Four weeks before the party

• Choose a theme from Delights
  
  This could be your childs favourite television character or one of our fantastic classic childrens party themes.
• Click here for our 0-4 year old party themes
• Click here for our 4+ Boys party themes
• Click here for our 4+ Girls party themes
• Click here for our Disney party themes
• Draw up a guest list.
  Guests usually include friends from nursery or school and friends from the local area.
  It is probably best to invite several adults to help.
• Pick the party date and time.
  Childrens parties are generally around one and a half to two and half hours long.
• Buy your invitations from Delights.
  We offer a special low postage rate so that you can send your invites out nice and early.
• Click here for our great range of invitations.

Three Weeks before the party...

• Once you know how many people are coming to the party buy your decorations and partyware from Delights.
  Click here for our great range of party decorations.
• Order your personalised banner from Delights.
  This can be used to welcome people into the party or as a keepsake of your child’s birthday.
  Click here for our range of Personalised banners.
• Decide on activities and games to play.
  We have a wide range of games on offer from pin the tail on the donkey to giant snakes and ladders! Plan more games than you think you’ll need, in case you finish ahead of time.
• Click here for our great range of indoor and outdoor games.
• Don’t forget to order your prizes!
  Click here for our range of prizes.
• Order your party bags.
  We offer pre-filled party bags to take the stress out of deciding what to put in them. These can be put inside your child’s favourite character bag.
  Click here for our range of pre-filled party bags.
  Click here for our range of character party bags and boxes.

Two Weeks before the party...

• Plan your menu.
  It’s usually best to serve familiar favourites.
• Check with parents to see if children have any food allergies or requirements and plan your menu to suit this.
• Consider ordering some disposable catering supplies
  You can make some food up a couple of days before the party and store it easily.
Click here for our range of catering supplies

One Week before the party...

• Order a cake from a bakery or bake your own and freeze it so it is ready for decorating later.
• Make any other foods that can be made ahead of time and store them in the freezer.

One to two days before the party...

• Buy remaining food for the party.
• Buy film/tape/check your memory card for your camera/camcorder or buy disposable cameras.
  Make sure your camera is charged and have some spare batteries available if needed.
  Click here for our range of disposable cameras.
• Finish decorating the cake or pick it up from the bakery.
  Click here for our range of cake decorations.
• Make sure you have plenty candles and matches.
• Decorate any indoor areas (outdoor decorating should be done on the day of the party).
  Click here for our great range of party decorations.
• Fill your balloons up using hi-float and helium, these can be used to decorate the party venue and also so that children can take one home each.
  Click here for hi-float and helium.
• Prepare any food that can be made up ahead of time.

The day of the party...

• Prepare food and drinks that couldn’t be made ahead of time.
• Set up your outdoor decorations.
• Enjoy your child’s party and plan a nap for yourself afterwards!