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You write one fact sheet. ChatGPT drafts the timeline, lists, then back-up plan. You check each part first.
Gather party facts
Draft the timeline
Test the timeline
Draft both lists
Check lists, budget
Draft back-up options
Decide as adult
Use: You
Have ready: date and start/end time if fixed, guest count, age range if you wish, venue type and facts, budget, food plan and allergies as a general note, and helpers.
Check numbers and times. Write allergies as a general count or note. Mark venue rules you have not confirmed as 'to confirm with the venue'.
Use: ChatGPT
Ask ChatGPT for a timeline from preparation to clean-up using only the fact sheet, with undecided times marked.
What to paste into the tool
Task: A party timeline from preparation to clean-up using only my fact sheet. Include the stages: preparation, set-up, guests arriving, activities, food, ending, clean-up. Use only times I give; where a time is not given, write 'time to decide'. Do not invent venue rules, activities that need equipment I did not mention, or food facts. Add a line 'for the adult in charge to check' wherever food or safety is involved. Do not book or contact anyone. Fact sheet: [paste the checked fact sheet here].
Use: You
Correct the draft timeline against your fact sheet and what you can really supply.
Check start and end times, travel and set-up time, and whether your helpers can do each stage. Remove activities you cannot supply. Fill each 'time to decide' yourself or leave it. Check venue limits with the venue yourself. Check food and safety lines are for you to check.
Use: ChatGPT
Ask ChatGPT for a shopping list and task list tied to the corrected timeline, each with an owner or 'unassigned'.
What to paste into the tool
Task: A shopping list and a task list built only from my corrected timeline and fact sheet. Link each item or task to a stage. Give a task an owner only if I supplied a neutral helper label for it, otherwise write 'unassigned'. Show prices only if I gave them; otherwise write 'price not given'. Do not estimate costs, and do not exceed the budget I gave: if the list may not fit it, say 'cannot check - prices not given'. Mark food items 'for the adult in charge to check (allergies, labels)'. Do not buy or contact anyone. Inputs: [paste the corrected timeline here] [paste the fact sheet here].
Use: You
Correct the lists and add real prices yourself.
Check each item against guest count and the total against your budget. Check labels and allergies on every food item. Check anything a child could choke on, and any item needing adult supervision.
Use: ChatGPT
Ask ChatGPT for a back-up plan with a rain section and a late-guests section, using the corrected timeline and venue facts.
What to paste into the tool
Task: A back-up plan with two sections - if it rains, and if guests arrive late - using only my timeline and venue facts. Offer options and say what each would change in the timeline. Do not invent a second venue or rules. If the venue facts do not say whether an indoor option exists, write 'to confirm'. Do not decide safety questions; list them as 'for the adult in charge to check'. Do not book or contact anyone. Inputs: [paste the corrected timeline here] [paste the venue facts here].
Use: You
Check the timeline, lists and back-up plan together and keep the finished plan.
Check food, allergies, supervision, adult-to-child ratio and venue rules yourself. Check times, lists, budget and back-up plan match. Nothing is booked, bought or sent. You decide what to do.
You write numbered fact notes. Claude asks what is missing, then drafts citing note numbers. You check every line.
Write fact notes
Ask what is
Add facts
Draft with citations
Check against notes
List safety points
Decide as adult
Use: You
Have ready: each known party fact as a short numbered note (F1, F2...): date, time, guests, venue type, budget, food and helpers.
Check each note is true. Keep unconfirmed facts marked 'not stated'.
Use: Claude
Ask Claude which facts are missing for the timeline, lists and back-up plan, with no planning yet.
What to paste into the tool
Task: A list of the facts missing from my party notes, asked as short questions, with no planning yet. Read only these notes. List the facts missing that you would need to plan a timeline, a shopping and task list, and a rain and late-guest back-up plan. Do not plan yet. Do not guess any fact. Notes: [paste the fact notes here].
Use: You
Answer the questions from what you know or have checked with the venue or family.
Answer only what you know. Leave the rest 'not stated'.
Use: Claude
Ask Claude for the timeline, shopping and task list and back-up plan, with note numbers cited for every fact used.
What to paste into the tool
Task: A party timeline, a shopping and task list, and a back-up plan drafted only from my numbered notes, with note numbers cited for every fact used. Draft (1) a party timeline from preparation to clean-up, (2) a shopping and task list linked to timeline stages, and (3) a back-up plan for rain and for late guests. Use 'not stated - time to decide', 'price not stated' or 'unassigned' where notes do not say. Do not invent venue rules or costs. Mark food and safety points 'for the adult in charge to check'. Do not book or contact anyone. Notes: [paste the updated notes here].
Use: You
Correct the draft so every time, number and item has a note behind it.
Remove anything unsupported. Check helpers and budget are respected. Add real prices yourself.
Use: Claude
Ask Claude for one list of every food, allergy, supervision and venue point in the corrected plan.
What to paste into the tool
Task: A single list collecting every point marked 'for the adult in charge to check' and any other place where food, allergies, supervision or the venue are mentioned in my plan. Do not add advice and do not say whether anything is safe. Do not contact anyone. Plan: [paste the corrected draft here].
Use: You
Decide every safety and food point yourself and keep the finished plan.
Check times, budget and back-up plan once more. Confirm nothing has been booked, bought or sent.
You supply one fact sheet. Gemini drafts the timeline, lists and back-up options. You check and decide.
Gather party facts
Draft all three parts
Check and decide
Use: You
Have ready: guest count, date and times if fixed, venue type and facts, budget, food plan, allergies as a general note and helpers.
Mark unconfirmed venue facts 'not stated'.
Use: Gemini
Ask Gemini for the timeline, shopping and task lists and back-up options in one pass, using only the fact sheet.
What to paste into the tool
Task: A party timeline from preparation to clean-up, a shopping and task list linked to its stages, and options for rain and for late guests, using only my fact sheet. Include the stages: preparation, set-up, guests arriving, activities, food, ending, clean-up. Use only times I give; where a time is not given, write 'not stated'. Give a task an owner only if I supplied a neutral helper label for it, otherwise write 'unassigned'. Show prices only if I gave them; otherwise write 'price not stated'. Do not estimate costs or invent venue rules, a second venue, activities that need equipment I did not mention, or food facts. Mark food items and safety points 'for the adult in charge to check'. For rain and late guests, list options and what each would change in the timeline; do not decide safety points. Do not book or contact anyone. Fact sheet: [paste the checked fact sheet here].
Use: You
Correct the draft against your fact sheet, add real prices, choose the back-up plan and keep the finished result.
Check times, helpers, quantities and budget. Check labels and allergies on every food item and anything needing adult supervision. Ignore back-up options that do not fit your venue facts. Decide food, safety and venue points yourself.
Best when: You want each part drafted in turn and checked before the next
What it does: ChatGPT drafts each part; you check and correct every stage
Strong at: Least manual drafting: all three parts from one fact sheet
Limit: Early assumptions feed later parts; check each stage first
Free plan: Yes, limited (uploads and analysis capped)
Best when: Your party facts are patchy and you want gaps found first
What it does: Claude questions then drafts; you supply facts and check
Strong at: Every drafted fact cites a numbered note you can trace
Limit: Three pastes and three outputs, the most checking overhead
Free plan: Yes, limited (5-hour and weekly caps)
Best when: You want a full draft in one pass and one thorough check
What it does: Gemini drafts all three parts; you check and decide
Strong at: Least manual work: timeline, lists and back-up in one pass
Limit: One big draft means one big check; go stage by stage
Free plan: Yes, limited
Before you paste into any AI tool, remove any confidential information. Put it back at the end.
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Never paste credentials or full payment details.
Nothing pasted may contain children's full names, contact details, home address or school; use [child] and neutral helper labels.
Never estimate costs; add real prices yourself and check the total against your budget.
The adult in charge decides every food, allergy and safety point; the assistant gives no safety or medical advice.
The assistant never books, buys, sends or pays; you make every arrangement yourself.
Check the result against your original inputs. Approve it before sharing or acting.