6-8 WEEKS PRIOR
1. Decide on the date.2. Decide on your budget.
3. Spend time with the honored guest and decide on colors and/or theme.
4. Decide on the amount of guest you want to entertain, or that you must invite, and make your party guest list
5. Make a birthday party supplies list. Keep all your lists paper clipped right behind your party planning checklist.
6. Decide of you are using your home, office, or venue and whether it will be inside, outside, or both.
7. If using venue, book now.
4 WEEKS PRIOR
1. Prepare invitations:
remember to put RSVP, directions if needed, and other appropriate
details. Make sure you have all your potential guests phone number and
address. (Address to send invite and phone number to check up if they
don’t RSVP)
2. Decide on games you are going to play, and make a list of supplies you will need for each game.
3. Decide if you are going
to play music. Get your songs in order or cd’s together, or put songs
on your shopping list. (remember…attach these list to your party
planning checklist)
4. If you are going to have a DJ or entertainer than you should book now.
3 WEEKS PRIOR
1. Send or hand out invitations.
2. Get your supplies for
the games together. Keep them all ready to go in a box or bag until day
of party. It will keep things from getting misplaced or ‘little hands’
misplacing them:) You will also appreciate that those aspects of the
party can be crossed out.
3. If ordering a cake do that now, better to be early than late.
4. This is a good time to
ask any family or friends to help you on the day of your party. It is
good to have at least on person to be there just for you as a pair of
extra hands, and also support during the party. If they can help you
with parts of this party planning checklist that will help also help
take some of the load off.
5. Decide on the extent of
food and beverage you will be serving. Will you be going with finger
food, or are you having a sit down dinner? How about a punch bowl?
Carve out the details and make a list. Grocery stores do great finger
food plates if you have a budget for that. If not there are plenty of
easy fun finger foods out there for kids and adults.
2 WEEKS PRIOR
1. If you are doing music, get your cd’s ready to go.
2. Prepare any food that can be put together and frozen.
3. Now is the time to get
together, order, and buy all your party decorations. Have them all
together and ready to use when the decorating day comes.
1 WEEK PRIOR
1. Follow up with guests who haven’t RSVPed.
2. Clean out your fridge to make room for all your party food needs.
3. Buy all your non-perishable food and drink needs including plastic cups, plates etc.
4. Make sure you have enough film, video tape, and batteries.
5. Double check your party
planning checklist and see what you might have missed. It helps to
note when it is a completely done task.
1-2 DAYS PRIOR
1. Remove previously prepared food from the freezer to thaw.
2. Pick up food and birthday cake if ordered OR decorate your cake.
3. Start to decorate your house preferably with help.
4. Write a plan or agenda
for your party. Make this for you, so you have something to refer to
from time to time. Examples: Guests have drinks while waiting for
everyone to arrive, then serve food before opening presents. Kids play
outside until guests arrive then to games, etc. It’s your party…an
activity plan will give you peace of mind
5. Double check your party planning checklist again…any missed areas? Hopefully not
ON THE DAY
1. Have empty liners in garbage and in eye view for the party.
2. Put down your disposable table cloths, and put out your food if any.
3. Finish last touches on
your decorations, make sure to have a place prepared to put the gifts
gifts. Having a special place to put all the gifts will add a great
decorative touch to the party.
4. Have the party bags to give out ready to go by the door for when guests leave.
5. Pick up helium balloons.
6. Have your party agenda available for you any time you need it.
IT’S TIME!
1. Did the party planning checklist help you out?
2. Don’t forget to greet everyone at the door with a smile.
3. Don’t forget to take notes of the gifts given for thank you notes.
4. Don’t forget to Have Fun!!!
As of tonight, only 2 months to go before Zeke's party! :)
Hi dear. I'm Camille Bianca Timbol. I don't know how to contact you, so i decided to just leave a comment. This is regarding your childbirth last year, and Dr. Beverly Orlina being your OB. I'm 8 months pregnant and she's my OB also but my hospital is different, it's Manila East Medical center in Taytay. Out of curiosity i googled her name, and one of the sites that popped was your blogged. I know you will understand me, as your a mother also. As i'm googling her name a blog really scared me, its' about a couple who had a bad experience giving birth with Dra. Orlina. I'm really devastated right now and i don't know what to do and think. I also don't know what to believe.. And i just want to know your experience lang sana. If your not busy. Kindly email me or add me on Facebook. I'm so sorry if i have disturbed you. Thank you so much dear. Hope you understand. Will wait for your reply :)
ReplyDeletecamille.timbol@yahoo.com
no worries sis! i understand. :) i didn't have any problems with dra. orlina. in fact, i would recommend her to all preggy mums who are looking for a patient, accommodating and caring OB. medyo mahal PF niya if CS ka but i think worth it talaga iyon. i had emergency CS kaya lalo ko na-prove na she's maalaga. why? what did you read ba? basta for me, wala akong naging problem sa kanya. in fact, OB ko pa rin siya until now. hope my comment helps. have a safe delivery :)
ReplyDeleteYun na nga e, she's really sweet and caring kaya nagtataka din ako. In the story kasi, all the birth plans of the couple was put aside, kasi 40 weeks na siya and kailangan ng induced labor. That i understand because it's really an emegency. Pero yung scary part was, ang daming naging complications nung mom, like nag ka abscess siya sa abdomen because of bleeding kasi hindi daw natahi maigi yung CS niya :( So she went to another surgery. Tapos na overlook daw ni Dra na may bleeding siya kahit nag pa post natal check up naman siya. Kaya lalong lumala. :(
ReplyDeleteNaku, that's a scary story nga. But I think as long as you talk with Dra. Orlina, inform her about what you're going through, wala naman siguro magiging problem. I'll pray for your safe delivery. Don't worry; Dra. Orlina knows what she's doing. Keep faith and be safe. God bless you always sis!
ReplyDeleteHi mommies, I also google Dra Orlina's name to check for feedback. I am also her client at MEMC, it is my second baby. My first OB is Dra Aquias from Medical City. Kaya naman ako lumipat kasi ang layo ni Dra Aquias plus kakabalik ko lang ng maxicare this year.
ReplyDeleteWorried lang ako kasi yung 1st delivery ko is normal, then for our 2nd baby baka ma-CS daw ako kasi mababa ang placenta ko based on the ultrasound. Nagpa-ultrasound ulit ako ng 3d sa inmywomb and compared it to the result of my 1st baby same naman pero never na-advise saken na ma-CS ako on my 1st child.
Naisip tuloy ng mother ko baka naman money maker si Dra Orlina :(
Just sharing my thoughts and feelings about Dra Orlina.
Thanks sis MyMy. God bless to you!