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On the face of it, organizing a children’s party doesn’t seem to be a particularly daunting prospect. You invite the children, buy decorations, other childrens party supplies and food and organize a couple of games, that’s all there is to it!… or is it?

There is a strong need to keep children occupied, happy and having fun. A party with bored, miserable and fed-up children can often be considered an anarchic riot rather than a friendly event. There are a few factors to be considered in the process of organizing a children’s party.

1: KISS!

A massively overused concept and, often an annoyance, the KISS! principle is a poignant idea in regards to your youngster’s party. The principle, for those who don’t know, stands for Keep It Simple Stupid! If you give a very young child the latest in infantile gadgetry chances are the youth will find more enjoyment in the packaging than the content. This principle can be applied when buying children’s party supplies and organizing the event. There is no need to plan party games for every second of the party, you don’t need to hire a petting zoo, your cat or dog will suffice.

2: Incentive Games

Use party games when you feel the children/ mini-guests are starting to get bored, it is remarkable just how much time children can spend entertaining themselves. By doing this you will not have to dream up a myriad of different activities, and, at the end of the day, a group of children running around the garden is more fun than dealing with unsuccessful contestants.

A few party game ideas

• Pass the Parcel
• Musical Chairs
• Musical Statues
• Hot Potato
• What’s the time Mr Wolf?
• Marco Polo – requires a pool

3: Decorations

As with all the ideas discussed on this page, keep the decorations simple. Nothing is more fun to a child than pulling down that banner which just so happens to be snagged on your priceless Ming vase. You have to have the obligatory happy birthday balloons on the front gate, children don’t have sat-nav. As for the inside have a couple of “Happy Birthday Banners” on the walls, out of reach to prying hands, of course. And let the plastic party cups, plates, cakes, hats and all the other paraphernalia be your decoration.

4: Timing

Make it mid afternoon and keep it short. You don’t want to have everyone come round at 9am and leave at 7pm. Just a couple of hours will do. This leaves you ample time to prepare in the morning and clean up in the late afternoon. It goes without saying that the longer the party is, the more you will have to prepare, so why cause undue headaches?

5: It will never be perfect

As with most things in life the odds are highly stacked against you and something, usually minor, will go wrong. You may forget the cake or little jimmy may refuse to join in, there is nothing, in preparation, that you can do about this. Just go with the flow and try and make the whole experience as crease free as possible. It is worth having contact details of all parents involved in case of emergency. When sending out invites request an RSVP with contact details.

All in all it is relatively hard to go wrong with a children’s party. The problems that usually arise are trivial and there is no need for panic or dismay.

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