Party panic

Claudia Savage-Gore frets over how best to entertain a troop of 10-year-olds

I’M BACK IN BIRTHDAY PARTY hell. Hector’s this time, in August. When he was born, I remember thinking that a holiday birthday might absolve me from organising elaborate parties. LOL. All his August birthday means is that I have to frantically organise a party in July, and schlep his presents to and from Paxos every year. Also, he’s terminally behind at school. Plus, I’m still recovering from organising Lyra’s last party — a sleepover for nine. Admittedly this was less expensive than past celebrations, but cost me double in emotional labour. First there was a panic over whether her BFF Aurora had accidently eaten a slice of non-gluten-free pizza (she hadn’t, but vomited anyway), followed by some kind of relationship crisis between Seraphina and Bay during the third film, and…

You're reading a preview of

The Critic (Digital) - 1 Issue, July 2023

DiscountMags is a licensed distributor (not a publisher) of the above content and Publication through Zinio LLC. Accordingly, we have no editorial control over the Publications. Any opinions, advice, statements, services, offers or other information or content expressed or made available by third parties, including those made in Publications offered on our website, are those of the respective author(s) or publisher(s) and not of DiscountMags. DiscountMags does not guarantee the accuracy, completeness, truthfulness, or usefulness of all or any portion of any publication or any services or offers made by third parties, nor will we be liable for any loss or damage caused by your reliance on information contained in any Publication, or your use of services offered, or your acceptance of any offers made through the Service or the Publications. For content removal requests, please contact Zinio.