I had planned on just chilling out this weekend. The wedding season has gone really quiet and I had a space in my diary for the first time in ages. The Christmas parties haven't started up yet and I was glad to have some breathing space for one weekend.
However, my plans quickly changed when I was asked to do a party for a small group of children. I don't know if the client was let down at the last minute or whether my clients had decided to book things at such a late stage - I don't feel that it is appropriate that I try to find out those answers.
My main work is to provide my services at wedding receptions, but in this instance, the venue was just around the corner from me - if I didn't have heavy equipment, I could have walked to the venue in a matter of minutes.
The children were invited to celebrate Amy's eighth birthday and the two-hours of games, music and entertainment just disappeared. Entertaining children is totally different to performing for adults or mixed crowds and it takes a real skill to be able to do all types of function. There is a lot more interaction needed with children and they need to be entertained and made to become a part of the party and not just at the party.
There were little rewards for the children who took part in the games and I always feel that if there has to be a winner, the losers should be given a consolation prize or reward for taking part. This means that there is less likelyhood of jealousy creeping into the mindset of the children.
As the party was nearing the end, I always get the adults to join in and they help me show the moves to the children. The parents are then brought into the party and the kids give them a big round of applause.
At the end of the party, it felt like I'd been doing an all-day wedding reception and the kids had really worn me out!
John Forbes
Professional DJ
http://www.johnforbes.net/
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