First Birthday Party Question?

I'm having a DJ (my best friend owns his own company, so it's not a big deal) but should I have some sort of hour entertainment for the kids?

or just do arts and crafts?

maybe a balloon guy? I don't want to spend a fortune?

any ideas, what are you doing?

(we are having it in a hall)

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You do know anyone artistic, maybe you can have them do face painting.

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I was just going to have a DJ and have them do all the silly kids dances and limbo and stuff like that.. maybe supply the kids with small nerf footballs (that's the theme). It's a huge room so running around with def keep them busy!!

Oh BTW: Im inviting over 50 kids!!

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i was going to have entertainment, but i didnt want to pay $200 for one hour. so instead im bringing my superyard gate and mat and toys and letting the kids go to town.

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if you are having a dj, you could have games with music.

"FREEZE"

muscial chairs.

dance party dance off.

balloons around lil crawling kids make me VERY nervous b/c the bigger kids pop them and GOD FORBID a little gets it in his mouth...I am a nervous wreck (though also insane about these things so take it with a grain of salt)

but I think you can do so much with the music end that you don't need to spend more money...jmo

ETA: also, I kinda feel like I don't want to put all my party eggs in his 1st basket, kwim? I want to space out the cool stuff so it lasts me at least until he is 5

Message edited 10/1/2010 10:34:59 AM.

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Good points and ideas ladies!!!