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Kids Parties Johannesburg

Kids Parties Johannesburg

Kids Parties Johannesburg

Kids Parties Johannesburg. Since 2002 Andy’s Action Parties has been offering entertainment for kids parties in Johannesburg. See our range of themed action parties here.

We also have the widest range of Garden Games available for hire. 

Through a partnership with a leading Jumping Castle company. We are able to offer Jumping Castles, Inflatable Slides and Mechanical Party Hire items at the best rates.

From 16 years operating in the industry, we have a database of great kids birthday party venues in all locations across Johannesburg and Gauteng. Contact Us to find out more.

 Options

When it comes to kids parties in Johannesburg, you are spoilt for choice. There is a vast array of entertainment available for activities for birthday parties in this beautiful city of ours. These options can be broken down into many categories. I suppose the two main choices are, do you have your kid’s party at home or do you have it at a dedicated party venue.

Kids Parties Johannesburg Venue
Having Kids Parties at venues in Johannesburg

Venue

Having a kids party at a venue other than your home has its benefits and its drawbacks.

Pro’s

  • The number one reason for people choosing a dedicated kids party venue would be not having to clean up the mess after the party.
  • Party venues generally have a stipulated start and end time, while this could be considered a negative… When you have to leave the party, annoying Aunt Hilda or your mother-in-law “who never knows when to leave” also has to leave the party.
  • Depending on the level of effort you put into your children’s parties, having it at a venue often means, get in, setup, party, leave. This can help in making the party less demanding on your time as a busy mother…
  • Entertainment, venues that are dedicated to children’s parties usually have jungle gyms, sand pits, bike tracks and perhaps even jumping castles as a feature of their venue, this can kill two birds with one stone by getting entertainment options as part of your venue hire fee.  

Con’s

  • Yours is usually not the only party at a particular venue on a particular day, so time and privacy could be an issue.
  • You generally have to pay for a dedicated kids party venue.
  • Less freedom to do as you please in terms of decor, noise, length of the party and possibly number of guests as you could at home.
  • Bring in all your decorations, catering, entertainment if this is not provided by the party venue. Also, you will need to take it all home with you when you leave. Along with presents etc. This can often be a bit of a drag after a long day of preparation and entertaining your guests.  
Kids parties Johannesburg at home
Having a Kids Party at home in Johannesburg

Party at Home

If you are having the kids party at home. You will either need to do it yourself or hire entertainment, decor and or catering from service providers. Luckily for Kids Parties Johannesburg, our city has many options for you to choose from. Depending on your requirements and budget, you are able to throw incredible parties at home in Johannesburg. We have great weather pretty much year round. 

How to select a Service Provider for Entertainment in Johannesburg

You have no doubt been to many kids parties Johannesburg. You’ve probably seen the good, the bad and the ugly in terms of great service. Unfortunately, you have probably seen or experienced exceptionally poor service. So, how do you go about ensuring that the clown you find on page 15 of Google doesn’t end up as a joke? Below are a couple of pointers that we would recommend…

  • Use recommendations from friends and family. They have been happy with the service that they received and they have your best interests at heart. 
  • Use service providers that you have seen in action, this way you know what you are getting.
  • If you are looking for entertainment that you have not seen before, look for some reviews of their service, Facebook, Hello Peter, Google reviews are just a few places that you can get a quick idea of an entertainment offerings level of service.
  • Ask for references. This can help but is usually skewed. The company in question isn’t exactly going to give you the numbers of their 10 worst clients that were unhappy with their services…
  • Trust your gut. If you deal with a company representative over the phone and they are polite, accommodating and efficient, they respond quickly with a quotation. This should give you a good indication of the kind of service you will receive on the day of the party.

Good Luck, and have a great party!

If you would like to get in touch with us, we would love to hear from you and it would be our pleasure to help you give your child, their best birthday party ever! 

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Fun Parties For Kids

Fun Parties For Kids

Fun Parties For Kids are our specialty. There are a number of elements in a party that need to be present in order to have fun parties for kids. These are: other kids, an exciting theme, quality entertainment, good party food and catering, safety and enthusiasm.

Fun Parties For Kids

Other Kids

All parties start before the big day actually arrives and tireless planning goes into the day. Usually by mom and involving input from the birthday boy or girl. The people you have at the party are the most important element of the party. The list of invitees usually starts with all the children in the birthday boy or girls class at school, then extended to family and then friends from other areas of the child’s life. The first step is to decide how many people you would like to have at a party. When children are younger they intend to invite the whole class and all family and friends because the nature of younger kids dictates that their best friend on a particular day may not be their best friend tomorrow… As children get older and develop a sense of who their friends are you may wish to consider having a smaller party with fewer children and giving them a different party experience. This all depends on your child and how they feel about their birthday party. The way to get people to your party is by way of an invitation. 

Invitations

There are quite a few options for invitations these days if you are looking for unique ways to invite children to kids parties in Johannesburg. You can purchase an invitation pad from a party shop or stationary shop. Alternatively, you can use a graphics program like Photoshop or even Microsoft Word. Print it yourself depending on your design skills and budget. 

Online Invitations

There are also a wide range of free and paid for online design websites. These make it very quick and easy to design and create digital invitations for fun parties for kids. 

Here are a couple of links to sites that we recommend for making digital invitations. 

www.paperlesspost.com has a really nice and simple invitation management system that allows you to create free invitations that you can send via SMS, email or Whatsapp and manage your RSVP’s  

Evite allows you to create invitations and also manage your RSVP’s electronically. Below is an example of an invitation from Evite.com

Fun Parties For Kids Invitation Example

 

Quality Entertainment

Activities for Birthday Parties are wide and varied, contact us for advice on which activity will suit your child best or have a look at our range of themed action parties.