Celebrations is a wholesale party supplies store. Floor to ceiling of tinsel, sparkles and plastic…read more Personally, I find it a bit depressing but each to their own... Celebrations also have a tonne of themed stuff for kids parties - party favour bags, birthday hats, paper plates, cups and the like. If you're throwing a Frozen themed party then this is most definitely your jam. They also sell and fill helium balloons.

rude service. helium balloon for baby shower didn't even last the car journey home. when I asked…read moreabout the colour confetti inside a party popper that said it was gold, the staff reassured me it was gold and not blue or pink. we found at the time of the gender reveal it was actually pink not gold. super disappointed, don't recommend

Look Sharp is fantastic! It is the ultimate 'go to' place when you are in need of anything!…read moreAbsolutely perfect if you have a costume party coming up, if you need storage containers, baking tins, hair accessories, material, art and painting supplies, ANYTHING! I could spend so much time and money unnecessarily in this store! I have had a decent look around the store and I am yet to find something that is unreasonably priced. Look Sharp are great at being up today with 'festive' events coming up. Christmas, Easter, St Paddy's day, even valentine's day! Look Sharp is your one stop shop! Pop on it and check it out! EVERYTHING is there!

Carlton is a big player in the party hire business. They have lots of stock, but have become…read moreobnoxious to deal with. Our most recent order was very large, worth several hundred dollars. After returning everything carefully cleaned, counted, and in good order, they alleged one fork was missing -- and sent us an additional invoice for $6.32 for that single fork. This plainly overstates the replacement value and will strike most people as petty in the circumstances. In the end, we decided to pay up to avoid further unpleasantness. Although we have used this company often in the past we will not do so again.

I've always been a fan of mobile farms. As a child the best birthday parties, in my opinion, were…read morealways those where Ronald MacDonald mobile farms and pony rides were the central focus. Even as an adult, my love of these mobile farms has remained intact. A few weeks ago there was a Market Day in Ponsonby, and in the front of the Pumpkin Patch store on Ponsonby Road was Farmer Paul and his mobile pets. I was ecstatic. An enclosure had been erected in the store and there was literally about 30 or 40 animals in it. Rabbits, guinea pigs and rat everywhere! And, one of the rabbits was enormous. Bonnie, the Flemish giant rabbit was super cuddly and you had to hold her like a baby she was so heavy! Farmer Paul himself was a classic 'kiwi bloke' - hat, singlet, stubbies and gumboots, and he and his partner Tracey were great with both the animals and the kids who happily crowded around the enclosure and petted the animals. I would recommend Farmer Paul and his Mobile Pets and Pony Rides not only for littlies birthday parties, but also school fairs and community markets. The whole experience was brilliant!