Buy simple decorations like streamers and balloons. You will need to keep the children entertained for approximately 3 hours, but there are many things that can be done in this amount of time. Keep small prizes on hand for the children that will these games. Rent a new release children's movie, if the kids are old enough, or look into hiring a neighborhood clown or magician for an hour. The food that you can serve at a child's birthday party can be virtually anything.
Kids love pizza, chicken nuggets, hamburgers and hot dogs.
Keep plenty of snack foods on hand and you will have happy party goers. Also, children tend to love making their own sundaes, so when you serve the cake, try having a very small sundae bar with various toppings like chocolate chips, sprinkles, crushed cookies, and small candies. Award a prize for the best masterpiece. Grab bags should not be filled with all candy. Do yourself and the other parents a favour.