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Parties New Party Themes Diy Slime Krazy Karaoke Hello Party Planner, our menu is interactive so click away! Extras PARTY THEMES exclusive to JBE Customise your party! NEW PARTY THEMES Please note areas 5km out of Ndabeni, Cape town may be charged a delivery fee. All our parties include at least 2 trained entertainers, music, Extra Lighting speakers, all equipment for games and prizes! (if specified) R600 DIY SLIME Goodie Bag (take home) Disco Diva & Dudes 2019 Get ready to dance and play games till you R50 / child drop, to all the latest pop music! Kiddies Table KRAZY KARAOKE R100 (seats 4/ 6 standing) Summer Splash 2019 Think water balloons, buckets with holes and relay Kiddies Chair THEATRE KIDZ races . Grab your cossie, its going to get crazy! R40 / each Custom Invitations AWESOME ATHLETICS Science Whizz Safety glasses on and listen carefully, because R250 you are about to make an experiment! Sweet Table Party SOLE SURVIVOR Printables R60 Win it in a Minute 2019 A combination of festive relay races using every Party Cups x 20 (paper) day objects! Which team will finish within the minute! R50 POP UP CINEMA Party Plates x 20 (paper) R100 Mini Masterchef Time to put on your chef hat and apron for some NEW Pop Up CinemaSILENT The relaxing partyDISCO under the stars cooking fun. Mystery ingredient desserts, invention challenges & more! Customised Printed or in your garage at home. Including dinner for the kids! Bunting A4 R450 NEW Silent disco The ultimate disco with no noise! The best party Disney Princess/Prince Party The perfect party for a little prince or princess PAMPER ME PRETTY entertainment ever! who loves music, crown making and dancing. Whether they are a fan of Snow Paper Straws x 20 R30 NEW Pamper Me Pretty The ultimate pamper and pyjama party for White or Elsa, we can make your little prince/princess’ dreams come true! Stress Free party fee/ any tween girl! FEAR FACTOR R1500 Coordinator NEW Fear Factor Is fear a factor for you? Check out our new fear factor Circus Fair 2019 “Ladies and gentlemen! Step right up!” Face painting, relay party withAMAZING thrilling games. RACE gold coins, prizes and loads of circus games. A party not to be missed! Helium Balloons (excl delivery) R16 ea NEW Amazing Race Set out on an amazing race challenge with your friends. Tasks, clues and road blocks will help you get to your end The X Factor Gather your friends, warm up your voice and get your dancing destination. shoes on! It’s time to perform for all your friends. The competition is on! Contact Details We’d love to hear from you! [email protected] 021 286 7696 PARTIES My Music Video A superstar of your own music video! Choose your favourite song and dance along with your friends as your back up dancers. *Important Info Please note If a jumping castle or alternative entertainment is available, this acts as a huge distraction and may effect the overall success of your party. Important Info Parties in areas 5km + out of Ndabeni will be charged a Thank you for understanding. respective travel fee for our entertainers transport. DIY GLITTER SLIME CATERED FOR KIDS Turning 6 - no age limit... we all love slime (we change the games to suit the ages) Duration: 1,5 hours (including time for breaks- cake can be done at the end) Includes: • 3 or more scientists/entertainers • Take home slime containers • Hire of science goggles, disposable aprons • Hire of table cloths for tables (tables not included) • All slime equipment • Speaker & the latest music • A small prize for each child • Musical games Summary: On arrival, children will write their names on their slime tubs and find a station. Each child will make their OWN slime. When all children have arrived, our scientists will teach the kids how to make their very own slime. When complete, the scientists will play games with the kids for the remainder of the 90 minutes. A prize for each child at the end. + Add: Hire of Tables R100 each | Goodie Bags R50 each | Party Printables on sweet table R600 | Customised Bunting R450 | Additional 30 minutes of games from R350 Children: up to 20 21-30 kids 31-40 kids 41-50 kids Price excl VAT: R3600 ex VAT R3800 ex VAT R4050 ex VAT R4250 ex VAT Indoor or outdoor area . Tables are not included. We also require Requirements use of water as well as a surface for our entertainers to put the slime equipment on. NEXT PAGE MENU KRAZY KARAOKE TWEENZ Turning 10 and upwards (16 kids max) Duration: 2 hours (including time for breaks and cake) Includes: • 3 entertainers • Choice of 10 songs • Sound system, laptop and microphones x4 • Musical games • Props • TV with HDMI port is required for this party • Glitter “festival” make-up Summary: On arrival festival make-up will be applied on the tweenz, should they wish. They will then begin with a warm up song. After the warm up tweenz will be broken up into groups where each group gets to rehearse a song of their choice. The song is then performed by the group. The birthday child then gets to shine at the end with a solo performance with their friends standing in as their back up singers. Ideal for tweenz who have already done our Music Video and X factor parties. + Add: Party packs R50 | Add on prizes R10 each | Disco light package R600 (Recommended) Children: up to 10 11-16 kids Price excl VAT: R3900 ex VAT R4200 ex VAT Indoor area with a TV which has an HDMI port, for the girls to read the Requirements words of the songs. NEXT PAGE MENU Theatre Kidz Party CATERED FOR TWEENZ Turning 8 - 13 years old (not for groups larger than 30 kids) Duration: 2 hours (including time for breaks and cake) Includes: • 3/4/5 entertainers (depending on amt of kids) • Craft for the “performance” • Hire of sound system • Musical games • All props and dress up items • Theatre Games Summary: Bring your favourite musical to life. This is the opportunity to sing, dance & act your heart out! You can even design your own props. So if you want to do the Stricken Chicken like Tracy Turnblad or Bop to the Top like Sharpay Evans - this is the party for you with our mixture of theatre games and performance! Four mini workshops are set up at the venue- 1) singing/karaoke 2) acting/theatre games 3) dance class 4) craft/prop making 5) rehearsal space = Final show at the end of 2 hours!! + Add: Prizes R10 each | Goodie bags R50 each Children: up to 20 21-30 kids Price excl VAT: R4800 ex VAT R5200 ex VAT Indoor or outdoor area with various areas to create workshops. Requirements NEXT PAGE MENU SOLE survivor TWEENZ Turning 8 - 13 years old Duration: 2 hours (including time for breaks and cake) Includes: • 3 or more entertainers • Active games and challenges • All game equipment • A small prize for each child at the end • Portable sound system Summary: Based on the TV show Survivor, this party allows kids to help their tribe outwit, outplay and outlast the other team through a series of active games and challenges to determine which tribe will be the sole survivor. Prizes included at the end of the challenges. + Add: Goodie Bags R50 each | Customised printables R600 | Children: up to 20 21-30 kids 31-40 kids Price excl VAT: R3600 ex VAT R4000 ex VAT R4400 ex VAT Big outdoor area Requirements NEXT PAGE MENU Awesome Athletics CATERED FOR KIDS Turning 7 or older (girls and boys) Duration: 2 hours (including time for breaks and cake) Includes: • 3 or more entertainers • Active games • Portable sound system • A prize for each child Summary: Think summer splash without the splash. Our brand new, drought friendly, team based, two hour party expect an energetic vibe, endless activity and non stop fun! From more traditional games like sack race to brand new games like Coke and Pepsi and Fly, we offer it all. Suitable for boys and girls this party will keep them entertained and having fun! + Add: Goodie bags R50 | Customised Bunting R450 Children: up to 20 21-30 kids 31-40 kids Price excl VAT: R3600 ex VAT R3800 ex VAT R4000 ex VAT Requirements Big outdoor area / field NEXT PAGE MENU Pop-Up Cinema- Movie Night TWEEN’S Turning 8 - 13 years old Duration: 2.5 hrs • 2 or more entertainers • Home made pizza making with toppings • Hire of blanket per child booked and paid for Includes: (each child makes their own, all ingredients • Supervision of kids during movie included as well as take home box) • Set up of screen with projector and sound • Set up of mobile screen 8’x6’ • NB- movie is provided by you • Projector, sound & DVD player incl technician Summary: On arrival kids will make their own pizza from scratch. While the pizzas are cooking, the movie begins. When pizzas are cooked they are served during the movie to all the chefs. + Add: Goodie Bags R50 each | Popcorn machine & Slush machine - operator required | Children: up to 20 21 to 30 31-40 Price excl VAT: R7500 ex VAT R8500 ex VAT R9500 ex VAT Requirements Either outdoors in your garden under the stars, or in a garage. “Team at Jellybean were incredible! Great communication before & during the event, easy to work with, creative & focussed. I couldn’t recommend them more” NEXT PAGE MENU The real Silent Disco for Divas & Dudes TWEEN’S & BAR/BAT MITZVAHS Duration: 2hrs (including time for cake and breaks) • 2/3/4 or more entertainers including a DJ • Glitter make up & Metallic tattoos Includes: • Latest music • Each child receives a 3 channel head set • Musical games, dance coordination & fashion • A prize for each child booked and paid for show • Dress up clothes & dancing props & glow sticks • Microphone and mixer • Choice of 2 lights from our lighting package Summary: On arrival kids receive an option of glitter make-up or tattoos, after 20 minutes or so the musical games and dancing begins but no noise is heard.
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