Often the secret to a good kids’ party is a well thought party bag. Back in my day we didn’t even know the meaning of a party bag, birthday parties were a straight forward affair with friends coming over at your house for cake, soft drinks and lots of playing. Today organising a kids’ party can be as complicated as you want it to be, from choosing the venue, giving out cute invites and thank you cards; a lot of thought goes into what kind of food to offer because a lot of parents turn their noses to even the tiniest amount of sugar; then there is the entertainment factor and let’s not forget the party bag!

Party bags could be seen as that little extra to do on top of everything else, but if they are cleverly put together they could be the success of a party with enough little things to entertain the children and make up fun games. Planet Apple at Not on the High Street offers a great selection of toys and gadgets for party bags that are well suited to generate fun playing games. I really like the wooden clown whistles, the clown cars and pencils. For girls the old fashioned French skipping elastics with a wooden butterfly are really cute.