billyhorrible, I think I would lean toward getting a maker since as you put it, you can have it from now until forever. That could be great for additional birthdays, summer get togethers, etc. I don't think an extra $20 is too bad for a long term item like that.
We're having cotton candy at BH's birthday party. There are 2 options.
1)Order cotton candy from etsy. Pros: Cheaper, No labor from me. Cons: Come in plastic bags.
2)Buy a cotton candy maker from amazon. Pros: I can put them on sticks for a cute tablescape. We can have cotton candy any time we want from now until forever. Cons: Will cost about $20 more (for supplies), I will have to master making cotton candy.
Which would you do?
Haha purple's response. I was gonna say opposite, because I'm lazy and also don't need one more thing to find storage for. Could you find a different way to display the bagged? Like use really cute paper cones and put the tufts inside the cones?
We're having cotton candy at BH's birthday party. There are 2 options.
1)Order cotton candy from etsy. Pros: Cheaper, No labor from me. Cons: Come in plastic bags.
2)Buy a cotton candy maker from amazon. Pros: I can put them on sticks for a cute tablescape. We can have cotton candy any time we want from now until forever. Cons: Will cost about $20 more (for supplies), I will have to master making cotton candy.
Which would you do?
Cotton candy machine. So yummy fresh and could use it for cookouts, bday parties and spontaneous cotton candy parties
As usual, I'm in the minority! But I mean, like these:
I knew exactly what you were getting at.
I used that idea for one of LBB's birthday parties with a popcorn bar. And you're right, it would be very easy to transfer the cotton candy into a cone. I still feel like I like the stick idea though since we'll be having corn dogs, so in my head I like the symmetry of sticks of corn dogs on one side, sticks of cotton candy on the other. Obviously serious thought is still going into this.
This. Also, fresh cotton candy is a million times better than bagged cotton candy.
Now I'm thinking about getting a cotton candy machine.
While normally I would agree with you, this would be fresh cotton candy, just made by someone else. The seller makes it the night before and then overnights it to you. Bagged just means this is how it arrives:
And these are the flavor choices:
Blue - Raspberry Brown - Chocolate Green - Green Apple Orange - Orange Pink - Vanilla Pink - Peppermint Purple - Raspberry White - Vanilla White - Peppermint Yellow - Banana
billyhorrible, yeah, I totally get you. That's exactly why I don't do anything crazy for birthday parties. I would spend so much time worrying about tablescape symmetry, etc., that I wouldn't enjoy myself! Sounds like you should follow your heart on this one and get the machine
Having a cotton candy machine around sounds like an amazing and fun idea!
Hi all! We were at a third birthday party this morning followed by lunch with my parents and grandma and have been catching up in AMA since the kids went down for naps/quiet time! It is gorgeous out today and we will be walking or outside when DD gets up! (I just heard DS wake up but he's still chilling in his room)
I went to the preschool meeting last night and put myself on the preschool board as secretary! So crazy that part of our lives is going to begin in the fall!
Is it common to have birthday parties on weekdays? I feel like I've seen several people post about that, and I've never heard of anyone doing that before. It would definitely exclude kids of parents who work unless they took the day off or were able to send their kid with someone else.
It's probably mostly me posting it because I've been to two in the last week and one a couple months ago now lol. Most of my mom circle/community is SAHM, farm wives on the off season right now, or part time moms so it's mostly just my regular playgroup friends who just add cupcakes and decorations to play dates, and it's just the toddler aged kids. Keeping in mind we also have long maternity leaves so working mom friends in baby making mode are often on mat leave right now. They usually do bigger parties for their families or whatever on weekends, and school aged kids usually have friend parties on weekends too.
I personally, just like throwing big parties and DS's birthday isn't during the school year anyway, so I've always done big weekend parties for both our friends and family to be invited to.
I guess this is part UO and part FFTC but no way would I serve pure sugar at a kid's birthday party. That's what cotton candy is, right? Don't get me wrong - my kids are allowed sugary treats on occasion but the thought of my kid(s) and a bunch of their friends hopped up on sugar and destroying my house? Eek, no thank you. I know, I know, mean party host right here. #passthecarrotsticks So I'll vote SS billyhorrible - no cotton candy.
I guess this is part UO and part FFTC but no way would I serve pure sugar at a kid's birthday party. That's what cotton candy is, right? Don't get me wrong - my kids are allowed sugary treats on occasion but the thought of my kid(s) and a bunch of their friends hopped up on sugar and destroying my house? Eek, no thank you. I know, I know, mean party host right here. #passthecarrotsticks So I'll vote SS billyhorrible - no cotton candy.
For us at least, V's bday party is going to be at a pavilion in a park, attended by mostly adults and older kids, so those things won't be factors. We're planning to do MYO ice cream sundaes.
I guess this is part UO and part FFTC but no way would I serve pure sugar at a kid's birthday party. That's what cotton candy is, right? Don't get me wrong - my kids are allowed sugary treats on occasion but the thought of my kid(s) and a bunch of their friends hopped up on sugar and destroying my house? Eek, no thank you. I know, I know, mean party host right here. #passthecarrotsticks So I'll vote SS billyhorrible - no cotton candy.
+1 to this. We usually serve normal kid friendly food and then do a cake or cupcakes towards the middle to end of the party. Would not want a bunch of sugared out kids either.
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