In 4 weeks or so my daughter turns another year older, and there has been so much going on that I barely remembered that I AM responsible for planning the party and sending the invites, and deciding the budget, and the menu, and the guest list, and the location, and the list goes on....
As a party planner I have to say that while I'm not Martha Stewart or anything, I do enjoy throwing a successful party. Last year I planned my butt off, and I don't think it was that successful. Thank goodness Lia was only 4 and didn't realize that everyone showed up an hour late and we only had 15 minutes to eat and sing happy birthday before the "nice" museum people kicked us out of the room.
I had never had such a nerve-racking, disappointing, but then redeeming party experience in my life. I was literally heartbroken for an entire hour thinking no one was going to show up, and then EVERYONE did, just really late.
I really don't want that to happen again. It makes me apprehensive spending money on reserving a location like I did last year, because while the museum play time was really fun, I could have just bought everyone tickets and paid less money than I did for a room we barely used.
So what do I do? I live in an apartment so theres no yard. I could do it at a park, but I'm so nervous that it'll rain or something equally as terrible. I could reserve a place like a jump house, but I don' t want a repeat of last year. The thought really stresses me out.
I've seen so many awesome parties on blogs that I follow and usually I'm great at these kinds of things, but I've become gun shy.
I need some ideas.
HELP!
It's just amazing how fast kids grow up, I don't have any of my own but I have three nieces and I have watched them all grow up, and even though they are all in their teens and one in her twenty's they will always be those little kids to me. I think that the most important thing for any party is having friend's and loved ones there. as for ideas I am fairly practical. a theme of the child's favorite things. like a dress up party. I am really not to good at planning parties but what ever you do plan, I truly hope that it turns out great and that your daughter has the greatest party ever!!!
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