High School Graduation Party Planning Made Easy

It's never too soon to begin making arrangements for the graduate's most memorable day. Below are listed a few ideas to get the party off to a good start.

Distribute novelty 2006 sunglasses for everyone to wear, with a decorative crown for the special graduate.

Invitations

Produce hand made invitations utilising graduation themes; books, diplomas, pens, gowns and mortarboards. The invitations can be rolled up in diploma style and tied with a ribbon.

Party Activities and Games

Beware of overdoing the activity planning as groups of young people love to gather together and simply chat. Here are a few non intrusive activities which aren't too regimented but keep the conversation alive.

* Ask guests to bring a plain white T-shirt for everyone to sign as a keepsake.

* Produce a 'time capsule' box to place some item relevant to their time at school containing memorabilia, personal items, 'in' jokes and notes. This can be opened years later for fond reminiscing.

*Collect photographs of the special graduate from crib to graduation day and assemble them on a large poster with funny captions for everyone to see.

* Throw water balloons.

* Knock down a Pinata

* Guess the teacher - stick a teacher's name on the back of every guest.The guest has to guess which teacher they are from clues acted out by the fellow guests.

*Improvise 'Pin the tail on the Donkey' to become 'Pin the Tail on the Teacher'. Attach a teacher's picture to a wall and then the "tail" can be any item of choice - mad hair, glasses, accessories, etc.

Eating and Drinking

Fork and finger food work well, as talking and socializing will be paramount. Miniature sombreros and nachos with a salsa should be on every table with nothing too difficult to carry and eat.

The ambience is all important and should be relaxed with conversation flowing and memories being made. Happy graduation

Trick Or Treat - Planning For a Unique Halloween

We are all a few months away from Christmas, but before we start collecting coupons and calculating the budget for that, how about we allocate some funds for Halloween? Yes, the occasion is celebrated only for one day -October 31- but every parent or event organizer will tell you that there are plenty of preparations and expenses needed to throw a successful Halloween party: costumes, party supplies, trick-or-treat ideas, food, Jack-O-Lanterns. But it is possible to save time and money for Halloween.

Let's start with costumes. Some schools like to celebrate Halloween and ask students to show up on that day in the most creative or most frightening costumes they can think of. Some neighborhoods make it a tradition to celebrate the same way. If you don't want your child's self-esteem reeling badly from Halloween costume criticism, then assist him or her in selecting which ones will work, and which ones they will be confident enough to wear: a Superman impersonation? Voldemort?

It doesn't have to be scary; they can be dressed up as, say, Cinderella, Dorothy from the Wizard of Oz, or a Star Wars character. There are plenty of online stores Buycostumes.com and Halloweencostumes4u.com that offer customized, highly-detailed, and yet affordable costumes - and most of them also offer coupons so that you can save money on your costume purchase. Even better, make your own costume!

As for party supplies and decorations, don't worry. It's not as bad a logistical nightmare as you think, but only if you plan properly. Before making a decision on anything, research on possible suppliers, food and drinks caterers, candy makers, souvenir stores, and party decorators to make your Halloween a truly unique fright fest. Again, there are a number of all-in-one merchants which you will find online that can offer you their products, services, and coupons at a very affordable price. One of them is Shindigz.com. But be creative, not expensive.

Learn the recipe for candy apples, or toffee, instead of buying them ready-made from a store. Also, you can search for a spooky song to serve as soundtrack for your party. You can put up fake cobwebs on your front door and in the corners of your living room ceiling, and "Trick or Treat" banners to cover up the real cobwebs. As for trick-or-treat, you can make use of an empty pillow case for your child to use instead of buying an unnecessary bag. If you are going to spend on anything, just be sure that you get the best value in making your house a haunted one (even if just for a day).

It would also help make a memorable Halloween if you actually participate in the festivities. Don't just let your children have a grand time; make it even grander by joining them. Organize party games and give away cheap novelty items - like bobbleheads, snow globes, and horror books - as prizes for the winners. You can make a small bonfire in your backyard garden for a horror story telling session. You can rent a classic horror film DVD and gather the whole family for a night of movie viewing. As long as your active effort is there (and you use coupons to ease your budget constraints), then there's no need to be scared of Halloween preparations.

Franchising - a cut very short

Who wants to have a business for them often have difficulty thinking management. The common concern is that what companies at risk. The name of the game is pretty hard for most of us. Naming a company is like calling a dog is more like a child's name with two syllables only the traditional sense.

Branding is something to consider, but if you already have a substantial capital franchise then somethingassayed.

What are the "professionals"?

The franchise is not something to fear. For this type of management will give you advantages, such as the following;

A note first brand
Second, a working business model
sell shares to third parties are readily available.
Fourth research and development is managed by the franchisor.
Training and support is provided is fifth.

Whatare "against"?

The first business is boxed-in.
Secondly, you must regularly pay taxes. The fees range from monthly subscription fees, marketing and above the license fee.
The third franchise agreement, was reduced after the franchise relationship at the end.

The disadvantages should not obscure your view of taking a company to franchise your business management. Consider the benefits they bring, especially ifThe company can choose a course that a track record confirms that business is a franchise would cost more than a new one.

Imagine the ease, you will get into starting a business. It may be that would be a profitable and what is the commitment required of you. The declaration must be required that the state firm. In business, everything can not succeed without commitment.

Get your search underway: Learn to search the Internet andto start business franchise. But beware, even if what you read on the Internet, not all are true. The best thing is a bit 'of traveling to another country and looking for franchise opportunities as those who are not in your state or city to find Could invest.

The qualifier must be - is nothing new. Unique, as this would be an advantage for you as the owner of the company.

Once you go to this is the next step to better prepareMoney and make sure you have a surplus a few left and get in touch with a lawyer or a consultant to you in signing the treaty before getting things to support ink.