Paris knows how to throw a party, even for kids

Jennifer is stresed out. She's throwing a birthday party for her 3 year old and just found out what's expected for the fête. In other words, if she wants to keep her cool maman reputation intact, she needs to get a bank loan to throw her kid a birthday party! She found out that you can't just do a plain old birthday cake and pin-the-tail-on-the donkey. Maybe in Marseilles you can, but not in the 16th arrondisement of Paris! It's a full-on fête for toddlers and their parents.

BIRTHDAY PARTY BANK LOAN BUDGET
Guests: 10 toddlers + their younger siblings (10) + parents (20) = 40 people cramped into a small Parisisan apartment (even if it's a big apartment it still feels small with 40 people.)
Party duration: 2.5 hours

FOR THE KIDS:~1 organic, American style birthday cake (for 35 people/elaborate decoration - Dora & Diego) = 75 euros
3 bottles of organic orange juice from Le Bon Marché = 12 euros
Dora & Diego party decorations = 20 euros
10 party bags (contents: one *hero* toy, in this case a stuffed animal from Bonpoint) = 10 euros + various goodies (budget another 5 euros/bag) = 150 euros
Entertainment (annoying animateur/master of toddler ceremonies who covers all the 16th arrondissement parties) = 2.5 hours @ 350 euros
1 babysitter to look after the baby siblings = 3 hrs @10 euros/hr = 30 euros

FOR THE PARENTS:~1 helper (to coat check/pass out food/tidy up/babysit/patrol the back of the apartment to make sure nobody's husband has gotten "lost" with one of your mommy friends and wound up in your bathroom "admiring" the imported Italian bath tiles) = 3 hrs @ 10 eur/hr = 30 euros
6 bottles of Veuve Clicquot Ponsardin champagne = 222 euros
6 bottles of wine (and a plug for Big Cheese's family): Chateau Bizard Cotes du Rhone = 60 euros
1 six pack of Perrier sparkling water = 5 euros
1 six pack of Evian water = 4.50 euros
1 box of 59 La Durée macarons = 80 euros
2 platters of petits fours from Le Notre (don't *gasp* go with frozen finger food from Picard!) = 100 euros
10 mini bouquets of baby roses from the local market for the moms = 40 euros

Birthday Party Bank Loan Total = 1178.50 euros