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Ride On Time Party Diary – Miles Of Smiles on the Road
by Justin Taylor (Co-owner of Ride On Time) – 21st April 2024
Ride On Time had a busy party schedule this weekend with 4 deliveries to eager birthday boys & girls across the county.
A sunny Saturday morning found me in Long Hanborough delivering 15 assorted vehicles to the Hanborough Recreation Hall. A very happy lad who loved his motorbikes. Then off to Brize Norton where we delivered another 15 vehicles to an excited family. Sometimes the Mum’s & Dad’s are just as excited as the children!
Sunday morning saw a big delivery to Ardley Village Hall where along with 15 vehicles. We delivered most of our extensive accessories range including the roller coaster ride on, mega lego bricks, construction soft play, construction bundles and fancy dress box.
Our accessories can be added to any package giving the children extra fun and also to offer something for all ages. They can all be viewed on our website www.rideontimehire.com/parties.
The final party delivery was to a lovely village called Horton just North of Banbury where the birthday boy was ‘tractor crazy!’ We delivered a fleet of 10 tractor/construction themed toys.
We meet such lovely families when we are out on deliveries and all the children have such an amazing time. We love being able to help create wonderful memories!
Looking forward to next weekend and another fully booked weekend!
10 top tips – how to make sure you enjoy the party too!
Planning a birthday party can be fun but it can also be a bit stressful. After 7 years in the party industry, we have seen every size and type of party and dealt with lots of scenarios. So
Here are a few tips to make it a great experience that you get to enjoy!
- Decide what scale the party is, how many children will attend, and keep it manageable.
- Decide on a venue. Book at least two months ahead if not more. Venues get very booked up. If you leave it too close you may need to have flexibility about the time of your party and date. If you have fixed ideas you’ll need to plan ahead to ensure you get the date and time you want. If your party is in the garden, will you have a wet weather option? Ensure you know what the cancellation policy is for the weather with any entertainment you book, especially bouncy castles as they are restricted by high winds.
- Most parties are 2 hours long. That’s plenty of time for under 5’s.
- When choosing a venue they will charge an hourly rate. You should allow plenty of time either side of your party to set up and clear away. This means it’s not stressful and you have enough time to get everything ready.
- Make sure you know the arrangements for access to the hall. Will someone open up for you, is there a key code? Make sure you have any relevant information, contact numbers to hand for the day of your party.
- Get plenty of helpers. Recruit family and friends to help you so that it’s not all on your shoulders to do everything. It also means you can watch your child having a great time and be part of the celebrations!
- Send invitations out about 6 weeks before. Set an RSVP date. Provide your mobile number for people to text a response. A response isn’t always guaranteed so do keep in mind these children may still appear!
- For ideas and inspiration places like Pinterest are great to give you lots of brilliant ideas to create a theme or Wow factor.
- Try not to feel under any pressure based on peer groups or expectations. The most important person you want to please is the birthday boy or girl and as long as everything is for them that’s the key element.
- Get other people to take lots of photographs so you don’t miss out on capturing great memories!
