Everyone holds parties, some formal such as weddings, christenings and other major religious milestones, there are also the less formal, more casual parties such as retirement, birthday, anniversary, Holy Communion, Confirmation, engagement, hen parties, summer barbeques and themed parties just for fun.  

There are ethnic celebrations like St Patrick’s Day, Chinese New Year, Independence Day, Bastille Day, etc. and sporting celebrations such as when friends gather to watch their favourite ball game, golf, tennis or any other sport that gives an excuse for a party.

Seasonal celebrations such as Christmas, New Year and Halloween are probably the ones most people celebrate annually.

It follows that everybody needs a good one stop party shop to buy all their catering, decorating and celebration requirements.

Some of these are the little things that many hosts tend to forget until the last minute:

- Pre-party items for instance, invitations, cake moulds, cake stands or boards, roll out icing and cake toppers.
- Disposable tableware such as table covers, plates, cups, cutlery, drinking glasses, drink - accessories like straws and decorations and napkins.
- Ornamental tableware like foil spray centre pieces, confetti, doilies, floating candles, tiered cupcake stands and cake stands.
- Room decoration could include balloons, banners, bunting, streamers, spirals and lights.
- Fun items such as party cannons, piñatas, sky lanterns, glow sticks, jokes and gadgets.
- Personal party items such as costumes, masks, wigs, face & body paint, glasses, silly string, coloured hairspray and costume accessories.

This may seem like a very long and expensive list and it is if you were to buy it all at once but it’s easy to build up your store of the above items if you were to purchase a few items for each party and box they away as you do with Christmas decorations until next needed.  

To gather this kind of party stock it’s essential to locate a good party supplies shop that has an online store where you can drop in or order online at will, knowing they will have the stock to deliver.