Both packages start from the same base: a decorated tent dressed inside to the theme, kids tables, a chair for every child, a balloon backdrop, a cake table, a water bottle with a themed label and a gift box of goodies for each guest. Both bring a bouncing castle or a trampoline, and a minder comes with it. Where they part is how far the theme goes. The Play Party keeps it light: kids Chiavari chairs, disposable themed party ware with hats and masks, one backdrop board. The Styled Party dresses everything: white Chiavari chairs with cushions, themed table mats, a double-board backdrop, a welcome sign at the gate and an e-invite you can send to the parents.
Games, a host and face paint
Entertainment is where the sizes differ. From 20 kids the Play Party includes Mr Clown running party games, plus face painting; from 25 kids it adds balloon art, the twisted dogs and swords that leave with the children. The Styled Party has a host with games, face painting and balloon art at every size, for about three hours. For a small Play Party you can add any of them from the hire list, or a trampoline as well as the castle.
How much a child’s birthday party costs
A Play Party for ten kids is KSh 22,000; for thirty-five it is KSh 45,500, so the cost per child falls as the list grows. A Styled Party for twenty is KSh 65,300. Those prices cover the set-up, the take-down and the crew. Two things sit outside them. Transport is its own line on the quote, worked out from the distance to your venue. Food is yours: neither package includes a meal, though popcorn, candy floss and other fun foods can be hired to sit beside the cake. A 50% deposit holds the date and the balance is cleared before we unload.
Castles, trampolines and the weather
A tent is in every package, so a shower does not stop the cake or the games. Rain and wind are a different matter for play equipment. The UK Health and Safety Executive sets 38 km/h as the most an inflatable should face outdoors, lower where the maker says so, and asks for someone watching it the whole time. Our minder covers the castle, but an adult from the family still keeps an eye on the children; that is the one rule we never bend. If your date falls in the long rains, March to May, the season the Kenya Meteorological Department issues its own forecast for each year, plan a morning start and a dry spot near the tent.
The day itself, at home or in the garden
Most of these parties happen on a lawn at home. Measure the flat ground you have, find the nearest socket for the castle’s blower, and tell us the theme and the number of guests. We arrive before them, set up and leave you with a finished party. Active play is best kept between 10am and 6pm while there is daylight; the hire itself runs for 24 hours, so nothing is taken away mid-party. When it is over we take everything down and drive it off. If you want something bigger, our bouncing castles page lists the larger and obstacle castles, and parents planning their own milestone can look at the adult birthday packages.
Sources: UK Health and Safety Executive, inflatable play equipment: wind limit 24 mph (38 km/h) and constant supervision, read 2026-10-31; Kenya Meteorological Department, seasonal forecast for March, April, May (the long rains) 2024, title page read 2026-10-31.
