Budget. Decide how much you can spend on the party.
Choose a date. Make sure that any special guests will be free to attend.
Schedule. Book the venue if required, and plan when you'll decorate the venue if you are doing so. Book any catering. Ensure you will have transport to the venue if required (don't book the party at the local play park the same day your car is getting serviced!). If you're having a celebration cake, plan time to bake and decorate it or order a cake.
Pick a theme. Will it be a pool party, a camp-out, a tea party, or a movie night party?
Plan who will be invited. Consider how many people your child wants to invite.
Plan what kind of food will be served. Remember to consider the dietary requirements of all your guests.
Plan to make the invitations and consider how you'll get them to the guests. Your child could hand them out at school or they could be posted. Be aware that some people may take offense or be upset by not being invited. You may want to consider inviting people discreetly.
Invite only as many kids as you can handle or, if you can, get some help from family and friends.
When planning party activities, make them ones your child can do easily. You don't want to plan swimming if your kid can't swim and don't plan a baseball party if your child isn't a big fan.
Decide if you wish to decorate the party venue. Make sure that your pre-party schedule gives you time to put up any decorations.
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