A Childrens Birthday Party Venue
A favourite childrens birthday party is the sleepover. As birthday party venues go, you may not feel that your own home is the best place, but once you know how, it is easy. So, starting at the beginning, you need to decide how many kids you want at the gathering. The first thing to think about are sleeping arrangements. Do you want them all to sleep together in one room or do you want to split them two to a room or will you need to segregate girls from boys?
If you would prefer all the children at the party to sleep in beds (as opposed to the floor), then how many beds do you have? Don't forget to include long sofas and pull out beds, camping beds, blow up beds...other parent's camping and blow up beds...If you are happy to have them sleeping all together, then it is often simplest to clear a room as much as possible for the revelry; spreading blankets and duvets over the floor for a 'base' as soon as a few of the children start to look sleepy. Ask each child to bring blankets, their duvet and pillows from home. This is a good way to keep all the mess within a single space and allows each child to sleep in somewhat familiar surroundings.
Once you have decided on the numbers, you will know how much childrens birthday party space will require decorating. It is well worth making the children's beds enticing and party themed too, even if the festivities will be focussed in the living rom. For example, tie balloons to bed legs and leave party themed gifts on pillows. In case they succumb to sleep prior to the mandatory midnight feast, hang a 'Do/Do Not Disturb for midnight feast,' sign on the end of their bed. It will make them feel better about not missing out!
Living rooms as kids birthday party venues: Your living room really does transform easily into a great space for your kid's parties. Once you've decided (or your child has decided) on the birthday bash theme, it is time to decorate. For theme and decoration ideas, look online or ask your local librarian - some party makeover effects are much easier to achieve than you might think. The first thing to do is move the furniture out of the room completely or to the walls. It is always best to start decorating from the top down: hanging balloons, streamers, sheets, blowup toys or fairy lights from the ceiling can dramatically transform the feel of the room so that even your own child feels like his birthday party is an 'out of home' experience.
Think of a few themed games that can be played within the childrens party venue space. For example, the old classic, 'Pin the tail on the donkey,' can be pin the lipstick kiss on the frog for a princess party and musical chairs can for example be played to pirate music sitting on pieces of paper with skulls and crossbones drawn on instead of chairs. Whatever your child's chosen theme, the oldies are the goodies so just adapt them to your kids party. Just remember that you will need enough games and food to keep them going until....
Movie time: Again, choose a movie that fits the party theme. It is best to get the children into pyjamas while you are setting it up and use this opportunity to lay blankets and duvets on the floor so they can fall asleep comfortably.
Using your home as the Birthday Party Venue and holding a sleepover for your childrens birthday party is all relatively easy. A little advance planning and it will provide a night that won't be forgotten in a hurry. Just don't fall asleep before you've woken them all up for the midnight feast!!
About the Author
Based in Christchurch, New Zealand, Sara Leadbetter is a Business Advisor specialising in Internet Marketing. She works with the Childrens Birthday Party Venues, Lollipops Playlands across New Zealand. This article is written with regard to her work with http://www.ellerslie.lollipopsplayland.co.nz/ Contact Lollipops Playlands Ellerslie for more information.
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