Looking to take some of the stress out of planning your child’s birthday party? One great way to simply things is to have your child choose a theme for her party before you make any decisions on location, decorations, games, or party favors.
For some kids, this will be easy. They are clearly into one thing. It’s their toy of choice, their superhero of choice, their tv show of choice. They own everything ever made around the character or concept.
For lots of children, what they’re most into will change on what feels like a daily basis. For these children, it’s especially important to get them to commit to the theme they want to go with so you aren’t running around exchanging things and hoping the baker hasn’t started the cake two days before the big event.
Here are some ideas to help your child pick the theme for his next party.
Brainstorm a List of His Favorites: Start by just sitting down with your child and talking about what possibilities he wants to consider. Tell him you’d like to come up with a list, and will then work to narrow it down.
Base this list solely on what his interests are, and worry about the practicalities of it later.
Visit Party City or a Similar Party Store: This is a great way to give your child a visual representation, all in one place, of most all of the possibilities. Your local party store will have every theme, character, and color imaginable.
This is not to say you have to buy anything during this visit (or ever) but it will help narrow down or perhaps even change the original list of possibilities your child first came up with.
Visit the KidsPartyCharacters.com Website: As you probably know, at KidsPartyCharacters.com we have a selection of over 200 characters to choose from as your special party guest.
Browse through our selection on our website and let your child choose her favorite. One of the best things about our characters is that you’ll find much more than the standard set you see on TV and in stores. We have a wide variety of princesses, pirates, superheroes and much more.
Have your child think about what “personality” she wants her party to have, and let her focus on the characters she sees that most represent how she wants her party to feel.
Talk About What Games and Activities You’ll Have: Knowing what your child wants to do at his party will also help him come up with the theme that best suits his big day. If he’d like a treasure hunt through the neighborhood, that would go perfectly with a pirate theme.
If she really wants all her friends to make wings as the party craft, considering some kind of a superhero or princess would better suit what she’s looking for in her birthday party experience.
Bringing It All Together
If you’ll go through all of the above suggestions with your child, you’re likely to find one common interest that sticks out as your child’s preferred birthday party theme.
Taking the time to go through these planning steps will ensure that your child is happy with the party she chooses, has no regrets, and isn’t changing her mind on a daily basis as new ideas come into her head.
If you’ll start with figuring out your theme, you’ll find that all of the planning becomes much easier as you focus on decorations, games, and crafts that support this theme.
And remember, at KidsPartyCharacters.com we’ve got more than just your party character covered. We also provide face painting, balloon artists, and other activities that keep the amount of planning you have to do at a minimum. Visit our website today to see how many things you can get checked off of your party planning list in just one stop.
Another fun place to get ideas for your child’s next party is our Facebook page, where we share pictures and stories of other parties we’ve helped to make magical.
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