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Social & Family · how to plan in Toronto & the GTA

Birthdays, showers, reunions and every celebration at home or out.

1st Birthdays Ages 2–4 Ages 5–8 Ages 9–12 Anniversaries & Vow Renewals Baby Showers & Gender Reveals Bachelor & Bachelorette Parties Bridal Showers Celebrations of Life Engagement Parties Family Reunions Graduations & Proms Holiday House Parties Housewarmings & Backyard Parties Kids' Birthdays Milestone Birthdays Retirements Teen Parties & Sweet Sixteens

Everything on EventPlans.ca for Social & Family: planning guides, ideas, lessons from the free Academy and the vendors who work these events in Toronto and the GTA.

Where to start

Set the budget with the budget calculator (it shows HST and contingency).
Build the dates backwards with the timeline generator.
Shortlist rooms in the venue directory and acts with the entertainment finder.
Run the day from a run of show.

A parent's hands setting out party hats, crayons and wrapped favours on a kitchen table in a Mississauga home

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Kids’ party etiquette & FAQs

Kids’ Birthdays

The questions GTA parents ask about kids' birthday parties: whole-class invitations, siblings, drop-off ages, gifts, allergies, posting photos, tipping entertainers and what…

Parent hanging a pastel balloon garland in a community-centre room

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Kids’ party themes & décor

Kids’ Birthdays

Kids' birthday party themes by age, how to brief a theme without buying everything, where décor money shows, and the safety rules…

Children seen from behind watching a magician's hands lift a red silk

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Kids’ party entertainment ideas

Kids’ Birthdays

Entertainment for kids' birthday parties by age (1st, 2–4, 5–8, 9–12): magicians, circus skills, characters, bubbles and more, with timing, typical GTA…