Party Sprite – Everything Party!

It’s been a little while since I have blogged so am making the most of my child free time to keep all my customers up to date with what’s happening at Party Sprite.  The warm weather has started us looking to lazy summer days filled with barbeques and picnics, so we are bringing in more of our plain partyware and some special ranges for summer.

If you will be celebrating a childs birthday during the summer then take a look at our licensed party supplies, the top seller is still Handy Manny but other ranges including Barbie Fairytopia and Dora are starting to sell well too.  Don’t forget we have a new Dora range coming in May along with other faves such as Bob the Builder.

We are still looking for hints and tips for our party ideas page, please get in touch if you have anything that has saved your day or helped you save money.  All tips featured will earn you a little thank you from Party Sprite.

I hope you have a lovely summer and make the most of the nicer weather, we will be adding our summer party ranges over the next few weeks.

Cari xx

Wow, what a month we are having!  Our easter sale is going really well, with orders flooding in.  If you haven’t had time to look yet please do, we have massive savings on all the popular ranges but the sale is ending 19th April.

Our delivery due in tomorrow has more Handy Manny partyware for all your little fans.  This has been our best seller for April so far, with Dora the Explorer and In the Night Garden coming a close second and third.  Thomas is still proving popular with the boys and with the new range due out next month we expect it will continue to be a popular choice.

May also sees Dora, Diego, and Bob the Builder getting a face lift.  The new designs are sure to make these ranges fly out of our stock room.  We will also be adding to our ranges with the new Mr Men partyware and old favourites, Tinkerbell and Winnie the Pooh.

Don’t forget we are looking for party hints and tips for our blog, anyone with a suggestion please get in touch, if your tip gets featured then we will send you a little thank you.

We just know you like to hear about our new stock, so why not have a nosey at the latest additions to our party bag fillers.  These lovely pencils have an all over print and the eraser toppers come in bright, colourful designs which are sure to be a hit with the kids.

We have also been busy improving our range of balloons, responding to feedback from customers.  We now have a huge range of latex balloons in colours to match any occasion, and have also added some more foil balloons including “sorry you’re leaving” and a new hen night design.

We are still looking for tips and ideas on how to have a stress free party, so if you have any pearls of wisdom to share with other mums then drop us an email.

We have had a day out of the office today, what fun! 

I had booked in to a local mums and babies fair, a 6 ft table to display our range of children’s party supplies, well at least some of them, there are far too many for a mere 6 ft space.  So we got up at 7:30 am, woke the kids, got breakfast, dressed and then loaded the car up. 

We found our way quite easily, and parked.  Our usual routine is for me to get as much as I can on the first trip to the venue, with the girls in tow, and then for my husband to make the remaining trips back and forth from the car with the remaining stock as I start to set up and use the eyes in the back of my head to watch the kids.  We were a bit crammed in today, so getting set up before it opened was a challenge that I failed miserably.  Eventually the table was covered and filled with a good range of the licensed partyware I had taken, and off we went.

Half an hour in, and I was getting a bit cross with the girls standing in front of my table, so my husband said he would take them for a walk to the supermarket nearby.  I managed to spend that time chatting to a few mums and handing out leaflets.  A good start. 

Around lunchtime there is always a natural lull at events like this so my husband took the girls off to get them some dinner and the stallholders all had a sit down and a bite to eat.  I had a quick nose round the other stalls there, some interesting ones, not the usual crew of book and make up reps.  One that caught my attention was a franchise opportunity called Debutots, a mix of drama and story telling for babies and young children.  My two went to the afternoon session that Sarah, the local franchisee, had agreed to run in the room upstairs.  They came back buzzing about how much they had enjoyed the story and had to relay it to me when they went to bed, so it is definately one to watch out for.

My afternoon was not so exciting however.  Apart from handing out a couple more leaflets my marketing was done for the day, and I had made no sales.  As a couple of stalls started to shut up shop I decided to bite the bullet and go and network, determined to come away with contact details for the stalls I have interest in. 

So, here I am, kids fast asleep in bed, a bunch of catalogues and business cards for future plans, and hopefully some potential customers now aware of my existence.  Counting down to the next event!