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Your toddler birthday parties can be a wonderful experience if you take the right steps to ensure that your child’s guests and their parents have a safe and happy time.

You will need the toddlers parents to be around in toddler birthday parties. As such, you will need to serve them refeshment. Serve these parents only finger foods because you don’t want to distract them from their most important function: watching their children!

Indoor party
If you plan your toddler birthday parties indoor, limit it to one room only, and childproof that room as carefully as you possibly can so you do not need to run after the toddlers saying no, no, no all the time.

Outdoors party
For toddler birthday parties outdoors, be sure you have enough adults to adequately supervise the children - and make sure you know who to call.

Safetytips - toddler birthday parties :

• Remove from the room  or party area any portable electrical appliances and everything breakable or sharp.

• Block off any exits to the party room with shut doors or gates.
  Keep a path open to the bathroom and/or a diaper changing area, but be sure other rooms along the way are not accessible to the children.
  Outdoors - make sure you have enough adult helpers, block any entrance to the street or dangerous places. Remember that the toddler can climb and run fast. They like to explore and can run and climb faster than you can imagine.

• If you try a game like “pin the tail on the donkey,” be sure to attach tape, not tacks, to tails.

• For the safety of both guests and your pet - no pets allowed at the party.

• Don’t serve small candies, peanuts, popcorn, or even raisins.
  Children can pick them off the table and choke on them while running around, or even
  when seated, given the excitement of a party.

Call the parents:
Food: Always remember to call the parents and tell them about your planned menu as many children have food allergies.
Fears: Remember that toddlers often have many fears - ask the parents if….. things to avoid.