Child Party Planner - 9 Steps To A Successful Party
Why Run Around At The Last Minute?
By following these 9 steps your kid party planning experience
will be lots more fun.
You'll take the stress out of planning, make things easier on
your pocket book and you'll have a fun and successful party.
Give Yourself Plenty of Time
If at all possible, start putting together your child's party
several months in advance. This will give you plenty of time to
put everything together without having to run all over the place
at the last minute until you're worn out, stressed out and find
yourself saying "I'll be glad when this is over with."
Your Party Date And Time
Since it may not be practical to hold your child's birthday
party celebration on their actual birth date, you need to
consider a few things before deciding on the date of their
party.
Make sure your party date won't conflict with any holidays or
other events.
Also consider the best time of the day for your party.
After lunch will mean you won't have to serve food other than
snacks, cake and ice cream.
Your Birthday Party Theme
One of the most popular ways to celebrate a child's birthday is
with a theme related to something your child enjoys. A movie, a
TV show, a sport, hobby, general interest, or a favorite
character like a Disney character...
If your child likes Barbie, choose a Barbie theme, if your child
liked the movie Shrek, you can base an entire birthday on the
Shrek theme.
This is the perfect time to let your child become involved in
planning their party.
We encourage you to spend some quality time with your child
discussing which theme they are most interested in. But be sure
you agree with their choice before proceeding. Your child will
only be thinking about which theme will be the most fun, while
you need to also consider what may or may not be practical.
And once you and your child have decided on a kid birthday party
theme, everything else will fall into place.
Your Guest List
When considering your kid party planning, experts advise you
should invite one guest for every year of your child's age. This
keeps your party manageable. Other considerations include your
budget and the location of your party.
But the question of how many guests you should invite to your
birthday party can only be answered by you and your child... I
suggest you mainly consider your budget and your party
location... If you're comfortable with a house full of 20 kids
for your child's 8th birthday, then go for it!
Your Birthday Party Location
You may want to control your child's birthday party by holding
the celebration in your home and/or backyard. Or you may want to
consider having your birthday party at another location like a
local restaurant (where they do most of the clean-up) or a local
park, amusement part, zoo or some other fun location. To keep
your child party planning manageable, call any other locations
your considering in advance... You don't want to hear "we're all
booked up on that date."
Kid Birthday Party Invitations
Once you and your child have decided on a theme, your party
date, time, location and guest list, you can create or purchase
kid birthday party invitations involving your theme. Putting
together creative invitations is a great way to spend quality
time with your child. Let them help you pick out the invitations
or let them help make the invitations. And remember, your
invitations should be creative, fun and let your invited guests
know your party is going to be special.
Kid Birthday Party Food and Drinks
The first thing that comes to mind when you say "birthday Party"
is a birthday cake. You can purchase a ready made cake, have one
made especially for your party, or you can have a wonderful time
creating a special cake from an easy recipe that fits your
theme.
For other snacks and treats, keep your party theme in mind.
Kid Birthday Party Games and Activities
Put together a list of games and activities to keep your party
guests busy and having lots of fun.
You may also want to include quiet games, puzzles and other
activities designed to wind your party down so your guests will
go home a little less excited.
Birthday Party Thank You Notes
A day or so after your birthday party, sit down with your child
and send out thank you notes to each of your guests. This will
help to teach your child responsibility and how to thank their
friends for being kind enough to bring them a gift or birthday
card.
By following these 9 steps to a successful kid birthday party
your party planning will be so much easier and lots of fun.
For more information on planning your kid birthday party take a
look at Fun-Kid-Birthday-Parties.com