My DS will turn 5 in the middle of September.
He is already talking about his party, he's so excited as we promised him a good party for his 5th birthday. His 4th was low key due to a new sibling!
Anyway, initially I was thinking that we would invite the whole class and just do a party in a church hall with a magician.
But it's just occurred to me that his school do a staggered start, so the first 6 weeks are half days/slow transition to full time. I assume this means that 2/3 weeks into term, when it would be his party, he won't have met everyone in the class yet, so perhaps inviting them all is weird? But he won't be able to 'pick his friends' by then as it's just too early in the year.
So I'm just wondering, from those with kids in reception already, what the best option might be.
A ) just invite everyone, send out a blanket invite on day 1 or 2
B ) just invite 2 or 3 friends who he makes in the first week or so. They might not end up being long term friends though and he doesn't get the 'big' party he wants.
C ) Do the party after half term, a month or so after his birthday.
There might be other options I haven't thought about yet, so hit me with them if you have any!
I know it's ages away but I want to book the hall and magician fairly soon as they are both ridiculously popular and need to be booked up early.