to have ds' birthday party on mother's day?

[lemonlemon]

Ooh aren't I well organised? I thought, getting his 4th birthday party all organised so far in advance. Until I realised that I've booked it for sodding mother's day, when I'm guessing most people will be wanting to do family things rather than watching their kids stuff their face with cake and playing pass the parcel.

So my options are either have the party as planned and risk people not coming or try and rearrange it - I've not sent any invites yet but have booked entertainment. What shall I do?!

I guess it depends on how old the child is, and if I would need to stay...

If I had to stay, I would send dh, and I would have ME time.

We'd come. Mother's Day isn't a big deal in our house- cards and flowers for the grandmas and some nice food cooked by dh for me.

Many people will be pleased that you've given them a nice "out" from a forced Mothers Day lunch etc. Others will decline because they like to "celebrate it". God knows why - it's a nonsense.

Depends on the activity I guess - is it going to cost you loads if there is poor attendance?

It's a local hall with bouncy castle, so nothing outrageous. I reckon he would have as much fun with 10 as with 20 so I may just keep to the original plan reading everyone's replies.

I was going to do the party 12-2 but I could perhaps change the time to make it a bit later to avoid lunch clashes.

bunbaker I was one of those but mothers day is spent with my mother what that means in real terms is a weekend away so we just wouldn't be available for my dc to attend. Sometimes it's the only time in a year i see my siblings

Really?

Mother's Day is a thing?

I'm trying to book a christening for this date. Maybe I should re think?

I would let the dcs go to a party on mother's day. It would only be a couple of hours, though possibly not the most relaxing way of spending the day!

I don't know ANYONE who thinks Mother's Day is a thing.

Except Hallmark and Harvesters.

I would go for 2.30 or 3pm. This will give time for lunch to be over whether at restaurant or at home. Has he got any special friends he would want there? I would check with them as if they are visiting parents 200miles away then you might want to reschedule. Beyond that all you can do is send invites three weeks or so in advance and hope for the best.

I'd go and count not having to entertain my DC for 2 hours as a mother's day present.

jacks365 I think that is a perfectly valid excuse.

I don't know anyone who makes a big deal of Mothering Sunday (OH included )

Wouldn't bother me in the slightest and I was born on Mother's Day!

I did this for DDs 9th birthday last year. Had party at home, from 3-5:30pm. All but one girl came.

Same as Adikia!

If you are religious it may well be a thing - Mothering Sunday is a Christian festival and the "mothering" bit comes from people going to their mother church. This evolved into spending the day with families as this was one of very few days people had off if they were in service or other jobs, and therefore the whole family could spend the day together.

Over centuries it evolved for most of the population into what we have now, a usually secular day involved with honouring mothers, much driven by Hallmark et al (with "Father's Day" complementing it). I suppose the problem in the UK is that "Mothering Sunday" and "Mother's Day" happen on the same day, rather than being separate.

Yes it's a thing

To remember our mothers !!

& it's a religious thing

I have hall and disco booked for my DC joint birthday party on 30th.
Had already booked everything before I realised it was Mothers Day.Its not till 3-5 though so hoping people will have lunch then turn up for party.

I didn't know that Isabel, that's interesting.

I would love it, it would give me a chance to either mumsnet, chill with a book or go for a drink in the pub with DH, child free .

I've just booked my DS's 4th birthday for the week before. I just had to double check the date of Mothers' Day to check it didn't clash. To be honest I'd let my DS come but I think others may not as want to have family lunch instead.

I would come

The joy of having a birthday that often co-incides with mothers day. My DS has that too. I just get on an do stuff on the nearest weekend to his birthday, if people want to come they will, if they have other plans they have other plans.

I have been a mother for two mother's days, the first I went to a Christening and the second a birthday party. I just arranged to see my own mum around these plans. Although there is obviously a range of opinions on this both events were very well attended.

I did exactly the same for DS's 4th birthday, booked it on mother's day by accident and was really worried no-one would come. Luckily, every single one of his friends turned up, phew!

It probably wouldn't register with me that it was Mothers Day until very close to the date. If I'd said we were going to the party then we'd still go. Mothers Day is nice but someone else entertaining my sons for a couple of hours is even better