“Do you remember when a child’s party was jelly, cakes and pass the parcel and the going home present was a bit of cake wrapped in a serviette? Well, if you do remember you must be a proper grown-up because things changed quite some time ago,” writes Jayne Dawson of the Yorkshire Evening Post on Sandra Wallis, “the woman who can fix anything for your child's birthday bash”.

Organising a successful party is a big responsibility for a busy mum or dad and there’s so much to consider in the planning process. Does your child want a themed party; and if so, where do you purchase all the matching equipment from? How many children should you invite? What about the venue, i.e. beach, village hall, home, zoo or secret location? Do you have a fall back position? How will your guests reach their venue, i.e. by stretch limo, coach or car? When and how long will your party last – what’s the norm? How should you cater for your guests, vie sit down meal or buffet style and what should you provide, vie organic, vegetarian options, etc?

I will help you plan all of this and much more, vie you will need to consider your options from the list of activities available and decide on a formatted programme of events to cover eating, drinking, prizes, favors, etc.

Once the party is booked, I will then meet you and 'hopefully' the birthday boy or girl to discuss your thoughts and establish your child’s individual likes and dislikes before making any party suggestions.

It is so important that this meeting teases out the right solutions to make your child’s birthday party a memorable event. I am confident that this can be achieved, and I am happy to work with you on a fixed budget or an open budget.

I am keen to provide healthy food for children, which limit the use of E-numbers, sugars, saturated and trans fats. I am also aware of Health and Safety precautions, i.e. removal of toothpicks from food before serving to children under five, written notices on any foods containing nuts, supervision of games, especially the fast removal of burst balloons.