to not understand party etiquette on this one?

[CheerfulYank]

We are planning a birthday party for DS in July. It'll be his fifth birthday.

He wants to have it at the local trampoline park, and online I saw that the party package includes ten children, but when I called they said it meant ten jumpers in all.

DS has 11 children in mind that he wants to invite (we were going to pay extra for the other one), but apparently if any of the parents do it along with the children (which I would expect some of them to) it's going to be an extra $20 a person.

Do I A) just pay for whichever parents want to join in, though it could potentially double the cost of the party, B) ask the parents (all of whom I know and am pretty comfortable with) to chip in if they'd like to bounce, or C) let everyone know that it includes only the kids?

I'm inclined to do A personally, but a friend of mine (who will be attending) says that's mad and she will pay for herself. (She doesn't have kids, but she's DS' Godmother and likes trampolines :o )

Adults pay for themselves!

No, it's a kid's party so just pay for the kids.

If the parents want to join in, they can pay for themselves.

You are lovely to consider A but like your friend said ,mad. I think you should go with C.

kids only! I wouldn't pay for adults at a 5 year olds birthday

C - it sounds a great party too!

Ok...the thing is, is that it's quite a big trampoline area so I don't know if everyone will be comfortable with the kids in it by themselves boinging off of each other and everything.

But as I said I'm pretty comfortable with most of the parents so I can just say that they're more than welcome to jump but the party package doesn't cover that. :) Thanks for the input!

C! I once booked a party at a sweet shop...which was a place where the DC do crafts and then are allowed to go around and fill a jar with sweets...THREE of the Mums who came had tiny babies in addition to their older DC who were invited and they just took bloody part in the sweets jr thing with their babies!

IN effect I had to pay for three extras when they were only babies who were too young to EAT sweets and hadn't even done the craft!

Cheek. I think it's best to be clear about these things...

Adults pay for themselves imo. Make it clear on the invite the cost for adults to join in.

"They're more than welcome to jump but the party package doesn't cover that" Sounds perfect to me.

Having read a thread on here last week about trampolines...

I'd say the Mums would appreciate it more if you handed out Tena Ladies on the way in

OMG Worra, I know.

We went to the park once and my husband and childless friend were at how many times I had to go to the bathroom.

C. Let the parents know what you have told us here and they can choose for themselves

Did you go to the loo too much from too much beer coffee?

Kids only, C, wouldn't want to mix adults with 5yos on trampolines, ideally, anyway.
(Adults in my family are sensible to mix with 5yos, but wouldn't trust such a big group of adults to all be careful).

C. invite is for kids only, adults welcome to stay but pay own way if they bounce.

I would say c. If parents join in they sholud pay.
Sorry to hijack but I have a similar dilemma and would appreciate opinion.
Dd has been invited to a swimming party. Because of her age I may need to join in. (pool requires it) Should I offer to pay in these circumstances?
(Really hoping party hosts have it covered as i don't really want to join in. Will need to buy a new swimsuit for a start as my old maternirty one is knackered)

Saladcream, I wanted to do a swimming party for DD1 last year and the pool said they won't charge for the adults who have to come into the pool with their kids. Probably on the basis that the pool wants them to get in for safety. Best to check anyway, though.

CY, if you think about it the other way round - if you went to a party with DS and then afterwards found out that the hostess had paid for you, at extra expense to herself, would you feel embarassed about that? I would, I think. I'd prefer to know the facts beforehand

Hi cheerful I would be happy to pay for myself. I've never heard of a trampoline park sounds amazing!!

I hope that is the case Vess.

DD was invited to a party at a farm place recently. The invitation made it quite clear that the package covered the cost of DD plus one adult, and that any extra adults or siblings were welcome to come in to look around but would have to pay £x. Made it clear and nobody was offended or anything.

IT's place WhoIs ...it's really really fun, minus pelvic floor ishoos. :o

It looks great!! Wish we had something similar!

That looks do much fun! I would happily pay twenty dollars for an hour in there!!