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to not do 'boys' and 'girls' party bags?

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QueenofKelsingra · 14/12/2014 15:06

DS's birthday is coming up. He will be 5 and the theme is dinosaurs. do I need to do 'boys' party bags (dinosaurs) and 'girls' party bags - I guess pink crap Frozen or similar?

Most parties DS has been too have ended with a large cone of sweets, the only one who did party bags did boys and girls, but not on a theme as such, the usual plastic tat small toys and sweets.

The only food item I include is a slice of cake (me and excessive sweets at parties is a whole other thread). will be putting in a balloon and some bubbles also. i was thinking of some stickers and possibly a 'decorate your own dino' kit.

WIBU to do dino bags for all? or should i conform to gender expectations and do a princess/fairy version for the girls? i don't know the kids well enough to know which boys might prefer fairies and which girls dinos so it needs to be all dinos or a boy girl split.

thoughts?

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jellybeans · 16/12/2014 00:45

Yanbu. I always do unisex. Gender stereotyping seems silly if we then expect equality. Why are toys so gender segregated. I love the elc catalogue with boys and dolls and girls and cars. DS 6 often comments about adverts being sexist. He would be grateful for any party bag tat. Go for dinos!

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