Westfield Shopping Centre - Party Styling Workshops

Party Styling Workshops

"The professionals from The Inspired Occasion are back again to demonstrate how to throw amazing children's birthday parties! The workshop will demonstrate how to themeBallerina and Lego inspired parties, perfect for the summertime. "

The Inspired Occasion facilitated a workshop to complement and enhance Westfield Geelong’s Fashion Festival.

Workshop
The Inspired Occasion designed a workshop which featured children's themed party tables suitable for an indoor (home) or outdoor (back garden or park) setting.  

Workshop Theme

Girl - Tutu / Ballerina

Boy - Lego

Workshop Featured

• How to transform a plain plastic trestle table into a colour themed Party Table 
• How to dress plain plastic bench seats  and chairs
• How to theme a table with colour coded and themed table accessories i.e. plates, bowls, napkins, drink bottles, center piece, cutlery
• How to create inspired ‘cold’ food boxes for parties without cooking facilities
• How to create a themed loot bag
• How to make a no sew child's tutu

Images below from our party styling workshop at Westfield Geelong

Saturday 22 September 2012

 

The Inspired Occasion

The Inspired Occasion - Easter Special Part 1

The Easter celebration at The Inspired Occasion starts on Good Friday when the entire family gets together for a three course extravaganza which involves a classically set dinner table laden with an array of easter inspired goodies, Entree - Seafood Platter, Main - Salmon Steak and Dessert this year a French inspired Pear and Almond Tart with Butterscotch Glaze.

Our family tradition of grazing all day and sipping on a variety of great Australian wines also includes naps on the couch whilst the young ones play Monopoly, followed by a family game of Pictionary between courses.

This year's Easter dessert station was an Enchanted Picnic inspired theme.   Complete with fluffy bunnies, moss bunnies, picnic baskets, grass runners, hanging bird cages, nesting chics and a variety of edible delights including the following items:

• Pear and Almond Tart with butterscotch glaze
• Vanilla Surprise Cupcake with buttercream and chocolate egg toppers
• Cakepops 
• Themed Sugar Biscuits
• Personalised Chocolate Bars

and no Easter table would be complete without lots of chocolate easter eggs.

Preparation started early last week with the children having great fun blowing and dying eggs in assorted colours including etching their names and creating patterns.  We then progressed to colouring fondant for sugar bunny cookies all the while trying to keep the little ones amused whilst we continued to source and create elements for the final masterpiece.

 Our lovely little moss bunnies found at the Melbourne Flower and Garden Expo.

Our Alice in Wonderland Mushrooms / toadstool props perfect for adding that pop of colour and working fantastically with the enchanted theme.

Tomorrow night our menu and photos....

The Inspired Occasion 

The Little Red Train inspired picnic

We were very excited when we were recently asked to put together a picnic inspired by the book series 'The Little Red Train' for a special little boy.

The venue was perfect for a bunch of 7 year old boys; a miniature railway, that the children could ride, with the bonus of a play ground. With the uncertainty of Melbourne's weather, we provided a marquee (which we now have available for rent) - but it turned out to be a perfect day with crisp sunshine and blue skies.

The marquee was decorated with bunting designed to match the Little Red Train theme, along with some fabulous fan garlands. They fit the theme really well and were a great way to make the party festive without adding a lot of 'bulk' to the space.

With 30 children and an outdoor venue, a picnic was suggested to keep things simple. We provided each child with their own lunch box, which contained a delicious pizza slice, a fruit cup, sprinkle bread and some crisps - all favourites of the birthday boy.

The tables were set with large centrepieces, with big oversized red balloons and little red trains.

Alex also made this gorgeous Little Red Train cake, which was a delicious chocolate mud cake. The birthday boy was so excited when he saw it - which is what we do this for!

This was a wonderful, classic and no fuss way to have an outdoor party and we can't wait to do another one soon!