| Birthday parties are wonderful fun, especially if | | | | prize and not the just the "winner". You don't |
| you can simplify the work and prevent | | | | want to have crying kids at your party. |
| overwhelm from happening. Here are a few tips | | | | Ask friends to help out with the kids. |
| that will make planning your child's party a breeze. | | | | Some parents have the age limit rule. This "rule" is |
| Make it a pizza party. | | | | where you can invite as many as the age you |
| Making food takes up a lot of time. By deciding on | | | | are going to turn. This makes things a lot more |
| a pizza party you eliminate a huge amount of | | | | manageable but it also might hurt a lot of kids' |
| work for yourself. Schedule the party in the | | | | feelings. It's really awful not to be invited to a |
| afternoon at about 3 o'clock so that everyone | | | | party. If you don't want to limit the party then |
| doesn't come too hungry to the party. Buy your | | | | you can ask family members or friends to come |
| sodas previously and make sure to put them in | | | | over and help you. The guest list can be made of |
| the fridge the night before. After the pizza you | | | | all of your friends with kids, and friends from |
| can have cake and ice cream. Don't forget to buy | | | | church and school. |
| enough disposable cups, plates and napkins. | | | | Don't require so much of yourself. |
| Set up an outdoors swimming pool. | | | | Whether you're having the party at your house |
| If you're having the party in the summer you can | | | | or at Chuck E. Cheese the best thing you can do |
| have a swimming party. Kids love to play in the | | | | is relax. Take a deep breath. You don't have to |
| water so it will be a blast. Have everyone bring a | | | | have this be in end all and be all. Sometimes we |
| towel and their bathing suits. You can | | | | require too much of ourselves and end up getting |
| communicate this in the invitation. You might even | | | | frazzled and burnt out. Make the activities and the |
| want to make the party a Luau or Hawaiian | | | | favors simple. Get stuffed animals on the theme |
| theme. If you don't have a swimming pool you | | | | of your party and place them around the room. |
| can always buy blow up pools and put them in | | | | You can make really cute goodie bags with |
| the yard. Have lots of plastic beach balls for kids | | | | candies, chocolates, coloring pages and markers. |
| to splash around in. Play limbo stick and fishing | | | | Make sure your friends and family pitch in after |
| games. Just make sure that everyone gets a | | | | the party to clean up too. |