How I Planned My Daughter's Beach & Pool Birthday Party

Hi mommies and bff's!  Anticipating your child's birthday?  Like every mom out there, I want what's best for my only child on her birthday.  Planning for her birthday took a month for me.  How many days does it take you? Here's how my month-long plan came to be.

6 EASY GUIDE  TO PLAN A CHILD'S BIRTHDAY PARTY

1.  Do a SURVEY. Every year, your child's interest changes.  That is why it's called childhood.  So, since it's her/his birthday, make sure the THEME is for his/her.

There are 2 General themes:

1. Dry kind of Party such as parties in hotel, club house, theme parks and restos.
2. Wet kind of Party such beach, swimming pool and water theme-parks.

My Chesca wanted the wet kind of party.  No special theme but just swimming.

a. Pool Swimming

b. Beach Swimming 

c. Favorite Resto 

d. Beach & Pool Swimming

For my Chesca, she liked letter D.  Who wouldn't want a swimming party, right?

Other THEME options are disney princesses, toy story, barbie, general's game, ben10, etc.  Just make sure, it will make him/her happy.

2.  After the theme, it's time to CANVASS the two WHERE's:

WHERE 1 (LOCATION) :  Our options were:

a. Subic
b. Batangas

Our Venue:  AQUARIA WATER PARK

WHERE 2 (Travel Packages):  Our options were:

a. Metrodeal vouchers.

For group get-away, I always go to Metrodeal.  I definitely recommend this website for mommies too.  "I bought 6 adults and 2 kids vouchers. from Aquaria Water Park, Calatagan, Batangas. The adult voucher was 399 php while the kid voucher was 150 php." 

• First, I just searched the key word 'get away' and I got options.  
• Next, I searched the beach and pool availability.  
• Third, I checked the price. 
• Last is the location.

b.  FB Travel Groups.  There are many FB travel group that offers ALL-IN packages for a hassle-free trip.  You may want to browse pages.

3.  Explore FOOD.  Our options were:

a. Mixed-prep.  Some cooked. Some bought.

• I asked her what she wants to eat while swimming
• I jotted the other food adults like to eat.
• I budgeted the main food, fruits, bread and drinks for 8 pax

Since I know what she wants and found the best location for it, I then started planning the food and paper utensils.  I like cooking for her so I took half of the preparation and Malou, my elder brother's house helper did the other half.

• COOKED BY ME
• Rice - 3 kilos - 45 /kilo x 3 = 135 php
• Adobong Chicken - 400 Php
• Fried Hotdog - 230 Php
• COOKED BY MALOU
• Chopsuey - 250 Php
• Pansit - 400 Php
• READY TO EAT
• Birthday Chocolate Cake - 350 Php
• Watermelon (whole) - 200 Php
• DRINKS & UTENSILS
• Large mineral water - 150 Php
• Paper plates, cups, spoon and fork - 200 php
• 3 1.5 L softdrinks - 190 Php
• TOTAL - 2,425 Php

b.  All bought ready to eat.

This is one famous prepare now.  Mommies don't want to worry.  I agree.  Just choose what best for you.

4.  Map TRANSPORTATION.  I consulted with my sister-in-law, Vanessa:

• Buy gas for the car or we have to take the bus going to Calatagan, Batangas.  
• We read blogs and checked google map of the distance.  She said it's ok she drives and we just buy gas.
• Gas Expense - 1,000 Php

5.  Prepare other swimming NEEDS. I bought her.

• Minnie Mouse floating vest - 200 Php
• Tinker Bell round floater - 150 Php
• goggles - 120 Php

6.  Bring Extra Cash for other payments and expenses that may arise at the party.

At Aquaria Water Park, we also paid for:

a. Cabana - 2,400 Php

b. Environmental Fee - Adults 60/ Kids 30 Php

There you go mommies. The 6 basics of mommiesdayoff firsthand.  Let me know how your child's birthday planning came to be.