How much money do I need for a children's Christmas party?
A surprisingly large number of organisations hold a childrens party around Christmas time.
Well-known commercial organisations including Sony and the AA are among the companies that do. So do many of the large supermarkets, including Tesco and Waitrose; public sector services such as prisons, the Post Office and the Police as well as both chains and independent hotels.
The biggest of these are run by children's party event organisers, but most party organisers are employees who are given the role, or who volunteer in a moment of weakness!
What do they have in common? Very often it is a lack of experience in organising a children's party at all, and certainly organising a large one with 50 or more children ranging in ages from toddlers to teenagers. Organising a birthday party for a handful of your child's friends is one thing (they're all the same age for a start), but organising a big event for lots of children you dont know can be a REAL challenge!
So if you're organising your first children's party, especially if it's at Christmas, here is a selection of ideas to assist you in creating a budget for your party:
How much money do you need for your children's party? Whatever you decide or are given, it will have a major impact on the feel and style of the party. Given this, don't forget that the government has recently increased the maximum TAX FREE hospitality amount from 75 to 150 per employee. Perhaps worth using this to push for the highest amount you can get!
So how much is enough?
As a rough guide, if you use professional party planners, 50 a head based on parties over 200 children, will buy you children's party theming and a good variety of entertainers, shows and rides. For approximately 40 a head you should be able to secure an interesting central London venue day-time slot and basic childrens party catering.
For a party with fewer children, perhaps you could host the event in-house i.e. in your employee restaurant or a training room. For around 50 children your children's party budget would need to go up to 60 per child for a completely themed children's party, but you can often get away with a simpler party and just use a local children's entertainer for around 250 - 400 for 2 hours.
How about using volunteers to reduce costs?
A company children's party can often generate a greater feel-good factor if the team get involved. Use professional entertainers and set designers as much as possible, but there are activities that are ideal for volunteers to get stuck into, such as:
* Providing Art & Craft activities
* Santa Claus and Santa's helpers for a Christmas party
* Face painting (only use water based paints)
* Cookie baking & decorating
* Tombolas
* Balloon modelling (the internet can teach you all you need!)
Volunteers are also useful for welcoming children in and generally supervising doors, stairs or looking after Santa and handing out presents. It is always more fun if you ask your volunteers to wear the same so that children know who to approach. People don't usually require much persuading to put on a set of fairy wings! - 2361
Well-known commercial organisations including Sony and the AA are among the companies that do. So do many of the large supermarkets, including Tesco and Waitrose; public sector services such as prisons, the Post Office and the Police as well as both chains and independent hotels.
The biggest of these are run by children's party event organisers, but most party organisers are employees who are given the role, or who volunteer in a moment of weakness!
What do they have in common? Very often it is a lack of experience in organising a children's party at all, and certainly organising a large one with 50 or more children ranging in ages from toddlers to teenagers. Organising a birthday party for a handful of your child's friends is one thing (they're all the same age for a start), but organising a big event for lots of children you dont know can be a REAL challenge!
So if you're organising your first children's party, especially if it's at Christmas, here is a selection of ideas to assist you in creating a budget for your party:
How much money do you need for your children's party? Whatever you decide or are given, it will have a major impact on the feel and style of the party. Given this, don't forget that the government has recently increased the maximum TAX FREE hospitality amount from 75 to 150 per employee. Perhaps worth using this to push for the highest amount you can get!
So how much is enough?
As a rough guide, if you use professional party planners, 50 a head based on parties over 200 children, will buy you children's party theming and a good variety of entertainers, shows and rides. For approximately 40 a head you should be able to secure an interesting central London venue day-time slot and basic childrens party catering.
For a party with fewer children, perhaps you could host the event in-house i.e. in your employee restaurant or a training room. For around 50 children your children's party budget would need to go up to 60 per child for a completely themed children's party, but you can often get away with a simpler party and just use a local children's entertainer for around 250 - 400 for 2 hours.
How about using volunteers to reduce costs?
A company children's party can often generate a greater feel-good factor if the team get involved. Use professional entertainers and set designers as much as possible, but there are activities that are ideal for volunteers to get stuck into, such as:
* Providing Art & Craft activities
* Santa Claus and Santa's helpers for a Christmas party
* Face painting (only use water based paints)
* Cookie baking & decorating
* Tombolas
* Balloon modelling (the internet can teach you all you need!)
Volunteers are also useful for welcoming children in and generally supervising doors, stairs or looking after Santa and handing out presents. It is always more fun if you ask your volunteers to wear the same so that children know who to approach. People don't usually require much persuading to put on a set of fairy wings! - 2361
About the Author:
About the author: Viren P Thomas runs a specialist wholesale company called Abbey Distributors, who have been making party organisers lives easier since 1986. Abbey helps UK based childrens Christmas party organisers to have age appropriate presents delivered, wrapped and ready to give out, all at wholesale prices. Request a free 12-page full colour childrens party brochure and children's party checklist.
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