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There are certain moments in your life that you realise you are out of your depth. This is one of them.
Unfortunately I am not an event planner, otherwise, this post would be irrelevant but I thought I had a handle on the requirements of a children’s party.
Nope. There is a reason why party planning has an entire event niche of its own.
My son turned 6 on Wednesday and it was his first birthday party with his friends, honestly his first party ever. I turned into a parent party planner and it was HARD.
THE mistake we made. I wish I could write a post on how to party on a budget but we just bought stuff willy-nilly and ended up spending a lot more than I like. If I had sat down and pre-planned, I could have saved a fortune.
We’ve been suckered into the party bag. We wish that we hadn’t, when you scale up a bag that’s a few pounds to 30 people, it gets expensive very quickly but also they look a bit sad with not a lot in them so you feel like you should get more. Next year I think we will opt for the new trendy party bag alternatives including:
We made the mistake of choosing a venue and forgetting that they don’t provide food. It was a mad rush a few days before to pull something together and an emergency food delivery to the house. Some of the options we included were:
Literally two days before the party we remembered to ask if our venue supplied table and chairs. The answer was yes we have 20 (we had 30 guests) but luckily they were accommodating and had spares. But you’ll need to remember to order, request or organise seating, don’t just assume it’s provided. Disaster averted.
If you haven’t heard back from parents, send them a message. Chances are the invitations never made them home from the book bags or pockets! Don’t panic and wait for them, they probably have no idea.
I am still anxious about it now! So many things run through your head; will the kids have fun? Will the parents be comfortable? What if there are any dramas between the kids? What do I do if there’s a problem? HAve I forgotten something?
The one thing that we really wanted was a special cake and this is something you have to pre-order in advance. My only good and prepared deed as a parent party planner was to order the cake way ahead of time! A cake that served 40 and some went home with the kids!
We had real trouble coming up with ideas so here is our list of options that you can check through!
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