Child Party Planner - 9 Steps To A Successful Party

Mike Dougherty

Why rush around at the last minute?By following the 9 steps we've outlined, your kid party planning experience will be lots of fun, you'll take the stress out of planning, make things easier on your pocket book and you'll have a successful party.Give Yourself Plenty Of TimeIf at all possible, start putting together your child party several months in advance. This will give you plenty of time to put everything together without having to run all over the place at the last minute until you're worn out, stressed out and find yourself saying "I'll be glad when this is over with."Your Party Date And TimeSince it may not be practical to hold your child's birthday party celebration on their actual birth date, you need to consider a few things before deciding on the date of their party.Make sure your party date won't conflict with any holidays or other events.Also consider the best time of the day for your party. After lunch will mean you won't have to serve food other than snacks, cake and ice cream.Your Birthday Party ThemeOne of the most popular ways to celebrate a child's birthday is with a theme related to something your child enjoys. A movie, a TV show, a sport, hobby, general interest, or a favorite character like a Disney character.If your child likes Barbie, choose a Barbie theme, if your child liked the movie Shrek, you can base an entire birthday on the Shrek theme.This is the perfect time to let your child become involved in planning their party.We encourage you to spend some quality time with your child discussing which theme they are most interested in. But be sure you agree with their choice before proceeding.

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Kid Movie Party Theme

Mike Dougherty

Lights! Camera! Action!Now with our exclusive movie party theme, your birthday child can star in their own movie!That's right, with fun kid birthday parties one-of-a-kind movie making adventure, you can turn your child's birthday party into a movie making party they'll never forget.Imagine how excited your birthday child will be when they get to tell all their party guests that everyone is going to be in a movie... Wow! This is going to be super fun."The Great Birthday Treasure Hunt" is an original 3 minute mini-movie script exclusively from Fun Kid Birthday Parties and it's yours absolutely FREE.And when you order your free movie script we'll even send you our easy to follow tips on how to put together this super fun one-of-a-kind movie party theme that everyone will love... And you'll have a great time too!Movie Party ThemeEveryone has dreamed of starring in a movie... And now your birthday child can star in "The Great Birthday Treasure Hunt" a fun 3 minute movie production.Movie Party InvitationsMake your invitations into a "Movie Star Contract." You might write something like this:Movie Star Contract"You're so talented and glamorous that (your family name) Productions would like for you to sign this fun contract to appear in our latest blockbuster movie production titled "The Great Birthday Treasure Hunt."We're celebrating (first and last name of birthday child)'s birthday on (day and date of the party) at our (your family name) Productions movie studios from (start time and end time of your party).(First and last name of birthday child) will be starring in our movie adventure and wants you to be one of the movie's co-stars."The Great Birthday Treasure Hunt" will be filmed on location in and around our movie studio.Our movie party theme will include time for autographs, movie games and activities, movie screenings and our studio commissary will be providing delicious movie production treats for our entire cast.Please sign this Movie Star Contract and call your agent (name of agent to ask for) at (telephone number) to RSVP for your movie star roll in our original movie production."The (family name) Productions movie studio is located at (address).Come dressed as your favorite movie character. (or you can have everyone show up in whatever costume you'd like, western, The Incredibles, Princess, fashion, or whatever theme you want).Movie Party Theme DecorationsYour decorations can include a director's chair, a megaphone, scene slate, light cut outs, camera cut outs, studio signs like "Hot Set".

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Princess Birthday Party Ideas - An Enchanting Birthday

Mike Dougherty "Grandpa Mike"

Once upon a time, in a kingdom run by the most wonderful king and queen (you), there lived a beautiful princess (your child) who was preparing to celebrate her birthday.Then one night the princess had a dream and in her dream she wished for an enchanted princess birthday party.The King and Queen wanted to make the princess's dream come true, so they planned a lovely party just to please their daughter.With these enchanted princess birthday party ideas, your child's wishes and dreams will come true.Imagine your little girl all dressed up in her royal princess costume, happily greeting her party guests as they arrive for her special celebration.InvitationsI suggest the "royal treatment" for your special celebration announcements.As the royal family, you may wish to send your invitations on parchment paper. When your invitation is ready to deliver, roll up the parchment paper and tie a bright red or purple ribbon around it.Your royal wording might start off like this."Announcing a royal celebration""Once upon a time... As a royal subject, your presence is requested by the king and queen of the kingdom (your last name) to attend an enchanted Princess Birthday Party for her highness, princess (your child's first and last name) on the magical occasion of her (how old she will be) birthday.""This royal celebration will be a princess costume party where all are invited to dress in their princess wardrobe. Our enchanted birthday party will take place on (day and date) and will begin at (time) with our celebration concluding at precisely (end time of your party).""The King and Queen request that all royal subjects planning to be in attendance, please RSVP by (day and date).""Her royal highness princess (your child's first name) looks forward to your attendance at her princess birthday party which promises to be an enchanting time for all.""Our party will take place at the castle (families last name) located at (address).Deliver Your InvitationHere's a fun idea. Have someone in costume actually hand deliver your invitations.

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Kid Birthday Party Game Ideas - 7 Proven Winners

By Mike Dougherty "Grandpa Mike"

Here are 7 classic kid birthday party game ideas that are always successful. And you can easily make all of them fit your party theme.Incredible Musical StatuesThey'll have lots of fun with this one and they'll even be still for a short time.Have all your party guests move to the center of the room. Start playing some music related to your theme. Have your guests start moving in silly positions and dancing around. Then stop the music and have all your guests freeze like statues.

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Birthday Video - Turn Your Child's Party Video Into A Music Video

Mike Dougherty "Grandpa Mike"

Kid Birthday Party - Birthday VideoMost people shoot some random video of their child’s birthday party, then toss the video in a drawer and forget about it. Hey, we’re talking about some precious video of an important event in your child’s life. So if you’re going to shoot some video of your child’s birthday party, why not make it into a video everyone will want to see?With just a little planning you can turn your child’s birthday party video footage into a fun music video that’s sure to become a treasured family keepsake and heirloom.Choose A Favorite SongBefore you shoot your video, choose the song you want to use for your completed music video. It can be one of your child’s favorites, or one that fits your party theme. Now you can shoot your video to go along with the music.

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Sweet 16th Birthday Party Ideas

John Lenaghan

Sweet 16th Birthday Party IdeasIs there any party more delightful than sweet 16? If you’re stuck for 16th birthday party ideas, then you need to sit back and start counting! It’s easy enough if you remember that a sweet 16 party is all about that magic number. How many sweet sixteen balloons do you buy? Sixteen, of course!Turning 16 can be the perfect time for an all-girls party or for a co-ed gathering. No matter what you choose to do, talk with your sweet 16 birthday girl first for her ideas. She might be hoping for a good old fashioned slumber party or something a bit more elegant that announces she is approaching adulthood.Sweet Party IdeasIdeas for an informal 16th party can take advantage of the classic teen foods like pizza, ice cream sundaes, sub sandwiches, nachos, and lots of soda. When thinking about a more “sweet” party, consider sixteen delicate and tiny birthday cakes surrounding one floral arrangement.

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Planning Children's Birthday Party Games

John Lenaghan

Planning Children’s Birthday Party GamesThe best parties are built upon fun, age-appropriate and action-filled children’s birthday party games. Games can include classics like relay races, musical chairs, or egg tosses for the brave or might revolve around favorite movies or cartoon characters. Games tend to be the highlight of children’s birthday parties.Only second to party games in importance are children’s birthday cakes. Cakes and party themes set the tone for which games will be best for birthday party success. How to Choose Party GamesWhen planning party games, first consider the age of your guests.

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