We first heard about The Sick Children’s Trusts plans to hold Big Chocolate Tea Parties on its website in July and straight away we decided we wanted to hold one after staying at Acorn House with our daughter at Christmas.
Our original plan was to invite a few family and friends to the house but before long it had developed into hiring a hall, children’s entertainers, local press, radio and inviting the town mayor!
The planning and preparation went fairly well and we had a good response from various businesses with regards to raffle prizes. Two days before the tea party we met Shaun Udal (former England test cricketer) who kindly donated four tickets to see a game of cricket at Lords in 2010 – what a star!
The main problem we came across was the lack of teacups and side plates, we didn’t manage to get any arranged until three days before the party which was a slight worry.
Three days to go and the big bake started! Eggs, flour, marg and of course chocolate filled the kitchen. I think the oven breathed a sigh of relief when Sunday afternoon came and it finally was switched off. My mum was a huge help and she made some fantastic looking cupcakes which unfortunately nobody got to taste them as she had a slight accident which resulted in them covering the hall floor! Our neighbour and close friend Myles, was also a big help - he made his very first cake especially for the cake stall which was marketed as “man made” and sold to his brother in law to be.
The Big Chocolate Tea Party was a big success and we raised £420. We thoroughly enjoyed organising it and are just so pleased that we have been able to give a little something back after finding Acorn House and The Sick Children’s Trusts such an invaluable facility when our daughter Amelia was so poorly. She has thankfully since made a full recovery and is back to her normal cheeky self!
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