How to have a good party for your child?
By GemmaR
@GemmaR (8517)
October 21, 2012 4:50pm CST
I am thinking about having a party for my niece early next month, and I am trying to think of something that I can do. She is only 6 so there are lots of things that they could do, I am sure, but I need some ideas of the things that they would like at that age.
If you have some ideas, or you would like to tell me about parties that you have had for your own children then all of these would be most helpful and welcome as I honestly don't know what I am going to do right now.
Money isn't all that much of a problem, but I don't want to spend an awful lot so if we can find something that will be fun without having to spend too much money then that would be fantastic.
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@LoneRanger84 (10)
• Spain
21 Oct 12
I have a little brother who has 11 right now, but when he was younger, sometines we called a clown. The clown can make some tricks, make shaped balloons, painted the children´s faces...
It´s a good entertaining, but if you don´t like clowns, you can called a magician or learn some easy magic tricks by yourself.
@GardenGerty (160708)
• United States
22 Oct 12
You can let little girls play at making up their own faces or you can get an inexpensive face paint set and paint simple designs on their faces. they all love that.
@GemmaR (8517)
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22 Oct 12
Unfortunately one of the children who I am having the party for has a fear of clowns, so this is something that we're not able to do. It's a shame really because it is something that most children like, so the fact that this is out of the question is annoying. A magician is a good idea. In fact I have a friend who is trying to make a start as a magician, and there is a chance that he would be able to do it for free or for a small fee (or slice of cake) just so that he would be able to get the experience that he needs to be able to start on his own.
@ravisivan (14079)
• India
21 Oct 12
On reading this i am reminded of an incident that happened in Gujarat - India. Manufacturers of Gudka -- their grand child six year old --favourite actor - Ritik Roashan -- he was paid rs.25 lakhs for appearing on the birth day before the child for 30 minutes for a dance--he came by helicopter and left by helicopter. For that day's function rs.3 crore was spent. ($ = Rs.53 approx).
that is too much. i think best is to give a gift which the child may like.
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@GemmaR (8517)
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22 Oct 12
Well I wish that I was able to afford to do something like this, but unfortunately I think that my plans will be a lot smaller than that. It must have been great for that child to have their favourite actor at their party, but I think that the ones who my children would like would be thousands if not hundreds of thousands of dollars to book, so I probably won't be able to. Maybe I would be able to get somebody who looks like a celebrity as this is a lot of fun sometimes, but the children might be disappointed when they realise that it's not the real person.
@dragon54u (31634)
• United States
22 Oct 12
The favorite game at my boys' parties was always the balloon stomp! I blew up dozens of balloons and put them in a sheet attached to the ceiling. When the time came, I freed them and the children would stomp them till they broke. The rule was that they had to prove how many they stomped and that meant they had to pick up the remains. The one with the most trash won little prize, usually a children's book or something else that would benefit them and be fun.
We also had water balloon fights at my kids' parties, relay races, pinatas which were always fun--one time we had a pinata that absolutely would not break! We took down and kicked it, stomped it, hit it with a baseball bat and finally had to take a saw to it. Some of my sons' friends, all grown up now, still talk about that pinata and how much fun it was!
@GemmaR (8517)
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24 Oct 12
This sounds as though it would be a fun idea, although I would have to make sure that there aren't any children who would be scared by this. There are a number of toddlers who would probably be coming, and some of them are quite shy and I imagine that playing something like this might upset them. I suppose that I could play it in another room though and that means that the children who would be upset by it could stay with their parents in another room and just listen to the music or play with some toys for a while.
@dorannmwin (36392)
• United States
24 Oct 12
Being that my son's birthday is in October, one of the things that we've done for his birthday is to have a party at one of the local parks. This is something that encourages the children to be active and they have a really good time as well. My daughter, on the other hand, has a December birthday so our options are more limited. We've done birthday parties at McDonalds, bowling parties and just a little party with games for her friends as well. This year we are planning on having a swimming party at a local hotel for her.
The best thing that you can do to have a good birthday party for a child is to think about what they really enjoy and build the birthday party from there.
@GemmaR (8517)
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24 Oct 12
Yes this sounds like something that might be good fun, but I'm not sure about how much this would be possible because the weather has been quite bad in my country this month and I would hate to have to cancel it at the last minute because of the fact that it was too wet. I do like the ideas of an active party though, so I suppose that I could try to hire an indoor playground. This would mean that it would be more fun for all of the children than a house party, because they all know what house parties are like already.
@maurya83 (923)
• India
22 Oct 12
what I think, your niece is only 6 years old and kids in this age just want to enjoy and play every moment , they dont think about money..you can make the day happiest and memorable for her with a small budget. you can invite children of her age group so that they can enjoy together, when the party is for children menu should be according to them and we all know kids' favorite food stuffs..:) you can organize some games, competition, quiz etc. to make it more fun..
@GemmaR (8517)
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24 Oct 12
Yes you're probably right, I suppose I just want to be able to give her the best thing possible. I think that I am also worrying about the fact that the parents of the children who are invited are going to be there as well, so in a way there is always going to be a little bit of competition between us and the parties that they have given in the past. I think that games are a good idea and hopefully this is something that I will be able to do in a way that the children are going to be entertained by and remember for a long time to come.
@leeandrew (1225)
• Philippines
22 Oct 12
It actually depends on your budget. If you want a budget party: there is so much you could do. You can do it at your home or somewhere on a not expensive place. Decorate it with balloons and ribbons and get some cheap giveaway items at a dollar store or some place like we have here "divisoria" a very cheap market place.
If you want it grand and you have the money. You can hire an event coordinator. You don't have to do anything just tell them want you want it to look like and they'll do it for.
My daughter celebrated her one year old birthday last June and since we don't have a place at home to hold for a party, my friend who is an event coordinator suggested that we do it at jollibee. It was still fun though we only have short time and no bigger space. But summing up it all. It was still fun.
Hope your daughter will have a beautiful party.
@GemmaR (8517)
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22 Oct 12
I don't have all that much money, so I will be holding it at my home because I can't really afford to hire anywhere right now. But my home is big enough for quite a lot of children, and I imagine that their parents would be coming as well because of the fact that the children are a little bit young to be left on their own. I will definitely get balloons and decorations because this would make the place look a lot more fun for the children. I don't want to make it grand, because I think that the children much prefer things just to be fun anyway.
@GardenGerty (160708)
• United States
22 Oct 12
I would say to do some simple Christmas crafts. You can weave Danish heart baskets, stick toothpicks or skewers into styrofoam then paint them all silvery for stars. Lots of other things, send a pm if interested. Just invest in lots of glue.
@GemmaR (8517)
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22 Oct 12
That sounds like a good idea. It would be good to be able to entertain the children for a couple of hours, and this would mean that they would be able to take something back to their parents as well which would be a good thing as they would remember the party, and their parents would have something that they could use to decorate their own house. I suppose that I could get the things quite cheaply for the decorations and just let them do whatever they wanted with them for a couple of hours in the middle of the party, maybe while I get the food ready.
