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