The Nestle Ice Cream Party Package

 

Because of Berry and Xavi's parties, I just learned through Marianne Matic of Nuffnang that Nestle offers an Ice Cream Party Package for parties. Which is a fun treat for both the young, and young at heart.

All you have to do is order online via IceCreamParty.ph or call their mobile hotline to get the Nestle Ice Cream Man to come to your party, like so:

I never realized how a simple pleasure such as ice cream could make a celebration so much more fun until I saw how Berry's classmates perk up at the sight of this:

Actually, my takeaway from Berry's party at school was that a parent need only spend for cupcakes, ice cream, chicken nuggets, corn dogs and fruit juice and the kids will just love, love, love you. 

Have I shown you Berry's cupcakes by Cat del Rosario of Tazzy Cakes for her Snow White party in school? OMG. Adorbs!

The kids were all waiting for Berry to blow her cupcake so they can get their hands on their own cupcake.

Snow White Berry's non-poisonous apples for her dear classmates

Cute right? Email cats@tazzycakes.com if you need a pretty cake or two dozen cupcakes for your family milestones. She won't disappoint ;)

Anyhoo, back to ice cream. Ordering is so easy! Just go to the website:

Choose from any of the packages, starting at Php950 only:

You may opt to go for the pre-picked flavors or choose your flavors as you please:

Decide if you want it in an ice box (which I chose for Berry's party of 20) or a party cart with vendor (minimum of Php1,500) which we had for Xavi's party of 150 guests:

Complete your form, et voila! Ice cream pops for your party, just like that.

Actually, the adults at Xavi's party probably had more ice cream than the kids. It was that big of a hit. If you get this for your own bash, for sure, you'll get the same results too!

Nestle Party Package

Website: http://icecreamparty.ph 

Tel: +632 898 6260

Mobile: +63 920 691 8007 

Xavi Turns One at Seussville!

I can't believe Xavi is one today. Our big, chubadubs baby boy who we call Spider Pig at home because he likes to crawl and climb everywhere, and whose hands are the stickiest (he can literally grasp a glass with one hand, no kidding), is officially a year old today. I'd spare you the sappy, sentimental bits, but I would just like to greet Xavi here a HAPPY 1st BIRTHDAY! Heehee.

Whoever said "time flies" certainly knew what he was talking about. Because that's how it feels. One minute I'm pushing out Xavi, next thing I know, we're celebrating his first birthday. Which we did last weekend.

I shared photos on Instagram because I was so happy with how Xavi's party turned out. Many have been asking me about my suppliers, so I thought I'd do a quick post to share with you what Xavi's party was like. I'll do more thorough posts too, as these are just snippets of the party.

Background: I've been doing DIY parties for Berry and I did the same for Xavi too.  I planned Xavi's party myself, but this time, I was lucky enough to meet my friend Cathy Lim's sister-in-law, Michell Lao of Party Magic, who tastefully turned the Greenmeadows Clubhouse into Seussland!

Initially, I just wanted to order balloons from her, but as I told her about my theme, and she started sharing her vision with me, I found myself so excited with her ideas that I just let her do her thing, heehee.

The party invite was designed by Pat of The Candy Shop:

At the entrance, Michell set-up a Cat in The Hat balloon wall:

The stage was a great backdrop and looked like a page out of a Dr. Seuss story book. The kids loved having their photos taken here, sitting on the chairs. I used our own IKEA chairs:

Which was kind of like the ones in the Cat in The Hat book!

Michell was also inspired by the trees from The Lorax:

I loved the paper lanterns that Michell used, it made the Greenmeadows Clubhouse look very festive:

We had two types of centerpieces, which were either polka dot pails or these inverted felt Cat in The Hat hats handmade by Anne Mateo of Ant's Pocket.

The character cut-outs, as well as the Happy Birthday letter cut-outs on stage, were also from Pat of The Candy Shop:

My sisters Dianne and Nicole gamely wore the hats, haha. The big one was supposedly for Dada and the small one for Xavi, but the boys did not want to wear these, corny. Haha!

The Dessert/Candy Buffet aka Xavi's Sweet Treats were also set-up by Michell of Party Magic:

With baked treats by Joanne's Kitchen:

The actual cake was by Cat del Rosario of Tazzy Cakes:

Catering was by M Catering, and I arranged for an adult buffet as well as a kids buffet. The chocolate chip cookies and milk shots was the hands down hit for both kids and adults!

Apart from "real food", we also got corn dogs and cotton candy from Jeriz Food Carts, and fries from NYFD. Ice cream pops were courtesy of Nestle.

To keep the kids occupied before food was served and before "entertainment" started, Sarah Chan and Lala Tsai of Booths Republic set-up a Craft Camp...

...as well as personalized keychain and balloon souvenir booths, which were so cute! The guests loved this!

Rather than the usual entertainment, My Masterpiece Movement kept the kids entertained, with Cat in The Hat storytelling, games and music:

My brother Andrew was our official photographer for the day, but everybody got to bring home photos right there and then, thanks to Print Social's Live Instagram Printer. Pretty much, the party place was the studio, and anything our guests took a photo of using the hashtag #XavisFirstBirthday was uploaded, displayed live feed style on a TV set and printed automatically, right there and then:

All our guests loved Xavi's party, and I think, if you just go with suppliers I got, you would have an easy, stress-free party like we did! I promise more details and photos in upcoming posts! =)

One last photo by the balloon wall before it went pop! pop! pop!

June 2013 Grocery Store Finds

Here's a round-up of the latest and most interesting products you might come across while traipsing along your favorite grocery aisle this month: 

California Crunch - if you love junk food but you don't want junk in your trunk, then these healthy Og trans fat, cholestorol free and absolutely yummy cassava chips from California Crunch will cure the munchies away. Not only does cassava have more fiber and 30% less fat than potatoes, it is also good source of vitamin B3, iron and calcium.

California Crunch Cassava Chips come in two variants - barbeque and sour cream & onions and are available at SM supermarket, SM Hyper Markets, Mercury Drug Stores, Gourdo’s, Unimart, Subic Royal Duty Free, Super 8, & soon to other super markets and convenience stores. The SRP for California Crunch is Php44.50.

Celeteque Brightening - Do you want to have radiant, luminous skin? The kind na "nakakasilaw"? 

Céleteque DermoScience's new hand and body lotion called Céleteque DermoScience Brightening Radiance Body Cream just might be the answer. It contains MultiBright™ Complex, a revolutionary fusion of seven plant extracts that reduce melanin to help you achieve glowing, even-toned skin. It also has SPF 15 which provides double sunscreen protection against the sun’s UVA and UVB rays that cause skin darkening, uneven skin tone and premature skin aging. 

Other products from the Brightening line include the Brightening Facial Wash, Tri-benefit Power Cream, Multi-benefit BB Cream, Dark Spot Corrector and the Eye Tuck Plus Dark Circles Lightener.

Céleteque is available at leading grocery stores and online at http://service.healthfirst.com.ph/celeteque/.

Moringa 02 - Malunggay is apparently not just for breastfeeding. Moringa 02 harnesses the healing, anti-aging, anti-oxidant and anti-inflammatory properties of Malunggay, Olive Oil and Omega to create beauty products like no other. Together, these three natural wonders promise to keep your skin clean, soft, pimple-free, moisturized and glowing no matter the season. 

Available nationwide at Watsons, SM Supermarkets/Savemore/Hypermarkets, Robinson’s Department Store. In Metro Manila at Landmark Supermarket, Cherry Foodarama, Liana’s Supermarket, Sta. Lucia, Citimart Southern Luzon and Alturas Supermarket, Colonnade Supermarket and Fooda in the Visayas.

Human Nature Tough Love is a genuinely natural and affordable brand of home care products from Human Nature, the all natural line of personal care products and cosmetics that are 100% made in the Philippines and 100% free from harmful chemicals.If you are suffering from skin allergies like contact dermatitis from using harsh household cleaners, then switch to these chemical irritant-free ones stat!

Starting the Tough Love product line up are the Tough Love Natural Dishwashing Liquid and Natural Liquid Detergent that make sure you’re tough on grease, dirt and stains while being gentle on your family’s health, their skin and our environment. Absolutely free of phosphates, chlorine, bleach, dyes, enzymes, petroleum, synthetic fragrances, optical brighteners, and other harmful chemicals present in common household cleaners. 

Tough Love by Human Nature’s Natural Dishwashing Liquid and Natural Liquid Detergent are available at Human Nature Branches, Dealers, select retailers and at www.humanheartnature.com/buy for as low as Php89.75.

KIMY Playstix are fun, multi-colored and versatile sticks that kids can connect and build amazing toys with. Playstix add an extra dose of fun to the already enjoyable popsicle and ice cream sticks from Nestle, because instead of a wooden popsicle stick, you get KIMY Playstix. When you buy a KIMY Playstix pack, you get a total of 15 inside. Oh and good news parents, Kimy ice cream products contain only the recommended amount of sugar and are 100% free from artificial coloring.

For more on KIMY, like their page on Facebook: www.facebook.com/KIMYPhilippines

Breakfast of Champs

There's that old saying "Eat breakfast like a king, eat lunch like a prince, and eat dinner like a pauper."

But what do kings eat for breakfast? Do they have whole turkey pan de sal? Golden eggs? Silver chicken nuggets? Freshly picked fruit by the foot? Grape juice in goblets?

We may never know the answer, unless...Royal Readers, may I beg thee, enlighten us! Tandadandan! (That's trumpets blaring. I also don't know why I like saying Tandadandan these days)

But this I know - Breakfast is the most important meal of the day. I make sure Berry eats a balanced breakfast of fruits, grains, yogurt or milk and juice before she heads out to school. As for Xavi? He usually eats yogurt and fruit, or congee. He loves congee!

A few weeks ago, Nestle Cereals sent us boxes of cereals.

Which was a real treat! Koko Krunch (Kould possibly be the Kardashians cereal of choice) chocolate cereals! Honey Stars! OMG. My oatmeal and yogurt fed daughter was thrilled. 

Now before you think I am following the steps of GOOP herself, I have bought cereals before, sugar laden Fruit Loops in fact. Berry had a Fruit Loops phase, but she eventually grew tired of it and would not touch it with a ten foot pole. So back to fruits and yogurt she went. Good girl, well trained no?

I am thinking this time she will like these Nestle cereals. Because:

- these ones are made from whole grain. Fun to eat but still healthy because "whole grain” contains good carbohydrates, B Vitamins, and Iron.

- they're supposed to give a better energy boost than fruits and vegetables. Which makes sense because cereals are carbs, whole grain carbs in this case. Carbs are not bad for our kids, they could use a lot of it with all that energy bubbling inside them.

- she is predisposed to eating healthy. So hate me now. Ahahaha. Uy, I sometimes let her eat corn dogs, cupcakes and ice cream, yes even in the morning. I'm not that much of a party pooper.

How about you? What's your healthy breakfast of choice?

The NESTLE Breakfast Cereals line up includes Koko Krunch, Honey Stars, Cookie Crisp, and MILO. For more on Nestle Cereals, visit their  Facebook page: www.facebook.com/nestlecereals.ph