One of the most memorable and cherished stage of a person’s life is their childhood. There will come a time that everyone will look back into everything that has happened when they were kids.
During childhood, what are the moments and events that we always look forward to? One is the holiday season for sure, because of the gifts and the atmosphere, the weather is cold and everyone seems to be in a happy and giving mood. Noche Buena, Medya Noche, lots of parties, and the fireworks display to welcome the New Year. And another is our birthday celebration. We may not understand why we have to celebrate our birthday when we were kids, but the thought of it makes us so excited and happy. We remember the kiddie party, the gifts, the food, the balloons, and the cake. From the moment we wake up, everything becomes fun and special for a day.
In making our birthday kids party celebration special, it takes a lot of hard work and a little magic from our parents. Days, or even weeks, before the celebration of the day of our birth, our parents start the tedious planning of everything that they want to happen for the children’s party celebration. The kiddie party should be smooth, or else lots of tears from the birthday celebrant will be shed. But nowadays, time seems to be a very valuable element that is always limited. It is understandable that parents have to work in order to support their children. But that doesn’t mean that parents should lessen the attention that they give for the preparation of their children’s party.
It is in these dire times that help is needed. If there is a children’s party celebration coming up and you don’t have much time to focus on it, then it is just right to call for a kiddie party catering!
Hiring a catering services provider has its pros and cons, depending on your needs. Number one is time and effort. Avail a kiddie party catering if you think you can’t be hands-on in managing the party. Being hands-on means designing and printing the invitations, buying groceries and decorations, preparing prize loots, cooking the menu, and setting up the place. Because you are the parent of the birthday celebrant (and the one who is going to pay for almost everything), you have to make sure that everything will be done accordingly. So instead of rushing things or experimenting with your kid’s birthday party celebration, hand the task to your chosen catering service.
Another advantage kiddie party catering can give for you is relaxation and pride. Instead of burdening all the work and stress on yourself, why not hand it over to the experts? If you have an idea or plan in mind, talk to your catering service about it. This will save you from ending in a disaster. What food should be served during the kiddie party? Or what should the venue look like to match the theme? Prepare everything beforehand so that on the day of the children’s party celebration you’ll just sit down and enjoy the moment. Besides, will it not make you proud seeing your child and your guests happy?
In every party celebration it is important that the entire area of the event venue is maximized to its full potential specially if you are renting a venue. During parties, we often see rows and rows of chairs lined up in the area, with no tables provided for the guests to eat. Instead they hold their plates with one hand or place it on their laps. The only table in the area is the buffet table. This is applicable for occasions when the event venue cannot support the number of expected guests. Additional chairs will be placed instead of tables to conserve space.
Every occasion calls for tables and chairs, unless you want your guests to sit on the ground. Birthday, corporate event, wedding, fiesta, and graduation—as long as you have guests you need tables and chairs.
As the host of the event, you have to secure these equipment before the event. Venue, food, location, decorations, tables and chairs are some of the most important things you need for your party checklist. The event venue can be set easily, the internet is a reliable companion in doing so. For decorations, you can make them from scratch to save money, buy them, or you can also negotiate with an external renting service. Food can also be home-cooked or you can consult a catering service in your area.
In most cases, we borrow tables and chairs from our neighbors or from the Barangay hall. But what if it is a large gathering at a venue far from your neighborhood? You can still borrow from them but the logistics and the extra labor needed to move and arrange the chairs will be a huge obstacle for you. Or what if it will be a formal occasion? Chairs may not be uniform and vary in size or design if borrowed from different people. This is not a good idea for a formal event. Aside from that, you still have to prepare the table cloths and seat covers.
To save you the effort, expense, and hassle, some catering service providers also provide tables and chairs rental. You might think that renting tables and chairs will be expensive, but in some conditions it will save you some money. First, all the equipment will be uniform and clean. Tables and chairs are of the same size, quality, and style. The consistency will add formality to the venue. Aside from that, you can opt to include table cloths and seat covers in the service. You can suggest an idea for the design, or you can leave it to them. Table clothes can be skirted for a beautiful look, and chairs can also be decorated. Second, it will save you the hassle of borrowing from a lot of people and transporting it too. You won’t have to worry in the set-up also.
Tables and chairs rental are common nowadays for celebrations. It may be a little heavy on your expenses, but think of what it can benefit you. Before availing tables and chairs rental, assess the location first if it can accommodate the set-up. Also, determine how many guests there will be. Make your guests comfortable by letting them eat on a table and not on their lap. So should you rent equipment for your event?
Challenging, tedious, and a little bit expensive—these are just some terms to describe the process of organizing a homecoming or class reunion. Class or batch reunions are held 10 or maybe 20 years after graduation. They can be nostalgic, memorable, and a bit exciting, most especially if you were close with each other.
Challenging, tedious, and a little bit expensive—these are just some terms to describe the process of organizing a homecoming or class reunion. Class or batch reunions are held 10 or maybe 20 years after graduation. They can be nostalgic, memorable, and a bit exciting, most especially if you were close with each other.
In planning a homecoming reunion, here are some tips and steps to guide you effortlessly through the process.
1. Organizing a school reunion takes months, or even years. So, before entering the committee, be sure to have enough time and perseverance to endure the painstaking process. Connect with some people you were able to maintain connection through the years and ask for their cooperation. Set a leader, or someone to head the planning and execution of the class reunion.
2. Retrieve contacts of batch mates or class mates. Engage massive social networking to complete the contacts list. Know their current names, civil status, residence, contact number, and occupation. You can use your year book as a reference or if you have saved your graduation program then you can also refer to it. Don’t do this on your own, rather tap people to look and get the information needed. One of the fastest ways to do this is to create a group in Facebook and allow former classmates to add other people.
3. Updating your contacts list and connecting with former classmates may already take 3 months, so if you have gone past halfway through the peoples list then start preparing the invitations. Create a general invitation and sent it to them via courier service, social media, and print publications. If you have connections, then you can also announce it via broadcast mediums. It setting the date, provide at least 2 months from the day you distributed the invitations. This is for them to save the dates, or notify their attendance. Also, if possible, choose a low-cost venue. You can choose your former school as the venue or have it in a hotel where your batch mates can also stay for the event. Most reunions last for a day and may even extend up to 3 days.
4. Secure financial support. Some classes or schools have ensured savings account or funds for the students to use in the future. But if you don’t have these, then look for sponsors for the mean time. This will help you relieve one load off your chest. Get five or ten people to spare funds for the reunion. And during the event, collect contributions from your former batch mates to refund the money spent and allocate for the future.
5. Don’t offer to cook for the event, unless you can take care of feeding more than a hundred people. Spare yourself and go instead for catering services. Since this will be a whole day event, they can take care of breakfast, lunch, dinner, and snacks. This will also provide a spontaneous event, no need for you to be worrying about the distribution of food.
Everyone loves to celebrate. We tend to look forward to getting party invitations from people we know. For some, they say there is an unexplainable feeling of happiness when they get to witness and become a part of the celebration. Others love to attend because they know that delicious food that are not usually served at home will be served there. Just because it’s a party doesn’t mean that you need to spend big. Here are some ways to help you enjoy and throw off an affordable party package. Tipid tips for your party list.
1. Have your party at home! All you need is to rearrange, clean up, and set your house. Free your front yard and living room to create a lot of free space. This will save time and transportation fees on moving food, chair and tables, and decorations from your house to the selected location. Plus, you don’t need to pay any rental fee. You can just borrow the chairs from the barangay hall, and find people to lend tables. Or if not, go to a public park for your celebration! Though you have to mind other people, because you’re not the only ones having a party there.
2. Celebrate with someone else. Collaborate with a friend if their son is also having a birthday party celebration. Or someone in your neighborhood plans to throw a party. Or, if there are two birthday celebrants in one month in your family then set only one celebration. This will really save a lot on food, resources, and money.
3. It’s not that you are picky or ungrateful, but you really have to limit your guests when you want to save on money. Invite people whom you really know, and tell them politely not to bring along their barkada or all of their neighbors along. You’ll spend extra time asking who they are and finding out they are not even related to you in any way. Plus, you’ll have to spend more on food.
4. Hire a catering services provider. You might think this is expensive, but in some ways catering service is cheaper for you. It will save you time grocery shopping, preparing, cooking, and renting wares. Also, narrow down your food choices. Select two or three viands, plus the rice, and dessert. You can opt for plated meals to avoid wasting food and laying a buffet table. Use paper plates and plastic utensils. Or, you can bring out your utensils and plates. Doesn’t matter if they are unmatched or old. Just make sure nobody will bring them home, or you’ll regret buying another set of plates. For the drinks, instead of buying small cans or bottles for drinks, buy the biggest container in bulk so that you can save money. Or buy powdered juice packs, instead of buying 10 bottles of soda.
5. Discover hidden talent in from your relatives or friends. Ask people to help you in organizing and hosting the event. Ask people to lend you a sound system. Talk to a friend to host the event. Another one can prepare games and presentation from your relatives and friends as well. Be an expert in networking, and you’ll find people close to you who can volunteer their talents.
6. Be an expert at Do-It-Yourself stuff. All you need is to be creative. Use items at home. Impress people without spending much.
Kiddie birthday parties are always fun because of so many ideas and themes you can play with. It starts with your child’s favorite cartoon character or TV series and the rest of the creativity can follow. All you need to do is complete the birthday checklist and make it enjoyable for the kids and the adults as well. The key to a good kiddie birthday party is colorful, lots of food, games, and prizes. This year, let’s look at the hottest and most exciting kids party themes to try for your kid’s birthday party.
- Rainbow Party
Mix and match with 7 pretty colors for your kid’s birthday bash with a Rainbow-themed party. Play with Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, and Violet. Put assorted balloons following the 7 colors, if you can, use one color of the rainbow for each table. Party hats can also be rainbow colored, and tell you guests to wear clothes from one of the rainbow colors. But, the rainbow-themed party doesn’t stop there. Be innovative with the food by coloring them too! Aside from that, provide cookies that are colored too, plus gummy bears! Kiddie guests will never get tired of the colors and the treats.
- Hobby party
What does your child love to do? Or where do they excel in? Give them a boost by linking their interests with their birthday celebration! If your child has talent in music, then surprise them with a piano decorated cake. You can also serve chocolate bars with keyboard-like topping designs. Or if they like arts, then be artistic and colorful with the decorations and the food. Other interests might be sports, math, or board games. You can also customize the invitations and goody bags to match your kid’s interests.
- Robots party
My Big Hero, Transformers, what other machine-related movies went out this year? Robot-themed parties are a classic, and you might want to throw on for your son too. Choose metallic colors like silver, gray, white, and blue and use these to decorate the venue. Design the banner, goody bags, hats, and invitations with famous robotic characters. For the prizes, you may want to hand out robot toys like do-it-yourself robot cardboard box and other cute things.
- Asian party
This is a cute way to celebrate your daughter’s birthday party. Dress her in a mini kimono and parasol and play with the colors pink and green. The decorations are easy, paper lanterns can work. Serve Asian cuisines like Buchi, Fried Noodles, and Chinese Chicken Style Fried Chicken that kids will surely love. Also, instead of a cake, serve cupcakes with mini parasols attached to them. Don’t forget the fortune cookies, and Ang Paos filled with treats.
- Tea Party
Make your little guests feel like grown-ups with a tea party! This is good for snack parties, instead of a lunch or dinner. Prepare bread and pastries for the kids to much on. Oatmeal cookies, pretzels, ensaymada, ladies fingers, muffins and banana cue are some of the options you can serve. Instead of tea, serve natural fruit juice or hot chocolate for the children. Ask for the kiddie guests to wear dresses, and lay-out charming tea cups in a garden venue.
