How to Organize a Party

Is your kid’s birthday coming up and you want to celebrate it with a nice birthday party and invite all his/her friends from nursery or from school?

Don’t worry, is not that difficult to organize it! Just follow this simple steps and your kid will have the best birthday party ever!

DATE & TIME

Parents’ availability differs on each family. In general, the best day to celebrate your kid’s birthday party is Saturday afternoon. Saturday is the day when most parents have time to take their children out to play, go to parties and spend time with them.
Some people may well prefer to do it on Sunday morning, especially for toddler parties.
Try not to choose a Saturday or Sunday within a long weekend. People use these days to travel and you will experience low attendance.
Try to limit the party length to 3 hours. After 3 hours kids can get tired and grumpy.

NUMBER AND AGE OF YOUR GUESTS

With your kid’s help, try to write down a list of names of the people you and your child want to invite. Remember to specify in the list how many children and how many adults. This is a very crucial factor when deciding what sort of party you can have and where can be held.
Try to make sure the number of kids is higher than the number of adults. Don’t forget your child prefers to celebrate with other kids rather than lots of adults.
Don’t feel anxious into inviting the whole class. This is the moment to get your child involved. Your child knows who he/she wants to invite, and the best of all, they will feel they are making part of the preparations. This is a good time to teach them to make important decisions.

PLACE

Kid’s birthday parties can be held in lots of places!
1. There are lots of Party Venues where you can get a party coordinator at your service for the duration of your party. These are popular places to hold a birthday party; however, they can be very expensive and most of the times you have to restrict yourself to their menus and their list of presents for your guests. They do everything for you but you don't have much control of the party.
2. Halls are other fantastic places to hold a birthday party. You can go and ask at your closest public library, at your local church or leisure centre. They all have rooms they rent per hour for special events. They usually charge per hour which is another plus when you want to control your budget.
They are generally inexpensive and they usually allow you to bring your own decoration, party entertainer and catering, which can be very positive as you can shop around and get the best available party decorations, food and entertainers dependent on your budget.
3. Home is the most inexpensive place where you can hold a birthday party. Thanks to the existing credit cruch, having your party at home has become very fashionable! You and your guests can stay as long as they want and you can have full control of the party. Choose a part of your house with enough room to play games and for children to run without breaking any valuable object. Don’t forget to put away any precious and priceless porcelain you might have!
You will need loads of chairs and a main table for setting up the food and the party decoration.
If you are planning to have the party in your garden, make sure you have a back up plan in case the weather changes. Think the option of having a Gazebo or think of an area of your house where you can accommodate all your guests.

ASSISTANTS

Ask your family and friends if they can help you before, during and after the party. Don’t feel you have to do everything yourself!
Prepare a list of things they can help you with. Think about who can help you preparing the drinks, canapés, sandwiches, nibbles. Who can help you to set up the main table and laying out the party food. Who can help you to look after your guests and who can be in charge of the photographs.

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