Tips For Successful Childrens Parties

Prepare a cake bar in each party bag to save the time taken to cut, wrap and distribute the cake leaving you time to enjoy the celebrations. You’ll be surprised how time consuming this unexpected activity can be. Alternatively serve the cake to your guests at the party – this can be their dessert.

Remember Safety – Lighter/matches for candles must be kept well out of reach.

Leave a piece of paper at the door for parents who are leaving their children to write down their contact details. If any adults stay, then ask them to be aware and careful with hot coffee/tea cups, glasses and any sharp cutlery or breakable crockery left on the floor or within easy reach of small hands!

Mix energetic and sitting down or quieter games i.e. sleeping lions is a fun game for most ages. Have a quieter game before food to settle everyone and an energetic one after.

Give someone the job of collecting presents at the start of the party. If anyone offers to help, accept it, leaving you more time to enjoy the proceedings.

Always have some back up games and prizes.
Don’t over cater – children don’t eat much.

To decorate a large room easily and quickly provide a helium filled balloon per child and clip them around the room. Each child then gets to take one home and the clear up is quick. Also make a feature of the cake on a small, decorated table with balloons behind and the presents can then be placed underneath.

Plan you child's party but don’t forget to enjoy it.