Tami's 6th Birthday Party in Mcdonalds

Another photo heavy post.

Last Saturday (April 14) was my daughter's advance birthday celebration in Mcdonalds. At first i was worried because i counted those who texted that they will attend the party and the confirmed attendees reached more than 100. I only reserved 100 pax for the day (70 adults and 30 kids). Hubby told me to be ready because most of his agents will come too. I kept on counting kasi baka kulangin ako that day, di ko pa naman dala ang atm ko dun. Hubby has exact money with him.

Buti na lang wala din kaming kasabay na party that day kasi the venue  (room 1) is good for 80 pax only and since we reached 100 guests, Mcdonalds allowed us to use the other party room.

Party has this banner in front of the venue.

Mcdonalds themes

The venue (room 1), on the left side with the sliding door was the room 2

We arrived in the place 30 minutes before the actual party to check the place. We brought the lootbags that morning so the mcdo staff can arrange it before the party.

The lootbags

Ang cute ng lootbags no? Most of the guests were asking me where i got it and told them that its from Divisoria. Some were also planning to buy that bag for their kid's party. Its available in different colors too.

The birthday girl

Party Hat and Table Mat (Princess theme)

The Mcdonalds Party Game Prizes

Camera Toy, Coloring Book, Stickers, Notepad and Toy

The birthday girl on the start of the program. She was telling me that day na sa next birthday party naman daw nya ay sa Jollibee. Grabe ang anak ko, marunong ng mamili.

Red Ribbon Cake

I was supposed to buy the princess design kaya lang dapat daw at least 3 days advance order. Wala naman akong time na pumunta pa dun just to order cake. When we brought the giveaways in Mcdo that morning, nagpunta na rin ako sa Red Ribbon to buy this cake.

Mcdonalds did not allowed to serve the cake. Pero kung sa kanila binili yung cake, i-serve daw nila yun. We just divide the cake and gave some to relatives as their take home.

Photos from the party:

As you can see, mas marami pa ang guests na adults kesa sa kids. Some of Tami's classmates weren't able to attend for some reasons. We only have 4 kids in the family tapos hindi pa nakarating yung isa, on hubby's side of the family naman konti lang din ang naka-attend because some has work at hindi available yung iba. Happy pa rin naman kahit yung iba hindi nakarating, umabot pa rin ang guests ng almost 100 pax :)

Some of my relatives (aunt, cousins and niece)

My youngest brother with his son and my other lola

The only kids in the party.

Cousins, aunts and my niece

Some of hubby's agents

Hubby's agents

My friends in the office

When its time to blow the cake, nabawasan pa ang kids... But its ok because Tami enjoyed this part :)

With the mascots

Family pic (sana inayos ang pagkuha dba? hmp!)

The only kids in our family (sayang wala si cross)

Hubby together with his officemates

With my officemates

The party ended at 6:30pm, buti na lang hindi kami pinagbayad ng extra charges dahil lumampas kami ng 2hrs. With the reservation of 100 pax, we had excess of almost 15 food for kids while i order another 5 take-out orders for adults because my brother requested takeout food.

All in all, the Mcdonalds party were fun. My daughter was thanking her guests for coming to her party and she did enjoy her birthday. The host was lively that we keep on laughing especially with the games.

Before i end this post, we just wanna thank everyone who gave gifts to Tami (she was really happy with the gifts, lahat gusto nya) and to my titas who gave money as their gift, nakabawi ako ng 30% sa gastos.. haha

So, bye muna ngayon. Hubby and I has diamond peel treatment schedule at RVB cosmetics later at 5pm then we'll go to my aunt's place in Sta. Cecilia for dinner, its my cousin's 21st birthday :)

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Mcdonalds Birthday Party Package Reservation

With tami's previous birthdays, we have had party in the house. The reason for it was she's too much young to enjoy a kiddie party. Celebrating in the house is so much fun because all of us enjoy the party BUT we still ended up spending a lot of money on food, party favors, cake, giveaways, liquors etc.

I thought this year was an exception, i never planned any party because we're saving for our house. One time, while i was surfing the net my daughter went to me and said, "Mama, i want to have a birthday party in Mcdo with my classmates".... BOOM! Sya na ang nagsabi na gusto na nya ng party. I wouldn't say no to my only kid because i know she will enjoy na this kind of party. Mas ma-aapreciate nya yung birthday nya ngayon.

Since im trying to be a frugal mother now, i decided to let someone host the party. None other than Mcdonalds. hehe. The tipid-mode way of having a birthday party :)

Earlier today, we went to Mcdonalds to pay the reservation fee. The date was reserved to us two weeks ago and only today that we were able to visit the food chain to get the invitations and at the same time talk with the marketing officer regarding the party.

My daughter and hubby

While they were eating their merienda, i was busy naman talking with the marketing officer. At first, my daughter wants a Hello Kitty theme party so i talked with the marketing if its possible to bring our own theme. They allowed us to do so but we still have to choose from their theme. Parang ang pangit naman kung dalawa dba? Buti na lang pumayag ang anak ko to have the Princess theme for her 6th birthday party.

Let me show you the package so you will have an idea of how much it will cost you incase you decided to throw a Mcdonalds party for your kid.

Step 1: Pick a theme P3,000

Mcdonalds offers the following theme: Mickey Mouse Clubhouse, Disney Princess, Ronald and the Gang and Toy Story Theme.

The party theme includes:

• a gift for the celebrant
• 30 invitation cards
• 30 party name hats
• 30 traymats
• 30 balloons
• 30 giveaways
• game prizes
• character appearance

Step 2:  Pick a Food Package (Minimum of 30 pax)

Party Package 1 (P138.00)

McSpaghetti Happy Meal (with toy), Regular Fries, Hot Fudge Sundae and Softdrinks

Party Package 2 (P153.00)

1pc Chicken McDo with rice Happy Meal (with toy), Regular Fries, Hot Fudge Sundae and Softdrinks

Party Package 3 (P163.00)

McSpaghetti Happy Meal (with toy), Burger McDo, Regular Fries, Hot Fudge Sundae and Softdrinks

Party Package 4 (P160.00)

1pc Chicken McDo with rice, McSpaghetti Value Meal, Regular Fries, Hot Fudge Sundae and Softdrinks

Step 3: Pick your party add-ons 

This is where the part where all your requests or party add-ons will be tackled.

So easy, right?

After talking with the marketing officer, we pay the P3,000 reservation fee for April 14, 2012 birthday party of my daughter. We estimated our guests to be 100pax so we made a 30kids and 70 adults reservation.

For you to have an idea of a Mcdonalds party costs, here's our package. This is computed with a 100 guests (30 kids and 70 adults).

Party package theme                                      P 3,000.00

Kids food (Package 1) P138.00 * 30pax       P 4,140.00

Adults food (Package 4) P160.00 * 70pax       P 11,200.00

                  Total Bill                                        P 18,340.00

Cake is not included in the Package. We were advised that we can bring our own cake so im thinking of having the Red Ribbon cake na lang. However, Mcdonalds will not serve the cake to the guests :(

With the souvenirs, im a bit dissapointed kasi Pencil Case lang daw ang give-aways so i thought of going to Divisoria to buy loots for the giveaways.

Hay, two weeks more. Sana matapos ko lahat to.

                 

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Teaching my Kid to Save

One of the traits that i learned from my parents, grandparents and other relatives is to be patient so when they taught me to save using piggy bank, i learned to wait hanggang sa mapuno yun then the money will go to my bank account or will buy what i want. Would you believe that my very first designer jeans was from my savings?

Short story:

When i was little, i am a Guess Kid... Lahat from tops to jeans etc... When i enter high school, i feel like im old enough for Guess kaya i started buying clothes in Quad (now Glorietta) and my very first designer jeans was a D&G pants that i bought from Linea Italia boutique. It was the exclusive distributor of D&G back then. Tinopak pa ko nun dahil kulang ang pera ko and ayaw dagdagan... But in the end, nabili ko rin :) That's when i started having designer clothes and things...

I also want my daughter to learn on how to save kaya ngayon pa lang tinuturuan ko na.

I requested this Hello Kitty Coinbank during our team christmas party last month and Tami loved it, i think she's motivated to save with her favorite Hello Kitty coinbank. Everytime hubby and i arrived from work, she always ask for some coins and she'll put it in her coinbank.

Last week, i talked to my daughter while she put the coins. Our conversation goes like this:

Me: Pag napuno yan, anong gusto mong gawin natin sa pera mo? Pupunta ulit tayo sa Disneyland?

Tami: Ayoko na sa Disneyland Mama... I want to have birthday party in Mcdo with my classmates.

Me: Ha? I thought you want Disneyland again. Cge mcdo na lang... Pano natin sila invite wala na kayong pasok sa birthday mo.

Tami: Hindi Mama. I asked them sino jo-join sa birthday party ko sa MCDO.


Yun naman pala eh, nag-iinvite na anak ko ng classmates nya ng hindi pa namin alam ang plano nya. Do we have a choice pa ba? Kaloka! January pa lang nag-iinvite na anak ko sa birthday nya na April pa. Kaya pala lahat ng pera nya goes to her coinbank dahil para daw yun sa birthday nya :)

Yesterday, i asked her again about her birthday. I was giving her some choices like sa Jollibee that has Barbie theme and KFC with Spongebob theme which is all her favorite cartoon character but she was consistent with Mcdonalds. I was happy that another trait has developed in her, being consistent.

So the decision has been made. She will be celebrating her 6th birthday in Mcdonalds Las Pinas on April and im currently jotting down all the names of her classmates, relatives on both side of the family especially the kids.

Im posting the things that i need to do for her upcoming birthday:

1. Inquire, choose and reserve the place in Mcdo LasPinas.
2. Collating the names to be invited.
3. Will go to Divisoria to buy Hello Kitty stuff as additional game prizes and for the lootbags.

Will do this after our CDO-Camiguin-Bukidnon trip on February.


Any suggestions pa for her 6th birthday?

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