Cost of kids parties....a bit of research

[LB1291]

Hi all

I’m doing a bit of research and hoped you could help me out.

What have you spent on your kids last birthday party?

Inclusive of the cost of venue hire, decor, food, entertainer, plastic tut bags etc.

Extra points if you can say where abouts you are in the country and age of the little subject too.

Thank you very much!!

£13 per head, all inclusive soft play hire, Yorkshire. 5-8 year olds.

£200 or so, play centre 13 kids

£9.99 per head for soft play including invitations, food, cake, party bags and balloons plus an additional £40 for exclusive use of the soft play. If they all come it’ll be about £250

Sorry should have said, I’m in the north east and kids are between 5 and 7

£250

Dd’s 7th birthday party was today
£110 for activity and food (bowling for 12 children)
£28 for cake (M&S made to order 7 shaped cake).
About £25 on party bags

So £170ish, South/West Yorkshire

London

£180 entertainer
£50 venue
£25 party bags
£40 food

26 children aged 4 and 5

I needed much afterwards, not going to lie!

London

Free venue. Bouncy castle and activities hire £95. Food £50. Cake £12. Party bags (sweet cones) £15

Aged 5. 30 kids

North East.

Bowling party, 8 kids 12.95 pH includes game, food, drinks, cake party bags

DD is 10.

£250 for up to 30 kids including venue hire, party hosts and food

North West

By the time I've done venue/activity + food + cake etc there's never much change from £500.

£95 to be shown round farm, feeding/petting various animals & hire of room for food. £25 on food and cake (brought own). £8 sticker activity books handed out instead of party bags.

Total £133, 10 children age 2-4, north east

10 year old party. Venue and activity, food, cake and bags £38 per head. North East

£250 all in for activity hire (12 kids), food, party bags & tea/coffee/biscuits for adults

Dd is 7 - were in East London

£2500. Ten children. London.

More info needed @titchy 😳



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Why are you asking OP? Daily Mail fodder?

So far we have got away with party tea at home and one 3rd birthday party. That one was hall hire £20, party bags £25, food and cake £30, entertainer £30... around £100 All in?

Even when it was a whole class party with a bouncy castle, I've never spent more than £100. I can't believe how much people spend! I was shocked at £250 total, let alone £250 per child!

Just joining in to say that things are equally crazy on the other side of the planet. Leafy suburbs of east coast Australia, last 3 8yo parties we’ve been to this year:

-£300 clip n climb (rock climbing, with pizza & birthday cake). 15 kids.
-£375 hired in silent disco & caterers at home. 17 kids.
-£200 paid entertainer in hall, mum catering. 20 kids.

My 8yo party in late 1970’s- about £40 for bbq lunch, cake & balloons in the garden. 5 kids (2 of them cousins)

What is the research for? Presumably if it were your own DC you would ask those in a specific area