Kids Birthday Party Ideas

Kid's Birthday Party Planning Tips: How Many Guests Should I Invite?

Further to the previous post (link opens in a new window) about 3 tips for the time, guestlist and location of your child’s birthday party, let’s take a more in-depth look at the guest list.

One thing you should do is to decide how many children you are able to handle and then use a little bit of psycology to get the upper hand… sneaky? Yes, I know, but sometimes necessary.

Talk to your child and explain to him that he can only invite a certain number of friends (be wise and give him the least amount of kids you can handle comfortably.)

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3 Tips for The Time, The Guest List and The Location of a Kid's Birthday Party

3 Quick Tips to Plan a Kid's Birthday Party

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Avoid weekend parties:

If you plan a small party for your child, it is best not to have it on a weekend. You will find that the brothers, sisters and even cousins will tag along and you may have to budget for more children than you originally planned for. Friday afternoons can be quite a good time to have a smaller party as all the extramural school activities normally run from Monday to Thursday.

However, if you do enjoy huge parties and family gatherings, have the party on a Saturday and enjoy it!

Keep the guest list short:

It is not necessary to invite everyone you or you child can think of. You can limit the guest list to your child’s close friends and family members if they live nearby. Don’t worry if the mother of one of the children not included in the list, feels offended. It is your child’s party and if he or she is not friends with this other kid, let it go. The mother will also get over it in time.

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The Importance of Check Lists In Planning a Successful Kid's Birthday Party

If you have ever planned a theme party for your child, you would know that it can be a lot of work; the more so when you do not plan everything in advance.

Remember the time when you realised that there was nobody who could fetch the birthday cake you ordered 4 weeks ago, or what about realising that you promised your child a balloon artist and you never got around to booking his services. Imagine the disappointment on your child’s face!

If you have always scoffed at the idea of making lists when you have to plan a party; now is the time to change your whole attitude about checklists. Without a list you can be sure that something will go wrong on the day of the party so begin your checklists the moment you sit down with your kid to plan the birthday party. (At least 4-6 weeks before the actual day of the party).

Use separate pages/lists for each category of the party planning to write down all the things you have to decide upon. (Link opens in a new window)

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