Party for dd's 5th birthday - entertainer Yes or No?

[kslatts]

My dd's 5th birthday is in February for about 25 children. I have booked a church hall and was originally thinking of organising some party games and then letting them dance to some music for the last 1/2 hour. Now thinking it will be easier to get an entertainer, but it's going to cost about £150 and wondering whether it's really worth the money.

Any recommendations for the type of entertainer I should book, or ideas for games the children will enjoy, the party is for 2 hours.

They are defo worth their money if you choose wisely. Ive been to three parties and the quality does rather differ.
The best one i saw was with a puppet show, some tricks and a disco with foam and bubbles. He had their attention fully for a whole hour. No need for games cos they do all that and all you do is take the grub and wave bye bye with the goody bags.

whee are you

For DD's 4th birthday party on Saturday we had a disco with bubbles etc - and I have to say he was worth every single bit of the £70 he charged - he did dancing competitions, sleeping lions, statues, pass the parcel etc and gave gold medals out - Really, really good value for money

I'm in Twickenham.

Yeahinaminute which area are you in, £70 seams very good value.

I'm in Twickenham.

Yeahinaminute which area are you in, £70 seams very good value.

I'm in Twickenham.

Yeahinaminute which area are you in, £70 seams very good value.

For my niece's 5th birthday, her cousin (19 and at drama school) organised dancing for the children - simple dance routines to recognisable pop songs played on an ipod put through speakers. It worked really well. Must say, I'm a big fan of having entertainers unless you have a lot of help from friends or family.

It depends on whar you are like yourself, for dd fourth birthday we had no entertainer and did lots of art and craft that we organised ourselves and the kids loved it. THis yearwe combined someone form the zoo with our own activities and that saved about £50 and was laso fantastic.

You do need to do your research though.

I like the disco with bubbles, dd wants a disco party next year.

I have been to lots of very good parties with family organised games and music, as long as you arepreparedand have lots of things planned they love it.

Kslatts - I'm in Bath - sorry for the late reply work and the family got in the way !!!

had ds (5) party in nov with 43 kids. would have been impossible without a good entertainer. we tried to keep them entertained for 10 minutrs at the end with great difficulty. i had a fanstac girl harriett who i knew was going to be good when she didnt turn up with loads of props. i gave her info about ds beforehand and lots was all about him - which is what i wanted. she had them running, skipping but lots was imagination games - you have a theme and she does it around that. she was £90 and we are in chiwick. but we only did it for the hour - kids arrive 3pm pass the parcel etc she did 3.15 - 4.15 by the time they had food it was time to go. good luck. have your kids been to a good party that you could use that entertainer - ive been to some really crap ones too.

I too think that a disco with bubbles is all you need.

I refused to pay the cpst of the entertainer when I was looking last year. Went for a big bouncy castle instead, at £40 and the children loved it. Also had disco, craft table and football nets. Doing smae this year. Had 25 children as well.

I took dd to a couple of 5th birthday parties with entertainers last year. She didn't enjoy them at all. She is prone to over-sensitivity when faced with someone dressed up (or loud, or pretending something awful's happened, etc. etc.), so part of it is just her, but she wasn't the only child who refused to budge from their parent's lap the entire party.

Needless to say, parties for junior turtles are small affairs, at home, with a good long pass the parcel, some craft, a round of Simon Says, musical bumps etc and a party tea.

kslatts had an entertainer for one of ds1 paid £70 for an hour but was worth every penny. The one that we had, we saw at another party and was very good,the kids all enjoyed it, we also had face painters as well. Now we are abit more organised and manage to do a party by ourselves, we book the hall and BIL does disco and i get up and do all the party dances with them (yes i'm sad i know all the dances)so now his parties cost me a lot less money.

Does she have any uncles or is her dad outgoing? Sometimes I think men are good at this sort of thing if you give them a chance.