Stress Free Kids Party gift opening idea

Stress Free Kids Party gift opening idea

Here is an idea for a less-stress gift opening at your child's next birthday party:

When it comes time to open the gifts at a typical birthday party it is often a made chaos and overwhelming for both givers and receiver. It is usually frustrating for the birthday child to be pressured into opening all the gifts at once, with the givers usually crowding in close and sometimes even “helping”. 

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I know they can't help it, but ugh that's annoying! Not to mention they're "in the way" when you want to take a picture.

To avoid this stress and to give each gift and giver it’s own special moment, here's a solution. As guests come to the party and bring a gift, put a sticker on the gift and give it a number, starting with 1, 2, 3 and so on for each gift.

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Then at various slower points throughout the party, announce “it’s time for a gift” and the birthday boy/girl picks a number from a bowl and opens THAT gift. i.e. #3. The giver has the enjoyment of personally handing the package to their friend and watching them open it with full attention. 

You can choose to do another at that time or wait, depending on the number of gifts and attention span of guests. When you spread it out, it’s not chaotic and there seems to be a higher sense of satisfaction for both parties. 

This works well for any age, by the way.

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Hi there,

I'm back in cyberspace and cant wait to share some ideas on my favorite subject: planning and hosting parties.

I'm considered a very creative person and have over the years (quite a few) gotten the reputation for having great party ideas. Using things we already have for table decor and serving are often high on the list. Its' all about the fun of entertaining, not trying to impress your guests or running up your credit card on decorations and serving ware. Now, that being said, I've got quite a collection to pick from. Hello yard sales, (hint, go to the "nicer neighborhoods") and family hand me downs or hand me overs.

I hope to inspire in YOU some creativity and think outside the boring box when it comes to planning and hosting your next soire. Maybe even just some fun ideas to spice up your family meal time.

I'd love to hear about your fun ideas and I especially welcome you to pick my brain for ideas for a particular function. Kids birthday party? Girlfriends Get Together? Summer BBQ? Bring it on. Kind of like a party coach..ya, that's it a Party Coach!

Can't wait to get started. FINALLY a venue for all these ideas running around in my brain! I'll be posting pics and ideas on Pinterest as well, so check that out.

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Thanks for reading and see you soon!