Inspire Magazine - Summer 2017
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Jess’ <strong>Summer</strong> Holiday Fun<br />
Jess Taylor, another of our successful graduates from the Women in Business course, used the<br />
skills she gained from the programme to help her set up her own business. Glitter Star Kids is<br />
a company which organises kids’ parties with events like face painting, cupcake making and<br />
singalongs. Having successfully pitched at one of our recent Community Soup events, Jess has<br />
now received funding to expand her business in new and exciting ways (see page 6 to find out more).<br />
We asked Jess to share some of her ideas for keeping the children entertained over the holidays<br />
without spending a fortune.<br />
Make a piñata<br />
Always popular at birthday parties,<br />
the traditional piñata can take on<br />
many different forms from donkeys<br />
to balloons (depending on how<br />
creative you are feeling). Have a go at<br />
making your own by following these<br />
simple steps.<br />
What you’ll need<br />
Newspaper, PVA glue, a balloon,<br />
paints, and some sweets.<br />
Blow up the balloon and place<br />
in a large bowl to keep it steady.<br />
Cut newspaper into long,<br />
skinny triangles.<br />
Pour PVA glue into a small bowl<br />
and mix 50/50 with water.<br />
Dip newspaper strips into glue<br />
mixture and papier-mâché<br />
3 layers of newspaper onto<br />
the balloon.<br />
leave a hole at the top big<br />
enough to fit sweets through.<br />
When the papier-mâché is<br />
completely dry, puncture and<br />
slowly deflate the balloon.<br />
Paint sections of balloon in a fun<br />
design of your choice.<br />
When dried, fill with sweets.<br />
Hang the filled balloon from a<br />
tree using string and use a stick<br />
to hit it until it breaks!<br />
Get baking<br />
A brilliant way to get your little ones<br />
engaged in the food they eat is<br />
to bake with them in the kitchen.<br />
<strong>Summer</strong> is the perfect time of year to<br />
use traditional English strawberries<br />
and there are plenty of recipes<br />
online for strawberry and whipped<br />
cream cupcakes!<br />
Hunt for treasure<br />
You can keep the kids busy for hours<br />
searching around the house for the<br />
sweets from the piñata. A great way<br />
to make a simple treasure hunt a bit<br />
more fun is to decorate an egg box to<br />
create a real life treasure chest filled<br />
with small sweets. Make up a series of<br />
clues if you’re feeling creative.<br />
<strong>Summer</strong> holiday<br />
X-Factor<br />
Hold a talent show in your very<br />
own front room and let the kids get<br />
together to show off their hidden<br />
talent with music, singing, dancing<br />
and anything else that makes them<br />
unique. If you want to set up a cheap<br />
karaoke session in your home, then<br />
there are loads of videos on YouTube<br />
which provide the backing track for<br />
your favourite songs.<br />
If you would like to get in contact with Jess<br />
for details of upcoming kids’ events or<br />
parties you can visit her Facebook page,<br />
facebook.com/glitterstarkids<br />
or check her out on Twitter,<br />
twitter.com/glitterstarkids<br />
If you’d like to follow Jess’ footsteps then<br />
head along to the Women in Business<br />
open day. Monday 11th September from<br />
12.30pm - 3pm.<br />
The next course runs from Tuesday<br />
19th September to 5th December<br />
from 10am - 3pm at: The Place at Platt<br />
Lane, Fallowfeld M14 7FB<br />
For more information please<br />
contact Jenny on 07984 872325 or<br />
jenny@theenterprisebridge.co.uk<br />
0330 355 1002<br />
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