Six - the brief

It seems that when your little baby turns six, you are no longer needed to organise his birthday party.

That has been the case in our house anyway. Spunky Monkey has been planning a party for himself, for weeks now. Here is the list of requirements for the perfect sixth birthday party:

• to climb a nearby mountain
• if everyone was not allowed (by their mums) to climb a mountain, perhaps just some rock climbing
• he had to have a night-time party
• at his night time party their would be a fire, marshmallow toasting and sparklers
• there would also be a walk through the forest with torches looking for toads
• mum make sure you have enough batteries
• there must be party blowers
• and party games - 'parcel the parcel' and 'bop and freeze' (like musical statues)
• last year he had wanted a volcano cake that spurted fire and hot lava, thankfully by the time January came around he was intent on a worm cake. By pure coincidence, Miss Moo Moo pulled a party cake book from the library shelf. Inside was THE PERFECT worm cake. He has been carrying this book with him everywhere for a few weeks now.

It was then time for a little mummy magic to make some of this list come true.