If you’re thinking about hosting a children’s Christmas party or disco, there are some things you absolutely must include. Hiring a professional children’s entertainer is a must, but so is choosing the right Christmas decorations! After all, you cant have a Christmas themed party, without Christmas decorations. But how will you know what to choose? Well, this is our guide to the must have decorations for a children’s Christmas party.

Must have decorations for a children’s Christmas party

So what are the decorations that your Christmas party cannot do without? Well, here are the most important decorations to include:

• A Christmas tree- it’s not Christmas without a tree, and while you might not have the time to put up and decorate a full Christmas tree, just for a children’s party, you should still include a tree in your decorations. A small, fibre optic tree could be borrowed from someone, or you could use a cardboard cut out. Either way, a tree should definitely feature in your plans.
• Father Christmas- if the man himself will be making an appearance, you can probably leave out the Santa decorations. But if not, you should think about including some form of Father Christmas. An inflatable Santa, or a cardboard cut out could make a great focal point, and it will provide a good opportunity for photographs.
• Snowmen- Your Christmas party should also feature snowmen. We probably won’t have any real snow here in the North West, but you can improvise with snowmen paper-chains and decorations. Musical snowmen can also be a big hit.
• Don’t forget the tinsel- Tinsel is a must for any children’s Christmas party. It can be wrapped around tables or chairs, hung around the stage, dangled from windowsills, or be used on the ceiling. The possibilities are endless. And it’s a cheap and easy way to glam up your event.

To book an award winning children’s entertainer for your Christmas event, get in touch with Mr Stix today!

Children’s Christmas parties and disco’s can be a lot of fun. The children are naturally excited at this time of year, and getting together with their friends of family is even more reason for them to be excited. From the decorations, to the party food, you can make sure everything is perfect to set the scene. But what about the entertainment? Well, Mr Stix is an award winning children’s entertainer, who provides professional, fun and age appropriate entertainment to events across the North West. And this is his guide to the top reasons to hire a professional children’s entertainer for your Christmas party.

Top reasons to hire a professional children’s entertainer for your Christmas party

1. Professional entertainers have more than one trick up their sleeve- once you get up on stage, and the children are staring at you, you can start to feel a little bit self conscious. And if your first routine doesn’t grab their attention, you’ve lost your audience. Professional entertainers though know exactly how to grab attention, and keep it, with funny and interesting routines that use more than one trick to get the children engaged and joining in. This means that professionals adapt to their audience and make sure your guests have fun.
2. Professional and reliable- a professional children’s entertainer isn’t going to let you down. It could be much worse for their business than your event if they did. So you know you will be hiring someone who will be professional from start to finish, and will be there on time, if not early. You can count on a professional entertainer.
3. Professional entertainers have experience- capturing the imaginations and attention of the audience is something that professional entertainers spend a lot of time working on. So you will get more than a couple of party games for your money. Especially with Mr Stix, who can offer festive themed magic, illusion, comedy, dance and audience participation to make sure your event is a success.

For more information or advice, or to book the entertainment for your Christmas party, get in touch with Mr Stix today.

You can’t host a children’s event or party without providing suitable refreshments. A Christmas themed event is no different. In fact, to make sure that the event is memorable and magical, you might even decide to put some extra effort into the treats and food you provide. Mr Stix is an award winning children’s entertainer, bringing laughter and joy to children’s events across the North West, including Lancashire, Merseyside, and Manchester. As a result, he has produced his guide to party food ideas for children’s Christmas parties.

Party food ideas for children’s Christmas parties

Christmas parties are special. So they deserve specially designed treats and food. Some great ideas include:

• Snowman lollies- push two marshmallows onto a lolly-stick and use icing to transform them into stunning snowmen. Easy to eat and no fuss, these can be great snacks, or even gifts in the party bags.
• Reindeer cakes- it wouldn’t be Christmas without Rudolph! So to celebrate Santa’s favourite reindeer, why not transform your cupcakes into reindeer faces? You can even use small pieces of chocolate to create the antlers. These would be a stunning centre piece on any party table.
• Christmas star cheese- For something more savoury, why not use a cutter to create star shaped Christmas themed cheese snacks? Perfect for all your little stars!
• Strawberry Santa’s- Santa/Father Christmas is the main man ever year. So why not make small strawberry versions of the big guy himself? Cut a strawberry in half, and position the wider, rounded end on the plate. Then add some whipped cream, and place the top of the strawberry on top. Add a tiny it of whipped cream to the very top of the creation, and decorate with some chocolate drops for eyes.
• Christmas cookies- if time is of the essence, why not just cut out some homemade biscuits, into Christmas shapes. Stockings, stars, snowmen and gingerbread men can all be a good choice.

For more information or to book, get in touch with Mr Stix today.

It’s the time of year when schools, nurseries, children’s clubs, community centres and parents are all thinking about the children’s Christmas party or event. And planning and preparation is key if your event is to be a success. Mr Stix is an award winning children’s entertainer, providing fun and laughter to children’s parties and event across Lancashire, Merseyside, and Manchester. And children’s Christmas entertainment is a specialty. As a result, he has produced this guide to planning a children’s Christmas party.

Planning a children’s Christmas party

There are a number of things to consider when planning a children’s Christmas party. And these include:

• the age range of guests
• the party food
• the entertainment

The age range of guests

Depending on the amount of children you are expecting for your Christmas event, you might want to separate them by age range. Providing two separate events for children of different ages can be a good idea, if you want to keep all your guests involved and engaged with the activities. This is because children that are too young will not be able to follow the entertainment and games for older children. And older children will be bored by that for the younger children.

The party food

Most children’s events or parties include food. And Christmas themed events are no different. For Christmas parties, you could create themed treats including:

• snowman lollies- these can be created using two marshmallows, pushed onto a lolly-stick. Then simply decorate them to look like snowmen
• reindeer cakes- decorate your cupcakes to look like reindeer!
• Christmas cookies- cut your biscuits into Christmas shapes

The entertainment

No good event is complete without children’s entertainment. And Christmas parties are no different. Mr Stix can provide top quality games, fun, comedy, music, dancing, magic and illusion for children of all ages. Guaranteed to get everyone involved, and into the Christmas spirit.

For more information or to book, get in touch with Mr Stix today.

Mr Stix is an award wining children’s entertainer, available for parties and events across the North West. Including Cheshire and Lancashire. As such, he has developed an extensive skill set, and has all the knowledge and experience required, to make sure your children’s party is a success. This includes Christmas parties. And when it comes to Christmas parties and events for the under 5’s, Mr Stix has developed an age appropriate entertainment package. So what should you expect from professional Christmas entertainment for the under 5’s?

Professional Christmas entertainment for the under 5’s

For children under 5, you need to make sure you hire a children’s entertainer who is fun and able to relate to such young children. Tone of voice, actions and movements will all be paramount to making sure the children feel confident enough to join in and have fun.

To make sure your Christmas event is perfect for the under 5’s, your entertainer should provide age appropriate entertainment.

Age appropriate entertainment

Children under 5 are only just beginning to really understand the world around them. And as a result, a lot of things can seem big, scary and unfamiliar. Especially when it’s their first experience. This means that any children’s entertainer you hire for this age range, needs to be able to plan and implement age appropriate children’s entertainment, that all the children can join in with. This can include:

• Rhymes, singing and dancing- Christmas parties are the perfect place to practice new Christmas rhymes and songs, complete with actions! Children at this age love repetition, so we include some Christmas themed songs or stories with repeated verses, as these can be very useful to encourage children to join in
• games
• magic- Christmas is a magical time of the year. So a professional children’s entertainer will use Christmas themed props to perform soft, amusing magic that will amaze and entertain the young guests.
• and comedy

For more information or to book professional entertainment for your own Christmas event, get in touch with Mr Stix today.