Kids Birthday Party Check List

Before you throw any kind of party you have to make sure that you organize it properly. If you not there's a huge possibility that something would go wrong and you won't enjoy the party.

Following is a check list for kids's birthday party.

A month Before

1. If you are hiring a party planner book it.
2. Choose party theme
3. Set party date and time
4. Decide on a budget
5. Prepare a guest list
6. Choose a venue (If you are not having the party at your home book the venue)
7. If you are hiring a entertainment book it. (performer, face painter, bounce house ... etc.)
8. If you are hiring a photographer book it. 
9. Prepare invitations
10. Party menu & party decorations
11. Make a schedule of activities

3 Weeks Before

1. Order food (pizza, sandwich, cakes .. etc.)
2. Renting kids table, chairs or other equipment
3. Send out invitations
4. See what party deco you have now. Buy or start to make some.
5. Buy loot bags and party favors.
6. Make grocery list
7. Purchase your table ware including plates, napkins ... etc.

1 Week Before

1. Purchase additional party supplies
2. Call guests that haven't responded

2 Days Before

1. Purchase food and drinks
2. assemble party favors and loot bags
3. Bake the cake (If you are baking)

1 Day Before

1. Buy the cake
2. Decorate the venue
3. Prepare any make a head food
4. Purchase drinks

Best of Luck with your party :)

My Christmas 2014

This Christmas happened to be a special Christmas for all of us, specially to our kids in the family and to our Birthday boy.

Make it more special this year I add more colors to our house. 

Very simple techniques but make us feel so happy.

Our Christmas tree - Gifts for all the kids in the family

Too many balloons - I don't think so

I'm proud to say I hand made these decorations

Very important to have some toys to keep all the kids busy

Nice decorations for adults

Merry Christmas for everyone

Lights made our garden more beautiful

Simply I like a simple entrance

Happy Birthday & Merry Christmas to You

Christmas crafts with pasta

Kirinda Temple

Kirinda, is a small town and a small port located on the south coast of Sri Lanka about 270 km from the city of Colombo and about 10km radius from the south of the ancient old religious city, Tissamaharama.

The story behind Kirinda is in the 2nd century BC, King Kelanitissa reigned over the west of the island from his capital at Kelaniya. Having suspected a Buddhist bhikshu (monk) of being involved in an intrigue between the Queen and his brother, King Kelanitissa had the monk tipped into a cauldron of boiling oil to the untold horror of his subjects.

It was prophesied that the kingdom could be saved only by way sacrificing a princess to the raging sea. The eldest daughter of the king, already reputed for her bravery, rose to the occasion to save her nation. Overcome with remorse, the king decided to atone for his sacrilegious act by making the sacrifice that would appease the gods. Accordingly he had a golden boat built, loaded it with one month's provisions for one & cast it adrift with his daughter. The boat carried an inscription that on board is no less than a princess. The boat was cast away onto the shores of Kirinda & the news was carried to the King Kavantissa, who reigned in Ruhuna. It was already prophesied, that if the king was ever to marry, it would only be a princess arriving over the seas.

The princess, named Queen Vihara Maha Devi, for her bravery, bore the king two sons who were to become heroes. The elder son King Dutugemunu (161 - 137BC) of Ruhuna became the greatest hero of Lanka by rescuing the nation from the marauding Dravidian invaders from south India. Viharamaha Devi herself is recognized as the heroine of our motherland.

Unawatuna Beach Resort - UBR

Unawatuna Beach Resort(UBR) is one of the loveliest beach resorts I ever being to. It is a very nice place to relax watching the sea. 

This time we booked luxury room and they did give us 5 star treatment. It has a huge bathroom with jacuzzi, sofa bed, hair dryer, bathrobes, lots of towels, slippers ... etc.

Our Luxury Room - Very spacious

Provided us two bathrobes and bathroom slippers

Safe for our valuables

Huge Jacuzzi which can accommodate two people 

Also I must say I'm intrigue with their buffet. They so many selections for locals and also foreigners. I don't whether that happens because that day there was lot of local. But anyway I'm so impressed with the food.

The restaurant got nice sculptures  

Resturant

They use food to decorate the resturant

There was a boat in the middle of the restaurant. How lovely.

Food for appetite 

More food

They prepare fruits on request

Yum Yum

Look delicious

So sweet

Nice food art

Even foreigners love the place 

I love food craft

 Finally the evening at UBR

Jelly Pudding

After a long time I thought to post a blog regarding a recipe.
Today's recipe is Jelly Pudding.

Ingredients

1. Milkmaid Sweetened Condensed Milk - 1 small tin 
2. Jelly packet - 1
3. Fresh cream - 200 ml 

Method

1. Prepare the jelly packet as per instructions. Keep in freezer till the jelly begins to set at the sides.
2. Whip the chilled fresh cream till it is light and keep it a side.
3. Pour Milkmaid and whipped fresh cream into the semi set jelly.
4. Serve Chilled.

Hope you can serve this to your kids and visitors easily. 

Enjoy April 1st

Mango and Yogurt Treat

In case you have lot of visitors frequently, you need to be little creativity with  your servings. Otherwise they might think that you are serving the same thing everyday. Well today's special at my place is the mango and yogurt treat, which happens to be a dessert.

Ingredients: 

1. Mango & Pineapples (If not you can also take canned fruits.)
2. Yogurt
3. Plums
4. Golden syrup or honey (Not necessary)

Method:

1. Take few bowls or desserts cups
2. Place a layer of yogurt and on top of that a layer pineapple.
3. Again place a layer of  yogurt and on top of that a layer mango. Continue layering until all the ingredients are used up
4. Sprinkles a layer of plums.
5. If you guests like to have it sweet add honey on top of everything.

Enjoy the day.