With the guidelines that will be mentioned here, you'll be able to breathe more easily after and feel more confident that your kid's party will be successful. Should You Have A Theme? Anybody with a child will tell you that kids will jump at the opportunity to dress up and get into a make believe world. In fact, they find it quite amusing.) If you don't want your guests to spend so much with costumes, you can opt to hold a themed party and not require them to come in costumes. It's how you carry out the party that matters. But, of course, getting your guests in costumes would make your party pictures look so much better. 4) Charades This game is not exclusive to children's birthday parties or to kids. In fact, even adults have fun playing this. Kids will have an easier time making guesses if you use animals or common objects to act out. 5) Guess How Many? Bring out a jar of candies or buttons or whatever and ask the young guests to guess how many of the items there are in the jar you're holding up. You must also remember that kids are fussy eaters. Hence, you might want to hold off on the saucy meals and go for the simple finger foods that won't find their way into the children's clothing. Cut your food servings into bite size pieces so they won't have to struggle through it. Also, while you might be tempted to serve a lot of high-sugar foods and candies, you need to control them. Making invitations and planning the guest list is as fun as planning the party. Apart from the entertainment and food you have in mind, your child's party would be very boring without the guests, especially the ones who are nearer to your baby's age. Choose your guests wisely. After all, your child's enjoyment is your top priority. Some ideas include hiding goodie bags and handing out pieces of paper containing clues on how to find the bags. Draw a map to the "treasure". Or you can do an Easter egg hunt type of hunt. Hide pieces of the same object all over the yard and let the children look for them. Pin the X on the X This game is a staple of children's birthday parties.