Tips for Kids Parties

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Parties for kids have come a long way in recent times due to more options, more expense and more expectation placed on an event that runs approx. 2-3 hours. Working in the kids party industry for 15 years, I have seen every kind of party from the informal backyard gathering to a veritable carnival with everything imaginable hired.

A kid’s party doesn’t need an event planner or a big budget to be wonderful. Here are some great tips to get the party started and the kids having a ball.

1. Stick with tradition. Children feel comfortable when predictable elements appear, and if they’re overlooked, it will not go unnoticed! Must-haves are: Food, birthday cake, and the all important Party Bag! If you provide these three things, you have the basics of party.

2. Things for the kids to do. There are literally thousands of options: Party games; hire an entertainer or activity or have the party somewhere that will entertain the kids for you. The Golden Rule is: DON’T OVER-DO IT!

Just one or two entertainment events are more than enough. The fact is, children are already being commanded to eat now, cut the cake now, watch the gifts being opened now, etc etc.. When you add entertainers, activities and games, children may easily be overwhelmed, plus time whizzes by without the kids having the chance to actually play with abandonment.

3. Play time: This element should be the top party essential. Factoring time for children to play, run around, laugh and talk with each other is valuable. It suits children of all ages and capabilities, and what’s more , it’s free!

4. Age-appropriate entertainment. This idea may seem like a no-brainer, but I have attended many parties that result in children being bored or bewildered. For example, hiring a magician-clown for two-year olds left most of the children terrified. Another example is a bowling party for four-year olds. The kids had no interest in being competitive and after just a few bowls, the excitement had seriously worn off. Even Pass-the-Parcel can cause distress when played with kiddies who are too young to know they haven’t missed out, they just have to wait their turn. If you are hosting a party for mixed ages and genders, there’s a broad range of entertainment that will appeal, such as jumping castles, face painting and balloon-twisting.

5. Relax! When planning your party, plan with your child and use your instincts – you know what they’ll enjoy most. On the day have a mini run-list so you don’t forget anything, like when to put the party pies in the oven or to hand out the party bags.

And lastly, enjoy YOURSELF too…after all -it’s a party!

Best of luck!

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• Impatience
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• Consistency
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But along with all the obvious changes social media has brought to the marketing environment, it is essential to have a realistic assessment of its capabilities and results.

Sadly, with any kind of new marketing bandwagon comes a multitude of dishonest or ill-informed fly-by-night firms and “social media experts” who prey on naïve businesses by over-hyping the potential and being unable to deliver.

Many millions of dollars and incalculable time is wasted on useless social media ventures every year. But social media is not magic. Without proper marketing and business fundamentals behind you, a social media presence will inevitably fail and simply be a waste of time and money.

Despite creating the illusion of ‘free’ advertising with its lack of start-up and/or hosting fees, social media requires a constant presence, site maintenance and fresh content in order to be successful, which demands valuable time that most companies can’t spare. That’s why Social Media Brisbane offers to do the work for you, while still allowing room for oversight and approval by their clients.

Examples of how businesses commonly go wrong with social media include:

• Bad Content
Dreary or even stolen articles, outdated suggestions, and awful attempts to be current are all too common regarding content published online. People on the internet are fairly shrewd, and will sniff out hypocrisy and arrogance from miles away.

• Impatience
Developing a healthy online social network takes time and determination. A successful network doesn’t sprout up overnight, you need time and content to see results. A business may start up a social media profile, watch the results for a month and then give up with anger when they don’t see the unrealistic results they hoped for.
This also ties into:

• Consistency
Spacing out your content on a regular basis across a number of platforms is a lot better than using all of your content up at once or especially not updating at all. Nobody likes a spammer, but with the overload of information that we receive every day, without a regular reminder of your brand’s presence you will quickly be left behind. Just a weekly update will see results regarding sustaining and developing relationships with customers.

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Choosing consultants that value gimmicks instead of content and who endlessly throw around buzzwords such as “viral” or “Web 2.0” instead of offering strategy and goals can only end up as an exercise in frustration.

If you are looking for a social media consultancy based in Brisbane, contact the Brisbane SEO Company today on 3166 9622.