Birthday Party for Kids - Selecting a Venue

Paula Ross: Hi! My name is Paula Ross, and I am a Co-founder and the Chief Creative Officer at Andy's Parties. We are here at the Andy's Parties Play and Class centre in Great Falls Virginia, and we are here to talk to you about throwing a wonderful party for your child.

Andy's Parties is a full service event company, and weve thrown about a thousand parties since our inception in 2004. So, we've done it all and seen it all. We are going to talk to you about all the components that go into a great event. There are literally a hundred to a thousand different options out there in venues for your event, and its a very special day. You want to make sure to find the perfect place to have your party. There are lots of things to consider when choosing a venue. You first want to consider how many kids you are going to have at your party. You want to make sure that your venue can accommodates all of those children, that theres adequate seating, adequate air circulation. You want to make sure that you are going to have a lot of parents there, that there is a place for the parents to hang out and talk to one another, and you want to make sure that if you are doing the event with some help, that you have enough staff there to take care of the needs of all of the children, to make sure that they are all going to get fed, and have help with their craft activity, help with their games and piata, whatever the case maybe.

In home parties are making a big comeback, its a very trendy option these days, to have the party right in your own backyard or in your basement. We do hundreds of parties a year at peoples homes, and we set the party up wherever there's space available the kids come in and have a great time. If you do that, you want to make sure, that you have a place again for the parents, who might stick around for the party to hang out and chat. You want to make sure that there's adequate space for the children to move around and play and be active. If you dont want to do the party at home, as not everybody does, there are so many options available to you to go and have a great party. There are Gymnastic Centers, and Laser Tag Centers, bakeries, restaurants, and nail salons will do parties for you. Every place under the sun will do a party for you.

Of course, you are always welcome to come to the Andy's Parties class and play center. We have one in Gaithersburg, Maryland, and in Great Falls, Virginia, and have your party here. We have lots of things to do, and we offer over 30 themes, or you can have Andy's Parties staff come and do a great party for you at home.