Birthday Party Checklist

Your Brithday Party Planning Savior

By Dillon A. Whitmore

Birthday parties are an exciting occasion for younger and older people alike, but trying to make the day special for a loved one can be stressful. By using a birthday party checklist, you can dramatically cut down on last minute decisions, mistakes, and forgetting important parts of the party.

You can purchase birthday party checklists already made to help you throw a perfect party, or you can make a birthday party checklist yourself. It may sound overwhelming to make the checklist yourself due to fear of forgetting something. But if you begin making the list early and add on things as you remember them it will be much less stressful.

The first thing to think about is the guest list. Who should be invited, and how can you contact them to invite them? Jot down the names of everyone who you feel would want to attend and then choose a method of contacting them. This can be done via telephone, email or traditional birthday invitations you drop in the mail.

Once these details are put into place, you can move on to the actual birthday party planning. The first thing that should be on a birthday party checklist is the food menu you plan to offer for the party.

Will you be barbequing and if so what kind of meat will you cook? Or maybe it’s a simple party where food is not a necessity in which case you will just need to work out the details involving the birthday cake, ice cream, and drinks.

Next on the birthday checklist should be decorations. Balloons, streamers, banners, and signs all need to be thought about, including their color theme. If you know the favorite color of the guest of honor, consider incorporating that into the decorations. 

Another thing to add to the birthday party checklist might be what kind of games will be played at the party. Children and adults all like games, so it doesn’t hurt to plan some for any kind of birthday event, no matter the age.

If you plan to have entertainment, put it on the birthday party checklist too. You will want to make sure you have space set up for the entertainer, you have the entertainer booked, and you follow up to confirm the entertainer will show up. Clowns or face paintings are a great form of entertainment, as well as magicians and musicians.

By using the suggestions previously mentioned and coming up with some of your own ideas, you can create a birthday party checklist that when followed, will offer an amazing birthday party experience for anyone, friend or family.