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Circus party rumoured for Suri

MUMMY'S GIRL: Katie Holmes with Suri, who turns five on April 18. from: www.stuff.co.nz 07/04/2011 Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes are reportedly planning to stage a £13,000 (NZ$27,500) circus at their home for daughter Suri's birthday. The tot turns five on April 18 and her parents are determined to treat her to a lavish party. They have decided to give the bash a circus theme according to British newspaper The Sun, and have arranged for elephants and giraffes to be brought to their Beverly Hills home. Suri can't get enough of the story Alice in Wonderland at the moment, so her mother and father have also organised actors dressed in outfits from the classic tale to be present. "Suri loves Alice so they're going to deck out their home exactly like the fantasy," a source told the publication. "They want to make it extra special for her." Among the guests who will be joining in the fun are David and Victoria Beckham and their sons Brooklyn, 12, Romeo, eight, and six-year-old Cruz. Earlier this week, Holmes downplayed plans for Suri's special day. She said she was in the process of planning a series of treats for her daughter, who had already asked if she could have her friends over to play. "This is my favourite day of the year, so we're going to have a little tea party," she told Ryan Seacrest. "She wants a piñata and her girlfriends to come over for swimming. And we're going to make a cake together."