Card & Party Giant Party Supplies Blog — Mother's Day
Spring Celebrations 0
I generally like to shop online, but when I shop in at the party store near me, it is always a pleasant surprise to find so many new items for the holidays or celebrations that are just around the corner. May has a plethora of opportunities for parties, decorating, and presenting balloon bouquets.
From Cinco de Mayo to Memorial Day, I count six events to celebrate, and that doesn't even account for the baby showers and bridal showers and bachelorette parties! Cinco de Mayo and Derby Day just passed, and this coming week is National Teacher Week when many families and schools will set up a beautifully decorated table to #ThankATeacher. In our store, graduation party supplies are tailored so families have access to the colors representing our local schools and include some specialty items (napkins and balloons) with school logos. Those planning a brunch or luncheon can find either Mother's Day party supplies or an array of patterned party supplies that are sure to brighten up the table and make serving and clean up an easy task. And while the newest designs are just starting to come in, soon the Patriotic party supplies will be an easy find throughout the store just in time to plan for Memorial Day!
So party on, patrons. Party on! And be sure to stop in and check out the newest patterns as you prepare for your May celebrations. We love our customers!
Welcome Customers! 0
Card & Party Giant is a friendly, family-owned and operated business with more than30 years’ experience. Located in Glenview, the party store serves its community with everything from holiday party decorations and seasonal party supplies to birthday party balloons and banners. Patrons from Evanston, Skokie, Northbrook, Wilmette, Des Plaines, Morton Grove, and various other local communities have discovered what Glenview residents have known for a long time – that Card & Party Giant is a great local party store.
Until you cross the threshold, it is impossible to imagine how much this party store has to offer. Newer customers from Evanston and Skokie have shared their surprise at the size of the store. The inventory is vast and constantly changing. The people who work at the store engage in a never-ending cycle of rotating one season or holiday’s inventory with an upcoming season’s products. Holiday greeting cards are in a never-ending cycle of rotation from New Year’s to Christmas, from Valentine’s Day and Easter to Mother’s and Father’s Day, and from Halloween, Thanksgiving back to Christmas. And, as party decorations from Easter are packed and stored, the graduation party supplies, First Holy Communion and the patriotic party decorations are on display to help patrons prepare for the spring and summer party season.
If you’re hosting a party, stop in. We’ll be at Card & Party Giant on the west side of Waukegan Avenue, just south of Lake Avenue in Glenview. If you like our store and are a Google member, we’d love an online review. As a small, local business, service is our business!
We look forward to meeting new customers every day!
Spring is Party Time!! 0
Thinking spring? When I think spring, I think of warmer days, sunshine, gusty winds and occasional rain. I picture the daffodils and tulips make their first appearances and the trees sprouting the early green buds that will later provide the canopy of green. I think of early morning coffee on the deck or in the three-season room and I can hear the birds chirping their glorious tune of hope. Growing up, my mom had us take the linens outdoors to air out just as soon as the weather warmed enough to allow it. Pillows were either hung on the backyard clothes line or assembled on the picnic tables. And how does all this relate to a party store? Well, I think spring is as much about preparing flower beds as it is about planning Holy Communion parties, wedding showers and the like.
Throughout the course of our history, June was wedding season and spring is wedding shower season. There are so many beautiful elegant designs available for these wedding shower parties. The fancy plates and service ware are just the beginning. Streamers, banners, balloon bouquets, champagne flutes and an assortment of party favors can make any day special.
Another popular party theme coming our way soon is First Communion. Most children make their first Holy Communion during April or May when the weather is just warm enough to allow the children to form their processional outdoors but not quite warm enough to promise an outdoor party. Families gather around the table where decorations and table ware, colored streamers and balloons help to set the scene for a picture-perfect event.
And while our Christian friends enjoy Easter as one of their major family gatherings, many of our Jewish friends will be preparing for Passover which occurs a little later in April this year. But whether it is Easter or Passover, the family meal is at the center of the holiday. Both offer families an opportunity for making memories they and their children and grandchildren will fondly recall throughout their lives.
Other famously celebrated spring holidays include St. Patrick’s Day when people dress up, don Irish buttons, green suspenders, shamrock ties and the like – or Purim when people don their Purim costumes and gather with noisemakers to stamp out the evil Haman.
Before you lose an hour of sleep on Saturday, March 12th, think Spring and check out our selection of floral designed napkins and tableware, St. Patrick’s Day party supplies, Purim costumes and Purim accessories, and all the other spring-themed party favorites.
Lazy Days of Summer 0
The “lazy days of summer” conveys the idea that it’s just too hot to get out and do things. Not true in the retail world. A casual observer may not see it, but so much happens behind the scenes to stay ahead of the cycle of seasons and holidays to keep patrons coming back. Watching the store undergo constant rotations of on-the-floor inventory is an amazing sight. In the past three or four months, Easter rolled up as Mother and Father’s Day roll out. Graduation party supplies took front and center stage only to move a little further back and finally be packed up to make room for the patriotic party goods that are popular for 4th of July celebrations. The cycle continues as summer party accessories take up a fair amount of floor space next to beautifully displayed elegant entertaining plates, napkins, and glassware perfect for your summer brunch or afternoon tea party.
Unless you are a regular in-store customer, there is no way to appreciate the constant change and continuous flow of moving merchandise to cater to the patron’s needs. And this doesn’t even account for the constant restocking of balloons or the aisles where birthday party supplies or everyday ware are located. What you see is a never-ending cycle necessary to keep Card & Party Giant’s inventory fresh, restocked, and seasonally appealing.
So, there are no lazy days of summer. While August may not see as much foot traffic – though we stay ready for your patronage - the activity never stops. Time is used preparing for end-of-summer parties and for Halloween. As parents get kids ready for back-to-school, CPG is readying its inventory of costumes for both in-store and online sales. The staff are to be commended for their attention to detail, their understanding of local values and preferences, and their diligence to keeping inventory appealing and restocked. It is a daunting task, but small family-owned businesses like CPG rely on highly professional folks to do it with the ease that comes of experience. Unlike large corporate competitors, CPG cannot rely on a large advertising budget. Rather it thrives through word-of-mouth of the satisfied north shore customer from Evanston and Glencoe, Glenview and Northbrook, Lake Forest and Highland Park, Skokie and Wilmette, Morton Grove and Niles, and places north, south, east and west of CPG’s store at 1318 Waukegan Road, Glenview, IL.
Please stop by today to see what’s in stock. CPG is a family-friendly store that caters to its local community.
Card & Party Giant, a “Giant” of a party supply store 0
Card & Party Giant (“the Giant”) is a family-owned business that’s been around for a good long time. It is part of the Glenview community, a treasure now located on north Waukegan Road, but originally founded in 1989 to specialize in party goods and costumes. It’s true the Giant has not been around as long as, oh let’s say, the Glenview House that was built in 1878. Nor is the Giant as old as the Village of Glenview itself which was incorporated in 1899. But then again, you were more likely to find a dry goods store than a party supply store back before the turn of the last century.
We’re here now, and for the past few years the Giant has been located in what was the former Clipper’s Toy Store location, just south of Lake Avenue on the west side of Waukegan Road. From street view, the size of the store is quite deceiving. It takes a walk inside to get a real sense of the available inventory and just how much space the store has to offer everything from party platters and decorations, balloons and banners, to costumes and accessories. We hope you’ll stop in soon to check out our supply of elegant entertaining items, birthday party supplies, specialty party items from wedding showers to graduation parties, greeting cards (including Father’s Day cards), costumes, and more, more, more!
A Mother's Day Remembrance 0
Mother's Day is just around the corner. In all likelihood if you have children aged five or older you already own a precious coupon book with promises to do certain chores. Your wall is adorned with a plaster imprint of your child's hands probably done sometime during the kindergarten year. And, I'm guessing the kids are already starting to whisper in dad's ear with ideas for how they will celebrate you on May 10th.
In my family, we celebrated Mother’s Day with simple traditions. There may have been a small gift, perhaps a bouquet of flowers, some balloons, Mother's Day cards, or hand-made coupon books. Often the day began with breakfast specially prepared by the children and served before the parents got up. And whether store bought or hand-made, the cards and gifts from the children were a special treasure. My mom saved most of her cards over the years, even those received from her adult children. And believe me she had plenty of cards as I am one of eight children! Personally, while I did not have the pleasure of such a large family, I did receive some lovely cards from my sons over the years, and I continued the tradition, of saving many of these notes and cards given by my children.
One Mother’s Day card I have and keep dear was from when one of my sons was a young teenager. He gave me the most beautiful Mother’s Day card I had ever seen. The sentiment was so touching that tears welled up in my eyes as I read it. And now for the stinger - when I told my son how much I loved the card and how it made me feel, he, in typical teenage-boy oblivion, told me he didn’t know what the card said! He just liked the picture. I had an awakening; he got a life-lesson lecture. After explaining that most women read read a card and believe it was picked it out especially for them, I stressed the importance of reading the card himself, especially one bought for a girl in his life.
He may not have intended the sentiment expressed in the greeting card, but he gave me a lasting and fond memory. To this day I get a good laugh when I come across that Mother’s Day card. I know that whether he read the card or not at least he thought about me. He made the effort of going to the store and bought a card for me. He made my breakfast and spent the day with me. And for all those things and oh so many more I am a grateful mother.
For all moms out there, I hope this Mother's Day is a truly special one for you.
