Tips for Hosting an Awesome Party, by Eloise

A guide for hosting the perfect party, courtesy of Eloise (7 years old).  Below you will find her thoughts on pre-party preparations, decorating, food, and activities.

♥  Clean up the house first.  Make upstairs off-limits by putting a banner to block the stairs so you don’t have to clean your bedroom.  Block off the basement so you don’t have to clean that either.

♥  Wear nice clothes and lots of jewelry.

♥  There can never be too many balloons.  Giant balloons that say “Happy Birthday” or “Party!” are the best.  10 balloons for each person is good.  Hang a couple of balloons on each guest’s chair.  Hang more balloons from the walls and the ceiling.

♥ Decorate a special chair for the guest of honor.  Hang the most balloons from that chair.

♥  Make a crown for the guest of honor.  Use glitter.

♥  Buy fancy tablecloths!  Decorate the table with candles, sequins, and a sparkly centerpiece.

♥  Use a lot of streamers.  Nice colors are blue, yellow, black, green, and pink.

♥  So many guests of will make you feel like you’re in a nice place.

♥  Use fancy dishes.

♥  Put fancy umbrellas in drinks and frilly colored toothpicks in sandwiches.  Because toothpicks always make sandwiches taste better!

♥  Have soda to drink, especially lemonade, sprite, root beer.

♥  Make a huge cake.  Buy a tiny balloon for the top of the cake.  Decorate the cake with toys, lego people or little princesses are especially good.

♥  Or buy an ice cream cake that is half mint and half bubble gum.

♥  Have a pinata, full of candy and little toys.

♥  Have games arranged on a table when guests arrive.  Print out sheets of tic tac toe.

♥  Nice music and some dancing.  Maybe put on a show for the guests.

♥  Water balloons!

♥  Use fancy number candles on the cake, not stick candles.

♥  Just have fun!

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