[Margaret Pilkington]

I think tha today's children's birthday parties are a way of 'showing off'....each party being more lavish than the last.
Gone are the days when you could get away with bloated paste sandwiches(did anyone ever eat those) washed down with Kia-ora and jelly and Carnation for after....with a bit of sponge cake wrapped up to take home.
If the party was a bit posh, then there might be fairy cakes decorated with jelly tots.
Not having been to any parties myself....all this is hearsay.