Fun and Easy Birthday Party Idea - The Two Hour Party Plan

Birthday parties can be a piece of cake, if you planballoon sculptures.
them correctly. You don't have to be an expertHave the magician end the show by instructing the
event planner to give your child an exciting birthdaychildren to walk over to their seats. Usually finger
party.foods like pizza do very well here. Sure, it's not the
One piece of advice most party planners will sharehealthiest food, but heck, it's a party. You may wish
with you is to plan an age appropriate party. Theto publish the menu on your invitation in case there
younger the children, the shorter the party. Inare any children with food allergies. Suggest that
today's busy world, it's often hard to get otherparents of children with any medical conditions stay
young parents to spend a day at birthday party.with their children during the party.
Two hours is a perfect length of time for children'sNext, serve the cake. Be sure to take plenty of
party.photographs. And, now to open the presents. Stop.
The Two Hour Party. The first half hour will be meetIf there are lots of little children at the party, save
and greet. Some children will be shy in a partyopening presents till after the guests have left. You'll
environment for the first thirty minutes. This is apreempt lots of confusion and fighting.
good time for unstructured activities. Let the childrenPoof! You're done. Thirty minutes for guests to arrive
acclimate.and settle in, a one hour quality magic show to
The next hour is party entertainment. An entertainingentertain the guests and a fast and furious thirty
children's magician can keep even the youngestminutes to serve food and cake. Hand out the goody
children fascinated for an hour, but beyond that,bags and put your feet up. See, I told you it was
you're pushing it. Ideally, plan on a 30 to 45 minuteseasy.
of show and 15 to 30 minutes of face painting or