Welcome With the economy changing there are more and more parents looking for alternatives to their kids birthday that will not break the bank. The team here at Jumping J-Jays understand that you cannot stop having a birthday for your child, but we all need to work on providing a birthday event that is based on your budget. Within this e-book are a few tips we are giving parents to bring down the cost of the birthday event.
Have a birthday at HOME in your backyard After being a provider of over 20,000 inflatable party rentals a year, I have been lucky enough to attend a lot of backyard birthday parties. One thing that stands out more then anything is that the parents provide more then they need for the birthday. They provide extreme parties when the child just wants to have a few friends over to their home from school and have some fun for their birthday. You know if you are one of those parents that believe you need multiple events or activities for a birthday. You over buy, you over decorate, you over order, you over invite and ultimately you over spend for the birthday.
This year, might be the year where you provide the ease of a home party but working within a budget. The business we specialize in is the under 8 year old birthday parties. These kids are little energetic rascals that is all
Birthday Cake Something in our house that is a good fun idea that my young girls just love is to bake their own cake at home. If you are wanting to surprise the birthday child then let your other kids join in to make the cake as a surprise for the birthday child. There are great decorating idea found on the internet that allows you to make and theme birthday cakes to suit your budget. So for the cake, bake it yourself or decorate a plain cake purchased from the supermarket rather then having one custom made.
There is a great range of cakes on our Kidz Club website. Come and visit!
Party Theme Decorations Keep it simple! There are around 10 generic party themes available at your local discount store. Be flexible with your party theme choice. Learn to adapt a theme to your party. If your having a Disney Princess Party, then you can use a fairy theme or a princess theme or a unicorn theme or a pink theme or a enchanted theme and so on. Supplies are a lot cheaper at a discount store or supermarket then at a specialized party store. Do not buy online as the fright costs alone will equal the total cost of the decorations if bought from a local discount store DIY balloon kits are perfect for all birthdays. Do not buy foil balloons you do not need it and the kids will never complain or be that fussed. Purchase one foil balloon as the centrepiece but then make the other balloons coloured and fun. Free party Invitations are available on this website. Go to www.partycastles.com and click KIDZ CLUB.
Party Entertainment Any human characters you rent that are credible will be over $200 an hour. Any equipment you rent that is electronic will only entertain 1-2 children at a time.
So what do you do with the 10 kids coming to the party? Rent a “jumping thing� that does not have the frills. Most kids will have just as much fun on a regular jump house. The kids will have FUN on any inflatable. By renting an inflatable for 4 hours it covers all party situations and the full duration of the party. There are over 30 themes available at Jumping J-Jays so there is sure to be several that would suit your party theme. You need no other party games then the jumping inflatable so do not do any more. Remember no other games. Trust me 11 years of providing entertainment you have it all covered with an inflatable.
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Who to invite? If your party is for kids 5 to 12 years old then do not ask the parents of the kids to stay. You need to make that clear when inviting. An easy way to inform parents of this (if your non confrontational) is to say it on the invitation. Try adding this line to your invitations: “You should pickup your son/daughter at 2pm when the party finishes’”. (It is subtle but to the point) However if parents are invited then do not provide alcoholic beverages.
Best times for a budget party Have the birthday party between: 9:30 and 11:30 OR 1:30 to 4:30. This makes it clear that you do not need to provide lunch or dinner. Make it a 2 hour party which is about 80% of the parties that we provide for.
To our readers I hope this helps in the preparation of your party. From the experience at Jumping J-Jays, Jumping castles and slides are a great budget entertainment that works at most home based parties. A typical mum makes more of a deal about a birthday party then needed. Chill out and the kids will have fun. Rent a safe inflatable from Jumping J-Jays
If you felt this e-book was a benefit then please give us your thoughts and suggestions for future booklets or additions. john@partycastles.com