When arranging a birthday party for your little one. There are many problems that could occur and stress you to your maximum! However if you plan effectively, these problems shouldn’t arise.

First step would be to pick a date of the party. A weekend would be the most appropriate time, as the kids won’t be at school and parents won’t be at work. Whether it should be an evening or daytime event completely relies on your preference, although the age of your child may play a part in your choice of time. Obviously if your child is quite young, a daytime event will be better suited to their sleep patterns. Once you have a date set, you may want to send out the invitations earlier than you originally thought; that way you can gather all the replies in advance, and start to begin the party planning. This will save you having to do a mad rush days before the party!

Once invites have all been replied to, now would be a time to start planning the games, events and happenings that will be going on at the party. A type of itinerary will help the party run much more smoothly. If you are having events such as a bouncy castle or a clown, these will need to be booked quite far in advance. These will also be decided once you have thought of a location.

Will the party be held at your house? If so will it be indoors or outside? As we all know you can’t rely on the weather if you decide to have the party outdoors!

You have the day planned, and now it’s time to think about food and drink. It will be much easier on you to just have party finger food, and jugs of soft drinks. If money is a bit tight, you could think about asking the kids to bake cakes at home and bring them to the party with them. This will be a fun task for them, and yummy for all of them to eat.

When it comes to the parents, if the children are young, then more than likely the parents will come along as well, which will be a huge help for you, as the parents can help organise and watch over the party. It also gives the adults the opportunity to have their own party, whilst the kids are being entertained.

If you plan well, the party should run smoothly, however there are always going to be hiccups that will arise on the day and occur on the way. But as long as the children had a good time, that’s all that matters!