3 weeks ahead...
* Decide on a date, time, location and theme.
* If the party will not be in your house or back yard, make a reservations at the party location.
* Prepare a guest list.
* With your themed supplies collected, at the cash desk, do not forget to ask for your copy of our PARTY PLAN OUTLINE.
* Choose games and activities. Make sure you have enough favours (and a little to spare) for: games, party bags and pinata.
2 weeks ahead...
* Send out invitations with a request of attendance confirmation. As guests confirm, be sure to mark the guest list. You will need to know how many guests to prepare for. Do not put it off ! Your child's best friends might not be able to come because of privious commitments.
* Choose your craft and start collecting things for it.
* Plan what to offer your quests; food, drinks, snaks, and sweets as party bag fillers. Start a shopping list.
* Order your balloon decorator.
* If you do not bake the cake, it is now the time to order one.
* Make sure your CD player is in order, buy batteries if needed.
A week ahead...
* Have your guest list checked for any new confirmations.
* You might choose to check with guests who haven't confirmed (for any possibility of lost invitations).
* Buy drinks, snaks and other food that can be stored or frozen.
2 days ahead...
* Its time for last minute shopping.
* Make sure your child knows what they plan to wear for the party. Make sure that it will be clean.
* List your games and activities. Allow time for food and a cake at the end of the party before the guests leave. Make sure you have enough activities.
* Pick out what music you will play.
1 day ahead...
* Buy food that needs to be fresh.
* If you ordered a cake, collect it.
* Start decorating, fill the pinata and prepare the setting; rearrange furniture, put up lights, put away breakables!
* Prepare party bags with the guests' names, have some spare favours.
Party day...
* Finish decorating. Put up balloons. Remember NOT to take out the Pinata until the end of the party.
* Prepare the food.
* Set out snacks and drinks.
Turn on BIRTHDAY music to complete the setting.
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