How to Throw a Birthday Party and Keep Your Sanity
Posted by: leodini on: March 2, 2007
How to organize an unforgettable party for their little ones always confounds mothers. It started on the day one social-animal Neanderthal first invented birthday celebrations. Today, one find the question asked frequently on online forums where mothers populate.
I have been meaning to write a short “how to” guide on this topic. I’m sure hundreds of mommies will find it useful. I’ll publish the guide on this blog, provide a link to it side by side with my Birthday Party Planner, and everybody will be happy.
As a Filipino magician providing magic entertainment to families in Metro Manila and suburbs, I figured I have the right credentials, and knowledge, to write about the unnerving task of organizing birthday parties.
Imagine my pleasant surprise when I discovered a mommy had already done that for me. She wrote and published on her blog a party-organizing guideline the way I would have written it myself.
Coincidence? Divine intervention? Fortuitous event?
No, hardly. It’s more like “my butt stuck on the sofa while watching the Oscar coverage on TV.”
Titled A Memorable Kiddie Party – On A Budget, the article brims with practical party ideas and tips on how to organize a birthday bash without putting a huge hole in the pocket. It even actually shows an ideal budget, helping readers decide how lavish or modest the party they intend to throw.
The article was written by Melissa Menes who, together with husband Justin, owns and manages Partytime Philippines.
I have worked several times with this young, hardworking couple. They have the experience and expertise to discuss the topic. The pointers they give to parents are spot on. To be sure, Melissa knows whereof she speaks when she wrote the article.
Go to her Usapang Babae blog now and soak up the knowledge she shares.
Stay magical,
