We arrived there slightly after 12 noon and some of his friends were already there. We were happy to see that the Tarzan & Jane room had been set up with cups and plates as well as a plate of chips and fairy bread. All I had to do was greet some of the parents and take care of XX. The kids? No need for formalities, they were already lost inside the jungle of pipes and maze of tunnels.
Periodically, they'll appear, all flushed and panting, to quench their thirst and fill up their tanks with the chips, fairy bread, nuggets, cocktail sausages and fries. Lots of oil, salt and sugar, I know. But with the amount of exercise they're having outside, I guess it should be ok once in a while. Anyway, I don't think they care. We also ordered a bit of food for the adults as we know some of the parents would stay around.
All the 4 party rooms were booked that day and there were so many children running around that I have totally no idea which were KK's friends. Some of our guests also brought along their cousins, brothers and sisters so in the end I think we had 12 to 14 kids around for the cake cutting. At one stage, we found a boy at our room eating the food (and even licking the thongs!) and Hubby suspected he don't look like any of KK's invited friend. It turned out he belonged to the party next door....lolz. In the end, his embarassed mother came in to 'arrest' the little 'party bandit' after Hubby heard her looking for him.
Cake cutting was scheduled at 1pm and I don't know how, at that time, the kids magically all came back to the room. The host appeared with plastic bowls and spoons and helped to light the candles. KK sat in his special Birthday Chair (with XX squeezed in together) and looked kind of shy as the birthday song was sang. His birthday wish? "To play Wii everyday"....and we don't even own a Wii at home!
After I distributed all the cake, I was told to take the gifts and the kids shoes out the room by 1.30pm so they can prepare for the next party at 2pm. The children can stay to play for as long as they want though and the adults can hang out in the cafe too.
It was about 3 plus when we returned home to open his presents. KK's friends seemed to know him quite well and he was delighted by many of his gifts. Or maybe these are all 7 year old boys' favourite things? There was a Lego Star Wars set, a Lego Bionicles, a Fisher Price Batman vehicle (which XX also likes). a Bart Simpson stationary set and a Monopoly game, amongst others.
The experience has been quite good with Jungle Mania. I don't have to do anything, the organisers did everything they promised in the package and were very accomodating to extra drinks requests and were quick to mop up spillages and clear the table. It was a short and sweet Sunday for us.
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