I’m not sure what to do for dd’s birthday this year and wanted to ask for some thoughts please. My issue is that she turns 5 at the beginning of September so she leaves pre-school in July but won’t meet her class until after her birthday due to a staggered start to Reception. We had an informal party in the park last year but most of the pre-school kids we invited didn’t turn up and also didn’t rsvp so I didn’t know how many were coming. In fact, the only 3 that did come have parents who work there so thankfully we have some other friends who came too. I think it was too long between sending invites out in July and the party in September but I didn’t have a way to contact the parents of those who left. Dd would love a party with a bouncy castle and visiting princess etc but I’m reluctant to do that and have most kids not turn up again so I thought we could maybe have one a couple of weeks after her birthday and invite her whole Reception class and hope some can come. The downside to that is she won’t really know them yet. Also, I think inviting the whole class plus family friends plus some preschool friends could get ridiculous. I’ve suggested we do a day out rather than a party but she really wants a party. Any thoughts? Thanks for reading!