Flexibility
As with many age groups, when hosting a child’s party, you must have flexibility. We recently held a party for nine 3-5 year olds. We planned out what we were interested in doing and in what order. Those things did not happen exactly as planned. Some activities the children were more interested in than others. Some of the unplanned activities the children were more interested in than the planned activities. We were open to being flexible and it worked out all right.
Perhaps one of the easiest pitfalls for planning a children’s party is coming up with all sorts of fun ideas that you would like to see incorporated into the party. Ask yourself first if your child would have the maturity, understanding, or attention span to enjoy it first. If you have doubts try the activity with your child before the party. If they like it then they will still like it at the party. If they don’t, well after all it is their party.

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