Party for 5 yo on a sat that starts at 10.15am?

[Ellieboolou27]

Posting for traffic - and mn advise as I'm a party virgin.

Dd has a July birthday, the farm that I plan to book has two times 10.15-1.30 or 2-4.

I'd really like a 10.15 as kids get tractor ride and animal handling experience, the 2-4 slot is slightly cheaper so it's not a cost saving option.

Inviting around 12-16 kids all reception age. As parents would you be at a party that starts so early on a Saturday morning?

Need wise party novices to avoid paying £18 a head in advance to book if it's a bad idea.

The party meal is at mealtime for this one, which is great! Those buffets at 3 pm mean a meal at 4, so nobody is hungry at 6 and dinner is then wanted at 9pm.

It's fine, but do let parents know they can stay on if they wish. We went to one like this recently and I knew (because I had found out all I could online as my dc likes to be well-prepared!) and had a lovely couple of hours afterwards, but several others didn't, hadn't come prepared and were really sad about it.

It sounds lovely to me. However, I'm an early bird (always up between 5 & 6) & we love places like that. We have Saturday sports, but would miss them for a party (there are always too many kids for the team, so not letting anyone down).

I would explain on the invite whether parents are expected to stay/leave & that the coffee shop is open. Knowing where you stand with coffee is important 😂

the majority wins ive booked it!
Thank you all, you've sorted my week long dilemma in less then 30 minutes

Sounds wonderful. What a great time.

It's a standard time. I don't think anyone will be annoyed. People with older children will probably be up doing stuff anyhow

It is early IMO but that wouldn't stop me taking the kids. I'd just have a moan with DH about it

Well done! Hope you all have a great day! 😊

That sounds perfect. I don't think it's an early start. I also agree with the comments about the party meal being at a meal time and not having to spend the day explaining it isn't time yet!
Hope it's a great party.

annie good point! Will include those points on invite!
Also siblings can come for £5 rather than the usual £11.50 entrance fee, but won't be provided with party lunch, should I mention this too?

It seems quite long, but on the plus side the kids will be eating at a normal lunch time ( assuming a meal provided?). Then the rest of the day is free. We've actually been to a couple of 9.30 am parties, as others have said kids are full of energy, you don't spend half the day explaining that it's not time yet, and you still have some day left for other things. The only potential problem for some people might be that Saturday morning can be quite busy for some with things like sport, ballet lessons etc.

I think it's great time, and the kids will be fed too - bonus! And leaves the rest of Saturday free to either do something else or to go home and get on with stuff at home knowing that you've done an outing that day so the kids can play at home/in the garden!

Thats fine.

The only invitation i ever rejected on the basis of time started at 8.30am on a Sunday morning and was about half an hour away

Ellie are you off to Cannon hall at that price?!?

Fab, glad you got it booked. I would mention about siblings on invite yes.

Definitely mention that siblings can come for £5. That's a huge reduction and gives people the option of having a nice family afternoon (I'd pay a fiver just to avoid the whining when one gets invited to an exciting party and the other doesn't :-))

Not at all

For my 9 year old its not too early..He has never discovered the love of sleep and I have just adapted to getting up early morning.After years of having to get up with him

Where is this, it sounds fun!

Gets it over and done with.

Sounds really good.

Perfect! Up & out and then plenty of time to do something else with the day!

Yes, put that on the invite too or people wont know if it's ok to bring them or not and the price difference will make a big difference to some too.

...and before you ask 😁 It's PERFECTLY FINE not to feed the siblings 😂 I'd take a really big cake though so there's plenty for parents, siblings etc (if you can).

Thankyou! I'm taking some classic cakes for the adults, vic sponge, carrot and lemon drizzle, plus a huge farm inspired birthday cake for kids leaving loads left for me to scoff
Will put on invite that teas / coffees available in farm tea room and I will provide cake.

I was less stressed planning my wedding 😂
Thanks again for your replies, it's really helped me out.