🎂 A Birthday Party at Home, A to Z · Lesson 3 of 7

The party schedule

Welcome, games, cake and goodbye.

A 2-hour schedule

0:00–0:15	Arrival activity: coloring, stickers, a craft table
0:15–0:45	Active games
0:45–1:05	Food
1:05–1:25	The main game or activity
1:25–1:45	Cake and “Happy Birthday”
1:45–2:00	Calm game, goody bags and goodbyes

Guests arrive over 15 minutes. A table with coloring pages, a simple craft or a coloring banner keeps early arrivers busy until everyone is there.

Put the wild games before food, and calm activities near the end. Kids who just ate cake and then run around get sick or overexcited.

Opening presents during the party can be hard for little kids (and for the guests). Many families open them after the party and send thank-you notes.

💡 Print the schedule and stick it on the fridge. Give the helper adult a copy.

Answer all 4 questions correctly to mark this lesson as done.

1. Why have an arrival activity?

2. When do active games go?

3. How long is a typical party for ages 6–12?

4. What goes at the end?

0 of 4 correct