Birthday parties can be fraught with anxiety with so much to consider; making sure no friends have been left out, organising party games, choosing what food to have – but most importantly ensuring your son or daughter has a brilliant time!

Start with the most important bit, and think about what your child really likes; have you got a dinosaur enthusiast, a budding footballer, a pretty princess or maybe even a future zookeeper?

Depending on the answer then you can decide what sort of party you would like. If you do have a footballer, many local sports centres will organise party packages for you on a per head cost basis. Similarly, zoos will often host fun parties for kids. However, remember that this is often a more expensive option, and will mean that the guest list may need to be limited.

Another option is to run the party yourself. This may seem daunting, but can be very rewarding (and also good fun!). Once you have chosen your style of party and your theme it’s time to let your child’s friends know all about it, so think carefully about the invitations.

The invitation should let your guests know what sort of party it is – if you’d like fancy dress mention it here. The invitation can be a handy guide for friends’ parents as to what your child is interested in and what they might like for a present! Putty Print have an enormous range of birthday party invitations with all sorts of themes. They can all be customised with the details, and many of them allow you to upload your own photo, sent out with free standard delivery – and the same day if we receive your order before 10am.

For the party itself, food can be easily themed. Cookie cutters make great shaped sandwiches, blackcurrant squash can become a ‘magic potion’ and football chocolates are brilliant for a sports party – and don’t forget the possibilities with a jelly mould!

Many traditional party games can be easily adapted to different parties. For example at a Bugs party Musical Bumps becomes Musical Caterpillars, Musical Statues becomes Musical Butterflies. At an Under the Sea party, What’s the Time, Mr Wolf? becomes Don’t Disturb the Shark!

After all the fun, when it’s time for the thank you notes Putty Print can take care of those too – all personalised, printed and ready to send out.