Survival Kit for a kid’s birthday party

Have you ever been in a room filled with those “little darlings?”

Only if you have will you be able to appreciate the headline of this article and realize that suggesting that you have a disaster plan in place is a good idea.

We love our children but we also know that no matter how much money you spend on magicians, bouncing castles, live elephant rides and every imaginable piece of entertainment to delight the young ones, children will still choose to wreck havoc. They will poke the sofa with sharp objects, smother the cat and hurl sticky food all over the place.

You will need a disaster plan to ensure that the adults present at the kids birthday retain their sanity and good health. Chances are that you will hardly be able to survive this perilous occasion for adults without it.

We all love our kids with their faults but let us be realistic.

A disaster plan is anticipating every possible move of your young guests and making the necessary precautions in your home.

Take the time to remove all valuable antiques from all the rooms that could easily be accessed by your party guests. In fact anything that can be tipped over and broken should be removed not only for your sake but also for the safety of the children.

When planning the food think through the details of how that food will be served and exactly when this will happen. Be fully alert when the time comes to cut the creamy cake and distribute it amongst the youngsters. Sticky foods are perfect for throwing at walls and doing everything else with but eating it for many of the young guests you will be hosting. The few adult guests you will have will not delight in the same things that you will want to feed the main party guests with and so you should make special arrangements on how and where you are going to serve adult food and possibly drinks.