joint birthday party-present etiquette.

[Smellyanne]

My DD has been invited to the joint party of a friend from school along with a boy in the opposite class. My DD knows this other boy but I wouldnt say they are friends. AIBU to just take a card for this other boy and not bother with a present or should I take both children a gift ?

I've had this. I think you should take a gift for both. Doesn't have to be expensive. That's what I've done in the past.

I would take a present for both.

I'd usually take a present for both.

Do you have a Pound Land near you? You don't say how old the children are, but our local one has some really good books in at the moment including horrid henry

Was the invite from Janet and John, or just Janet?

If both, present for both.

If the invite is from both then a gift for both. If the invite is from one child them I would take a card and sweets for the other child too.

Just something small...

I went to a joint party last year. Because if the wording I didn't know it was a joint party and had no gift for the other child. When I apologized, the parents told me that this was quite deliberate. They chose to have a joint party to save money, but decided that it would be unfair to ask guests to bring two pressies as most were only there to see one child.

The birthday children were too busy having fun with their friends to pay any attention to what the other received

Agree Dione - DS has been to two jont parties that I didn't know were joint!

Agree, gift for person who invited you, maybe a card if you're feeling nice for the child sharing the event. Unless invite had both children's names on in which case obv gift each.