Party Planning Tips!

Follow these helpful tips to ensure that your party is smooth from start to finish...

Write out a party plan and schedule each activity within the plan.

For young children, avoid afternoon parties as many toddlers are used to napping during this time.

Keep parties relatively short. Three hours is the perfect length of time for a party.

Keep your guest list between 10 - 15 children.  Any more guests may be hard to handle.

If you are serving food, serve your food first while guests are arriving followed by entertainment and finish your party with gifts and dessert.

Ask a friend or family member to assist you in supervising the children and keeping the activities moving so you can attend to your guests.

It is optional to have the birthday child open gifts at their party.  Remember that this is usually a time when guests that have to leave early, do.  By opening gifts after your guests leave, it may be less stressful for you and your child by taking necessary time to complete a gift log for "after party" thank you notes.

Have some type of party favor to give to each child as they leave.  Goody bags and pictures are popular party favors.

Make sure everyone has fun!