Preparing a kids birthday party shouldn’t be nerve-racking if you have an idea of what you are doing. Here are a few tips to aid parents in a simple coordinated successful birthday party for their children. Just read this and you will being to see it will all work out.
~Decide on the theme. Depending upon the age of the youngster will give you thoughts about what ideas you will be using for the child. For one year olds, it’s better to choose a theme that everybody will associate with.
You can think up a common theme like character from a TV program or cartoon. For older kids, you will be able to inquire what they desire for their party. If they can not make up their mind, give them some ideas… For the boys, from a favorite book, or tv show, maybe a favorite sport. For the girls, maybe just really girly (princess, or tea party) or even their favortie sport or activity. After you have decided on your theme it is time to move to the next simple steps.
~Make a decision on how many geusts will be attending, this needs to includes kids and adults. This will be the the next most helpful thing in your stress free planning you can do. You can start with the immediate family members and extended family. Next the friends of your youngster. Recognizing the turn out will give you an approximation on how large the party is going to be, and how much preparation you are going to need to do.
~Figure out your venue… or where your party is going to be. For some parents, the home will meet all the needs of a small/medium party. If there are going to be tons of guests, it is best to find a location where there is plenty of space. You can consider the nearby park or a kid activity place. Where Iive there are places where kids can eat, play in huge padded jungle gym type place, also video games. You can also consider a bowling alley, maybe for the older ones. In choosing a venue, always note the convenience of the location for the guests.
~Decide on a good time. Birthday parties are commonly determined to be in the early afternoon on a weekend. You might want to get input from the potential guest on a good time for them, before you make out invitations. Another deciding facor is if you will be serving food or not.
~Do the invitation and give at least a two week notice. You can make your own invitations to save money. They don’t have to be extravagant, you can buy stickers with the theme you have chosen write them out, even let your child help. Sometimes it is cheaper to buy invites, but it is funner to make them… completely up to you and how you want the experience to go. It is crucial that you have them sent out with enough time for people to plan, and also all the info you want the invites to have for attending the part. Like time and date, is it a dress up party, tea party bring your own pretty tea cups, etc…
~Calling the parents of the invited children will help you communicate what you have planned or maybe need from the parents for the party to be a true stress free success. It will also give you a more solid number of how many plan to attend.
~ Decide on foods you plan to have at the party, and make a list. Contingent on the number of guests, you will be able to build a tentative list of the foods to be prepared. In the menu, make sure it is food that most will like, I wouldn’t go for fancy food that might not be so kid freindly.
~Make a list of supplies you will need for the whole party. Start with decorations, eating supplies, cleaning supplies, game supplies… obvioulsy depending on what you are doing for your party. If possible, decorate the venue a day ahead so you won’t have to worry about it when the date comes.
~Write out your agenda. If the party is going to be 2 hours, write out your 15 minute to 15 minute play. It doesn’t have to be exactly followed the day of but you will be pleasently surprised at how helpful it will be incase of down time. Younger guests can give you a hard time and this will save the day. It also helps when the kids know what is expected of them even if it is fun the whole time.
I hope this has helped, there is more on the site, that will give you more detail about things mentioned on this page for a stress free Party.
Happy Party Planning!
