Birthday picnic in Brisbane

A birthday in a park beats a booked-out restaurant: everyone fits, the kids can run, and the photos look like a magazine. You bring the cake and the people.

Tell us the colours and the age — a 30th is styled differently from a 7th — and we match the runner, flowers and balloon garland. The cake stand add-on gives the cake a proper home and everyone a plate and fork.

Groups of 7–10 fit on one long set-up; over 10 we add tables and rugs so no one is sitting on the grass. For a backyard birthday, the DIY kit is the easy option: collect it the day before and set it up at home.

Popular parks: Roma Street Parkland (shade and a playground nearby), New Farm Park (space for big groups), Orleigh Park in West End (riverside, easy parking).