![]() They opened all their gifts after everyone was gone and I used the handy dandy guest list in my Ultimate Birthday Party Planner to jot down everything they’d gotten and who they’d gotten it from. What I did when mine were young was to pour a cup of my favorite tea, gather the kids and sit down after the party was over for a little record keeping. Either sit down before the party and teach your children how to graciously open a gift that they don’t want or skip opening gifts during the party and do the training a day or two later. I understood early on that my kids wanted to play at their birthday parties, not sit and open gifts. I’ve seen young kids open present after present, throwing them over their shoulders without a second look and never thanking anyone. Kids, when they’re this young don’t care about their friends opening their gifts and it’s hard for the guests to stay still that long. There is no gift opening time in this schedule and that’s on purpose. 10-15 mins “Free play” or short game – kids leave.30 mins games (2 or more depending on the number of kids and the game).The Perfect Birthday Party Schedule for a 2-hour Party So I came up with a party schedule, one for a 2-hour party for when the kids were young, and as the kids became tweens and teens we expanded to a 3-hour party schedule. I need an order of events party schedule so I can keep things moving and on track, AND I need to train my kids better. My 7-year-old daughter gets a popcorn maker and says “I don’t like popcorn.” ![]() Time had gotten away from me and we hadn’t sung Happy Birthday or eaten the cake! I apologized to the parents, furiously got the cake, we sang, I cut it as fast as I could and offered it to the kids and parents as they were going out the door. As soon as I saw them I started to panic! ![]() ![]() We’d had a fun tea party with the kids and the parents started showing up for pick up. The unpleasant reality is that the inspiration for my perfect party schedule and timeline came from several party fails: ![]()
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