To ask what for adults makes the best kids party?

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Hosting a 5th birthday and have a load of parents id like entertainment for...

A place to sit and chat, drink and cakes.

Pizza and wine. Or pims and snacks in the summer.

We had champagne for the first baby parties 😏 Wee bit excessive now until their18th I guess.

It's 5 year olds, wouldn't adults likely want to stay???

Not IME. Once they are at school, my dc were dropped at, then picked up from parties, as were their friends.

Somewhere comfortable (and quiet!) to sit that is still in view of the children. Refreshments are also a necessity as far as basic hospitality goes. Most importantly no expectation to actually join in if you don't want to-I would much rather drop the kids off if I don't know/like other adult attendees. I certainly don't want to find myself referreeeing a bunch of under fives because inadequate entertainment has been provided.

Lots of parents stay well past 5yrs here. Never expect anything more than a tea/coffee flask or somewhere I can buy one. Certainly wouldn’t expect to be fed in any way, most of us familiarise ourselves with the post-party buffet anyway

I would be a bit shocked at being expected to stop with a school aged child.

Why would you need to?

My pet hate was siblings with parents attending who were not bloody invited.

Drop and go and pick up promontory.

Do you all stay with your 5 year olds at school?

I'd drop and run unless specifically asked to help by the parent.

Or they were a good friend

Back thought I was in a parallel universe then. Never heard of parents stopping with school aged kids unless there were specific needs

@GinAndToast we always have a few sneaky bottles of bubbles for the adults 😉 nothing like a small glass whilst chatting

Not to be rude op but I'd find any entertainment aimed at adults a bit odd/ cringe...

I also would not stay with a 5 year old unless required!

Just a cup of tea and a maybe a cake is more than enough.

Perfect... so seats in case stay, offering drop off as long as leave a number and tell me how many dc are being dropped to avoid lots of siblings, tea, coffee available to help selves and glass of wine/cake for those who stay!

Sorted?!

Where are you having the party?

Where are you having the party?

I must have been to 5000 parties now and the ones I prefer are soft play type places with nice coffee, adults can sit and chat whilst kids have fun also if you have other children you can pay for them to go and play as well.

Alcohol.
Cake.

In that order.

All parents stay with five year olds here, there would be raised eyebrows if you didn't. Or leave them with a specific adult.

Ideally a separate room showing some kind of World Cup event that England/Scotland/Ireland/Wales wins. With seating and beer.

One I don't have to stay at.

4th birthday.....everyone stays.
5th birthday......all parents leg it.

I'd leave some tea and coffee supplies in the corner for the few that do stay.

Feeding them goes a long way IME.

The last 'big' party we did (whole of class), I paid the venue extra to provide free tea and coffees and a couple of trays of sandwiches to the parents - cost me £15 extra (a small % of the actual party cost).

The way the parents went on, you'd have thought they were getting a gourmet meal not a ham sarnie and a cup of nescafe

Have some friends/family members to help you with the actual party so those who stay aren't suddenly responsible for pass the parcel.

I'd say at 5 there's a big split between staying and leaving. Depends on how secure the kid is. Or if there are older sibs the 5 yr old will be more happy to get on with it.

Your kid's a summer born, so most of the children will already be 5, and some will nearly be 6, so that's a big difference.

And to those of you policing party bags, I gave out cans of silly string as prizes ha ha ha
I am quite evil, though.