To put this on the invitations

[imeatingaburger]

So I'm planning my dd's birthday party soon, where having it in a hall. It's the only hall in our area that is big enough for the party. However they have told us if we want a bouncer castle it has to be a certain heigh because of the ceilings.

So we have hired a lovely little bouncer castle with a ball pit and slide attached to it. It's only small in height as there only 3 years old so they don't need a massive one anyway.

Here's the tricky part, I was talking to my sil who has one child my dd's age and one child who is six. He is very boisterous and just your normal six year old.

I invited her to the birthday party but I said the older one can't go on the bouncey castle because it's only small and it will be full of two-three year olds.

I said I'd put on the invitation, that older brothers and sisters are more than welcome to come and eat the buffet, join in party games etc etc.
Just please understand the bouncey castle is restricted to 2-3 year olds due to the size and of course we don't want any accidents.

She laughed at me and said I'm ridiculous and this won't happen.

Am I being ridiculous to ask this?? I just don't want any children to be hurt or for them not to play on it because the older kids are on it!????

What would you think If you got this invitation. The party is three hours but with a bouncey castle, mascots, a buffet and people coming in doing dancing and games etc etc????

I think by far the best thing would be not to invite any siblings. Surely that's the norm?

In theory it's a nice idea, but I imagine tears, tantrums and fraught mummies. How about the last half hour for the six year olds to let off steam on the bouncy castle.

I expect that if you tell the six year olds in a conspiratorial tone: "Sorry you can't go on the bouncy castle as it's a special baby one for the babies" they will be fine.

Surely any siblings are not all going to be 6? Some would be 4? Some might be 7/8/9. My kids have friends with lovely siblings but I don't invite them to dd/ds parties. If someone needs to bring them they might ask. Anyway it sounds like you are trying really hard to make it fun op. Ideally I would still keep it shorter and definately do castles before food. Food towards end calms things down a little.

Okay so I've got a big one for the little kids and a small bouncy castle for the bigger kids. Because there will be obvs more little kids than big and I haven't put it on the invitations just let them bring them if they want