Venue – The Little Gym of Ampang/KLCC
We had the party at the branch in the Intermark Mall. Because I could foresee the kids jumping and and climbing around pretending to save the world and they have great teachers to host the games. so entertainment is settled:)
Should you decide to have your birthday bash at The Little Gym, they charge rm650 for members and RM700 for non members. This includes the venue, games, and setup of the party room, and they even help you clean up after. Calculated it’s around the same, if not cheaper than having it at home with the tents and all.
Attire
This part is pretty important to me! I made an Owlette inspired birthday outfit for Tia and a Catboy inspired one for Riz. For Owlette it was a mini sized ribbon trimmed tutu worn over a red leotard which I bought from First Steps dance studio in Setapak and I heatpressed on the Owlette logo as well as the pink stripes at the sides. The red leggings was something she already owned. Then I made a big wing out of felt which resembles the character. I sewed on elastics to be worn at the shoulders and to put her thumbs through so the wing is flappable for real:D I also made the famous wristlet and mask. all out felt and super durable!
Catboy was pretty straight forward. Catboy logo and thunder stripes heatpressed on a blank royal blue tee and on a pair of blue trackpants I found in H&M. I made a cat tail out of felt, stuffing and elastic and matched with the mask and wristlet- voila! we got Catboy. He refused to wear the mask throughout the entire party though. ishh.
Of course we need a Gekko to join the group, so I made a green-black tutu for my niece with the gekko logo heatpressed on her tee to complete the fantastic three! Just like Riz, she’s short of tail and mask:’)
What fun is a party without dressing up…..I can’t help but to make owlette wings, catboy tails and gekko tails, masks and wristlets for all the kids! My silhouette cameo helps me a lot and I guess I was having fun exploring it. The owlette wings was so economical – I bought 2m of jersey knit fabric at rm3 a meter and I got 12 wings! I used rotary cutter to cut the edges while watching tv so it wasnt very taxing. The tails are pretty easy as well. I drafted it on paper, sew and stuff them up, attach elastic. They looked so adorable and was a hit that day and some parents told me the items are still appreciated after party, they wont take it off! Makes me feel so great making them, honestly.
note: I bought the PJ Masks logo and masks digital cut files from etsy.
Activities
There are a few games that they planned with the kids and I requested them to play music from the PJ Masks official youtube channel. There are a few singalongs and theme music uploaded there. These songs were played as party music while the games are played in the gym. I saw some of the kids jumping and singing along to the songs, so enjoyable to watch! Also if you’re planning a birthday party at The Little Gym, request for the Air Trak. It’s an equipment the gym use in their classes to teach tumbles. It also acts like a semi bouncy castle and the kids love it every time.
Pinata
And of course there was the pinata that I made – a simple 2D one this year. I had Catboy printed big at the printers’ shop and then cut the cardboard following his shape. It looked pretty good after all the crepe paper ruffles put together. However, I forgot to put a soft spot on the pinata and it took forever to break it! it didn’t break in the end. a total fail! one of the instructors just opened the trap door and turned it upside down lol. on the brighter side though, it looked good in the pics and nobody remembered it didnt work and hey, it saved me some hundred bucks if purchased elsewhere!
Cake table
Banner was designed by me on Adobe photoshop and printed at this great new place I found in melawati – Zest Print. They can be located on Lorong Perak, Taman Melawati- next to the JPN. reasonable rates and great quality. They printed the banner, pinata catboy and the mineral water bottle stickers. I didnt pay for designing though because I made them myself. hehe.
The ruffled table skirt was made from plastic tablecloths purchased from spotlight. They were going at RM4 each and 60% off for the black ones. It wasn’t even that much hard work. I followed this tutorial to make it. I wish I had pasted the ruffles a bit higher though; the green part looks a bit awkward like that and the backdrop stands should be fixed a little closer to the banner. arghh post party regrets…
Helium Baloons were also purchased from Spotlight using their RM120 off voucher for every rm300 spent. I think it was a pretty good deal. or it wasnt really a good deal but saved us some transport fees.
Menu
The highlight menu of the day was sponsored by my brother – Meatball Mat Bulat (typo on the placecard hehe) He brought his team over to serve the meatballs with mash potatoes in individual takeaway packs. The mash was my favourite. so good!