JumpStart Moms

4th July Party Checklist

party checklist

• Invitation checklist

• Are all the invitations sent?

• Have you called/emailed your guests and specified the party’s start time?

• Does anybody need transportation to the party?

• Have your guests RSVP’d?

•  Have you made enough food based on how many people are coming? 

• Food and cutlery checklist

• Are the meats marinated?

• Has the barbecue been cleaned?

• Have you checked if it’s working properly? 

• Are the sides made already?

• Are there enough dishes to serve the sides on?

• Have you bought the drinks?

• Are there enough glasses and plates for everybody?

• Furnishings checklist

• Is the table laid?

• Have you taken out your blue and red table cloth, as well as napkins to go with it?

• Is there a traditional 4th of July centrepiece on the table?

• Have the carpets been cleaned?

• Have you vacuumed the sofa and the drapes?

• Have you kept enough chairs on the lawn?

• Are all the decorations up?

• Cleanliness and hygiene checklist

• Are the lawn, patio, staircase, and washrooms clean?

• Are the soap dispensers in the washroom refilled?

• Has the lawn been mowed?

• Are there enough tissue rolls in the washroom?

• Are there enough trash bins around the house? You should make sure to put one near the barbecue area, and a large one near where the guests will be seated. 

• Activities checklist

• Do you have all the supplies for the activities you’ve planned? Make sure to include prizes for any activities that require them.

• Do you have printouts of the rules and guidelines of the games?

• If you need special furniture/furnishings for the games, are they in place?