How Simple Stations Can Make a Huge Impact on Your Guests
What’s the first thing you look for when you show up to a birthday party? Probably a place to put your gift down. Setting a small table near the entrance for gifts will set a great start for your guests to free up their hands and begin to enjoy themselves. That’s just the first of these simple and easy party hacks that can make a huge difference in your guests’ comfort levels. It will seem like you somehow know what they’re going to want to do next and make it easy!
Here are eight more just as simple to do:
Easy Party Hack #2 Drink Area
You’ll want to make sure your guests know where to get drinks. If you’re doing a party with matching cups, a pro tip is to make sure there is some way to mark them. A sharpie for a solo cup to a little tag on a champagne glass base will do. If you’re looking for some creative drink station ideas, look here.
Easy Party Hack #3 Food Area
Similar to the drink area, your guests will likely be pleased to know there is food at the party, even if it’s just light snacks. If you’re looking for food station ideas, this list includes “spud bar,” so it’s a great list in our book. Make sure you have plates, napkins, serving and eating utensils, and a place for disposal. Use labels or make things obvious to find.
Easy Party Hack #4 Dessert Area
Who doesn’t love a little sweet treat to celebrate at a party? Make sure there are enough forks or spoons and plates for this area, too! If you’re short on space, you can clear out the food area and replace it with the desserts. If you’re looking for inspiration, check these out!
Easy Party Hack #5 Seating Area
Some guests may need to sit, some may just prefer it, but it is guaranteed to please the crowd to provide the area to sit. A few conversation areas or one main sitting area would both be good options, depending on your crowd and venue.
Easy Party Hack #6 Observation Area
This is especially helpful for kid parties where parents want to stick around and make sure things are going well for their child. They may not really want to participate in the party fun. It can be combined with the seating area, but you may want to consider keeping it near the children for parents.
Easy Party Hack #7 Photo Area
Often parties and events are bringing people together that haven’t seen each other since the last party, which may have been a while. And what better opportunity to take pictures together than when you’re already looking nice for a party? Be the hero and give guests a spot to take their own pictures. You could also hire a photographer, or rent a flipbook booth for the ultimate fun,
Easy Party Hack #8 Dance Area/ Group Activity Area
You’ll probably want to have a large space for the dance floor, game area, or whatever group activity may be planned. This may need it’s own area for just a bit of time if you need to use a smaller space.
Easy Party Hack #9 Self-Directed Activity Area
Your guests may appreciate a separate activity that they can do on their own time at their own pace. An example is an arts and crafts activity. This may also be a good place to combine areas if you have a flipbook booth for instance. Wink wink!
Go Put These Easy Party Hacks into Practice!
Arranging your event areas to maximize your guests’ experiences can be the easiest way to make sure everyone has a great time and feels comfortable at your party. It doesn’t even require the host/hostess to run around and make sure everyone is taken care of. And your guests won’t feel like they need to ask or feel out of place.