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9th and 10th birthday parties

Published on by Ritchie Rosson - Magic Shows/Family Entertainer

I have tried entertaining at birthday parties for this age range, but they start to get cool and serious and don’t appreciate my silly fun. Some children’s entertainers will just take the cash and turn up to any part,y but I want my clients to be super happy and so keep my parties for 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, and 8th birthdays for maximum laughs and great memories.

Areas Covered Include

London | Surrey | Kent | Twickenham | Teddington | Feltham | Sunbury | Woking | Weybridge | Walton | Molesey | Hampton | Guildford | Epsom | Letherhead | Banstead | Esher | Kingston | New Malden | Thames | Ditton | Cobham | Claygate | Sutton | Merton | Croydon | Waverley | Dorking | Reigate | Redhill 

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Triple Birthday Parties

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Ritchie is not able to offer triple birthday parties i.e., for 3 birthday party children/3 families or more for logisitical reasons. Why?

Ritchie Rosson is a children’s entertainer and magician based in Sutton covering Surrey, Kent and South London. He specialises in school shows, family events and birthday parties for 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th birthdays.

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Halls for hire in Epsom

Halls for hire in Epsom for children’s birthday parties

Published on by Ritchie Rosson - Magic Shows/Family Entertainer

I have some tips on booking a hall for your children’s birthday party here: https://funnymagicshow.co.uk/hiring-a-hall-for-childrens-birthday-party/ Best tip is; avoid echoey halls as it creates a ball of noise 

Banstead community Centre, Bolters lane, the horseshoe, Banstead SM7 2BQ

Banstead Community Centre | Banstead Community Centre | Reigate and Banstead

Stonleigh Methodist church – there’s two rooms. Make sure to book the smaller one with carpet as big one is really echoey. Parking right outside. Not available on Sunday mornings. 

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The 2nd Ewell Rainsters Scout Group – 106a West St, Ewell, Epsom KT17 1XR

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Ruxley Church Epsom

Ruxley Ln, Ewell, Epsom KT19 0AF

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Christ Church Hall

Christ Church Rd, Epsom KT19 8NE

https://christchurchepsom.org.uk/venue-hire/hall-hire/

Ritchie Rosson is a children’s entertainer and magician based in Sutton covering Surrey, Kent and South London. He specialises in school shows, family events and birthday parties for 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th birthdays.

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Hiring a hall for a children’s birthday party

Published on by Ritchie Rosson - Magic Shows/Family Entertainer

Avoid big, echoey halls as they are terrible for a children’s birthday party. Especially if are having entertainment like a magician. Every sound bounces around the room; children shouting, laughing, music, and adults talking; creating a headache-inducing ball of noise. Even many jokes are missed as you cannot hear what is said. So therefore less laughs, less fun. Your guests will have their fingers in their ears.

When booking a hall for a children's birthday party, check it is not echoey.
Warlingham Village Hall, North Holmwood Village Hall and Beddington Village Hall are terrible venues because of the echo

Look for venues with a car park for yourself and your guests. Small village halls and church halls are great. Home parties are great too. For parties at home, I recommend inviting no more than 15 children. For halls, around 30 is a good number.

Avoid town center venues as they are tough for guests to park in.

Check that the venue has a kitchen and if you wish to serve alcohol to the grown-ups, check they don’t have a “no alcohol” policy.

Elmcroft Community Centre, Cheam. Great party venue! Smaller room best for birthday parties.

Booking 30 minutes before and after the party is possible to set up/pack down, but an hour each side of the party times (especially before the party) is best for you. Book the hall for a two-hour party for four hours if you can. Ask a few friends/family to help with setting up/packing away to move chairs, etc. 2 hours is the ideal length for a children’s birthday party.

Book your entertainer such as Ritchie Rosson (me!), before you book the hall. There are loads of halls around but only one Ritchie! “Oh no, you are booked already? Can you cancel the other party?” Sorry, no!

Birthday party tables and chairs arrangement for magic show.
Examples of how to set out the tables and chairs. Chairs for adults to watch the show makes a great atmosphere. It brings people together unlike chairs being round the edges.

Ritchie Rosson is a magician and children’s entertainer based in Sutton, covering London, Surrey and Kent for birthday parties, school shows and family events.

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Bouncy Castles

Published on by Ritchie Rosson - Magic Shows/Family Entertainer

From my experience from entertaining at over 1000 birthday parties and many other kinds of events, when there is a bouncy castle, there are almost always children in tears and frequent accidents on them and they suck the joy out of the party. This firm of solicitors even has a page on their website just for dealing with bouncy castle injuries.

When I run a party, I have great control of the children and my reviews often comment on how amazed they were at the focus of the children I had. This is something I’ve developed from years of experience. When it comes to bouncy castles, nobody is really in control of the children and things often turn to chaos.

The companies drop them off unmanned and parents never seem to know how to manage the children. They all get on it at once and all the parents are stressed waiting for their little one to get bashed by a bigger child. At the last party where I did a show with a bouncy castle, a child was climbing onto the high sides of it (usually happens when the castle doesn’t have a roof) with a hard floor to the side of it. There were no mats on the side. I told the mum of the party, and she told the mum of the child climbing; to which she just laughed and let her daughter repeatedly climb there.

I want my parties to be brilliant fun and everyone super happy and to leave with big smiles.

If you are having a bouncy castle, the following guidelines are good to follow from this excellent article in The National Library of Medicine “Are inflatable play structures really safe for our children?”:

  1. ” There should be responsible adult supervision, paying close attention to the children at play at all times during its use.
  2. The equipment should be set up, operated and supervised by the hire company’s own staff.2
  3. A rotation system for different age or size groups should be used, together with the observance of an age limit for users. There are special inflatables available for adolescents and adults.
  4. A safety distance of 1 m to 2 m should be kept around the facility, leaving the entrance and exit points free at all times. At the access to the bouncer, there must be a ramp that covers the entire width of the entrance arch. Likewise, there must be some type of material that cushions possible falls, such as mats or foam. A simple carpet is not enough; also, curbs, benches, trees or other accessories should not be present in that area.
  5. The number of children using the bouncy castle must be limited to avoid overcrowding. This will allow each child to have safe space to play in.13,14
  6. It is forbidden to climb and/or hang from the walls of the inflatable.
  7. Children should not be allowed to use the bouncy castle in adverse weather conditions such as high wind or in wet weather (inflatables can flip over and slippery surfaces may cause injury). It is recommended to deflate the installation when winds exceed 45 km/h.
  8. All children must be made to remove footwear (always wear socks).
  9. Removal of hard or sharp objects such as jewelry, buckles, pens and other similar pocket contents.
  10. The castle must be adequately secured to the ground and sited away from obstacles such as fences or overhead power. They should be regularly inspected while in use.”