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Diana1215
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Help with scheduling for birthday party please
We are having Tyler's First Birthday Party start at 2pm.
I figured I would have the petting zoo and pony rides come at 3pm - until 4pm.
Then I am having an entertainment company come. They do face painting, a puppet show, singing, and then Elmo. I figured I would have them start at 4 when the Petting Zoo ends.....
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Would you overlap the two and have them start at 3:30?
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Posted 8/25/10 8:29 AM  |
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CrankyPants
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Re: Help with scheduling for birthday party please
I would overlap-this way kids have stuff to occupy them while they wait their turn for the ride.
Sounds like a kids fantasy birthday party
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| Posted 8/25/10 8:57 AM |
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Bops
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Re: Help with scheduling for birthday party please
Posted by CrankyPants
I would overlap-this way kids have stuff to occupy them while they wait their turn for the ride.
Sounds like a kids fantasy birthday party
ITA with all of the above 
What a party   !!!
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| Posted 8/25/10 8:58 AM |
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Diana1215
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Re: Help with scheduling for birthday party please
Posted by CrankyPants
I would overlap-this way kids have stuff to occupy them while they wait their turn for the ride.
Sounds like a kids fantasy birthday party
That's what I was thinking bc the second would start with the face painting so at least the kids aren't forming a huge line. Maybe I will have them come at 3:45 to start the activites. SO Confusing! 
I was happy with the petting zoo but then we went to a party last weekend and Ty went nuts for Elmo so of course my mother was like "You have to have him come"
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| Posted 8/25/10 8:59 AM |
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JenBenMen
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Re: Help with scheduling for birthday party please
Posted by CrankyPants
I would overlap-this way kids have stuff to occupy them while they wait their turn for the ride.
Sounds like a kids fantasy birthday party
i agre!! and this sounds fantastic
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| Posted 8/25/10 9:06 AM |
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twicethefun
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Re: Help with scheduling for birthday party please
i think 3:45 is good for face painting, but I would make sure the puppet show starts after 4 pm.
THAT'S SOME PARTY.
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| Posted 8/25/10 9:09 AM |
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FelAndJon
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Re: Help with scheduling for birthday party please
I would have the entertainment company come at 2:30 (or even 2:15) and the petting zoo stuff at the end. What are you going to do with the people that arrive on time (we are generally the first to arrive at parties)? If the kids need to wait an hour or 2 before any type of entertainment, they might get bored and cranky. Not all kids are into animals and might be frightened of them, especially if you have a younger crowd. This way, if a family wants to leave early, they won't miss out on the entertainment 
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| Posted 8/25/10 10:20 AM |
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nferrandi
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Re: Help with scheduling for birthday party please
I would also do the entertainment about a half hour after the start time of the party. It gives people a chance to be a little late, without making the kids who got there on time wait too long. And maybe you can have the food in between the entertainment. So something like this...
2pm start time
2:30pm petting zoo
3:30-4:00 eating
4:00-5:00 entertainment company
5:00-5:30 cake and send them on their merry way!
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| Posted 8/25/10 10:25 AM |
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Diana1215
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Diana
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Re: Help with scheduling for birthday party please
Posted by nferrandi
I would also do the entertainment about a half hour after the start time of the party. It gives people a chance to be a little late, without making the kids who got there on time wait too long. And maybe you can have the food in between the entertainment. So something like this...
2pm start time
2:30pm petting zoo
3:30-4:00 eating
4:00-5:00 entertainment company
5:00-5:30 cake and send them on their merry way!
Yes, I am loving this. Thank you! I can always count on you girls to make sense of things. Thank you!!!!
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| Posted 8/25/10 11:30 AM |
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nrthshgrl
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Re: Help with scheduling for birthday party please
I wouldn't overlap unless you have a large number of children & you're breaking them into groups.
Maybe start one at 3:45pm that way the children that have finished up, can go to the other activity?
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| Posted 8/25/10 11:35 AM |
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dm24angel
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Re: Help with scheduling for birthday party please
overlap.
We are "probably" having a mix of activities too and Iw as gonna overlap them.
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| Posted 8/25/10 12:22 PM |
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