Question 1

How do you plan an easy party?

Accepted Answer

Follow the 12 and 1/2 steps above, but streamline each one. The game, decor, favor, food, and invitation can all be eliminated! You can invite family and friends by text message instead of the invite. Put all of your energy into the dessert to make it special. Cake, balloons, and meeting Grandma & Grandpa at the bowling alley makes an awesome birthday party! The party can be as extravagant or as easy as you like it to be.

Question 2

What if I don't have much money to do a party?

Accepted Answer

You can get started for free (or almost free) by baking a dessert from scratch with items already in your pantry. You can pick and choose what your money will go towards: The cake or the location? The decorations or the craft & favor? A $20 order of cupcakes shared with friends, some board games or card games to play together, and you have a fun party simply around your kitchen table. Spend your money on what will make this party memorable for your child.

Question 3

How do you keep guests entertained at a party?

Accepted Answer

Before the day arrives, make up a flexible schedule for the party. This will help guide the events along: Food, games, gifts, cake, etc. Have a pre-planned idea in your mind, and this will help the party to move along well. Striking up conversation is a great way to keep momentum. Having some fun music playing in the background will keep spirits up. The party that you have planned and put together is the entertainment itself. Lean into your plan, smile, and make it happen.

Question 4

Do I have to be an expert in organization to plan a good party?

Accepted Answer

Absolutely not! Party planning is what you make it. If you are an organized person, your party will probably be detailed and ordered. If you are a more relaxed and like to jumble things up a bit, your party will be full of surprises. Even a free-flowing party can be planned by a non-organizer. Planning does not equal organization. Believe you can plan this party, and go about it the way you were made to plan. It will be a great party either way.

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12 (and 1/2) Steps to Planning the Birthday Party your Child will LOVE!