Star gazing party

The Black Series Mini Binoculars for $2 at Bed, Bath and Beyond.
When we went into the backyard, I saw the Orion and had to point it out to a kid. I then asked her if she knew constellations. she knew of Ursa Major. when they were about to leave, standing in the front yard, I got to point her to the very same Ursa Major. I recalled my previous stargazing experience in four peak Mountains. Its hard to take kids in the night to a far place and why do we have to go that far if we can see them in our backyard.
I want to plan a Star gazing party. I began looking for telescopes and then read that binoculars are a good start.