Also find out if the restrooms are clean and in perfect condition, and if there are proper waste disposal areas in the vicinity. Also ask if tents are available, or if there is an option to move the event indoors, in case it suddenly rains. Venue owners will happily oblige to your every need, so you shouldn't hesitate to ask. For a themed party to be successful, the kinds of food you serve, the games you play and the favors you give out should be consistent with your theme. Hence, if you've decided on a fairy princess party, your food should include things like dainty-looking cupcakes and shimmery food coloring in pastel colors, and your giveaway bags should have princess prints on them. You can just beautify a gorcery bag (made of paper) with art materials like paints, Japanese paper and other types of colorful ornaments and glue them. Then, tape the top closed as soon as the goodies are inside. After this, seal the bag with a string. But if you want, you can make a more elegant or a fancier one. While party planners are already seasoned and experienced with what they do, none of their efforts would work if they don't first understand what your child and the children who will be attending are interested in. Clowns are staple birthday party entertainment. So are magicians and face painters. Be careful with bringing in characters though, because not all children respond positively to clowns and mascots. But looking for a clown that is right for your child's party can take you ages. ClownsForHire.com is an online directory, or you can also call it the online "yellow pages" for the commercialization of clowning services, that are offered by independent clowns whom you can hire. They have clowns in almost every state in the United States of America and also in numerous countries worldwide. Even if you put so much effort on the food, the invitations and the decorations, it is the entertainment that will define how well your party went. Thus, while you're trying to work under a budget with your kid's birthday party, you should never scrimp on the entertainment. Now, this doesn't mean that you should spend so much money on hiring so many people to provide excitement at your event.