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- If you do not respond within 3 days of delivery, the work is accepted automatically.
The money is reserved when you pay and released only once you accept the work.
Example result
Party scenario: a pirate-themed 8th birthday
Timeline
| Time | Block | What happens |
|---|---|---|
| 14:00 | Welcome | Kids get a pirate name tag and a bandana; crews of 4 |
| 14:15 | Opening | Captain's speech, the "lost map" appears |
| 14:25 | Game 1 | Cannonball relay |
| 14:45 | Game 2 | Knots & riddles station |
| 15:05 | Snack break | "Ship's galley": pizza and juice |
| 15:30 | Game 3 | Treasure hunt with 5 clues |
| 16:05 | Cake | Song, candles, "pirate oath" |
| 16:20 | Farewell | Gold coin bags, crew photo |
Host lines (opening)
Tom (in captain's hat): "Ahoy, crew! I'm Captain Redbeard, and this morning a seagull dropped this on our deck." (holds up a torn map) "Half a map! Legend says the other half is hidden right here, guarded by riddles only real pirates can solve. Are you real pirates?" (kids shout "Aye!") "I can't hear you over the waves!" (louder "AYE!") "Then earn your gold. Three trials, one treasure. Crews, to your ships!"
Games and contests
Cannonball relay (20 min)
Each crew carries water balloons on a big spoon to their "ship" (a hula hoop) 10 metres away. A dropped "cannonball" goes back to the start. The crew with the most balloons in 3 minutes wins a map piece. Rain option: use ping-pong balls indoors.
Knots & riddles (20 min)
Two tasks per crew: tie a simple knot from a picture card, and solve 3 riddles. Example: "I have a bed but never sleep, a mouth but never eat. What am I?" (A river.)
Treasure hunt (35 min)
Five clues in rhyme lead around the yard. Clue 1: "Where green things grow and the hose sleeps tight, look under the pot that's painted white." The last clue leads to a chest with gold coin bags for everyone — no crew loses.
Props list
- 16 bandanas, name tags, captain's hat
- Torn map in 4 pieces, 5 rhyme clue cards
- 4 hula hoops, 4 large spoons, 40 water balloons
- Small chest, 16 bags of chocolate coins
Backup ideas
- If a game ends early: "Captain says" (pirate version of Simon says)
- If kids get tired: quiet "message in a bottle" drawing at the table
Client: the Novak family. Occasion: Leo's 8th birthday. Guests: 12 kids aged 7–9, 4 parents. Venue: backyard plus a living room in case of rain. Length: 2.5 hours. Host: Leo's dad, Tom.
The client and all details are made up.
About this service
New Year's Eve has one fixed point, midnight, and every party either builds up to it or drifts and loses guests long before the clock strikes. We write a scenario that paces the night: games to break the ice, a look back at the year, contests and toasts, a countdown with words for the host and something to do in the first minutes after midnight. It works for a house party, an office celebration or a restaurant night.
What is included
- What you getA New Year's Eve scenario with timing up to midnight and beyond, host lines, games and contests with rules, a year-in-review game, a countdown script and a props list, as formatted text on the order page.
- Pacing to midnightEnergy builds instead of fading
- Year in reviewA game about your group's year
- Countdown scriptWords and cues for the last minute
- After midnightWishes, dancing and late games
- TraditionsYour country's customs worked in
How it works
- 1BriefYou describe the guests and the venue
- 2ScenarioWe write the timeline and games
- 3The nightThe host runs it from the script
What we need from you
The number and age of guests, whether they know each other, the venue, start time and how long after midnight the party goes, a theme if any and the time zone or country, since traditions differ.
We will ask you:
- How many guests, and do they know each other?
- Where is the party?
- What time does it start, and how late will it go?
- Which New Year traditions matter to your guests?
Compare packages
| Packages | BasicCountdown hour$12 | StandardParty up to 3 hours$25 | PremiumWhole night up to 6 hours$45 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deadline | 1 day | 2 days | 3 days |
| Revisions | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Event length | up to 1 hour | up to 3 hours | up to 6 hours |
| Games and contests | up to 4 | up to 10 | up to 18 |
| Props list | Yes | Yes | Detailed, by block |
| Order Basic | Order Standard | Order Premium |
Payment protection
You pay when you order, but the money is released only for accepted work.
- Fixed priceThe package price does not change after you pay.
- The money is reservedWhen you pay, the amount is only reserved. It is released to the service once you accept the work.
- Checked before deliveryEvery result goes through a quality check before it reaches you, and you see it on the order page before accepting it.
- Free revisionsAsk for changes within your brief as many times as the package allows.
- Acceptance after 3 daysIf within 3 days of delivery you neither accept the work nor ask for changes, it is accepted automatically. If you write in the order chat after delivery, the order waits; once we answer, we may start the 3 days again and will say so in the chat.
- Redo or a full refundIf the result does not match your brief and the revisions did not fix it, or the work takes more than twice its deadline, write in the order chat: we will redo the work or refund the payment in full.
Questions and answers
Can you include kids?
Yes. Many family parties do an early countdown for children around 9 pm, and we can add one with games for them.
Can guests in different countries join online?
Yes. We add short video call moments and can mark countdowns for other time zones as they come.
Will the games work after a few drinks?
Later games are simple and safe on purpose: no running, no complex rules and nothing that embarrasses anyone.