In fact, the arrangement of an unforgettable holiday for a child is not an easy task. We need to carefully think through the menu, make a list of guests ... How to organize a home children's holiday so that the children were fun not only during it, but also at its end?
Rule 1. Arrange holidays not too often
Of course, if you try, then during the goal you can find a lot of reasons for the organization of children's parties. But if there are too many entertainment events, they will automatically lose value in the eyes of your child. To maintain intrigue, there are three main reasons: birthday, New Year and graduation party at the end of each school year. You can add to this another harvest festival in late August, if you are with a child in the country.
Rule 2. When planning a holiday, be guided by the age of your young guests
Some parents gather young guests even on the first birthday of their baby and are struggling to entertain unreasonable youngsters. However, the children quickly get tired of the turmoil, and the holiday turns for them simply in violation of the regime. And what this leads to, parents know better than others: children are overexcited and then badly fall asleep. If you think sensibly, then a young person under four years of age with a bright holiday with games and guests is not needed at all: it is much more sensible to gather close relatives at the table, let them quietly and peacefully congratulate the baby, give him gifts, and then mom will take the birthday boy to the crib. But when a child in a kindergarten is a friend, you might think about organizing a home matinee for them.
Rule 3. Do not invite too many children to the holiday
First, they will be more difficult to organize, and secondly, they will begin to break up into groups and quarrel.
There is an opinion that you can invite as many guests to visit your child as he was full years old. Of course, this rule can be violated if the child has a company of more friends. In this case, if someone is not invited, it will end with resentment. Ideally, young children should come with their parents, because you do not know what reactions a child might have to an event, that he should not eat, etc.
Rule 4. If you want the holiday to really remember children, do not try to "buy" it on the side
Standard programs with clowns in cafes and children's clubs may already be familiar to your guests, and therefore uninteresting. Even if you have a lot of money, it's unlikely you can reach out to the children's showers without giving them a piece of your own. It happens that clowns and growth dolls confuse the names of the birthday people, they behave not very tactfully. Perhaps, it is only one time to take advantage of the holiday from professionals, but in no case do it a family tradition. Adults sitting at the table deliberately aside from the children's fun - that's where the beginning of the future generation conflict lies in your family.
Rule 5. Be sure to decorate and prepare an apartment for the celebration
A children's home holiday for a child is not only the cherished day itself, but also its eve, when pre-holiday preparation takes place. It is much more interesting to inflate the balls themselves, and then hang them up, climbing the ladder (this can be done by children from 9-10 years old). A special pleasure is to invent and make invitations for guests, which can be not just pieces of paper, but ancient scrolls, paper flowers, etc. Independently you can also make colorful garlands of paper flags, a wall exhibition of drawings or photographs, a New Year's wall newspaper.
Rule 6. If you have prepared your child for a holiday unusual outfit, think about how to make other kids look no worse
Organizing a real masquerade, as a rule, is difficult: you need to negotiate with the parents of all the invited children, but they do not have the time or energy for this. Therefore, if you want the children's company to look impressive, take care of it in advance: purchase (and make better yourself) cute masks, hats and cloaks for guests, and the owner of the house, if he is a birthday boy, dress up in a fancy dress. That children do not quarrel because of masks, at the beginning of a holiday it is possible to arrange a win-win lottery in which everyone can win an outfit.
Rule 7. Festive treats should not be everyday
After all, it is important for children that the food, firstly, be beautiful, and secondly, that it is easy and interesting to absorb. For the time of the holiday, it is worth noting the standard ideas about a full-fledged baby food (first salads, and then hotter with garnish). For children of any age, a meal organized in the form of a buffet table is suitable: small smart pieces on several dishes that are easy to take and put in your mouth without staining your hands. Too much food is not cooked - still will not eat. Sit down for a long time at the table and raise toasts, as adults do, children are not necessary. Put them for disposable plates and steady unbreakable beakers. A special event can be the introduction of birthday cake and candle putting out. If it's just a holiday, then it's better to do without a cake at all. Serve for tea small cakes - this will be enough.
Rule 8. Be sure to think in advance how you will entertain the children's company
Choose games and, if necessary, prepare inventory for them. This does not mean that children will like all the games that you plan. If, for some reason, the game does not add up, do not insist.
Rule 9. If you have time to prepare, decide on the best option for the holiday - thematic
In this case, your entire holiday turns into a single interactive show, dedicated to some chosen topic. It is especially convenient to hold similar events outside the city, since there is where to turn around. For example, you can choose the most favorite options for children - "Robinsonade" and "Treasure Island" - and combine. In advance, you must come up with a sequence of events: for example, first the guests arrive dressed in costumes (prepared by you), then they come up with pirate nicknames, and then you must "throw them on a desert island". You can build a ship from cardboard boxes and simulate its collapse. After that, offer the children to "get their own food" - for them it is much more interesting than just sitting down at the table. For example, children can be sent "by the mushrooms" (in the garden it is necessary to place round trays under the trees with dill-growing mushrooms, mushrooms and mushrooms made from tartlets with cheese and tomatoes growing from dill and parsley). Bananas and oranges can be hanged somewhere (on an imaginary palm tree) and take turns to climb fruit. After a meal, it's time to go in search of a "treasure." Let the bottle with the "yellowed out plan" inside the children in the old grandmother's chest. The plan will be the first note from the series "Look in the boot": as a result, a chain of such notes should lead the company to the burial place of the "treasure" (this can be a gift basket or something delicious). There are other subjects for thematic holidays: fairy-tales, a holiday of princesses, etc.
Rule 10. If you come up with something interesting, but you can not do it yourself, use the services of a company for organizing holidays, whose representatives will agree to "work" according to your scenario
It is possible that the professional scenario, which you will be offered in the firm, like you even more. But it is not necessary, organizing home children's holidays, to shift everything "to someone else's uncle", otherwise the main thing will disappear: home warmth and cute craftsmanship. Let the company's participation be limited to any one bright number (the unexpected arrival of a wizard-magician, fireworks outside the window, etc.). If the holiday passes at the dacha, you can order in the company of holiday attractions - trampolines, slides, labyrinths.
Rule 11. Do not arrange games in which prizes are awarded to the winner: gifts should be received by all participants of the holiday
Even if you do not have any games with prizes at all, you need to give something to the small guests for goodbye. It is desirable that gifts do not differ in value (they can be divided only into "male" and "female"). It can be various stationery, stickers, bright clippings, small toys or key chains. You can find a way out even if you did not buy gifts specially. Let's say your apartment was decorated with balls, and by the end of the holiday they are still preserved. Then give the children at least one ball. For the sake of gift distribution, it is worthwhile to hold a simple contest or lottery. Let each child, when leaving your holiday, feels like a winner!
Rule 12. Think in advance of "safety techniques" at every stage of the holiday
Carefully review the party plan so as not to miss dangerous moments. Your main tasks - to ensure that all children are in shoes and not frozen, so that no one ate a sweet, did not cut, did not fight, etc.