Why does planning a birthday party have to feel like a difficult endeavor? It can be stressful! Check out these tips for planning a birthday party and making your life a whole lot easier. We all know we can get more done when we are not stressed about it.
Start planning early
I’m not a huge planner, but when it comes to birthday parties, I need to start planning early. I feel like there are so many details to planning a party (especially if you’re planning a first birthday party). You can really reduce the stress you feel by planning for that birthday party early.
Keep the food simple
When it comes to planning a birthday party, keep the food simple. You can even order food if you want, you don’t have to feel pressured to cook from scratch. And if you do want to cook from scratch, more power to you. I can tell you that keeping the food simple will make your life a whole lot easier. One thing you should pay attention to though is the cake. You can use a pretty party cake stand to wow the kids and for them to look forward to the part where they will sing the happy birthday song.
Go with a theme
Birthday parties always seem a lot easier to plan whenever you have a theme to go with. For me, walking into a store and looking for a specific item is a whole lot easier than trying to find different pieces of décor for a party. Going with a theme makes the party a whole lot easier for everyone. Fill the air with mystery and awe through charming gothic-style costumes to mark the occasion. It will surely be an event no one is bound to forget.
Get the entertainment ready
Who has entertainment at a party? I do! It can be anything from music playing in the background to having a special “character” guest at the party. Kids birthday party entertainers can help the party be a huge success. Sometimes the entertainment is simply renting a bounce house for the kids to play in during the party.
Get the invitations prepped
I have to admit that my favorite part of planning a party is getting the invitations prepped. You can order online first birthday invitations all of the way up to 100-year-old birthday celebrations from Basic Invite. This is the easiest way to make planning a party super simple. Basic Invite is really cool because you can choose from unlimited colors when creating your birthday invitations. Basic Invite is one of the only websites that allows you to order a printed sample of your actual invitation. You can see exactly how it will print as well as the paper quality before you have to place an order for 500 invitations. Get this, there is even over 40 different colors of envelopes. How fun is it to get to pick the envelope color you want for your invitations?
Basic Invite allows you to create whatever you want and make your birthday planning a whole lot easier. Creating truly custom invites just got a whole lot easier! You’ll love that you’re sending out a truly unique invitation for the big party you are planning!
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What is your best advice for planning a birthday party?
Disclosure: I was compensated for this post but all thoughts and opinions are my own.
Great tips! I am not a fan of the planning process and am always looking for tips and new ideas.
I love birthday parties but planning can be overwhelming! Thank you for the breakdown! What a great article.
I love having birthday parties and just parties in general for my kids. You can’t go wrong with a good theme party. I love them!
Hosting a party is super stressful but I think planning ahead can make for a much smoother process. I’ll have to check out Basic Invite for my invitations next time.
I think you got the tips right. I can only say after having planned a few now with 3 kids, it’s important to make a list and keep it simple. 🙂
These are some great tips I will have to remember! I don’t have any birthdays to plan until next summer.
Brilliant idea! Having a simple party is also fun. I also love those adorable invitation.
Birthday parties can be a bit stressful and fun at the same time. great tips! Keeping things simple is helpful.
I always go with a theme and keep the food simple. It makes it easier to go with a theme and have everything matching and I always get the cake made.
My best advice is not to get caught up in planning the perfect “Pinterest” party. Nobody’s parties look like that in real life!
Great tips. I like to keep it simple when planning for the birthday party
Definitley tips that will help me out! My daughters first birthday will around soon enough and these will be handy!
These are very good tips, especially the one about keeping food simple. I have been known to overplan food and end up with way too many party leftovers and extra stress.
These are all great tips and things to keep in mind! Those invites are adorable!
I agree that when you are planning your kid’s birthday party it would be smart to keep the food simple. It would seem that the more complicate you get with it the easier it would be for things to go wrong, better to keep it simple. I’m planning my son’s birthday so I’ll have to remember to keep the food simple.