Have you ever done birthday parties in your child’s pre-school or play school?  It can vary from really simple to oh so extravagant!  I’ve observed several and I know how taxing and stressful it can end up to be.

So my 3rd time to host one, I decided to make things less stressful for me and for the teachers.

Serving and preparing the food, feeding the kids, and cleaning up are the ones that are a bit time consuming and needs extra effort.

So what did I do?

1.  I made snack boxes to put the food in.

– Prevents food from getting cold on the buffet table.

– Box is composed of a complete meal.  Drink, appetizer, main dish, dessert, & utensils.

– Food is not wasted coz they’re able to take home food they’re not able to finish.

– No need for cleaning or packing away extra food, serving dishes, plates, etc.

– Easier to give food to other people not in the class.  (Other teachers, nannies, or those who weren’t able to

attend the party)

– Not a hassle to bring in the food and prepare them in school.

2.  I chose different types of food that kids love to eat.  Tried to make it a bit healthier than fast food meals.

– For the pasta, I served twists instead of spaghetti.  It makes it easier for the kids to eat.  They have trouble

cutting spaghetti and normally end up making a mess.

– Served tetrapak and bottled drinks to eliminate glasses and spillage.  For adults, I made sure the bottled

drinks were very cold so that I din’t have to bring ice.  Which is also one less hassle.

3.  Giveaways and loot bags that aren’t difficult to transport.

– Have a good size bag to put giveaways, prizes, snacks, balloons for kids to easily take home.

– Prevents items from getting lost and kids crying when they get home.

– When things are sorted already, you’re sure that all kids are given.  It’s also nice to label the giveaways for

easier tracking.

4.  I put themed table cloth on all tables so that there’s a bit of color in the classroom.

5. Small cake with cupckakes.

– Cupcakes for kids to take home.  No need to slice the cake anymore and make a mess.

– Made cake smaller so that the problem of storing a big cake and transporting it is eliminated.

6.  Simple party activity.

– Brought a slide and a pool of balls.  Since the toddlers weren’t old enough to play games, I just kept

them busy and it was a way to enhance their motor skills as well.