Advice please! 5 year old bouncy castle party

[smudge74]

Hello!
Thinking of hiring a hall and having a bouncy castle party for my little girl (the hall is quite big).
Maybe 15/20 kids.
Id like to keep it simple, and low cost.
Any general tips?
Any ideas on what the kids who are not bouncing might like to do?
Thank you!

[cjbartlett]

I'd keep numbers down as they'll all want to be bouncing so you want it to be safe
we had a bc in the garden for my dd's 5t, they all loved it .we did bouncing for an hour, then food, then pass the parcel, more bouncing
2 hours flew by
you could hire a face painting person?

[smudge74]

thanks cj.
the hall is quite big... how many kids do you think?

[WhoKnowsWhereTheTimeGoes]

Just play music and blow up balloons, they will run around and chase each other with the balloons, also I always have a table set up with colouring, cutting, sticking etc for those who want to sit quietly.

You will need an adult keeping an eye on the bouncy castle try and make sure it is positioned so the entrance is in full view of the hall not turned to one side.

Also, maybe take a few ride on toys, toy prams etc for them to play with.

[WhoKnowsWhereTheTimeGoes]

As regards numbers, they tend to self limit on the castle, if it gets too crowded they get uncomfortable and go off. I would say up to 20 with maybe 6 or 7 at a time on the castle.

[smudge74]

And what about parents, should I invite them do you think?

[beakysmum]

Its a lovely idea to have a bouncy castle party. I had one for my DD 4th birthday and she loved it.
Only thing is, I found the children were quite hyper (yes, I know it was a party!!!) and there was a lot of running around on and off the bouncy castle, so I would keep the number of children you invite reasonably low to avoid too many accidents.

I asked a couple of parents to stay to help me keep an eye on things, but not all the parents.
Enjoy!

[Phoenix]

I just started a similar thread before I read this one and it has given me more ideas about doing a bouncy castle party for my 6 year old ds. I was trying to make up my mind between a bouncy castle or a magician/entertainer. I think I'll go with my original bouncy castle idea now :o. Craft table and face painting is an excellent idea :)

[Mulenius]

@smudge74

Hello!
Thinking of hiring a hall and having a bouncy castle party for my little girl (the hall is quite big).
Maybe 15/20 kids.
Id like to keep it simple, and low cost.
Any general tips?
Any ideas on what the kids who are not bouncing might like to do?
Thank you!

Hello, I'm considering doing a bouncy castle birthday party for my 5 year old but after reading the comments on the numbers it got me worried. How do you control how many kids get on it? How many children would you consider reasonably low? Any other ideas instead of a birthday party so we can have more children? I thought of an enterteiner but it's so difficult to get a good one!!

[Marmite27]

Buy a couple of colouring books and pull them apart into separate pages and provide some pens/pencils. Balloons are always a hit.

Take a slow cooker and do hot dogs in rolls, a bag of pombears and a wrapped cake bar/ or cupcake.

[NautaOcts]

How old is your dc? I think up to about 6 some parents might want to stay others not. I normally write on the invite - you’re welcome to drop off or stay

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