{"id":1756,"date":"2013-12-03T17:25:52","date_gmt":"2013-12-04T01:25:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.litalane.com\/lita_wp01\/?p=1756"},"modified":"2016-05-29T12:14:54","modified_gmt":"2016-05-29T19:14:54","slug":"princess-birthday-party","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.litalane.com\/lita_wp01\/princess-birthday-party\/","title":{"rendered":"Princess Birthday Party"},"content":{"rendered":"

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For a Five Year Old<\/span><\/h2>\n

\"\"<\/a>For my granddaughter\u2019s fifth birthday<\/em><\/strong>, we planned a princess themed celebration. We wanted it to be a magical event to remember. We started with an invitation befitting the royal affair: we rolled the invitations into scrolls, and hand-delivered them to each prince and princess.<\/p>\n

To engage the young guests, most of whom had never been to our home, I started the party off with pony rides. I arranged for two small ponies to be on-site and ready as the children arrived.<\/p>\n

Once everyone had several turns on the ponies, we brought the children into the house for some games. To \"\"<\/a>keep a group of five-year-olds engaged, maintain a constant tempo by organizing activities into 15-minute blocks. Pay attention to the children\u2019s interest level, because if an activity is not going well, it\u2019s important to set it aside and move on. Conversely, if the children enjoy the activity, let it run longer.<\/p>\n

To keep myself organized, here\u2019s the agenda I used for the event:<\/p>\n

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