With the guidelines that will be mentioned here, you'll be able to breathe more easily after and feel more confident that your kid's party will be successful. Should You Have A Theme? Anybody with a child will tell you that kids will jump at the opportunity to dress up and get into a make believe world. When talking about children, parties are a perfect way for them to learn to socialize and relate with other kids. If a party is interesting enough for them, they'll be talking about it for days on end. That's why it's important to keep in mind that if you're planning to host a party for children, you have to make sure it holds their attentions for more than just a few minutes to be successful. Most parents would consider their babies' first birthday parties as important milestones in their children's lives, that's why they go all out with the preparations. Some parents opt to hire professional party planners to get rid of the hassle of preparations, but there are others who prefer to go the challenging (but, actually, more fulfilling) route of planning the party themselves - from the theme down to the minutest details, like the design of the table napkins. Kids will have an easier time making guesses if you use animals or common objects to act out. 5) Guess How Many? 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. Here is the next batch of the signs you need to familiarize yourself with to be able to know about hiring the wrong or right clown. You would know if the clown you hired is not right when he or she scares the holy hell out of the kids during his "severed limb" magic trick. Seventh sign is when he or she tells the children that Barney's blood was spattered on his or her hands during a blood match in Newark. 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.