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General Party Planning Guide
1. Mail invitations two weeks before the party date.
2. Plan a safe, comfortable place for the party where the children can have
fun, but will not hurt themselves or your home. If planning an outdoor party
be sure to have a backup plan in case of bad weather.
3. Limit the party time to two hours or less for children under six years of
age. Up to three hours is fine for older children.
4. Prepare more activities than you plan to use in advance. Activities often
take less time than planned and you may want to keep the children busy.
5. Include the birthday child in preparations as often as possible. Let him or
her stuff the party favor bags, make suggestions for games, help with the
decorations, set the table, and mail the invitations - even if that only means
putting them in the mailbox.
Decorating Tips
Spread your tablecover on your party table. If your child has any
theme-related toys, you can add them to the table for a more festive display.
Cut several pieces of curling ribbon. Curl the ribbon by pulling it between
your thumb and the blade of your scissors. Lay the curls on your table for
added color. Hang balloons in bunches, if you choose to fill balloons with
helium, wait until the party day to keep them floating!
Use balloons to mark the party spot; hang them on the mailbox, near the
front door, or tie them to the birthday child's chair to mark the seat of honor.
Place balloons everywhere! The more the better!
Gather six or eight streamers and attach them to the ceiling in the center of
the party room (or over the table). Use a light fixture over the table, if you have
one, as the center point for the streamers.
To create colorful two-tone streamers, put two differently colored streamers
back-to-back, twist as you walk them to the wall, and attach at shoulder
height.
Be sure to take lots of pictures.
1. Mail invitations two weeks before the party date.
2. Plan a safe, comfortable place for the party where the children can have
fun, but will not hurt themselves or your home. If planning an outdoor party
be sure to have a backup plan in case of bad weather.
3. Limit the party time to two hours or less for children under six years of
age. Up to three hours is fine for older children.
4. Prepare more activities than you plan to use in advance. Activities often
take less time than planned and you may want to keep the children busy.
5. Include the birthday child in preparations as often as possible. Let him or
her stuff the party favor bags, make suggestions for games, help with the
decorations, set the table, and mail the invitations - even if that only means
putting them in the mailbox.
Decorating Tips
Spread your tablecover on your party table. If your child has any
theme-related toys, you can add them to the table for a more festive display.
Cut several pieces of curling ribbon. Curl the ribbon by pulling it between
your thumb and the blade of your scissors. Lay the curls on your table for
added color. Hang balloons in bunches, if you choose to fill balloons with
helium, wait until the party day to keep them floating!
Use balloons to mark the party spot; hang them on the mailbox, near the
front door, or tie them to the birthday child's chair to mark the seat of honor.
Place balloons everywhere! The more the better!
Gather six or eight streamers and attach them to the ceiling in the center of
the party room (or over the table). Use a light fixture over the table, if you have
one, as the center point for the streamers.
To create colorful two-tone streamers, put two differently colored streamers
back-to-back, twist as you walk them to the wall, and attach at shoulder
height.
Be sure to take lots of pictures.
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