First Birthday Party!

Our first paying party was a birthday party.  The first time my phone rang,  I was walking into the library and answered.  I was not prepared to schedule a party!!! I didn’t even know the right questions to ask yet.  I stumbled through it and asked if I could call her back.  Then I went home and we started to think through all the things we needed to know and talk about to have a party – there’s a lot when you start to think about it!  We were excited though.  We scheduled the birthday party and tried to think through everything we might possibly need to take or do to have a successful party.
Things weren’t smooth though.  The day before the party, the birthday boy got sick, and we had to reschedule the party!  For all the anticipation we had, that was a long wait.  Still, it was rescheduled and finally came.  The party went great!  The kids had a fun time, the mom was happy, and we had our first party under our belt.

We’ve done many parties since then.  They all have their own flavor and they are all a lot of fun.  It’s fun to see so many kids having such a good time.  Over and over we hear comments like “This is the best party ever” and “What a great idea” and “This was such an easy party for me” and on and on.  Those are all things we like to hear!

Entertaining the Kids (while the parents talk!)

We did a whole new kind of birthday party today.  It was for a one-year-old, but Ready Race Party wasn't there for the one-year-old.  We were there to entertain the kids while the parents visited.  It worked out really well.  The parents all got to visit and the kids were all very entertained.  Comments to the host parents were things like, “What a great idea!”  and “This is so nice.” We were there for an hour, then an hour and a half, and then two hours, and still the kids played and had fun!  I think there are lots of places this type of activity would be useful – anytime parents want their kids engaged so they can visit or do whatever they need to do.  Since our parties come with a party assistant, the other adults are free.  I even think this would be great at a wedding reception – tucked in a corner, so the kids could play and have fun and the parents don’t have to keep track of them as much!