Let me entertain you!

Twenty years ago, you’d be counted lucky if

you had a birthday bash, let alone a children’s entertainer at your party. But nowadays, it seems every child has one. Children’s entertainers have become almost an essential part of a kid’s celebrations. They certainly 

help to take the stress out of doing things yourself, but you can forgiven for rolling your eyes over the thought of seeing yet another

one with the same mix of magic and games.

   The traditional mix of children’s entertainment can still go down really well

- such as magic, games, puppet shows, balloon modelling and dancing, particularly for those around the age of three to seven years - but if your children have seen this a bunch of times, there are heaps of other options to choose from to inject a spark into your little one’s big day.

   Themed parties are very popular and with so many options to choose from, the sky really is the limit. For boys - pirates and superheroes always go down well. For girls - princess and fairies are the most popular. But why not choose other less-obvious themes?

   Michael Rossini from Froggle Parties suggests a chocolate factory or knights and damsels theme, or maybe take a rumble in the jungle, or have a spy theme or around the world. 'These 

are great because they’re unisex and give loads

of scope for creativity,' says Michael.

   'You can opt to theme the party food too, have fitting decorations and get the kids to dress up in appropriate costumes. Kids love dressing

up as their favourite character. Theming a party can involve more work in terms of preparation, but it is also a lot of fun.'

   If your kids are older, say eight plus, discos are a really good option as by that age they tend to want to have something more lively

and dance around with their friends.

   'Whenever you book your kids party though, resist the temptation to book something that sounds cool, before you’ve checked if that’s what you child wants, as they may want something different,' adds Michael.

   With children’s parties being in more demand than ever before, it has meant there has been an explosion in choice and new party options popping up all over the place.

   'Have you ever considered a science party?' asks Michael. 'This is very different to most parties and is becoming hugely popular. 

Science parties offer kids the chance to

explore fun science experiments (like making 

slime and bubbling potions, or the kids getting wrapped inside a giant bubble) in a great party environment with their friends. Kids don’t even have to like science as the experiments they'll do have such a cool wow factor that it would amaze any child that hasn’t seen it before.' 

   Other parties to consider are cooking parties, arts and crafts, games parties, dancing parties, karaoke, sports parties, go-karting and so on. 

   Froggle parties is one of the leading children’s entertainment companies that offers a huge range of children’s parties from traditional entertainment like magicians and clowns, to more wacky options like science parties or bubble and activity arties. Froggle is hugely popular with kids and has even featured on

a number of shows on CBBC! 

   'The first one we did was "hider in the house"' says Michael. 'The kids have to hide a celebrity in their home without the parents finding out. They have to do everything possible to stop their parents seeing. In the meantime, to explain the cameras being there, the parents are told they are filming a show about taking on a challenge. That’s where we come in – we had to get the unsuspecting parent to learn balloon modelling whilst the kids get up to mischief.

   'In the other show – The Big Performance - a group of kids are singing at the O2 arena, led

by Gareth Malone, and Froggle had to distract them any way possible, getting them to laugh and mess up. Gareth’s idea was that if the kids can sing whilst being distracted by a clown they can sing anywhere!'

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