7 Tips on Hosting the Most Magical Children’s Party Ever
When hosting a childs party it can be a daunting task. A group of screaming uncontrollable kids running around your house, making mess, crying and spilling drinks is not what you want. You want your child to have a fun, exciting day filled with magic and surprise and for your guests to be entertained and be able to relax while their children enjoy themselves.
1. Location: Firstly think about the location; where you hold the party will determine the atmosphere, the mood, and the activities you are able to run. An outdoor venue is generally the best idea such as a park or playground, which are free to use and children have a great time running around in the sun. If its poor weather then consider hiring a hall, day care centre or even a restaurant which has an area for kids to run around.
2. Themes: Now that you have the location you can begin to think about themes, games and entertainment. Popular themes to consider could include fairy, princess, mermaid, Dora the explorer, Tinkerbell and Peterpan, Pirates, prince or superheroes.
3. Decorating: To create an even more exciting and magical experience for your child it is important to build upon the theme and let the magical experience run throughout the day. For example with a fairy theme you could decorate the venue to look like fairy land with balloons and glitter and pink cushions etc. Get creative with the names of the food, turning marshmallows to fairy clouds or the red cordial to love potion, chips can be goblin ears and coke can be witches broth.
4. Entertainment: Hiring an entertainer is a very popular option as they bring all the games, prizes and props and the children are excited by the idea of a magical character such as a fairy or pirate visiting the party on their special day. A good entertainer will take the children on an adventure and allow the parents
5. Timing: The age of your child and guests will establish how long the party will go for and what time of day is best. For under 3-4 year olds morning parties between 10-12pm work best and entertainment should go for an hour with half an hour before to let people arrive and half an hour at the end to enjoy the cake and food and say goodbye. With older children between 4-8 years old longer parties are suitable and any time of day is fine.
6. Games: Ideas such as pass the parcel, musical statues, limbo, singing and dancing, balloon bending, bubble catching and treasure hunts are all great party games loved by children. You can tailor the games to suit different themes, for example instead of playing musical statues, turn it into mermaid water freeze or change pass the parcel to pass the magic box with special prizes from fairy land inside.
7. Enjoy The Party: Finally, the most important thing is that you and your child enjoy the day with everyone. Do everything you can to ensure there is minimum stress and worry for you. The less you have to do the better. Ask a good friend to make the cake, hire an entertainer, get a friend to be the photographer for the day and make quick and simple party food. This is a celebration of your childs life so make sure the memories are happy, magical and fun-filled!
