Party Planning

AG31 asked:


I heard of one but I can’t find t on the web ( I don’t recall the name of it). Any reviews or website. Thanks.

Melinda

Wendy Legendre asked:


Ah Thanksgiving… the smell of your turkey roasting in the oven will have your guests drooling before they even step in your door, so why not engage them in some fun Thanksgiving party games to keep their stomachs in check till the bird is ready.

When choosing Thanksgiving party games, keep in mind that you’ll want to pick games that everyone can get involved in. After all, Thanksgiving is a family event and no one should be excluded from the fun. Of course, you might want to assign one of your family members to oversee the pre-dinner games, so you can keep one foot in the kitchen and two eyes on the bird.

There are an unlimited number of Thanksgiving party games available online and offline. Here are just a few to get your Thanksgiving party planning off to a great start.

Turkey Bingo - This traditional game is easy for any age to play. If you have a lot of younger children attending, you may want to choose a picture style bingo rather than words, letters or numbers. Bonus: If yours is the type of family that fights for the drumsticks, make that the prize for the bingo winner. If not, how about the first serving of dessert?

Who’s Thankful for What? - Give each guest a piece of paper and ask them to write down something they are thankful for. Tell them not to show anyone what they have written. Collect the papers and have one person read the notes aloud, while the rest of the family guesses who wrote each thankful note. Play for a prize or bragging rights.

Family Trivia - Have someone in the family compile a list of little know facts about family members and conduct a special family trivia competition by making up questions based on that list. If that sounds like too much work, try a traditional Thanksgiving trivia or football trivia. Anyone of them or a mixture is perfect for Thanksgiving Day.

Right Left Thanksgiving Game - Have your family sit in a circle and randomly pass out a few prizes. Read a story with several references to right and left in it while family members pass the prizes around the circle. Each time they hear the word right, they need to pass the prize to the right of them, and each time they hear the word left, they must pass it left. When the story is over, those holding the prizes get to keep them. If you’d like to give your family a little scare, send dishwashing opportunity coupons around the circle instead of prizes. Now that’s a fair and exciting way to choose your post dinner clean-up crew.

Thanksgiving Pictionary - If you have a chalkboard or whiteboard available that’s big enough for the whole family to see, pictionary always goes over well. Create cards with one Thanksgiving related item per card, and have family members take turns drawing whatever item they pick out of a bowl while the rest of the family guesses what it is they are drawing. Play for fun, one family member at a time, or divide into teams and have a full out competition. If you have a huge family and can’t find enough Thanksgiving related words to go around, opt to add items you can be thankful for.

Now, let’s EAT!!!



Gerald

russtsie asked:


I was wondering if I should start doing potraits of little kids at parties. Your kids so help me decide.

Courtney

alice asked:


I want to make my makeup this halloween this year really good and I want to be a corpse bride. I know how to make fake wounds but thats it. I have fake blood aswell and I’ve got a bit of halloween makeup but I dont know how to use it!!

Gianna

Mandy Chagger asked:


Locating and booking a perfect place for your Christmas party can be a nightmare. First, you have to take into account the number of people that will be coming, and whether or not they will be bringing guests. Secondly, you want to make sure that the location you choose is large enough, yet at the same time comfortable enough to keep all those people in the Christmas spirit. Someone’s home is often much too small, although comfortable, and a large corporate centre just is not comfortable, although it may be big enough. An excellent compromise would be Christmas party hotels.

At Christmas party hotels, you can book a room, a series of rooms, or a larger area such as a conference centre for your Christmas party. Christmas party hotels are a perfect match for several reasons. First, they have the space. Secondly, they have the comfort. Thirdly, you can pick and choose the amenities that you would like to have. Finally, you can take advantage of catering, maid service, and decorating from the hotel directly.

They Have The Space

Christmas party hotels will have the space you are looking for during the Christmas season. Whether you are doing a small party that can be contained in a large suite, or whether you are doing a larger party that will need a bigger area, Christmas party hotels have all these areas available for you. Not only do the hotels have enough space, but they also come with that space furnished. When you book a party at a hotel, you will be able to tell them what you need. You can customize the type of furniture that is found in those rooms, so your party will be comfortable, as well.

Comfortable

It is the comfort that drives many people to book Christmas party hotels for their parties. Many people enjoy parties where they feel like they are at home. With a hotel, you can take advantage of good seating arrangements with couches and chairs, beautiful decorations, and an overall warm ambience for your party. Your guests will feel well taken care of and very special when attending your event at Christmas party hotels.

Choosing Amenities

Most Christmas party hotels also let you pick and choose the things that you would like to have at your party. Do you want several couches to sit on in the room, or would you like small tables and chairs? Do you need a head table for people to sit at, or would you prefer that everyone sit at the same table? Also, the hotel can take care of the extra touches such as audio or visual equipment to add to the party and the ease of communication with them.

Taking Advantage Of What A Hotel Has To Offer

However, perhaps the most important reason that many people choose to book their events at Christmas party hotels is that you can take advantage of the things that are right there waiting for you. If you would like to serve food at your party, the catering staff will provide you with the food and serve it to you, as well. The hotel can provide a pay-as-you go bar for your guests’ enjoyment, if you decide to have one. If you would like to have music, the hotel staff will provide you with the sound system and the set up. For parties that need a lot of set up or clean up beforehand, the maid staff at the hotel will do this too. There is a decorating staff that will help you with the set up and decorating of the area for your party. If the hotel is a rather fancy one, there is also going to be a parking service for you and your guests.

It is important to celebrate this time of year with your family and staff in a way that makes everyone feel comfortable and have a good time. With Christmas party hotels, you can afford to do this because the price is usually going to be right. It is suggested that you book well ahead of time, however. Many corporations book their Christmas party hotels in the off season, as soon as the hotel will let you make reservations. Doing so will help ensure that you have a quality place at a fair price for your Christmas party.

Imagine your guests in a place where they feel warm, comfortable, and jolly. With Christmas party hotels, this is the atmosphere they will get. There is no better way to ring in the holiday season than with a party put on in a place where you don’t have to worry about doing the cooking, the decorating, or the clean up. Christmas party hotels take care of all this for you. If you book in advance, you can be sure that your Christmas party is one that will be looked forward to all year.



Bailey

Shiloh K asked:


My friend and I are starting a new event/party planning business. We want to do everything from kids parties to wedding receptions. I’m looking for a good name to use. We want something different so people will remember us but not too different so they don’t know what we do.
Any suggestions would be great!

Ebony

Aeriel asked:


I want to know when the birthday parties should stop.

Isaac

phil_palmer asked:


We are hosting a party for 300 people. We are planning to server finger foods. How much should we budget per person to insure that people don’t leave hungry. How much beef, chicken, veggies, pasta, etc. Are there rules of thumb, ratios, averages we should use?

Elliott

Leela asked:


I have become the person responsible for planning all of the birthdays at work. I enjoy doing things for birthday’s, but I always seem to be the only one who remembers, so I end up doing all the work and buying cake, etc. I started out planning something for a few people I was close to, and I would send out an e-mail letting the other people on my team know who had a birthday coming up and tell them they could sign a card at my desk and if they wanted to contribute anything for cake, they could, but didn’t have to. After doing this for a few people, one person complained that she didn’t like being asked for money (even though she is usually the first person in line for cake), so I stopped asking for money. However, I still feel like people expect me to do something for birthdays on my whole team. I didn’t do something once and the person complained to me that everyone else had gotten cake, etc. I would like to keep doing something, but can’t afford to buy for everyone w/o help.

Carl

Mandy Chagger asked:


the Christmas party is a dirty job, but everyone accepts that someone has to do it. But what if that someone is you? Where do you start? How do you go about choosing Christmas party venues that suit your needs? Here are a few things to bear in mind when planning a festive Christmas party, and a few tips for taking some of the stress out of the organisation.

The first decision to be made is what sort of Christmas party you are looking to have. This will depend on a number of factors such as budget, the number of people that you expect to invite along, and any entertainment that you may be considering. Some companies like to have formal parties to which clients and other contacts are involved; others may prefer that their Christmas party is more relaxed, an opportunity for everyone to let their hair down. This will inform your choice of Christmas party venues and give you some guidelines on what you’re looking for.

Another early decision will be on the number of people to be invited along, as this obviously affects your choice of Christmas party venues. If your company is a small one with just a dozen or so people to accommodate, you’ll find a lot of local venues that suit your needs. If, on the other hand, you have a guest list that runs into the hundreds (as some large companies do), your options are immediately that bit more limited. This is a decision that it pays to make early. It is also important to establish what budget there is for your Christmas party; a £250 hire charge for use of a venue may be negligible to some companies, but a bit steep for others.

The next major decision to be made when looking at Christmas party venues is catering and drinks. If you’re planning to run a pay bar, then obviously your chosen venue will need to be licensed. If you want a formal sit-down meal or a buffet, you may need to check whether the Christmas party venue has its own catering, or whether you can enlist the services of caterers. Many Christmas parties may only have quite basic cold buffets, but this still needs to be agreed, organised, and paid for. Similarly, if you are expecting a large number of people, you’ll need serving staff for dispensing drinks, and this needs to be factored into the cost of the party.

Finally, you’ll want to consider any other requirements. For example, if you want entertainment such as music, you’ll need to check with the venue that they are equipped to deal with parties of this type, and book your chosen performers well in advance, as Christmas is a very busy time and the Christmas party is a staple of many musicians’ income.

Having made the big decisions on the size and type of Christmas party you want, the budget available, and the type of catering and entertainment involved, you can now start looking for a suitable venue. This can seem a daunting task, but it needn’t be. Bear in mind your key requirements, and make them clear to the venue in your first email or telephone call - this will save everyone a lot of time and effort. If a venue is fully booked, or otherwise unable to cater for your needs, ask them if they can recommend anywhere else in the area that would be suitable - once they’ve established that they can’t help you, they should be more willing to point you in the direction of the competition!

This is one of the times when a specialist venue finding service can help. Rather than opening the phone book or emailing round canvassing for suggestions, a venue finding agency gives you certain advantages - with a list of suitable locations in your chosen area, it can save a lot of time and effort by suggesting the sorts of Christmas party venues that may be able to cater to your needs.

In addition, a venue finding team will be able to recommend interesting and unusual venues that you wouldn’t have thought of yourself - a sporting venue, for example, that allows you to combine your office party with a day at the races, for example, or an out-of-town venue that offers activities such as paintballing or quad biking. This isn’t for everyone, of course - but by giving you the option, you have a wider range of choices.

Finally, a venue finding agency takes a lot of the stress out of dealing with your chosen Christmas party venue, because all the haggling over price, as well as details over catering and logistics are for them to worry about; you are left only with the important stuff; i.e., making sure your partygoers have a Christmas party to remember. Now that’s the hard part…



Julian