Staging parties require a lot of planning. Between my two kids, I’ve hosted more than ten parties. I’ve given parties in big venues. I have also attempted to host smaller scale celebrations in restaurants and clubhouses which really tested my Mommy skills in budgeting and in being creative.
In this post, I want to share my daughter R’s Purr-fect HELLO KITTY Party. It took me two months to organize this. I’ve outlined the steps that will help you plan your own.
1 .SET A BUDGET – A budget determines everything else.
2. CHOOSE A THEME – I chose Hello Kitty because my daughter is a big fan of the feline character. Choosing a popular character also makes it easy to purchase giveaways and prizes as these are readily available in the market.
3. DETERMINE THE NUMBER OF GUESTS – This has been a perennial problem for me. No matter if I assign the number of guests in the invitation, more people come than are invited.
4. BOOK THE PARTY PLACE – I chose CHILI’S in Alabang Town Center. I’ve used Chili’s before and I liked their food and service. (For 60 adults and 30 kids, average cost PHP 38,000) If your house is big enough or you have a garden that can be transformed into a party place then you can certainly save more by holding your celebration in your home. (You have to cook or book a caterer. In addition, you have to clean up after a tiring party. )
Choose the menu
-Always go for buffet for adults and plated for kids. Kids almost always never finish what’s on their plate. You can take home whatever is left in the buffet.
Bargain for freebies
-Free party banner, use of microphone, sound system, party hats etc. I always ask for free corkage.
5.PRINT YOUR INVITATION – CHILI’S offers free invitations but since I’m the Queen of OC, I designed my own invitation and had it printed. Invitations must be sent out two weeks prior to the event. This will allow you to gauge how many will attend and how many you can still invite
6. BOOK YOUR PARTY HOST – This is very important!!! A great party host will make or break your party. Since I didn’t get any party planner , I booked the host-magician myself. (Good hosts/magicians rates : PHP8,000 to14,000)
7. BOOK ALL OTHER SUPPLIERS – I wanted a Candy Bar and a Sanrio themed Dessert Bar for the guests to enjoy. I had worked with BAKED TWINKLES in my previous parties. Nikko Saulo did a wonderful job in creating and capturing the look I envisioned.
8. GO TO DIVISORIA – People, please don’t pretend you’re too high brow to go to DV. 🙂 Everybody goes to this hot, humid and crowded mecca of goods. I was able to buy my cutie Kitty give-away bags , prizes and giveaways from here.
9. GET YOUR FAMILY AND FRIENDS INVOLVED – You can ask your girlfriends/relatives to man the registration table, put numbers in the gifts and usher your guests inside.
THE BQP’S MESSAGE
The whole point of having a party is to celebrate the special day of a beloved. I like to hold parties because I want to show my children how much I love them. Yes, it takes money to stage a gathering. But, more than that it takes precious TIME. It is the effort that I put in all of these that I hope my kids will remember. Beautiful memories cannot be bought. It can only be experienced. I am merely setting up the stage where happiness can be possible. Judging from the guests faces, they had a fantastic time! Seeing my normally moody daughter mingling with guests and enjoying herself totally — now, that’s PRICELESS.
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When I was there I loved attending your parties Tita BQP. Also thank you for keeping some giveaways for me though I am miles away. 🙂
Don’t worry Zetti. R will have her next big celebration two years from now. Maybe you can visit then. 🙂
I loved this party! I really enjoyed it :). Hope to see more awesome parties from the BQP soon ;).
Thanks Annika!
My husband and his male friends (who are also dads themselves) were always the team preparing kiddie parties for each of their friends’ kids. Thank goodness for them! I am such a party pooper that I don’t really know how to set things in motion. It’s such a wonder to see dads taking the lead in occasions like kiddie birthday parties. Everyone had fun and enjoyed the games. I told them they could pass for the Boyoyong clowns. Ha ha ha!
Mommy rules when it comes to party planning in my household. 🙂
I enjoyed reading, Ms. BQP! Thanks for sharing. 🙂 My sister and I are actually already planning for my niece’s first birthday (this September). It’s our family tradition to have a big bash for our first birthdays, so everyone’s super excited!
Oh my, please feel free to ask me for suppliers! Excited!
wow,nice party,thanks for the info and some tips,i also wanted a hello kitty party for my baby bella,she really adores hk so much!i just hope it will be a successful one like yours,im not really good in planning party so i always ended booking in a fast food so i wont worry too much! happy birthday to your princess also,she’s really cute and adorable!
I hope you found the article useful. Good luck in planning your own Kitty party! 🙂
A practical “How to” article with simple and easy-to-follow steps!
A practical “How to” article with simple and easy-to-follow steps!
Thank you Anna!
Hi. I have bookmarked this post. It is very handy when planning a party for the kids.
Thanks Faith!
No problem. Take care
Thank you for sharing Mrs. BQP 🙂 It will help me with my future kids.
Thanks Gervie!
This party was very well organized. All the guests had so much fun. Terrific! 🙂
You know me super OC! 🙂
The Queen really knows how to throw a party! R will have so much fun going through pictures of all her parties growing up. Mom and I love to reminisce together and she always feels nostalgic after. ❤
The celebrations are made all the more special because we are surrounded by dear family and friends! Thanks Kate!
I always love your patries BQP. Preparing for them has always been a great adventure/bonding with my girlfriends
True! Here’s to more parties in the future! 🙂
Very informative.Thanks for posting a useful tips Mam BQP. You had a very well-organized Birthday Party.:) Very entertaining talaga kapag may katulad na magician shows lalo’t na magaling mag host. Focus lahat sa kanya ang attention ng mga bisita.Lahat namamangha sa ginagawa niyang tricks.I’m sure lahat ng mga bisita,had enjoyed and fun.I’m attending some birthday parties, may ibang host na lousy mag dala ng programs. 🙂 Right after the party parang wala lang nangyari.hehehe. I’m DV shoppers also specially for the tokens. Yup daming magagandang dun at daming mapagpipilian.Ikaw na ang bahalang mag personalized. Happy Blogger Mam BQP.More power to you.God Bless you and your Family.
Thank you for your delightful comment! 🙂
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Wow! Super Happy and Blessed. Thank you so much mam BQP for making me a winner.
Its always a pleasure to be invited to M & R’s birthday parties. I believe that these tips willl work since the parties we attended were so fabulous and truly exciting. Thumbs up to you BQP!
Thanks Mabel! Here’s to more parties in the future! 🙂
Wow! Your ideas are great! Very informative. Now I know how,what and where to start in planning my daughters 6th birthday party! Yey! Thank you
WELL SAID!!! 🙂 happy to witness this very cute kitty party last year 🙂 sarap the food!!! i want the dessert setup 🙂 —- The whole point of having a party is to celebrate the special day of a beloved. I like to hold parties because I want to show my children how much I love them. Yes, it takes money to stage a gathering. But, more than that it takes precious TIME. It is the effort that I put in all of these that I hope my kids will remember. Beautiful memories cannot be bought. It can only be experienced. I am merely setting up the stage where happiness can be possible. Judging from the guests faces, they had a fantastic time! Seeing my normally moody daughter mingling with guests and enjoying herself totally — now, that’s PRICELESS.
Hi, how many were your guests in Chili’s? I want to hold my son’s birthday in ATC as well but I’m not sure if it will accommodate my guest list :-/
Heloo Joanne, Sorry for the delayed reply. I had around 80 to 90 guests. We occupied the whole first floor of Chili’s. I had to measure the place to be able to put all my booths and have my guests sit comfortably, I also used the bar to put my giveaways! Hopw this helps!
Hi ms. BusyQueenP, i came across your blog as I was browsing reviews about parties at Chili’s ATC. Your post is very informative especially now that im planning my daughter’s first birthday. Ms. BQP may i ask your recommendations for a great party host? Hope you can help. Thanks a lot.
Wishing your family will always be well. 😊
Hi, may I know the contact numbers of your host/magician? Thanks in advance sis 🙂
I hired Jervy Flooch Capili.