THE IMPORTANCE OF PINK-THEMED CELEBRATIONS IN CREATING BREAST CANCER AWARENESS

For those personally affected by breast cancer or who know someone who is/has suffered from one, the month of October is a very special month. October is the breast cancer awareness month and throughout the month, countless corporations run commercial and special promotions in an effort to raise awareness as well as funding to help fight breast cancer.

While many people may be under the impression that breast cancer is exclusive to women, it is also very possible for men to develop it as well although the risk is slightly lower in males than in females. 

One of the biggest factor in surviving breast cancer is early detection, thus self-checks and doctors’ visits as well as mammograms are very important in detecting and surviving breast cancer. The more the topic comes up in conversations, the more widespread the awareness and is thus one major way to help defeat this disease. 

 

For Breast Cancer Awareness Month, why not whip up an awareness party no matter how little it is, it would surely go a long way in creating awareness of breast cancer and how it could be stopped. You could whip up a selection of pink baked goods, snacks and drinks or you could even host an official Pink Ribbon party to help raise funds by inviting friends and neighbors for a pretty and pink themed party, you could offer pink-themed sweets, snacks and drinks and set out a pink-ribbon donation box where guest can donate to the cause of saving women from breast cancer.

While planning your party, take into consideration the fact that guest could be on restricted diets due to treatments and thus try to include healthy treats while still keeping to the theme of the party by serving freshfruits, vegetables etc. it is advisable to check ahead with the guests to see what’s on their restricted or favorite menu.

The first known use of pink in connection with breast cancer awareness happened in the fall of 1991 when Susan G Komen foundation handed out pink ribbons to participants in the New York City race for breast cancer survivors, since then pink has become the official color of breast cancer awareness and has been incorporated to almost every sphere of breast cancer awareness.

 

INEXPENSIVE ITEMS TO SPICE UP YOUR PARTY

Setting out a pink themed party is relatively quiteinexpensive except you decide on an elaborate event, the following are inexpensive items that are sure to light up your party and bring fun to your little gathering, 

PINK LATEX BALLOONS

Balloons are synonymous to parties and your party is almost lifeless and sure to be dull without one, hanging some balloons across the entrance, letting some roll in the gardens or wherever you choose to hold your party, tying some to chairs and letting kids play around with them are sure ways to bring your party to life.

PINK RIBBONS

Pink ribbons which are generally used as the symbol of breast cancer awareness is one item you don’t want to have missing at your party, you can use them to tie the balloons, cakes, take-home packs etc.

PINK CAKE

What’s a party without a cake? You definitely don’t want to miss out on this, a custom made pink colored cake would be much better than a cake bought at the local store without specific pointers to the reason for the party.

 

PINK BOOTHS

If you can afford it, you could give this as a take-home present to guest, this is beneficial in that the help as reminders to anyone wearing them and when they get asked about their pretty boots, you can be sure they’ll create an awareness of breast cancer. 

 

PINK AND WHITE POLKA DOTS REVERSIBLE CUPCAKE WRAPPERS

These are great for wrapping our delicious cupcakes and also keeping the party aglow 

 

PINK STRIPPED BIRTHDAY CANDLES

These are great for parties and help emphasize the pink-theme of the party.

PINK CUTLERIES

Pink cutleries are great for the occasion and you are sure to get kids excited having pink cutleries at their disposal.

PINK STRIPPED LOLLIPOPS, CAKE POPS AND CAKE BALLS

Looking to add some extravaganza to your special party, introduce pink stripped lollipops, cake pops or balls and you’re such to make guest very thrilled, excited and reminiscing about your party.

 

 

 

 

 

HOW TO PLAN A PRESCHOOL BIRTHDAY PARTY

The biggest day of the year for a kid is his or her birthday as it is one day of the year when they get to be the center-of-attention. A birthday party is a great boost to any child self-esteem and like road trips: getting there is simply half the fun. The choice of theme, decorations and activities lined up for the day is critical to making your kid feel special and giving him or her a memorable experience of the day. The following are considerations to be made in planning a memorable party;

PLACE

If you choose to have your kids birthday party outside of your apartment, there are several off site options that come with numerous advantages (including being able to come back to a clean home after the children have been picked up). For a little fee, you can reserve a space in a recreational park in the neighborhood, museums and restaurants are also great options. Outdoor parties work better for kids over five since younger children may be overwhelmed by unfamiliar surroundings and tend to spin out of control.

THEME

Most times parents are more comfortable starting with a theme around which it is easy to organize invitations, decorations, games and food. Both you and your child will enjoy making plans that reflect his/ her interests — whether it's a sports theme, a dinosaur bash, a backyard beach picnic, or a Cinderella adventure, be sure to get them involved.

DECORATIONS

Once the theme is chosen, you can use a little creativity to set the scene. Surprisingly, kids are naturally imaginative and would play along when you decide to use simple household gadgets to transform their well-known environment into an object of their fictional imagination.

FOOD

For a brief party, cakes and ice cream would definitely be okay for refreshments, cake is looked at as the focal point of the whole birthday so be sure to allow them make it or sect it from the bakery, in all honesty, nothing beats a custom made cake for their special day. It is however important to try to give familiar favorites a twist like turning chicken wings to dinosaur wings for a prehistoric feast or serving chicken drumsticks at an orchestra themed party.

CAKES AND GOODIES

This is perhaps the most important part of your celebrations so be sure to do it in grand style.

THE BIRTHDAY CAKE

Whether you have a cake or a cupcake, there is no denying the fact that this the focal point of your party, so have fun with it, there are so many ideas out there you can pick from 3-D designs to printing a photo on a cake and phenomenal cakes you can make at your home, it is usually advisable to have a custom made cake specially for the event, you can also have fun playing with the various color combinations, design and flavor to come up with the most exciting combination suitable for your kid.  

 

CUPCAKES

Cupcakes are a great inspiration for any party decoration and shouldn’t be excluded in your kids birthday for any reason, decorate your cupcakes with as much colors as possible, they are also very easy to serve and easier to reach everyone instead of the small problem of estimating cake servings. Flowers, letter or animal are various shapes cupcakes could come in. They could be decorated individually or grouped together to form a birthday cake made of cupcakes.

 

COOKIES

Cookies are the go-to-refreshments to keeps kids going at any celebration and birthdays are no exceptions, to make a lasting impression, custom made cookies or homemade cookies are the perfect choice for your occasion.

 

 

Crayola Cookies

School is starting soon and what better way to send your little ones off on the first day of school than with a fun cookie shaped like a crayon? Imagine their surprise when they open up their lunch box to find one of these colorful cookies inside. They come in many colors and they look like Crayola crayons.

CAKE POPS

If you love seeing kids excited, you’re definitely not going to miss out on providing this for them, raised on sticks to look like lollipops, cake pops are ideal treats for children and can be served during or after the party as a take-home gift. Cake balls are also a good variant if cake pops and custom made cake pops or balls with letters or the celebrant initials are more than perfect for the occasion.

 

CHEAP THRILLS WITH BALLOONS

You can never have too many balloons at a child’s birthday party, as they are to an extent the ultimate symbol of children celebrations and coupled with the fact that they are inexpensive, colorful and capable of bringing a smile to everyone’s face makes them even better. You can make an archway for guest entering the home and tie one to every child’s chair as well as leave some floating in the air to give a vintage party feel.

BUBBLES

Bubbles are a favorite of most kids party especially for outdoor parties, it is  a sure source of providing endless happiness for kids and it is sure to have kids dancing around the bubbles and stumping about with excitement.

THE USE OF COLORS IN SETTING THE PERFECT BIRTHDAY PARTY

After all is said and done, choosing the right colors for your occasion is almost as important as having the birthday celebration itself. It is worthy of note that various items demand various colors, the most handy and inexpensive tool to achieve this is the crayon: Crayons are the perfect way to get a unique color for your event, crayons come in different color and each can be used to add glamour to your event, this can be easily attained by asking your kid for his or her favorite color and integrating this color into the party items.

The color of all items used in the celebration should be carefully selected and should reflect the intent for which the celebration is made, your kids favorite color should be the most dominant color no matter how awful you think they look, it’s their birthday not yours, remember that.  

I always think baking should be easy and fun I found this coffee cake recipe on Kraft.com 

 

 

 

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