1st birthday party without games or program

[chabelita28]

sis marose.. thanks for sharing about the puppetshow and storytelling.. we might do that sa next birthday ng son ko.. pwede po pa pm ng contacts? TIA

[jaiaquino]

It depends on the age of the kids who will attend the party.  If they're toddlers and pre-schoolers, they will enjoy having those little tikes and bounce type of toys, a bubble show, puppet show, storytelling or a Gymboree party.  If the kids are older, they want more action - games, magic show.  A good host who can do magic tricks or ventri is another option.  Bear in mind that kids are easy to please but they have short attention span so activities should not take so long; otherwise, they'll get bored or over-stimulated.   

thanks sis but yun ages din nga din yun problem ko, half and half sila! Waaa! I don't think I can afford getting everything naman. The puppets seems nice coz it seems to target all the audience. Maybe I can get the little tike super gym and either the puppet show or a good host that does magic tricks or ventri. What do you think?

[marose17]

I think ok na yung little tikes to keep the young ones occupied.  The puppet show will be a hit with the kids (and adults) regardless of the age range.  The younger ones will be fascinated by the puppets while the older kids will be wondering how the whole thing works (with matching silip pa yan sa "backstage", actually back of the curtain yun).  Yung host with magic/ventri, mas type talaga yun ng older kids (7 years old above) and adults.  The young ones (ages 3 and below) couldn't care less about magic tricks.   

[jaiaquino]

thanks sis! last na, can you also PM me the contact details of roppets? 

[marose17]

Sis jai, I sent you PM na.   

[snowflake_27]

jaiaquino:

I had my son's 1st bday party last year we had sam as a host...he is very kid-friendly because his magic tricks were simple and he had a puppet show which the kids enjoyed a lot.  our theme was sesame street, and he had elmo, big bert, ernie etc puppets. so super happy mga kids.

[jaiaquino]

thanks sis marose!

sis snowflake, mukhang ok din yan ah! host and puppetteer in one! how much naman yan sis, baka naman abot sya ng 10k, di ko sya afford 

[snowflake_27]

thanks sis marose!

sis snowflake, mukhang ok din yan ah! host and puppetteer in one! how much naman yan sis, baka naman abot sya ng 10k, di ko sya afford 

no, 7k lang sya.  with sound system na.  pati alduts nag-enjoy sa kanya!

[jaiaquino]

ok din yan! sis, pa PM na din ng number pls. 

[snowflake_27]

ok din yan! sis, pa PM na din ng number pls. 

sis, di pa ako pwede pm e....pano un? hehe

[mariposa22]

party na walang games? its Pool party, puro swimming ang gagawin nila 

[Pretty_ava]

1st bday na ni Marga sa Monday and yung clown na dapat magho host sa party eh may booking na nung day na yun, same time din sya, una daw kase nag pa book yun kesa samen, nakapamili na pa mandin ako ng mga prizes for games, kaso mukhang sa pabitin ko na lang magagamit yung mga yun.  mukhang yun lang ang game sa party ni bebe.  isa lang kase yung nagka clown sa bayan namen sa quezon eh.

[bluekaren780]

dear, kung may mga jollibee or mcdo na sa lugar ninyo, why don't u try talking to their in-house host... baka feel nila mag-sideline....wag ka nga lang papahalata sa manager nila... he-he... pero kung di naman kasi circus or carnival ang theme mo, hindi naman kailangang clown ang host mo eh.

[Pretty_ava]

^kase sis, 1 hour away pa ang pinaka malapit na jabee samen...yung kaseng clown na yun, eh sya lang talaga ang nag ho host, magic, naggi games sa lugar namen...medyo malayo kase yung samen, it's  a 7 hours drive from manila. small town lang sa quezon. ang theme ni Marga is Disney princess and kahit hindi akma ang clown eh, I have no choice kundi kunin sya, saka yung isang face painter samen.  yun lang kase ang entertainment na pwede kong rentahan sa bday ng anak ko.

pero sabi nya, makakapunta daw sya, medyo male late lang..nahiya siguro sa nanay ko..kinausap kase kanina ayun, okay na, kahit medyo late.

[wkt]

our venue (indoor pool) is good for 5 hours.  which should i do first and gano katagal ang time na i-allot ko for each if i want na may:

1. cake blowing
2. song number by my little sister (mga 3 songs?)
3. eating time
4. free time (swimming & videoke for adults)

wala naman akong iha-hire na party hosost/magicians and such kasi 1st bday pa lang naman so hindi pa ma-appreciate ni baby yun. 

ano kayang time ang magandang i-set for the party?
if around merienda, ok lang kaya na merienda-type yung food na kuhanin ko from the caterer? pls help...

[hunny_ally]

when my daughter celebrated her 1st birthday in Romania, we didnt have any games nor program. Main reason was that there were only 5 kids and thats including my daughter. then the invited kids dont speak english. my husband naman doesnt want to host the party. Aaah we did 1 game pala, bring me  . but it was all impromptu. i wanna get rid of the choc nut that i brought with us.

bumwi naman kami since sa 1st birthday party naman in MNL, we had games.

for her 2nd, wala din games. im just renting a bounce/slide inflatable. my daughter enjoys kasi slides. maybe i'll just prepare na lang din balloon burst. im also thinking of decorate your cookie activity. would anyone know a supplier for this aside from martha's cakes?

[stormy]

^i had van of sweet affair last year para sa decorate your own cupcake. Pag igoogle search lumalabas naman info abt her. Ito yung pinilahan last year at squidballs, nadaig nila ang muscle beach corndogs and lemonade

[lettefajardo]

Kung wala pang 10 kids na a-attend sa 1st birthday, okay lang na wala ng games. Okay na yung kainan and kwentuhan na lang...

Siguro if you have a relative or friend with a great singing voice, ask him to prepare an intermission number para may konting entertainment naman for the guests.

[jaiaquino]

when i had my baby's 1st bday, since there weren't a lot of kids that were coming, I decided not to have games na lang. Besides, it's mostly an adult affair. I dedicated an area for the kids though. I covered the kiddie tables with paper, scattered crayons and coloring books/sheets and other activity sheets. And since poolside yun party, some went for a swim din. OK naman nangyari. The parents were free enough to chat while their kids are busy

[mrs.jack sparrow]

this july na ang birthday ng princess ko pero wala din talaga akong plan magkuha ng host. there will be 15 kids invited that includes 2 babies.
my plan is to let tha kids who wanna go for a swim come over to our house a couple hours earlier. tapos don na sila magswim, magplay.. bahala na ang parents to watch over their kids, then after tha swim, we can start na tha eating, pinata, activities that tha kids will be able to do on their own. bahala na silang magsocialize mas gusto naman nila un. im buying toys and games that they can play together..