Kids Party Planner…

Who doesn’t like planning parties, especially kids parties? You get to show your creative side, you get to have friends and family around, you get to go shopping, and you get to wrap and give presents. I love to do all of these things because I love to give to others, and it makes me feel good when I see that others are happy. Planning a party isn’t just throwing an event together; it’s putting all your time and effort into one thing to make it a memorable time for that one kid on their special day. Everybody has their own way of planning a party, but these are the steps that I would take to plan a great party.

First, you would start a task list to help keep you organized and to jot down all of your steps in the way that you are going to get everything completed. The list would include all of your guests, the invitations, the place where you are having the party at, the theme, etc.

Second, you should have a head count for all the adults who would be attending your party. You should then have picked out your invitations and filled them out. Make sure when you send out your invitations that you send them out far enough in advance for them to mark their calendar. Dos for picking a place to have the party at would be. Make sure you pick a non smoking room, make sure there is no bar attached to the facility, be sure that the room is safe for toddlers as well as for kids and no breakable knickknacks out if you are having the party at somebody’s house.

Third, now that you have figured out how many guests are going to be attending your party, you should then figure out how long your party is going to be.

Fourth, whenever you are throwing a party, you should decide what time of day it’s going to be, morning, afternoon or early evening. The time of day will dictate what your menu should be. It’s always a great idea to feed your guests and especially the kids, so they aren’t just hyped up on ice cream and cake.

Fifth, you would make sure you have a place picked out, if it’s going to be inside or outside. The number of guests who will be attending your party and your budget will determine where you are having it. If the child is old enough to make choices within reason, they will have some say in planning. Here are a few places you can choose to have a party at, such as Chuckey Cheeses, Funtasia, Family Fun Center, the park, your house, Wild Waves, Burger King and McDonalds, but don’t limit your choices because there are plenty of other places to have a kid’s birthday parties other than these places. Now that you have a placed picked out you are ready to send out your invitations to each one of your guests.

Sixth, depending on your budget, you should be deciding what theme you are going for, a boys, or girls, theme? Whether you want Power Rangers, Sesame Street, Cars, Robots, The Hulk, Dora the Explorer, Snow White, Hello Kitty or, Cinderella theme? Depending on what the child wants for the theme, if they have one picked out, will determine on how much time you will need to decorate.

Seventh, as for the activities, you can have pinned the tail on the donkey, a piñata filled with a variety of candy, apple bobbing, and potato sack race. Remember, it’s all about what the child wants.

Eighth, you should start picking out your cake, the frosting that you want on the cake, or maybe a design if you want a design on your cake and if you want the cake to say anything like happy birthday, or the name of the person whose birthday it is. When you order your cake, just remember to give a twenty four hour notice to the place where you are ordering your cake from, or whatever time frame they provide you with.

Finally, you should be ready to go shopping for your party favors and leave plenty of time to touchup any loose ends, such as any balloons that may need to be blown up, any food that needs to be put out, any drinks, soda, water, or juices that may need to be put in ice, any streamers that need to be fixed, etc.

At the end of the party, the person that planned the party and decorated always gets stuck with the cleanup, and you have to make sure all the garbage is picked up, all the tables are wiped down and put back where they need to be, the carpets are vacuumed or the floors are mopped, and the tenant who you rented from needs to inspect the room before you leave to make sure everything is as it was before you had the party. Your other option would be to have some people you know help you clean up, or pay the tenant a fee for them to hire somebody to clean for you depending on your budget.

You should now have your whole party planned out and hopefully yours is as successful as mine was. Good luck.