{"id":1330,"date":"2015-10-22T10:16:25","date_gmt":"2015-10-22T10:16:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.redmasque.co.uk\/news\/?p=1330"},"modified":"2015-10-07T10:19:35","modified_gmt":"2015-10-07T10:19:35","slug":"tips-for-the-perfect-childrens-party","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.redmasque.co.uk\/news\/tips-for-the-perfect-childrens-party\/","title":{"rendered":"Tips for the perfect children\u2019s party"},"content":{"rendered":"

Plan a blowout birthday bash for your little one \u2014 and stay sane while\u00a0doing it!\u00a0These simple children’s parties<\/a> tips and tricks are guaranteed to\u00a0turn any event into THE party all the kids\u00a0will be talking about on the playground. Watch the video and read the tips below to get the party started.<\/span><\/p>\n

Send out Invitations;<\/span><\/p>\n

Hand make them or if your child is arty let the make their own.<\/span><\/p>\n

Schedule it around the kids and keep it short;<\/span><\/p>\n

Pick a time that works\u00a0around a child\u2019s\u00a0schedule: avoid parties late in the day or during naptimes.\u00a0And keep it to two hours max \u2014 short and sweet so children don\u2019t get restless.<\/span><\/p>\n

Base the cost\u00a0on the head count;<\/span><\/p>\n

Figure out\u00a0the number\u00a0of children you want to invite,\u00a0then pick the location, and food based on the head count.<\/span><\/p>\n

Pick a party helper;<\/span><\/p>\n

Designate a close friend, family member or babysitter to help you during the bash so you can have fun with your child\u00a0on\u00a0his or her\u00a0special day.<\/span><\/p>\n

Make the activities do double (or triple!) duty;<\/span><\/p>\n

Plan activities that can work as decorations too \u2014 for example, set up a photo booth or create a craft station.<\/span><\/p>\n

Choose\u00a0child- and parent-pleasing food;<\/span><\/p>\n

Offer a mix of healthy snacks, not just pizza and cake.<\/span><\/p>\n

Remind your child to say thank you \u2014 and keep a gift list;<\/span><\/p>\n

Talk to your child beforehand about being polite \u2026 and keep a list of gifts for thank-you cards.<\/span><\/p>\n

Capture\u00a0and share\u00a0the memories;<\/span><\/p>\n

Take\u00a0plenty\u00a0of\u00a0pics and video, then organize and share them with a photo- and\u00a0video-sharing app<\/span><\/p>\n

Send digital thank-you cards after the party;<\/span><\/p>\n

For thank-you messages, refer to your list of presents and\u00a0personalize the thank-you card with a photo of your child and the friend from the party!<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Plan a blowout birthday bash for your little one \u2014 and stay sane while\u00a0doing it!\u00a0These simple children’s parties tips and tricks are guaranteed to\u00a0turn any event into THE party all the kids\u00a0will be talking about on the playground. Watch the … Continue reading →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[370,75,384,545,130,484,421],"tags":[247,53,291,57],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.redmasque.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1330"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.redmasque.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.redmasque.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.redmasque.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.redmasque.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1330"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.redmasque.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1330\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1331,"href":"https:\/\/www.redmasque.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1330\/revisions\/1331"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.redmasque.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1330"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.redmasque.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1330"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.redmasque.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1330"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}