There are many party games you can use. Examples include Pin the Tail on the Donkey, Pinata, Bring Me, Scavenger Hunt, and others. You can make up your own games, as well. You don't really have to stick to what has been tried and tested before. Test your own creativity and have fun planning. Again, as mentioned earlier, entertainment is crucial to a successful and memorable children's birthday party. A child's party that has only a simple theme is just not enough, and what would be the result of having a simple party for your kid? You would have to steel yourself for disappointed look on his or her face. You would not want that, would you? Well then, you have to create a party that is unique and special, the kind of party that not only your kid, but also your child's guests, will remember for their entire lives. If you have a Halloween party, for instance, you can renamed spaghetti into 'blood and guts'. (Don't worry. Most children are not usually squeamish with names. In fact, they find it quite amusing.) If you don't want your guests to spend so much with costumes, you can opt to hold a themed party and not require them to come in costumes. Why, they can even be fun for child-like adults! Treasure or Scavenger Hunt Children live for wonder and new discoveries. Why not set up a treasure hunt that would test their analytical and motor skills? Some ideas include hiding goodie bags and handing out pieces of paper containing clues on how to find the bags. The Party Itself There is no such thing as over-preparation to any parent who is bent on making his or her child's birthday party as grand and memorable as ever. However, you must be prepared to face the responsibility of planning the party. If this is too much work for you and you feel you might not have the time to sit down and plan everything, you can hire a professional party planning expert to do the dirty work for you. Finding An Entertainer For Your Childs Party A successful and memorable children's birthday party is determined by one thing - how well and fun the entertainment was. This is what will make your party go down in history, so to speak. Even if you put so much effort on the food, the invitations and the decorations, it is the entertainment that will define how well your party went.