Plan The Perfect Party
How to plan the perfect party for your holidays, birthdays, and events.
Clueless about planning a stress-free event? Planning a party can become an overwhelming event, if everything is put off to the last minute. Therefore, we have come up with a surefire way to help you plan for your event, without adding any more stress to your everyday life! Four to six weeks before the BIG DAY!
- Choose a theme.
- Make a guest list.
- Pick a date and time.
- Decide if it will be indoors or outside.
- Decide if you will have it at home, go to a park, or pay for a hall.
- Decide on the day’s activities; what time to eat, what games to play, what crafts to do, etc.
- Order your Party Supplies; including favors, decorations, wrapping paper, tape, plates, plasticware, cups, and piñatas.
- Order your entertainment; get written receipts and read those contracts. (i.e. music and dj, magician, clown, farm animals, balloon bouncer, etc.)
Three weeks before the BIG DAY!
- Send out invitations; asking for RSVP’s by a certain date and time.
- Place a list of those you invited next to the phone to record RSVP’s.
- Go over directions for the games and make sure you have everything.
- Go over directions for the crafts and make sure you have everything.
- Go out and purchase anything you may be missing for games and crafts.
- Solicit help from family members and friends. (i.e. clean up, games, taking pictures, answering phones and doors)
Two weeks before the BIG DAY!
- If you haven’t received any RSVP’s, call to make sure they are coming.
- Confirm your helpers can still attend and what their duties will be.
- Pick out prizes for games and wrap them.
- Order the cake.
- Confirm your entertainment.
- If this is an adult party, hire your babysitter.
One week before the BIG DAY!
- Call all confirmed guests and remind them of the big day, double checking directions.
- Purchase Film, batteries, video tape and back up disposable film.
- Purchase food and candies.
- Make up the goodie bags based on confirmations.
- Prepare the crafts and games.
One day before the BIG DAY!
- Prepare your foods ahead of time. If anything can be cooked and reheated, now is the time.
- In the evening, when everyone is in bed, clean the house and set up the party spot.
(If you rented a hall, you can usually ask to get in the night before, provided they haven’t a morning event. If you are going to a park, you’ll just have to wait till the morning of the event, sorry.) Day of the BIG DAY!
- Pick up the cake.
- Blow up and set out balloons four hours before the event.
- Shower, Get Dressed , Ready the kids.
- HAVE FUN!!
Week after the BIG DAY!
- Send out thank you notes to all the helpers and those who gave gifts!
About the author
Alyice Edrich is the award winning editor of The Dabbling Mum®. Stop by for your chance to win free videos and books (http://thedabblingmum.com) or to download three free e-books (http://thedabblingmumpress.com).
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