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Child's party - who to invite?

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ilikesweetpeas · 03/09/2012 07:38

DD will be 5 in late Oct so we are thinking about her party. I wondered about hiring a party bus - this takes 15 children and there will be 15 in her reception class. It looks great and I was thinking that parents could come in the house for a drink / chat whilst the children are playing on the bus. However a friend has asked what I will do with the children's siblings as she feels that parents will bring especially younger ones who, because of the numbers limit wont be able to go on the bus. I know that not all 15 may come, which could solve my problem but if I had, say 2 spaces and there were 4 siblings who turned up this would be really difficult. I would be happy for siblings to play in my house but appreciate they may feel like they are missing out. AIBU to think that people should only take the child who has an invite to the party? Any advice welcome! Thanks

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WipsGlitter · 03/09/2012 07:46

People should only bring the invited child, but don't. I'd make it clear on the invite really sorry no siblings please as for safey reasons they can't go on the bus. Enlist the help of the bus company to make sure no extra are snuck in.

On a separate note the only party bus I've been on was all dry ice smoke and pole dancing... I'm hoping this is more child friendly!!!!

ilikesweetpeas · 03/09/2012 07:48

Dry ice and pole dancing!! That made me laugh, this one is definitely like a soft play centre inside!

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Nevercan · 03/09/2012 20:12

I took my dd1 to a three yr old party on sat and also took her sister dd1 one yr old (who wasn't invited) as my dh wasn't around. 'should' is good in theory but not always possible. Could they swop over with some of the others if there were a few extra whilst a couple come off for a snack or something. Putting it on the invite would help and may be have a few other things to play with outside the bus for any extras that turn up

mellen · 03/09/2012 20:25

People should only take the invited child. If they have to bring an uninvited child they shouldn't expect that child to participate in the party.

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