Timing The Party
Wednesday, February 3, 2010 at 04:04PM Once you have decided upon a venue, you need to decide the time you will have the party.
In the UK, most parties in Mike's experience tend to be 2-hours in length. That is a good length of time, certainly for children aged 3-7. It’s long enough for the kids to have fun, but short enough that they don’t get totally "over-the-top" excited. It also means that you won’t be completely exhausted either!
Some people prefer for run a party late morning, 11am-1pm (which means you'll need to provide lunch for the children), while others prefer to have it in the afternoon, either 2-4pm or 3-5pm (which means you'll need to provide an an afternoon tea for them.)
A morning party does mean an earlier start for you if you want to be organised, while an afternoon party provides you with more time to get ready.