If you are thinking what can be the most excellent birthday celebration for your 10-year-old kid? Like many parents out there, you also want to provide the best to their children. It's remarkable that their age has increased little by little that it's incredible you have a preteen now in your care. As your child is turning 10 years old, you are full of questions on how you can find the best deals for her birthday and fit everything into the budget.
There are ways to plan for a birthday party that would not really cost you a lot. Here are some tips for parents who are preparing for their kid's parties:
1. Make up your mind if you are going to create a theme for the party. Not all parties should have a theme if you cannot really find an appropriate one or if the budget would not allow it. Also, as your child is a little grown-up now, it would be possible that they don't want a themed party anymore. However, you can just have a color-coded party like purple or blue. There are a lot of these colors you can find in stores that are cool for use in parties.
2. During the planning, do not forget to have designer candy on the list. Sweets are important when you want to have a fun party as kids of this age are not so into salty food. They still would like to have pretty rock candy served to them along with cakes and ice cream. They are still kids and have not yet turned into teenagers.
Rock candy can be ordered from online sellers as well as other types of designer candy like lollipops and candies that have filling in them. If you are just resourceful, you will find one that can serve you with your own design, colors and flavors. Order these sweets many weeks before you will have time to allow for delays in shipping (should there be delays) and you can also look for the right packaging or containers for these candies when they arrive early.
3. Plan the menu as well. You may choose to include mini pizza, fruit pies, fruit kabob, sausages, sandwiches on stick, cupcakes and don't forget, the birthday cake. For the cupcakes and the birthday cake, you can order them in specific colors so that it will match the color theme.
Also, if you can buy the groceries beforehand, do so. You may have time constraints when the birthday is near, and your free time should be spent in looking for ingredients that are lacking, which is easier now.
4. Make sure that you send invitations at least 1 week before the party. The child may have their own list of guests to invite, so you have to consider this. List the guests so you will be able to anticipate the quantity of food to prepare as well as the tables, chairs, party favors, candies to get ready.
5. Plan for games and activities for the party that are appropriate for a 10-year-old.
With this list, you will be able to conduct a simple party that will be full of fun for everyone.
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A Concise Guide to Preparing Your Children for the First Day of School
The first day of school is a moment dreaded by nearly every parent and a great plenty of children - it is at school, after all, that our kids make their first steps towards their independence. Even though entering the harsh reality of a schooling institution is quite often a shocking experience to both parties involved, we maintain that with a little preparation beforehand this day might go down in everyone's memory as a breakthrough in a positive sense.
Before we send our children off to school, we must ensure that they're able to follow the social norms and conventions, not to mention the official school rules. Make sure that your child knows how to behave in this new environment - to sit still and listen to what teachers are saying, to dress and undress for the PE class. The knowledge of those skills will prove crucial during the first weeks at school, not only for our children but also for us - we'll gain confidence in the growing independence of our kids. We should remember that, as parents, we can assist our children in a variety of manners, from choosing the right things to wear, like shoes with Velcro clasps instead of troublesome laces, to providing them with the right things to take, such as properly labeled and laminated books and notebooks or lunchboxes our children can easily use on their own.
Another thing to do right before the school term starts is preparing our children psychologically for taking the big step towards their education. What can immensely help our kids to grasp the technicalities of the new situation are books and cartoons that deal with the first days of going to school. Those can spark an opportunity for a conversation about this subject, in which parents should answer every question, doubt and anxiety their children might have. In general, children find going to a big school very exciting, but as all things exciting, this can get pretty scary as well. It's important to empathize with our child and respond to them when they need to be reassured about the potential difficulties and their ability to cope with them on their own.
Once our offspring actually does take that first step on their path towards education, we must remember about the necessity of open communication. If we observe that our child seems reluctant to go off to school, we can approach the subject by asking questions such as: "Who did you play with today?", "Are there any naughty children in your class?", or "Who are your best friends at school?". Paying close attention to their answers will benefit our understanding of their situation and, should we spot an indication that our child feels lonely or is being bullied by other children, we shouldn't hesitate to contact the teachers who generally hold a firm grasp on the school life and thus can confirm any suspicions we might have.
Going to school for the first time is without a doubt a big thing in the life of our children, so we should ensure their proper preparation, both psychological and practical. Reflecting on the new situation our kids find themselves in and helping them in dealing with the school reality will create a strong bond that will benefit in their future.
Before we send our children off to school, we must ensure that they're able to follow the social norms and conventions, not to mention the official school rules. Make sure that your child knows how to behave in this new environment - to sit still and listen to what teachers are saying, to dress and undress for the PE class. The knowledge of those skills will prove crucial during the first weeks at school, not only for our children but also for us - we'll gain confidence in the growing independence of our kids. We should remember that, as parents, we can assist our children in a variety of manners, from choosing the right things to wear, like shoes with Velcro clasps instead of troublesome laces, to providing them with the right things to take, such as properly labeled and laminated books and notebooks or lunchboxes our children can easily use on their own.
Another thing to do right before the school term starts is preparing our children psychologically for taking the big step towards their education. What can immensely help our kids to grasp the technicalities of the new situation are books and cartoons that deal with the first days of going to school. Those can spark an opportunity for a conversation about this subject, in which parents should answer every question, doubt and anxiety their children might have. In general, children find going to a big school very exciting, but as all things exciting, this can get pretty scary as well. It's important to empathize with our child and respond to them when they need to be reassured about the potential difficulties and their ability to cope with them on their own.
Once our offspring actually does take that first step on their path towards education, we must remember about the necessity of open communication. If we observe that our child seems reluctant to go off to school, we can approach the subject by asking questions such as: "Who did you play with today?", "Are there any naughty children in your class?", or "Who are your best friends at school?". Paying close attention to their answers will benefit our understanding of their situation and, should we spot an indication that our child feels lonely or is being bullied by other children, we shouldn't hesitate to contact the teachers who generally hold a firm grasp on the school life and thus can confirm any suspicions we might have.
Going to school for the first time is without a doubt a big thing in the life of our children, so we should ensure their proper preparation, both psychological and practical. Reflecting on the new situation our kids find themselves in and helping them in dealing with the school reality will create a strong bond that will benefit in their future.
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