Each birthday host or planner goes about planning a birthday party in their own way. Everyone has different ideas about what makes a birthday party great. To plan your own birthday party, start by following some general steps. First, ask your friends and family about what date and time work best. Find a date when the majority of your guests are free. Once you have a date in mind, pick a location and theme. After you pick a place — whether it’s a restaurant, a cool location or excursion, or someone’s home — you can assess what kind of budget you’ll need. If you need to collect funds from your guests to reserve a place, you can also create a payment form with Jotform to make the process easy.