Hosting Stress Free Children's Christmas Parties
By:
S.Roberts
Hosting a children's
Christmas
party can be stressful. The children are
usually very excited at the prospect of new toys from Father
Christmas. Of course excited children doesn't always mean
giggly, energetic children; it also can mean sulky children as
they experience a spectrum of emotions as part and parcel of the
festive excitement. The Christmas party host or hostess has to
be prepared for a number of situations.
Assuming you have the
party
food and venue covered, all you have to do now
is to sort out a line up of interesting entertainment and
party
games.
Only choose games and activities that are suitable for your
party's age group. If your games are too babyish, older kids
will not participate. Similarly, younger children will find
older kids games too complicated and will not want to play.
Choosing games that match your party will mean that the children
that you are entertaining will have a more enjoyable party.
If the children at the party are not familiar with one another,
make the first few games non prize winning ice breaker games so
that the children can play together as a group, and everyone can
get over their shyness and make friends.
It's better to have too many prizes than too few. Party games
tend not to last as long as you think they will, and you don't
want to run out of prizes. You also need to bear in mind that
sometimes children enjoy a party game so much that they want to
play it again. If your game schedule is too regimented an
unscheduled game will make you a prize short. You need to be a
flexible play leader.
Dealing with children who don't wish to join in is always
difficult. You want every child to enjoy the Christmas party but
f course you can't give your complete attention to one child who
is reluctant to join in. If after several urges of encouragement
during the ice breaker games, and during the first prize winning
game; if the child still wishes to not participate give that
child a coloring book or a puzzle book and some pencils. This
way the solitary child has a prize and fun, and you haven't
neglected the rest of the group.
Seeing a display of prizes to choose from may sound fair and
fun, but in reality it can cause arguments and sulky children
when more that one child sets its sights on the same prize.
Simply overcome this by
gift
wrapping each prize and having a lucky dip
type system. This adds extra fun and excitement and the children
will be content that this system is fair.
Forward planning at children's Christmas parties is essential if
you wish to host an enjoyable party for all, and I hope these
tips will go some way to helping your party run smoothly.
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