puppy party - what would u expect?

heys guys.

As some of u know i run puppy partys and classes as well.
Up until recently i hadnt had any classes up and running so the puppy party was all there was. This is a short 3 week course mainly aimed at allowing puppys to socialise with other puppies and people. However, i have been adding in quite alot of obedience to this, but i feel like im cramming too much in. I have now opened up classes, whereby the beginners class will work as a nice follow on course for 6 weeks, so they can really learn the obedience side there. It will also have dogs that havent been to the partys.
So... does anyone have any ideas how i can structure these puppy partys so that if they do join the beginners class, they arent just repeating the same stuff?

So far, ive got that they will learn the basic sits, down, stand etc.
Learn about diet, jumping up prevention exercises, play biting etc. They are learning an easy trick each week to keep it fun also.
Up until now i have also covered lead work, stays and recalls, however they will learn this in the beginners class.

My only other thoughts were handling from other owners, handling by vet nurses, fun retrieving/drop to teach them to drop stolen socks!
Teaching them how to take treats gently.

What other exercises do u think would be good for young puppys to learn without necessarily going too far into the obedience side of things?

The puppy classes we attended at our vets had no obedience training involved at all.

Each week we had to choose a pup other than our own to stroke, check ears, eyes etc so they would be used to other people handling them.

They were also weighed there each week.

We were given a list of things that the pups needed to encounter for socialisation and had to try to ensure that we encountered around 20 or so each week - people with glasses, beards, pushchairs, walking sticks etc, along with things such as cars, bikes, washing machines, hoover etc.

We also had to try to get them to experience different surfaces to walk on - grass, concrete, carpet, laminate flooring etc.

We had a tick chart to fill in so we could check their socialisation within the big wide world

We also had informative chats regarding feeding, suitable collar, leads, the importance of identification, responsibilities of being a dog owner etc. Pros and cons of insurance, and also the importance of not over exercising a young pup - most new owners don't realise that walks should be limited according to age and think that they should take their pup out for an hour at a time whereas this can cause health problems for the future.

I think general information regarding dog ownership is an essential thing to learn - especially for first time owners who might not have all this information to hand.

We had to bring household objects in so that the puppies could experience starnge new things. these included unbrellas, radio controlled toys etc....The puppies moved around the room encountering these things in different areas.We also played hide and seek games to develop recall skills.

How old are these pus Jeny? It sounds like you are cramming a lot into a few short sessions. I haven't atteneded puppy parties but assumed they were for young pups who weren't yet old enough to go and socialise properly...ie after first jab before second???