Joint birthday party etiquette

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DD is in reception and has been invited to her friends birthday party, which is joint with two other boys. She knows the other boys to say hello to, but wouldn't otherwise have been invited to their parties iyswim.

So, what's the etiquette here? Card and present for her friend as she would if it wasn't a joint party, and is just a card for the other two ok?

They can't be expecting people to bring three presents!! I would have made this clear on the invite.

my lo has just had a joint party with her nursery friend. There were kids at her party she didn't know, but who knew the other child and vice versa.

She didn't get presents from all of the children who came, and I wouldn't have expected that she did.

A card is sufficient for the children you don't know.

With joint parties, we usually receive an invitation from just one of the DC and we buy that DC a present, not the other. Likewise twin parties.

In practice, I usually buy an actual present for the inviting DC and wrap up a box of maltesers or something for the other one.

Was the invitation from all 3 children? That is verging on CF territory if so.

Card and token gift craft kit /book/ colouring pens/ book it's a bit awkward to turn up without as everyone else distributes gifts onto each table. I buy packs of birthday cards from amazon, rolls of wrapping paper, so it's easier and cheaper than buying individually.