A Stress Free Guide to Planning a Children’s Party
By Kath / January 9, 2013 / No Comments / Uncategorized
Planning your first children’s party needn’t be stressful. Here are a few tips to ensure you are on top of the basic party essentials.
Venue
When planning a children’s party, the first step is to decide on a venue. There are plenty of options but it will of course depend on the size of the party and your budget. If you want to save money, you could host the party at home. If you a have a large garden, you could have a picnic and still have room to play party games.
Ready Filled Party Bags
Planning a children’s party can be time consuming but there are a number of ways to save time when it comes to party bags. Rather than painstakingly filling each party bag with sweets, toys and stickers, purchase ready filled party bags online and save time and money. You can go order ready filled party bags and still choose from a wide variety of toys, sweets and fun surprises.
The Menu
Once all of the preliminary preparations are out of the way, it is time to tackle the menu. First you will need to know how many children will be attending the party and then you will need to consider any dietary requirements that you may have to adhere to. The type of food you choose can make or break the party. Sandwiches cut into fun shapes go down a treat as do cheese cubes and party rings. If you want to get creative, why not have all of the little ones make their own pizza?
Entertainment
Having a form of entertainment during a kid’s party can play an important role in keeping all the guests engaged. You can plan it in accordance with the age and interests of the people attending the party. Some options include hiring a balloon artist or a clown, setting up an inflatable slide or a bounce house, having a magic show, etc. You can also have games like a scavenger hunt or races, or set up a face painting booth. There are many options to choose from.
Go Big
Your kid’s birthday parties are limited, because once they’re in the double digits age chances are they’re not gonna be into big colorful parties anymore, so while they’re still little, you have an opportunity to go big. Have the party at a theme park, or if you’ve got the space in your backyard, then put up a stage for performances, hire an inflatable castle (perhaps from this Perth bouncy castle company), create a playpen for the kids, and so on. The limit is your imagination and your budget, and the idea is, you should go as big as you can.
Birthday Presents
Of course no party would be complete without a birthday present. If you are looking for inspiration the internet is a great place to start your search. Put a budget in place before you begin and this will help you to not only narrow down your search but it will also help you not to overspend. The most popular birthday presents for children and toddles in 2013 include Toddler balance bikes, Angry Birds building sets, Leap Pads and anything Dora Explorer.