how to get my parents to buy me alcopos for my 14th birthday house party?
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I feel like it will be awkward and a social disaster without. I live in the U.K so it is legal to drink in your own house after the age of 5.
Answer:
First come up with a plan. A plan that ensures the party stays in that nice Goldilocks zone between boring and goody-two shoes on one extreme, and totally ruining the house like an episode of Skins. Once you come up with that plan, write it all down. Then ask them. Show them the plan. Convince them it won't be a financial disaster, and explain why it's necessary to avoid social disaster. If they aren't entirely happy with the plan, ask for their advice. Ask them what they'd do differently. They might come up with something different as a condition for their permission, and it might be to your liking. Emphasize it being your birthday.
You probably don't know how much we Americans envy the laxer, saner, fairer drinking age the UK has.
Do they have alcopop at pubs? You should be able to get in at your age, and from what I've heard, they don't really tend to ask for ID once you're in. You could make several trips over an extended period of time, or over a shorter period of time with friends, to accumulate a supply.
You could go for a different drink of choice, too.
How to plan a birthday party in steps?
in
My birthday is next month and I need to plan it Im turning 12 and I need to start planning it. I want to go to a theme park then have some friends round for a sleepover please help me plan it
Answer:
1. Grab a pen and paper
2. Write down the names of the friends who you want to come.
3. Write down ideas for activities during the sleep over (movies, board games, make overs...).
4. If you have a computer & printer, make an invitation card (or buy them) with these categories: Who, What, When, Where and what to bring, and how much it will cost.
Example: Fill in with your own info
Who: Suzie Cue
What: Birthday Party & sleep over
When: March 12, 2012
Where: 1234 Front St Big City, USA & Awesome Theme Park
What to Bring: A change of clothes, sleeping bag, pillow, snacks (anything else you'd like)
Theme park: $30 Entry fee
Please RSVP: (Your parents name and number)
Make a card for each of your friends. Show your parents to see what they think and if you need to add or take anything away. Decide if rides will be provided to the park or if they need to find their own ride, add this to the invitation card.
This should get you started! Good luck and happy birthday.
How to store party sandwiches overnight?
in
My daughter's birthday party is at a kid's museum at 11am. I want to serve homemade sandwiches with some sort of cream cheese filling as one of the finger foods. I am going to make them the previous evening but how do I store them overnight so they dont get soggy for the party?
Also any other suggestions for finger foods are welcome! Thx!
I don't know if I'll have time to put in veggies before serving since the museum only gives us 15 mins prep time. Oh, and there are going to be plenty of adults too.
Answer:
They will not get soggy.... but they will dry out. You need to wrap them in plastic wrap. Do not put any wet or juicy items on them until right before serving... ie... tomato, etc. I would do cut up veggies and fruits, and finger sandwiches ... a variety of them... like cream cheese, peanut butter and jelly, cheese, bacon and tomato. Kids are pretty easy to please.
How to successfully throw a birthday party at a hotel?
in
We will only be 8 people but we will be having alcohol and music.
Any tips or hotel ideas?
We are all 19, so yes that means under the drinking age. YET our parents allow us to drink(:
Obviously we want to do this discrete and the hotel management won't find out because we will keep the noise level down.
On the hotel rates, it's not a big deal... we all have money to put in.
Answer:
You could do a glow in the dark karaoke or just glow in the dark theme. I know someone that had a glow in the dark theme. You could have light up gloves, shades or glowsticks. Have your friends come in a shirt they can get dirty and buy glow in he dark spray paint and spray their shirts. Then buy El Wire and use it to write Happy Birthday _____.
Here are some ideas of what im talking about
http://litebrightraves.com/led-sunglasses-and-shades
http://litebrightraves.com/el-wire/el-wire-tron-costume
http://litebrightraves.com/led-and-light-up-gloves
Have fun
How to make chocolate flow smoothly in chocolate fountain?
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I recently bought a small chocolate fountain. I bought Belgian chocolate and heated it in microwave. I then mixed in a bit of canola oil to thin out the liquified chocolate. However, the chocolate still didn't flow out as smoothly as I hoped. The chocolate dripped instead of looking tier-like. How do I make the chocolate flow more smoothly? Need all the help I can get as we're using the fountain for a party this Saturday! Thanks!
Answer:
you may need more oil. For really yummy flavor try using almond oil if you can find it. Also, instead of heating your chocolate in the microwave (which makes it burn and crack on the outside) you might want to use a double boiler. If you don't have one, get one of those stainless steel mixing bowls and put the unmelted chocolate and oil in it. Place the bowl on top of pot of boiling water. This way the chocolate gets heated gently...just make sure you keep stiring so it doesn't burn.
I learned this the hard way after ending up with "chunky" Chocolate fondue. Yikes!
