the right place whilst blindfolded.  The winner is the person who gets the tail nearest to the correct spot on the donkey.

When playing this it is better to use a scarf rather than the blindfold provided so that the children really can’t see.  Turn the child around three or four times when they are blindfolded to confuse them and then point them toward the board.  Help can be given according to the age of the child.  Older children need less help.

To add fun try pointing some children in the wrong direction for a few seconds.

If there is a lot of children it may be a good idea to sit the children down and have one up at a time.

We supply this game in various themes such Pirates, Diggers, Clowns, Fire Engines and Kiss the Frog to suit all tastes

For a more friendly approach to your party, it is possible to entertain a group of children yourself or with some helpers.

This can be really good but you will need to plan ahead.  Wrap a pass the parcel.  Try not to use newspaper or put too many layers on it.  A pin the tail on the donkey is also a great idea.  May be even musical chairs.

Have more games planned than you need so that you know you won’t run out of things to do.  Try not to let children stray away from the entertainment.  Encourage everybody to join in.

I will make future postings with tips on how to play the above games to make them more personal.  As ever please let me know your thoughts.