Kids Party Game Ideas

Party games are important to children’s parties. Children are easily bored and distracted, and parties are meant to be fun and memorable. Make a kids party more exciting by having a variety of games that cater to kids of all ages.

Most party planners advise that you should avoid competitive games in kids parties. This is because many children have not yet developed the value of sportsmanship and could have hurt feelings over not winning. Instead, try games where everyone can get a prize and have fun.

You can have three games and two crafts activities to fill a two-hour party. Finally, make sure you include games that are age-appropriate.

Here are some of the games you can try:

Prize Walk (Ages 2-4)
Write the numbers 1-30 on square pieces of paper. The number can be adjusted depending on the number of children participating.

Tape the pieces of paper on the floor in a circle formation.

Have each child stand on a number and play music.

When the music stops, pick a number and give the child a prize.

This game can continue until everyone wins a prize.

Balloon Burst (Ages 4 and up)

Write challenges like trivia questions or physical challenges on pieces of paper and put one in each balloon before inflating.

Have children bop a balloon up in the air while playing music.

When the music stops, the last child to touch the balloon would have to pop it.

You can prepare enough balloons for however long you would want the game to continue.

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What to look for when hiring an entertainer

What to look for when hiring an entertainer 

1. The most important is that your entertainer works well with children. A majority of our parties are held for children between the ages of 1-8 years of age. They have lots of energy & 1 must have a lot of patience with them.

2. Hiring a trained actor is best. They have the skills to master the character they are portraying better than say the person next door. They must learn to talk like the character, act like the character & know all the exact details about the character to be believable.

3. Entertainer must be punctual. Some clients will be hosting their parties at halls or venues where they only have the space for a specific time. If an entertainer is late & it’s past the time rented for the space it may result in a cancellation leaving children heart broken.

4. It’s best to hire entertainers who own their own cars or have access to 1. Many mascot costumes are bulky & difficult to carry via train or buses esp if the entertainer has more than 1 party booked. It also assured better timing.

5. Entertainers also must have facepainting or balloon animal making skills. This can easily be learned on YouTube. If they have younger siblings or babysit children it can be practiced on them. Also a plain white mask is a good accessory to practice on.

6. Also entertainers need to be on the more young fit side esp for Superheros & Princesses. The mascots can get away with being on the heavier older side. Clients will complain if the entertainers do not fit the standard of believability.

7. Entertainers must also have a lot of energy. Matching the children’s energy is a must. It gets the parents involved & everyone is having fun.

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Welcome to Kids Party Characters Podcast interview w/ our Ghostwriter

Hello I’m Cheryl Jacobs & welcome to our Kids Party Characters Podcast. Make sure you subscribe on I -Tunes. We launch Jan 31st. ✨

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Today we are interviewing an amazing book 📚 author Carla Wynn Hall instagram.com/youniversebook who has written several books including a series of children’s books, the ghostwriter of my book “Escape from the Darkness into the Enchanted” & beautiful human being with a ❤️ of Gold.

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Everyone has a story. Carla will guide you through the whole process of getting it out into the world so you too can help others. 

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4 Important Lessons You Learn as a Birthday Party Mascot

by Cheryl Jacobs December 23, 2017

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Who would have thought that you could learn something from being a party mascot? 

As a kid, there was a time when we wanted to go to amusement parks just to see our favorite cartoon character come to li fe. It’s the joy of every kid—I mean they get to meet their hero!

As an adult, when we think of mascots, we think of a human incubator. We’ve probably been to enough amusement parks or sport games, seeing mascots doing uninspired and unenthusiastic dance moves to a supposedly hot jam.

Often, these are the mediocre kind of mascots.

Being a mascot is not only about being sweaty or doing dances. It’s more than that. I've been working in this industry for quite a while, and I learned that as a mascot you are powerful. You’ve got the power to inspire, entertain, and resonate with the kids, their parents, and your customers.

After some time transforming myself and others into a child’s favorite cartoon, I learned 4 important lessons:

1. Preparation is Key

Some people thought that being in the mascot is enough. You’d be surprised that the number of things you need to prepare.

Being in a mascot, you will need to know…

• What’s the goal of you being there?
• What is your role in the event?
• Who are the audience?
• Have you thought all about the technicalities involved?

One tip: try your mascot about 2-3 hours before the event starts. That way you will be familiar with the limitations that come with it.

2. You Represent your Brand

You are more than just someone wearing a suit. It would be a major party killer if your mascot head falls off while you are trying to pick up a candy from the table.

This will be a great mood-killer that will impact the children for the rest of their life. 

Be Bugs Bunny or Daffy Duck or the Hulk. You don’t need to reveal to the public that you are under the Bugs Bunny suit. Revealing your secret identity would destroy the mascot’s brand identity. No longer would you be Bugs Bunny the mascot, you will be John in the Bugs Bunny mascot.

3. Make one heck of an entrance

Make it grand—with the loud music, confetti showers, huge flags, backflips, etc. Everything about the mascot is huge: the head, the hands, the feet, and the body. So, what better way than to do a huge entrance with it? 

Make your audience feel excited and giddy with you around.

4. Respect is required

If you haven’t tried before, then you should know that putting on a mascot suit will give you an extreme adrenaline rush that will make you feel like you are powerful. But remember, with great power comes with great responsibility. 

It is important you treat everyone around you with respect. Your company’s brand identity depends on it.

Imagine the look of your customer’s face if you send them someone in a Superman costume who has publicly announced that he is a Batman fan. That would lead customers to frustration because their expectations were not met.

If customers want someone in a Spiderman costume, then they would expect someone to act up to the brand being represented.

How to clean a mascot costume?

by Cheryl Jacobs January 14, 2018

Cleaning a mascot costume is important to avoid irritation to the skin of the next person to use it and to keep it ready for usage. 

A good tip on cleaning mascot costumes is to ask for guidelines from your costume provider. Since a costume is an investment, it’s important to take care of it in a way that would help it last a long time.

To take care of your costume, designate an area where it would be hanged, stored, and dried. In this area, there should be fans for drying the costume, a 50/50 mix of water and mouthwash that’s amber in color (not in green or blue) in a spray bottle, and a repair kit. 

Your repair kit, to be used for minor damages, should include the following: curved quilting needles, thread in a color that matches the costume, scissors, safety pins, contact cement for shoe soles and foam parts of the costume, hot glue gun, duct tape, and additional chinstraps.

After every appearance, dry or air out your mascot costume. Make sure to wash a costume between performers to avoid allergic reactions, foul odors, and transmission of disease. You don’t have to wash it between every use if the same performer will be wearing it, but pieces that get dirty the most like the hands and the jersey need to be washed more often.

Most costumes can be machine washed with detergent and cold water. The head and shoes part of the costume can be spot cleaned, although the head is hard to clean thoroughly. Paper mache or fiberglass heads need to be cleaned differently. One good tip is to spray 50/50 spray of water and vodka or water and mouthwash inside, wipe the excess liquid, and air it out to dry. If the head of the costume can be washed with water and detergent, you can submerge it in a bathtub and scrub delicate detergent on the fur.

Cleaning your mascot costume is a great way to maintain your investment and ensure an enjoyable experience every time.

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When Shpuld you need a Mascot for your child’s party

When should you need a party mascot?

by Cheryl Jacobs 

Party mascots can add fun to any party. Whether it’s a character mascot from a show your child likes or from the restaurant hosting their party, it can make your child’s birthday a lot more special. The question is, when should you need a party mascot?

 Many party providers include mascots in their services. Some offer mascots as part of party packages as well. Party packages are very convenient for parents because you would get a host, the decorations, goodies, and the mascot in one. It would mean less effort and less worry on your part. The focus becomes making sure everyone is having fun.

Mascots are great for when your child has a specific favorite character or animal. Of course, it would also be appropriate if the child asked for it themselves. Some children are afraid of mascots, so that’s one reason you might decide against hiring one.

Another good reason to get a party mascot is that they can enhance the party experience by hosting games and activities as well, sometimes with the help of an assistant. As part of a party package, it would create a good flow for your party’s program and less worries on your end.

When deciding on getting a party mascot, remember to find a reliable party provider.

Enjoy your party and good luck!

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Kids party Characters podcast Introducing ghostwriter Carla & animated c...

                     

Hi, I'm Cheryl Jacobs and thanks for tuning in to our Kids Party Characters podcast. Today we are going to interview the lady behind my book, Escape From the Darkness Into the Enchanted. She's my ghost writer. She's several books on Amazon. She's just recently published a new book that just is on Amazon. She also has a children's book available. She is the person who's responsible for getting my book published and becoming a bestseller. Please welcome Carla Wynn Hall.

And then we also have today Mr. Rohan Kale who is the man behind my animated commercial, which will be coming out soon here for the Kids Party Characters company. So I'm so excited to interview them both, and I hope you will subscribe to our iTunes Kids Party Characters. We will be launching January 31st so it's coming up here soon. 

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Thank you again for listening and I'll talk to you soon. 

Miss Cheryl Jacobs 

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Costumed Character Booking Horror Stories

Hello, I'm Cheryl Jacobs and welcome to Kids Party Characters podcast. Thanks for tuning in and make sure you 

subscribe to our iTunes station at Kids Party Characters. Today's podcast is going to be about booking disasters.

Often, I get women who call me who complain about other companies that they have booked before and what they order

is not what they were expecting to receive. One of the stories is from this woman, this sweet little Jewish woman 

Tami who I am still friends with today. She books us every Hanukkah, every special event at Temple and all through 

the year, and her story goes as follows. She says, not only did the costumes that the other company was sending them l

look scary and cheap, but what really did it for her was when she ordered Princess Elsa from Frozen, and what she got 

was a girl who was maybe 16 years old, dressed in a summer dress with a long Rapunzel, a cheap, long Rapunzel wig. 

I mean, when she contacted the company they said, "Well, Elsa is new and that's all we could come up with." Well, if 

you don't have the character, don't send something out that's makeshift because this company is not about just the 

money, it's about the children. At the bottom line, it's about the children and it's about making memories for the 

children, and that's what it should be about.

Then, another story another woman told me that will probably resonate with me for the rest of my life is, she ordered 

a Spiderman for her son's third birthday. It was his idol, and she was so excited to give him this gift for his birthday, 

and the day of the party when she hears a knock on the door, she's excited, the kids are all excited, they run to the door.

She opens the door and what she gets is a man almost 50 years old with a beer gut and no mask and a red painted face.

Obviously, even though these kids are only the precious age of three, they still knew this was not the real Spiderman, 

and what do you tell your kid, that Spiderman's older now and he drinks a lot of beer? I mean, come on. Really?

That's horrible. 

Just, do your homework. Don't just get caught up in the emotion, because I know you want to give your child a special

day for his birthday or whatever the event is, but make sure you know what you're getting. You know, my company, 

I've done my research. I've found beautifully handmade costumes. You will see all the exact photos of our costume on 

our website, kidspartycharacters.com, and there's party pictures there. You're going to see, I have tons of references as 

well.

Also, if running your own children's entertainment company is something that you would like to do, I have created a 

membership site, so if you go to the website kidspartycharacters.com, click on members to learn more. I will teach 

you from start to up and running how to run your own children's entertainment company, which will give you financial

freedom and you'll be able to run it through your home and spend more time with your family. No more commuting. I 

would like to thank you, again, from the bottom of my heart. I'm Cheryl Jacobs, and thank you for listening and I'll talk

to you soon.

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Kids Party Characters podcast Introducing DJDove

Kids Party Characters podcast intro to Adil Amarsi

Kids Party Characters Podcast Intro to guests

Brief podcast Intro

Hi. I'm Cheryl Jacobs, and today is the launch of our podcast, or actually the first recording of our podcast, and unfortunately I have to do a Princess Rapunzel party before my meeting, so the first recording is going to be as Rapunzel and I will be interviewing today DJ Dove. I managed him for five years in New York City, Miami. We did some parties in Rome, Italy and he also did the intro and extro of our podcast.

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And I also have my very first mentor, Mel Martin, who has helped me tremendously through this whole process and become a good friend of mine, so I'm looking forward to speaking to him, as well. I hope everyone has an amazing day today. And thanks for listening and will talk to you soon. Bye.

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Jewmanji

Jewmanji

Jumanji is an award winning children's book. A young Alan Parrish discovers a board game which magically brings him and his friends to the untamed jungle of Jumanji.

Later as an adult played by Robin Williams his friends try to outwit the games powerful forces in a comedic & magical adventure.

Today we have a remake of this masterpiece with the Rock as it's star. 

My company Kids Party Characters has many repeat clients. One of my favorite is Tami who is the sweetest Jewish lady I ever met. 

Every year at Hanukkah and at all their temple's special events she has us perform. Always requesting that I come personally. I have even attended her parties just to help out the characters I can't play like Moana to make sure the kids have the best experience.

I met Tami about 4 years ago when she called me explaining she had been hiring this other company but their costumes were cheap and a bit scary. She even requested Elsa from a company who sent her a girl only 16 years of age in a light blue summer dress and a Rapunzel wig. I wish I still had the photo. From this conversation we instantly bonded. 

If anyone is my ideal client I would have to say Tammy is ranked #1. She even wrote us a beautiful review on our Google+ page @Google+ google.com/+KidsPartyCharactersNewYork_NewJersey_CT

If anyone needs a reference of the quality of our service Tami is a great contact.

Looking to hire a character, facepainter, balloon twister or magician visit us at http://www.kidspartycharacters.com for all the details.

If owning your own children's entertainment company is something you'd like to do we can help with that too. Click on "Members" on the website to learn more.

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Miss Cheryl Jacobs

Kids Party Characters YouTube Channel Launch

Hello. I'm Cheryl Jacobs, and welcome to our Kids Party Characters YouTube @ https://youtu.be/UuYMAszwnL4 We created this Chanel to inform as many people as we can about our company that brings so much joy to children across the globe.

Our company has been in business for 6 years. I started with my partner with 20 costumes and about two or three parties every weekend. And we now employ up to 70 costume actors at a time doing about 20 to 30 parties every weekend, 10 times the volume. Our business has now generated a six figure income.

We've created a membership site where I can teach you how to own your own children's entertainment company from start to finish, everything you're going to need to know, where to get the costumes, how to get clients, and how to get entertainers with the help of a casting director I have on staff. I created a video series for members that covers all of this and more.

You can run this business in your home and you can bring in six figures. However, it's not just about the money. It's more about the children. When they see their favorite character, their faces light up, and it's just a priceless feeling. And I wanted to share this feeling with the world.

Our YouTube channel will feature interviews from actors, repeat clients, and those who have helped us along the way. We're going to have interviews from actors who have been with us from the very beginning. We will also feature the ghostwriter who helped me with my book, All About the Experiences, from an 18-year-old mother living in poverty to where I am now, owning a six-figure children's entertainment company.

So stay tuned and you can learn how you can own your own children's entertainment company. Or if you're just looking to hire a character for your little one's birthday or special event, we can help you with that too. I'm Cheryl Jacobs, and thank you for watching. I hope you enjoy our show.

Visit our website KidsPartyCharacters.com to see all the beautiful had made costumes to choose from for you little 1's special day.
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