to have a birthday party on Mother's Day..

[Orangeflower7]

for my ds...at 2.30 pm... what do you think...is only time they have..

I think its quite possible that you'll have a lot of negative responses to the invites and a lot of children may not attend who would normally as their own mums will want to be out for lunch with them. But I'm guessing you know that, so its for you to decide.

What age children and how long for?

I think it was only when mine were quite young that I insisted was keen on family days out.

But when a bit older could probably have been parted for a couple of hours on MD.

mothers day is a family day - bad idea to have a party IMO

I agree that it is day when everyone will be off to take Granny out for lunch etc. Great day for a party if you want to invite heaps of people but don't want heaps to turn up - so useful if partying political round your way!

Put it this way, I wouldn't want to take my DD to a birthday party on mother's day but I wouldn't object if DH took her.

I'd let mine attend a party on mother's day.

Thanks...gym said lots other parties on MD. Parents quite like the bit of space and children a runaround...

"I agree that it is day when everyone will be off to take Granny out for lunch etc"

Really?

I never had lunch with Granny on MD & neither have my children.

I've avoided that day and had it on the Saturday instead as I knew a lot o people would want to do the family thing that day. I will.

Most of our friends lead such busy lives that they really make a point on things like Mothers Day to have days out etc. I didn't want DS to have a birthday party that was missing a lot of people he would have wanted there.

I would send/take my child to a party on Mothers Day.

It's a teeny bit selfish isn't it, to say to a child, oh you cannot attend your friend's party, it's MY special day.

Families can do stuff together all the year round.

"it's MY special day."

We´ve tended to be cards/flowers/chocs breakfast in bed type of people for it anyway-not a great big fuss.

So an afternoon party would fit in OK.

(when IS mothers day? )

FWIW would let my DCs but I know a lot of people probably wouldnt.

We went to a birthday party on Mother's Day last year. It was definitely relatively lightly attended, but it was a twins' party, so I suspect the parents were pleased to have fewer people attending.

So I think it depends whether you want a lot of people, or whether you'd be just as happy if half your invitees decline.

diddl We always go out as a family on Mother's Day. I didn't think it was unusual.

We had a party for DD on Father's Day last year, we invited the whole class and only one person couldn't make it. The party was 10-12 though.

I would take DD to a party on Mother's day too.

We used to when the children were younger-and for FD, but tbh, if they had the chance of a party & could still do something nice like breakfast in bed, I´d let them go to the party.

What do you mean by family though-for us, just us 4.

Have had DSs birthday party on the last two Mothers Days as am so hopelessly disorganised it has been the only available last minute date . On both occasions all but one came.

This year pre-booked party well in advance - turns out it's on Red Nose Day night!

Tbh, it seems there are more problems with attendance when birthday is in school summer hols

I mean my parents, my brother and SIL, my nieces etc. It is like a family party. Mine would choose this over a party every time. I suppose it just depends how families work, how close in location they are etc.

Oh, well, since having children, we´ve never all been close enough for that so our parents have just had a card/phone call.

The one time we were in UK on MD, MIL couldn´t understand why she didn´t get a card from the children

We are a big family and have mothers day as one of our big get together days. I do not mean extended family its our 6 DC and 6 DGC and my DH and I. The logistics of it all can be difficult so if people book time off we try to make sure we can all attend.