Children’s parties are a time of great excitement for your offspring, do they want a bouncy castle, children’s entertainer, face painting or a trip for all their friends at a local play centre?   It can prove to be an expensive time and the pressure can really be on to fulfil your child’s expectations and keep up with their peers! 

What do you go for?

 ·         The easy on the nerves but hard on the pocket choice and have a party at a local attraction? You can let the organisers do all the work whilst you sit back and relax. ·         Do you attempt to have a party at home, inviting all the family and good old fashion party games? 

For me there is now no choice….after 5 years of entertaining children at home I have finally admitted defeat!  Home parties are exhausting! Everyone will want a little piece of you, questions will be ringing in your ears, children will be hanging off your skirt tails, tears will be flowing over you not letting them win the games. Not forgetting the children that go awol from the designated party area and you find them in your bedroom trying on your brand new and very expensive new lip gloss with blobs spread nicely across the floor! Adults will enjoy the free flowing wine and beer whilst you pop corks, wash glasses and mop up spills. 

Shall I rant on?  Glasses will be broken, face painted children will manage to smear their beautiful works of art onto your beige sofa and chocolate fingers will be on your expensive curtains. Your fridge will be empty, you will be the only one who doesn’t eat, drink or get to sit and chat and at the end of the day you will ask yourself has it been worth it? What do you think? For me next year we’ll be heading off to Euro Disney and it will still probably cost less than the party at home!  

What will you be planning at party time?