A birthday party requires planning and organization because we must consider many details. If you want the birthday party be a success, begin with the preparations as soon as possible, in this way you can work each point of the birthday party well organized and calmly. Enjoy planning the birthday party, because it will bring you satisfaction and the learning that you will be able to use in your future birthday parties. But if you do not identify with birthday party decorations, you do not have time for it or you have no idea how to start, It is better to leave it in professionals' hands or at least read this guide that will surely give you some ideas on how to start.
1.- List of Guests
This is the first point that we must develop, because knowing the people' quantity, we can establish a limit in the budget. We can select the place with the suitable size, acquire the quantity of necessary elements (plates, glasses, chairs, etc.), we can define the quantities of appetizers, drinks and sweets to prepare and finally we can buy or make the exact amount of souvenirs for each guests.
2.- The Time, Date, and Place
When we talk about birthday parties any time is good, you can arrange a breakfast or lunch, although when it comes to children the most common is the snack time, but if the birthday party is for adults it is best to do it at night. When you seek the day of the birthday party, try to select a date that have free both you and your guests, this will ensure that none will be missing the event. The perfect place for this type of birthday party, is your own home, but If it is not possible for reasons of space or location, you have the options to do it in a park, in a restaurant or you can even rent a place, today we can find premises for parties in a variety of unimaginable business, schools, children's hair salons, theme parks, etc.
3.- Decoration and Theme
Create the perfect decoration in the birthday party is not an easy task. The theme of the party, is the starting point in decoration, can be cartoon characters, costumes, sports and anything that can inspire us can serve to develop a funny theme. Knowing the theme, we can define the colors that we will use in the decoration (pink, green, blue, gold, red, etc.), the necessary elements (banners, tablecloths, napkins, etc.), we can customize the decoration because brainstorm probably it will arrive to our mind and creativity will emerge. The important thing is to take advantage of the decoration to convert the space into a pleasant and magical place for our guests.
4.- Candy Bar or Sweet Table
If you want to see your little guests and even adults with a big smile on their faces, must there be a candy table in the birthday party. We can make a budget depending on the number of guests, however it is advisable to include variety of sweets (cupcakes, cookies, jelly, chocolates, macaroons, etc.) but it is not necessary to make a sweet of each type for each person, thinks that not all eat the same. The way we exhibit our sweets it is important to attract diners, we can use our own housewares as cupcakes stands, attractive trays, glass jars, vases and can even identify each dessert and with this the guest knows what they are eating.
5.- Menu and Drinks
Food is an important point if you do not want the guests leave soon of the birthday party, if you like cooking yourself can prepare meals or you can hire a caterer which bring food to the party time. You always have the option to prepare cold snacks (fruit, cheese, crackers, vegetables, etc.), prepare easy dishes that the guests can serve themselves (salads, chicken nuggets, sandwiches, etc.), another option is to set a specific time for the snack of the children, so we can use a big table and the children can share together. As for the drinks, you probably know the favorite drinks of your friends, however, it is good to include variety and that the same guest select what you take during the birthday party (soft drinks, juices, cocktails, etc.), in the children's parties should not include alcoholic beverages and in summer it is advisable to increase the budget on drinks and ice.
6.- Games and Entertainment
When the birthday party is to adults, the entertainment could be limited to music, but for children's parties besides music, we must include variety of activities to keep children entertained and happy, among the most common options is to develop a list of games, craft, you can design a frame and add some funny accesories for a photocall, both children and adults will enjoy it, and if the budget allows we can rent a bouncy castle, children will jump almost all the time, we can hire clowns, magicians or people dressed as the theme of the party, this kind of shows makes children to be very happy.
7.- Gift or souvenir
Prepare the gift for friends guests is a point that it will take time, we must to broach it as soon we know the number of guests. This small gift is a souvenir that is given to the guest as a thank their support to the event. In the case of children it is common that this gift be candies and toys. Only we must consider the age of children to give them a gift that they can enjoy.
Birthday parties are very important especially for children and can be a simple or very attractive birthday party, always will become an unforgettable memory.
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