Planning your kids birthday party will be a piece of cake with our tips on what food to serve and what games to play.

What food to choose?

Party food at a kids birthday party should be simple, fun, and in tune with the party theme. Here are some easy-to-follow tips to set the right menu:

Offer a variety of foods: while serving a main course think about including small plates or mini-size foods for snacking.

Avoid food allergy mishaps: ask for any dietary restrictions of your guests and plan your party menu accordingly. You don’t want to find out after that one of your guests is allergic to nuts or gluten.

Make food presentation fun:  serve party food in a colourful dish in creative design or style to make it extra-special for your kid and their guests.

Don’t make too much food: party excitement often distracts kids from eating a lot. If you plan to invite 15 kids prepare food to serve for 12 and that will be enough.

What games to play?

Base games or activities on your party’s theme. If you’re having trouble coming up with games for your kid’s party, align them with the theme for some easy ideas.

Be cautious with competitive games. If you choose to go the competitive route with party activities, make sure to choose a game your child enjoys and has a chance to win – after all, it’s your kid’s big day. Don’t make a big deal about who wins or loses, and keep any prizes small so everyone feels good about playing.

Choose adequate number of activities

It’s important to have things for the kids to do, but don’t overdo it. Picking two or three activities and keeping it simple. The kids will have a better time if they spend it together, doing the same activities and interacting with one other. Your kid’s 20 best friends are not going to have time to make glitter slime while they are getting their faces painted on the pony ride
Have a plan, be flexible, and remember that kids love to make their own good time. Sometimes it’s nice to let them do just that!”

How much supervision required?

With younger kids, the more parents that are around and engaged, the better. When it comes to tweens, one adult per 5 kids is ideal. For young teens, just the immediate birthday family should be enough. Older teens should be fine on their own or with just one parent hiding behind a plant so the birthday kid can still be ‘cool.’”

Curb partying parents

Parties should be designed so that the children—and the parents—enjoy themselves, but not in such a way that encourages the latter to go wild. Feel free to serve beer and wine—it can help parents that might not really know each other loosen up—but keep the offering limited so no one gets out of hand

Source: Vogue 2019 , BH&G 2019