文档：Aparty（省一等奖）

Unit5Aparty文档

(Howtoplanabirthdayparty)

Birthdaypartiesareagreatboosttoanychild'sself-esteem.Makingthemfeellikekings(orqueens)forthedayisoneofthebestgiftsyoucangivethem.Butwhereandhowshouldyoustart?

Theme

Manyparentsfeelmorecomfortablestartingwithathemearoundwhichtheycanorganizeinvitations,decorations,games,craftsandfood.Bothyouandyourchildwillenjoymakingplansthatreflectherinterests—whetherit'sasportstheme,adinosaurbash,anartparty,abackyardbeachpicnic,atripbackintime,orananimaladventure.

GuestListandInvitations

Youshouldmaketheguestlist,butonceyourchildisoverthreeorfour,heshouldbeconsulted.Theinvitationscanbeeitherstore-boughtorhomemadeandshouldsetthemoodfortheevent.dependingonyourchosentheme.Inadditiontoobviousinformationlikethetime,dateanddirections,includespecialdetailslike"bringaswimsuit"or"parentsshouldaccompanychildren."

Place

Ifyoudecideyourhomeorapartmentisn’tsuitableforachildren'sparty,thereareseveraloff-siteoptionsthatcomewithobviousadvantages(includingbeingabletocomebacktoacleanhomeafterthechildrenhavebeenpickedup).Forasmallfee,youcanoftenreservespaceinacommunityrecreationcenterorlocalpark.Kid-friendlyrestaurants,gymnasticcenters,firedepartmentsandhands-onmuseumsarealsopopular.

Decorations

Atmosphereiseverything.Onceyou’vechosenatheme,usealittlecreativitytosetthescene.Theydoesn’tmeanyouneedtoflytotheGrandCanyonforacampoutparty.Kidsarenaturallyimaginative;they’llplayalongwhenyouusesimplehouseholdgadgetstotransformyourhomeintoanationalpark.Setupatent,passoutflashlightsandcatchfirefliesinthebackyard.

Entertainment

Dependingontheagesandattentionspansofyourguests,outsideentertainmentcouldbeabighit.Butyoungerchildren(thoseunderfourorfive)maybefrightenedorjustplainboredbyaperformancethatgoesonlongerthan45minutes.BeforeyouwriteabigchecktoChucklestheClown,considerlookingforsomelocaltalent.Onemotherwasshockedtohearwhatthemadscientistentertainershefoundinthephonebookchargedforatwo-hourscienceparty.

OrganizeHelp

Don'tgoitalone.Everythingwillbemucheasierifyouhavehelp—aspouse,relative,neighbor,babysitterorfriendswhocanassistwithactivitiesaswellasservingandcleanup.Thisisespeciallyimportantifyouwillbeentertainingyoungguestswhoseparentsdropthemoff.

Food

Forbriefparties,cakeandicecreamisreallytheonlyrefreshmentyouneed.Manyyoungchildrenlookatthecakeasthefocalpointofthewholebirthdayritual,sobesuretoletthemhelpmakeit(orselectitfromthebakery).Traditiondictatesthatthebirthdayboyorgirlgetsthefirstpieceofcake(andthattheywillprobablychoosethepiecewiththemostfrostinganddecorationsonit).Considerhavingmorethanoneflavoroficecreamonhand,however,sinceyoungchildrencanbepickyeatersandprefericecreamovercake.Olderguestsmayactuallyenjoypreparingthefoodasmuchaseatingit,soconsidersubstitutingcookingforacraft.OnefamilyhostedaFloorPizzaPartybyputtingpersonal-sizedpansofdoughonthekitchenfloor(oneforeachguest)andlettingthekidsputonsauce,cheeseandothertoppings.(Pepperoni,mushroomsandothervegetablesmakegreateyesandnosesforpizzapeople.)Aswithallaspectsofpartyplanning,trytogivefamiliarfavoritesapersonaltwist,

ControlExpenses

Youdon'tneedtospendalotofmoneytohaveasuccessfulparty.Thisisapartyforyourchildandherfriends—notforotherparents.Savethefireworksdisplayforyournextadultgala.Thekidsjustwanttoplay.Controllingexpensesalsomeansthatyoushouldnotfeelobligatedtosendhomegoodybagsfullofexpensivetoys.Whilesomestickersoracraftmakenicesouvenirs,mostparentsagreethatit'stimetostartsayingnotoelaboratepartyfavors.

ExpecttheUnexpected

Thehardestthingtoplanforatanybirthdaypartyistheunexpected.Here'swhatyoucandotokeepchaosatbay:

Bepreparedformeltdowns.Anadulthelpercantakeadistraughtchildasidewhiletherestofthegroupcontinuescelebrating.

Stockband-aids,iceandtissue.

Ifparentsaredroppingoffchildren,besureyouknowaboutanyfoodallergiesorrelevantmedicalconditions.

Ifyouhavepets,it'sbesttokeepthemseparatefromtheguests.Includ