Brandon C. Hall asked:


Children love so many things about birthday parties. The food, the birthday cake and the ice cream are at the top of their lists. Right below those favorites is party games. When children attend a birthday party they look forward to the party games they will get to play. A big reason for this is that party games usually have a winner and that winner might get a prize. What child doesn’t love a prize?

If you happen to be in charge of event planning for a child’s birthday party you are in the enviable position of having a whole host of games to choose from. One of the first things to consider is the age of your young guests. Obviously if you are in charge of entertaining a crowd of three-year-olds you’ll need to choose an activity that doesn’t require the player to have a long attention span. Standard favorites like pin the tail on the donkey and hot potato are fun for children who haven’t mastered skills such as reading yet. Another fun game that keeps children laughing is to have them sit on air filled balloons while trying to pop them. This generally results in them rolling around on the floor as they bounce off the balloons.

For older children you might consider a treasure hunt. This is a great activity that can keep children busy and occupied while you tend to the other aspects of the event. You just hide some objects in your home and draw out maps for the children to search for them. Another twist on this idea is the scavenger hunt. In this instance you give the children a list of items they have to search for and whoever finds all of the items first, wins a prize. If your child is really enthusiastic about this idea you can make it the center of your event planning process. Perhaps choosing a scavenger hunt theme for the entire party including invitations shaped like a magnifying glass or a hunt to find the pizza you’ve hidden in another room for dinner. Children love activities like this and it’s a great way to encourage their junior detective skills.

For the more mature crowd, you can incorporate fun activities into your event planning as well. Perhaps a game of charades or a fun board or card game will entertain a more adult crowd. These types of games are a great way to socialize and they also act as stress relievers. Many men do this already when they have their weekly poker night with their buddies. They may not view it as an event, but it’s a great way for them to get together and challenge one another’s skill.

Depending on the event you are planning, it can be a plus to play a game or two. It keeps the event moving along and the guests will appreciate having a fun activity to engage in. The smaller ones will appreciate it even more if they win a prize for their efforts.



Joann

Abhishek Agarwal asked:


A career in event management can surely take you places if you are serious of making a career of organizing events and managing them on a large basis. Event management has come to be recognized as a management profession by many companies and educational institutions in the past decade so much so that leading universities have started offering degree programs in event management to individuals who are looking as event planning as a career option.

Event planners are also known by different names many of which include, conference coordinators, program managers event managers and so on. It all boils down to the event planner making all the arrangements for the event be it a conference, trade show, fete or a marriage party. Many business organizations have even begun hiring event planners on a full time basis because as their organizations are growing so are their needs for communications and event planners are a great asset when it comes to organizing conferences and meetings in the shortest of time frames.

With the logistic requirements of the business world growing at a rapid pace it is necessary for the event planner to acquire the best skill sets to be able to effectively manage business conferences and meetings. For those who are considering a career in event planning there is no dearth of opportunities waiting for them to cash in on. Apart from a regular paying jib with one of the many business houses just waiting to rope in a skilled event manager to manage their various business shows and meetings there are the opportunities of entrepreneurship.

Event managers can earn handsomely even by starting their own event management business. There are people just looking for reliable people to outsource their event management needs to. There are weddings, birthday parties to mention event management on a smaller scale then there is the grand scale event management program such as organizing large trade shows and various other grand functions of the corporate world.

Event managers have made a mark in the field of event management by successfully organizing trade shows on international levels. The Auto trade show is one such example of event planning and management. There is a lot to be learnt and earned by taking to a career in event planning. Event planning involves a lot of traveling and meting top brass of the corporate world. The most important skill is management skills and then communication skills.

Event management professionals need to handle logistics and invitations after scouting for a location for the event venue. In fact, this is done in an orderly fashion. First identifying the event that needs to be organized, then managing the enclosures such as the stalls etc. organizing, electric power, security, sending out invitations, publicity and ensuring that everything just falls into place for the participants. The ability to achieve this is what makes successful event planners.



Victor