Keeping children busy is an art – and a photo booth is a surprisingly good ally. It needs no explanation, no rules and no host stepping in every two minutes. The children tap the screen, put on glasses, pull faces and shortly afterwards hold their photo in their hands. The feedback from our customers is clear: the children could hardly be dragged away from the photo booth.
Why children love the photo booth
- They get to decide. Pressing the button, choosing props, one more photo – that feels like responsibility, and that's exactly the fun.
- The photo comes straight away. Children are impatient. With the high-speed printer the photo is ready in about 10 seconds, before anyone loses interest.
- A gift for the little ones. The printed photos are a great take-home: every child goes home with a keepsake photo of the birthday.
Props for small guests
The case holds hats, glasses, signs and accessories – at no extra charge. For the children's birthday you can add your own things to the case: dressing-up clothes from the wardrobe, cuddly toys, a crown and a magic wand. The more colourful, the better the photos.
Designs and the name on the photo
The photo booth comes with many ready-made designs – the children choose one themselves for every photo. On top of that, your names or your own text go on the prints: the birthday child's name, age and the date. A completely custom design is available too – to your wishes, for example with a theme such as pirates, princesses, dinosaurs or football. The photos later go into the memory album.
Practical tips for the children's birthday
- Keep space free: allow about 1.5 × 1.5 metres and don't put the booth directly in the path to the cake. A little distance prevents crowding.
- Supervision: the booth is rented equipment. Children are welcome to take photos, but please under supervision – that keeps everything intact and the fun undisturbed.
- Small groups: let the children go up in groups of two to four. That produces the best pictures and less arguing over who presses the button.
- Keep an eye on the paper: tell the children beforehand how many prints each child gets. That way the package lasts – and nobody goes home empty-handed.
How many prints?
Rule of thumb: allow 2–3 prints per guest – more with children, because they stand in front of the booth for a long time and take lots of photos; with many guests, lots of people take photos one after another, so it adds up quickly. For a children's birthday, 200 prints is a good start. How much gets printed depends on your guests – too few is more annoying than too many. If the parents want photos too, go up one size. Digitally you can take as many photos as you like – the package only determines how many of them are printed. Once the package is used up, the printer stops printing – you can carry on taking photos digitally as much as you like. We recommend the high-speed printer, at the latest from 50 prints – with the standard printer a print takes one and a half to two minutes, and paper and ink ribbon need changing often.
How the rental works
We arrange pick-up and return with you individually – usually shortly before the date, one or several days before the party. Friends or guests can pick it up too. We show you how to set up the booth and change the paper. It takes a few minutes, then you can concentrate entirely on the party. If you're celebrating at the weekend, you have the equipment for the whole weekend. Short-notice bookings are possible too: we recommend enquiring early – then your date is safe. The whole journey is summarised under How it works.
Our recommendation
For a children's birthday we recommend a print package with 200 prints and the high-speed printer. Which packages there are and which offers are currently running, you'll see in the price calculator.