Please visit our humble booth at the Rockwell Tent starting tom (April 1) until Sunday (April 6), 11AM onwards!

We are at Booth #69 under the name "Christine Bersola" -- we share the booth with Gawad Kalinga (who's selling ceramic character cake toppers), Ate Tin's Children's Books, and Maripoo.

We will be selling/showcasing some of our party items such as yummy oatmeal chocolate chip cookies, colorful pinwheels, character bags, balloons, etc. We will also have scheduled glitter tattoo sessions which we will do ourselves!

EXCLUSIVE PROMO: Visit our booth and book your party with us (deposit of P250 required to secure your event date) and receive FREE cookies/cupcakes PLUS a 5% discount on party packages over P15,000!

If you don't see us at the booth, we are just probably around the area so send us a text msg if you'd like to meet us :) (text 0920 960 93 91)

A portion of the proceeds will go to the BDAY CLUB (www.bdayclub.multiply.com) :)
SEE YOU THERE!
 

ISLAND NEWS #1
Party Island gladly welcomes Mommy Bianca Lapus to the Party Island family! We are happy to announce that Bianca will be our Overall Manila Party Islander when I go back to New Zealand. Yipee! She will work with Mommy Mitzi and Mommy Reg!
Truly God-Sent!



ISLAND NEWS #2
You may now also book celebrities and other talents (dancers, make up artists, models, caricaturists, hosts, magicians, and a whole lot more!) for corporate and private functions through PARTY ISLAND! We can give you very very low rates!!! Just send us a PM or email partyisland@gmail.com.

If you would like to be a TALENT, send us a message with your personal details, photo, and description of what you can do.


ISLAND NEWS #3
Party Island proudly supports BIRTHDAY CLUB! We will post more information regarding this. We at Party Island are really excited about this because it gives more meaning to what we do here. The BIRTHDAY CLUB is about MAKING SOMEONE HAPPY ON YOUR BIRTHDAY. If you would like to take part in this, just send us a message.
 Note: The BIRTHDAY CLUB logo is our draft logo... final logo and other details to be posted soon.

Ever since Party Island came to life, I've been working day in and out to make everything fall into place. I work on my laptop until about 4am and wake up at 7am just because I want all the details to be polished. My days have been filled with meetings with clients, suppliers, partners (both potential and current). Alabang - Makati - Divi - Malate. It's tiring but I'm not at all complaining. I love it. I'm excited and I'm head over heels inlove with the thought of having a business that doesn't really feel like one. It's something that's innate. Earning money from it is just icing on the cake. Really. I find satisfaction in the planning process and in the culminating event. (all of us in Party Island feel this way)

Party Island has existed for only 3 weeks but I must say we have already accomplished a lot. Thanks to the internet and people networks, we are now getting ready for bigger things.

I don't want to divulge the details just yet... But we are really excited. Our Launch Party in Manila is soon to happen! We want it to be intimate and really special for our guests... so we are inviting a limited number of families. We would like to apologise in advance to all the others whom we cannot invite at this point. When we're ready for it, we'll host a much bigger party.

Thanks to our partners (surprise! surpise!) for trusting Party Island Themed Events & Party Needs. We promise you that we will be honest and faithful business partners!

May Godbless us!

I'll be posting the Launch Party details as soon as we finalise everything.

*we will be sending the invites electronically*

To those who would like to attend, please PM us or email partyisland@gmail.com. We'll try our best to accommodate you! Priority will be given to those with children.

- April

We're giving some love this month of Feb! Here's our simple way of saying THANKS in advance for your support! CLICK ON THE IMAGE PLS.

Follow these steps and you're guaranteed to feel more stressed than if you had organized your party planning time and efforts better.
1. Four months before party: Daughter tells you the theme she would like for her birthday party. Tell her that the party is too far away to do anything about it. Forget about party for three and a half months.

2. Two weeks before party: Decide that party is really going to happen. Soon. Scramble to put together and send out invitations.

3. Sunday, five days before party: Realize this party is less than a week away and you haven't put together a preparations timetable. You'd better go shopping for party goods - immediately. Decide to "wing it" and not make a party shopping list.

4. Still Sunday: Go to local party supply store. Discover they don't have themed items you had intended to purchase. Mutter to self in disbelief that this store could be so poorly stocked. Since it's too late to order party supplies online, because you don't want to pay expedited shipping costs, improvise and purchase the items closest to theme. Pretend not to see the disappointed look on party girl's face.

5. Monday: Visions of party girl's disappointment return. Guilt strikes. Go to other local party supply store. Wander aisles in disbelief that two stores can be so poorly stocked. Leave store empty-handed.

6. Tuesday: Take children along to local warehouse club to buy food for party. Shop without food list. As cart becomes loaded with party and non-party food, realize guilt over poorly planned party will result in double-sized grocery bill. Leave store with lighter wallet, but return to good mother status.

7. Wednesday: Go to local bead shop to figure out theme-related craft for party. Find bead shop owner doesn't have theme-related beads. Still stumped over how stores can be so poorly stocked. In desperation, accept store owner's suggestion for alternative beading craft. Spend double the amount intended. Go to second craft store to purchase the remaining party craft supplies. Guess what? This store is also stocked inadequately. Why don't they have the pillowcases for your tie-dye project? Wander store in shock and accidentally purchase double of other items. Lucky you, now you have returns to make after the party. Follow this trip by going to two different supermarkets looking for theme related candy for goody bags. You guessed it, no luck.

8. Thursday: Go to discount department store to find the pillowcases required for craft. Whew - finally someone has the goods. Go back to first party store to purchase theme-related candy and guilt-induced, extra decorations. Purchase everything you can find remotely related to theme. Do I need to say it? Spend twice as much as intended on candy and other supplies.

9. Still Thursday: 8:00p.m. - 9:00p.m. - Assemble goody bags. 9:00p.m - 10:00p.m. - Bake cupcakes. 10:00p.m - 11:30p.m. - Bake cookies. Midnight - Fall asleep exhausted, with visions of tomorrow's to-do list rattling in head.

10. Friday - Party Day: Frost cupcakes. Do last minute clean-up for party. Wait for children to return from school to decorate together as promised. Decorate. Arrange party goods, snacks, set-up crafts, bark orders at husband (just why didn't he come home earlier?). Collapse. Relax. Ooops! Doorbell rings, no time to relax until tomorrow. What were you thinking?

Source: About.Com
Writer: Donna Pilato

AVOID THE STRESS. GIVE YOUR CHILD THE BEST!
CONTACT PARTY ISLAND THEMED EVENTS & PARTY NEEDS NOW!
PM us or email partyisland@gmail.com

Kia Ora! Thanks for visiting Party Island Online. I am currently overseas and will be back in Auckland sometime in March.

Take this opportunity to discuss with me (via email) your party concerns/needs... I could get you affordable party supplies whilst I'm here in Manila!

Since most of you are not Multiply users and cannot post private messages on this site, just send me an email (partyisland@gmail.com) stating the ff:

- Name and Contact Details
- Date of Party
- Type of Party (kiddie, baptismal, etc.)
- Theme (if you have no theme in mind, that's ok)
- Comments/Requests

The earlier you contact us, the better chances that we'll be able to give you lower prices

Party Supplies: Balloons, Personalised and Generic Invites, , Personalised Banners/Tarpaulin, Themed Plates/Utensils, Generic and Personalised Party Favours (i.e. toys, loot bags, backpacks -- see samples below)
Party Services: Theme Concepts, Coordination (venue, food, program), Party Activities (games, arts & crafts), Venue Set-Up



Please click HERE to see an example of a party we planned and set-up in Auckland :)

Party Island is managed by April Santayana and Lanie Bianca Lapus with the help of The Partyholics Support Team.


April Isla Santayana is based in Auckland and manages the operations of Party Island New Zealand. She is an AB Interdisciplinary Studies graduate of Ateneo de Manila University and holds an Advertising Diploma from Macleay College, Sydney, Australia. Prior to Party Island, April worked as a Marketing Officer and Customer Marketing Development Manager for Unilever Philippines. She also became an Asst. Trade Category Manager in Unilever New Zealand/Australasia. Her work involved planning and implementing events, promotions and campaigns. She is a mother of 2 beautiful children.

Lanie Bianca Lapus leads Party Island Philippines. She took up B.S. Psychology at the Ateneo de Manila University. Since show business runs in her family (the late Nida Blanca was her aunt, John Lapus is her cousin, and her older sister Karen was part of the all-female dance group Singles), she entered the entertainment industry first as a model and eventually she became a theatre/movie/television actress. She has been doing events, handling talents, producing shows and concerts since 2001.
Bianca also taught in a private pre school and then went to teach kids for charity through story telling. She has been involved in other charitable institutes such as The Philippine Red Cross and other national organisations. In 2007, together with some family and friends, Bianca put up the Bday Club.  Bianca has 2 handsome children.


Mitzi Sales Isla leads the food and arts part of the business. She is a Hotel, Restaurant and Institution Management graduate of De La Salle College of St. Benilde. A self-confessed foodie, she is good in baking pastries and cooking gourmet dishes. Her original Choco-Oatmeal cookies and Chocolate Lollipops have been a great hit amongst family and friends, thus forcing her to accept orders for special occasions. Aside from her culinary skills, Mitzi is also a trained tutor. She works very well with children. She has 2 lovely daughters. Mitzi is also a Glitter Tattoo Artist.

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                                        We at Party Island are excited to work with you!!!




                                                                     April, Bianca and Mitzi
                                                                               Party Island
                                                                      THE PARTYHOLICS
Details of Party Island Mom Reg shall be posted soon!