Packaway Parties Reviews 173

Liz at Packaway Parties is wonderfully communicative and efficient. We ordered the Harry Potter package for 12 girls aged 8-9. The resources enabled us to transform our home into a magical portal to Hogwarts. The itinerary and games provided were fairly simple to follow and gave us an action-packed two hours. We skipped one game in order to fit everything in comfortably, and to suit our guests.

As a parent, it was a sweet relief to be able to pack up all the party paraphernalia into one big box, which was collected by a courier, included in the price. In a culture where there's so much fast fashion and waste, it's good to know that the items will be used many times over and won't increase the clutter at home.

Although we are quite creative, we saved so much time by not having to collate and prepare the resources ourselves - and money too. The talking Dobby, plush Hedwig and Monster book were big hits and we would not have purchased them just for a party. The house flags and large Hogwarts picture gave the party room a real 'wow' factor and all the extra little props and costumes really accentuated the Hogwarts atmosphere. One child told her parents it was the best party she'd ever been to. All the children seemed to enjoy getting into character and stayed engaged throughout, even those who hadn't personally read or watched any Harry Potter. Sometimes I gave a bit of backstory to help give a context for the games.

We hired the sweet shop as an extra, which we had hidden upstairs. The children were so excited to bring their gold coins from the Monster book game, to find that Honeyduke's had landed in our box room. The backdrop provided looks very realistic! We used the sweets as their party bags.

As a handy hint, for the Hedwig game, if you know how to tie a highwayman's hitch knot then you can dangle the keys from strings, which release when pulled.

Also in hindsight, a bit of orange or brown food colouring in the cream soda would have given it a more authentic Butterbeer look.

A brilliant experience from start to end! We have just had the Roald Dahl party for my daughter’s 7th birthday for 16 of her friends. The games were all brilliant, and perfectly pitched to that age group. The props / costumes / prizes / instructions were all excellent and Liz was very easy to deal with. Would highly recommend.

Absolutely fantastic company. Kids parties made easy. We had a Lego party for my sons 6th birthday and Liz was great with communication. The massive kit arrived with huge amounts of party equipment and games. Plus a folder with detailed information on how to structure the day, what games to play and even supplied the prizes. All games were individually bagged and so very easy to make happen with a busy house of children. Incredible attention to detail and so well organised.
I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend packaway parties.
Thank you Liz for making a child very happy (and the parents too!)

I recently hosted the Packaway Lego Party for my son's 6th Birthday with 23 children and it was absoloutely brilliant!!. Liz from the start was great and really helpful, quick responses on all communication we had, any questions I had were answered straight away and the whole process has been flawless.
The attention to detail is amazing, as described you literally have everything you need in one big box to host an epic party. The delivery and collection process was so effortless and as its sent a few days before the party you can familiarise yourself with all the decorations and instructions. We had the deluxe package which included the pre- filled party bags which was a great option! The party instructions are so detailed, well thought out and clear to follow.
From start to finish its a fantastic concept and would highly recommend Packaway Parties and will be booking them again!

Really helpful box. We had a Harry Potter party and everything was included from decorations to wands and cloaks, and a game plan. There was an easy to follow, step by step guide. Everyone seemed to have fun.

We ordered the Lego Ninjago box for our 7 year olds birthday. Liz was very helpful, always replying to emails quickly and answering all of our queries in a friendly and easy to understand manner. We really felt that she, like us, wanted the birthday to be as fun as possible! The crate/box that arrived with the all the gear in it was very generous- enough decorations to fill the hall we hired. The games were easy to set up and instructions easy to follow. We liked the idea of being as sustainable as possible. It was good to be able to pack the decorations away and send them back to be used by someone else, as opposed to throwing them out. Price wise we found it good value for money. The children loved the games, costumes and decorations. Would, and have, recommended to others.

Our three year-old son and his friends loved their jungle party. Liz was incredibly helpful with my very last minute party organisation and went out of her way to oversee the delivery and include a snow leopard which my son had particularly requested. The games were great fun and not too stressful to organise and the decorations were lovely. Best of all it can pretty much all be reused again and again by different people. A great concept very well executed!

Excellent service from Liz throughout. The prty plan works very well and every little detail is taken care of. Quality of the props and toys and games was excellent. We all had a great time.

We hired Harry Potter party package and it was fantastic. Games, decorations etc were great. Children had an amazing time. I think the candles were the biggest hit. Second favourite was the hedwig key race. Third favourite was the pass the snitch and the book. Everyone loved the book of monsters! The party planner was very well written and easy to follow. I would definitely recommend it.

What a brilliant experience from start to finish! We had a wonderful lego themed party using Packaway Parties. The box contained everything we needed and more for a stress free, easy to manage party. We paid for the deluxe add on so even had invitations, party bags and themed cups / plates etc organised for us - a total god send. I was a bit concerned about the logistics of the box being delivered and returned but it was all so well organised and easy I needn't have worried at all. We will definitely use Packaway Parties next time we are planning a party. Thank you so much!

We ordered the Harry Potter party box for my son's 7th birthday and can't fault it - it really catered for everything. The decorations and outfits are brilliant and it is packed full of games that my son loved. I came across the website by chance when I was trying to find themed party decorations and am so glad that I did - the amount and quality of decorations and games are far superior to anything that I would have been able to cobble together. I thought the price was incredibly reasonable and love the sustainability aspect.
We added the Honeydukes sweetshop as an extra and that worked really well - the children loved getting a coin from the monster book of monsters to 'spend' there.
Communication was great and I have no doubt that we will be using Packaway Parties again - what a great business.

We have now used Packaway Parties 3 times and we cannot fault them. Everything you need for a great time is inside the box - decorations, game plans and resources, costumes.
You can choose to add party bags too, which are all eco.
The booking, delivery and returns are brilliantly organised and Liz's communication is great too. Highly recommend

My son had a great party! Everything that was needed was included in the package, no need to organise anything else other than food and party bags. Instructions very clear for the games.
The kids really enjoyed the challenges and games.
Very good communication from packaway parties. Would definitely recommend.
Thank you!

We have had a great experience with the Lego packaway party. We had a 8 year old party and they loved all the challenges which was supplied with the party

We are extremely happy with this service. For weeks, we were wondering what to do for our daughter's party. We knew what the theme would be and had a list of kids to invite but we had no activities or decorations planned out for the party. It was really stressing me out!

So I googled and found this service and I must say, it was fantastic.

It took away all the stress and worry of trying to figure out what to do for the party. Everything was delivered professionally and on time and we got everything we needed - and then some - to host a unique, memorable, and really fun party.

Thanks to this service, all props, decorations, and all activities were taken care of. We saved so much planning time! And likely money as well as buying everything we ended up hiring would have cost a fortune.

The kids had so much fun at our party, it's all they were talking about for days afterwards! I'd recommend this service for all parents, especially very busy ones like us, 100%.

We loved the convenience of the packaway party box idea and it exceeded our expectations. We went for the Harry potter theme and our daughter was blown away by all the attention to detail, which we could not have pulled off if we had done it ourselves! There is a lot to unpack and set up so you do need to allow time for this, you also need to familiarise yourselves with the games beforehand but once you’ve done that the party just flows naturally, all you need to do is follow the instructions! Such a brilliant idea for busy parents with limited capacity for planning and organising because Liz has done the bulk of it for you. I would definitely recommend Packaway parties to anyone looking for something a bit special and different to the normal party format.

Our Harry Potter packaway party was unbelievably amazing! The children absolutely loved all the games and were completely engaged for the full two hours. It was so easy for us not having to buy all the bits needed and I love that everything will get reused.

We absolutely loved our packaway party and, more importantly, our son and all his friends did too. The Lego-themed box was packed full of vibrant decorations for the house, and brilliant games to keep everyone entertained. If you're looking for a really innovative and fun way to organise a house party for your kids, I highly recommend you check this out. (Oh, and did I mention it's environmentally friendly too? Everything goes back in the box for collection by courier the next day. Extremely convenient!)

Such a unique idea. Just had my sons party and it was brilliant. Harry Potter theme so all the classics are there like Dobbie and Hedwig. I don't want to spoil but it was so interactive and fun.
I was looking for something a little different and very interactive and this is exactly what you get. My son was absolutely blown away.
Liz was so, so helpful in every way beforehand and the instructions were really thorough even though there's room to do things your way if you want.
Just make sure all the kids are expecting the theme.
Would give 6 stars if poss

My 5 year old loved his birthday party.
Liz is very swift in her communication and explained what it meant to hire the packaway box.

When the box arrived, it was all packed neat, clean and appropriate. There was an easy itenary list to follow which was great to check in items received and check items for returning. The box arrives at your door and taken away from your door, so no going out to collect or send back.

There was plenty of games. As the age range was 4-5 some were a little out there but we could adapt.

The children loved the obstacle course with the dinosaur space hoppers. Just we only got one set of dinosaur stilts, whereas we had two sets of everything else ( so it would have been expected that the obstacle course accommodated two teams) - so I had to leave them out.

The standard cost covers 12 children, I ordered for 15 (3.99 per extra child). We had a few no shows and maybe on reflection £4 for the extra bits to add for each child, was in my view a little bit much. Maybe offering £10 extra for 4 more children, then enables parents to feel more of a deal or incentive to add extra children.

Definitely recommend and I will be using this in the future.