Also, game materials can be easily obtained from party supplies stores - or you can make them yourself. Naturally, since you intend to have games at your child's party, you should be prepared to give out a prize. Children get inspired to join games because of the motivation and inspiration presented by the prizes. Now for what to put inside the invitations. Naturally, you'll mention what the party is all about. Some excited parents like to write poetry about their child's event inside. Something like "Oh, how fun! Mary is turning one!" works fine. You don't need to come up with too intricate poetry because you'll be sending out the invitation in the assumed voice and speech capacity of your child and his or her equally young guests. Hence, before you do any hiring, arrange for a short meeting and interview beforehand, so you can weed out those who are just doing the job not for the love of it, but only for the money. A grumpy entertainer who hates children might only ruin the party you prepared so hard for for your child. You can find prospects by searching the local listings or by surfing the Internet. You will find that the key to a successful children's birthday party menu is to keep things simple and uncomplicated. A lot parents slaved over the party menu in the past and spent lots of waking hours poring over recipe books to come up with the perfect cupcakes and what-not, only to find out at the end of the party that only half of what they prepared had been consumed. They take a bat or stick, swing at a suspended container and try to open or break it. Remember to put goodies in the container or else the game will lose its objective and will be a lot less fun. To make this is very much simple. You can just beautify a gorcery bag (made of paper) with art materials like paints, Japanese paper and other types of colorful ornaments and glue them. You can stick to this lineup, but you can also modify these games to fit your theme (if you have one) or to coincide with your child's gender. For instance, if your child is a girl, you can modify Pin the Tail on the Donkey into Pin the Bow on the Princess, or whatever tickles your fancy. One party game raved about by young and old guests alike is Charades.