You can simply pop in a cartoon and transfer it to a wide screen projector to keep kids occupied all throughout the party, or you can hire either a magician, balloon trickster, clown, dancing character mascot or face painter for a small fee. If you're working on tight budget, one of the child's family members or the parents' adult friends can volunteer to be the entertainer for a day and tell the children stories and sing songs. Fun Activities For Your Childs Party It's your child's first birthday party and, naturally, you want his or her first to start with a bang. It's every parent's dream to be able to give his or her child the best first birthday party ever, because first birthdays set a milestone in a person's life. This is why most people do not hesitate to go all out with this event. Bring out a jar of candies or buttons or whatever and ask the young guests to guess how many of the items there are in the jar you're holding up. The person who guesses the exact number of contents or the one closest to it wins. Children's birthday parties are not parties without games. Aside from the good food and the other forms of entertainment and goodie bags, kids will have a lot more fun if games are included. Most owners of outdoor children's party places have entertainment and food packages for a speficic number of people (30s, 50s, etc), so you'll also have to ask how much they charge per head in case your guests exceed the number you've initially committed to. When picking a place for your child's party, you will also have to find out just how many hours is included in the package you have chosen. Girls can have fairy-themed or Bratz-themed parties, while boys may find some comfort with sports-themed or car-themed parties. Have your child and the guests dress up as their favorite object or character. This needs some amount of preparation but it well worth the effort, especially after you've seen how cute everyone looks on the pictures. The most common children's party games include Pin the Tail on the Donkey, Hit the Pinata, and relay races. You can stick to this lineup, but you can also modify these games to fit your theme (if you have one) or to coincide with your child's gender. For instance, if your child is a girl, you can modify Pin the Tail on the Donkey into Pin the Bow on the Princess, or whatever tickles your fancy.