| A children’s party is a stressful thing. Dozens of | | | | theatre critics to suspend their disbelief. Children are |
| little egos in the same place, hyped up on jelly and | | | | notoriously imaginative, which makes it very easy for |
| excitement. An audience of kids – and an | | | | them to play wild games with very few props or |
| audience is what the guests at a children’s party | | | | disguises: but it also makes them brilliant at spotting |
| surely are – is one of the toughest to please: | | | | artifice in people they know. A kids’ entertainer |
| volatile, short of attention and possessed of a group | | | | sidesteps that problem by being unknown from the |
| imagination so vivid that nothing but the best | | | | start. As far as the kids are concerned, the kids’ |
| entertainment can hold their interest. This is why kids | | | | entertainer might dress like that all the time – he |
| entertainer can be the best money a parent ever | | | | or she might really be a clown, or a magician. |
| spent on their little one’s big day. | | | | A kids’ entertainer takes the stress out of the |
| A kids’ entertainer does what no parent can do | | | | day for mum and dad, too. It’s bad enough |
| right from the start – brings something utterly | | | | trying to work out what to feed everyone that will |
| novel to the proceedings of the birthday party. | | | | be enjoyable without making them climb the walls |
| Let’s explain that, before parents across the | | | | – not to mention dealing with the inevitable |
| nation bridle indignantly: all children recognise their | | | | tantrums, over-tiredness and minor injuries – |
| parents, no matter what kind of crazy costume they | | | | without having to try and come up with something |
| put on and no matter how many silly voices they can | | | | that will keep the little darlings safely occupied, too. A |
| do which makes parents the worst candidates ever | | | | kids’ entertainer does all that as part of the |
| for entertainment at kids’ parties. No matter | | | | package, leaving mum and dad free to watch over |
| how good they are, they’re still recognised as | | | | the food and relax a little. |
| parents – which means that little Johnny, far | | | | So – next time there’s a birthday in the |
| from suspending his disbelief and enjoying the show, | | | | offing, don’t spend weeks worrying about how |
| simply spends the afternoon wondering why Mum is | | | | to make it fun without turning it into a nightmare for |
| prancing around in a stupid hat. | | | | the adults. Book a kids entertainer and let them do all |
| A kids entertainer will be unknown to every child | | | | the hard work. The children will be happy – and |
| there – which makes it a lot easier for these little | | | | so will everyone else. |