charlie and lola

"I have this little sister Lola, she is small and very funny!" Charlie is 7 years old. He likes playing football, making race cars and rockets. He also likes Lola, his younger sister. Lola makes him laugh alot. Lola is four, but very nearly five. She likes pink milk, chimpanzees and her best friend Lotta. She doesn't like mushrooms, numbers bigger than 10 or itchy jumpers and she will not ever, NEVER eat a tomato. Lola loves her brother Charlie. Together they can go anywhere and be anything. Lola says: "Birthdays are my favourite and my best!"

INVITATION

This is actually my party
Visit the BBC website for Charlie & Lola images and fashion your own invitations and other stationery items like place cards, thank you tags and cards. Here is an example of a fill in invitation that we did.

INTRODUCTION

At the front door, pathway as well as party room decorate with Charlie and Lola balloons and bunting! Available in store now.

DECORATIONS

Wall Stickers
Re-create the Charlie and Lola adventures in the party room! These easy and fun to apply self adhesive wall stickers will be perfect for the wall, and when it's time for the party to end just peel off to remove. You will find all of your favourite Charlie and Lola characters here in this pack online at amazon.com.

Giant Butterflies
Make your own authentic Charlie Lola butterflies to flit all around the room!

MATERIALS
Cardboard
Scrapbooking or wrapping paper
Glue
Pencil
Scissors
Clear fishing line
Sticky Tape
Prestik

DIRECTIONS
Cut out tear drop shapes from cardboard to make a template.
Glue together one piece of cardboard with scrapbooking paper on either side.
Trace around the template onto the scrapbooking paper sandwich.
Cut out the butterflies.
Attach fishing line to the butterflies with sticky tape.
Then stick the fishing line to the ceiling with Prestik.

TABLE

This Table is Tops
Your table is complete and done in minutes with our bright ladybug paper tablecloth, butterfly paper napkins and butterfly table scatter - so follow Lola's instructions and "Throw this all over everywhere!".

MENU

I will not ever eat a tomato
For something savoury:
Skewer cherry tomatoes with cheese balls.
Vegetable crudites with a cheesy dip

Sweet treats
Strawberry and melon fruit kebabs
Ladybug Chocolates
Pink Doughnuts
Cupcakes with Charlie and Lola
cut-outs or stickers on bamboo skewers
as toppers

Pink Milk
Pink milk is Lola's favourite and her best, so be sure to make lots and lots for all the little Lola's at heart. Here alongside is the recipe from the lady herself.

Other pink drinks may include:
Pink lemonade
Strawberry fruit juice
Grapefruit sparkling or still water

Decorate with pink coloured straws and cut out motifs - like these photos of doughnuts.

FUN & GAMES

Story Time
As a break in between activities, or while lunch is getting ready, have an adult sit everyone in a circle and read one of the Charlie & Lola story books.

TV Time
Watch an episode of Charlie and Lola. They are short and it is the perfect wind down before the kids go home.

I absolutely must do colouring-in now
Visit the bbc/cbeebies website for amazing activities which require very little supplies but tons of fun!

Paper dolls of the characters to colour in and dress up.
Making your own activity book (which includes easy make your own musical instruments)
Lola's mobile
Charlie's rocket

GUESTBOOK

My Collection of Photographs
A red Charlie and Lola photo album is perfect for your collection of photographs. It holds up to 48 10 x 15cm photos in acid-free archive quality sleeves. Purchased online through www.amazon.com. Or cover your own photo album in red paper and decorate with Charlie & Lola stickers.

FAVOURS

Ladybug Lucky Packets
Fill our colourful Charlie & Lola paper bags with colouring-in crayons or pencils, sweets and chocolates - especially those shaped as ladybugs. Charlie & Lola sticker books can be purchased and divided up between the bags and handed out as small prizes.

Butterfly Hairpins

MATERIALS
Paper for template
Pencil
Fabric scraps
Fine gauge wire
Fabric glue
Needle
Pencil
Scissors
Bobby pins

DIRECTIONS
Cut out a tear drop template from paper. Place this on the fabric, and cut out two for each hairclip. Loop wire along to fit within the edges of the cut out wings. Stick between the two pieces of fabric. Sew the centre of the wings using the fine gauge wire around the bobby pins. The wire makes them especially bendy so the wings will stand up on ones head when worn.