WIBU to do a kids party at 10.30am on a Sunday?

[oblada]

Planning a party for my 4yrs old. She wants a big party (I blame her older sister!), I can't be arsed to do the animation myself (4yrs old are tricky! I feel better doing it with 5-6yrs old) so thinking of a play center party. We rarely go to play centers but we have this one in particular which the girls love. They do a good deal at 10.30am on a Sunday. Is that too early for people? As a guest it would suit me and get it out of the way and leave me my Sunday free but we're early riser... I suppose with little kids everyone is no? I think I would have gone with that time regardless but because they do a cheaper deal on that time it's making me question myself. I don't want to be tight just for the sake of an hour or so. Thoughts?

We go to church and only miss it for very close friends and even then it has to be a very special occasion so would probably decline or ask if you could give our child a lift.

My sons 6th Birthday Party is this Sunday at 10am, sent 15 invites & all are attending apart from 1 who’s on holiday. We had a party last year at a local trampoline place 12-2pm & the place was heaving despite the nice weather. Hopefully this should be quieter & as the weather is supposed to be very hot should be more enjoyable earlier in the day. We also have two other parties the next two weeks which are 4-6pm on a Sunday, we are attending, but a bit meh about the time; normally trying to do baths & get school bits ready at 6pm but as a one (or two!) off we don’t mind so much! If you can get a deal on an early party go for it, they can be extortionate!

My only comment would be to be clear what food there will be, as to me it would include lunch.

I think that it's a great time for a weekend b-day party: not too early but not so late that it interferes with the rest of your day. Young kids are up early anyway and a 10:30am start shouldn't mean that a family is 'rushing' to get out the door to get there. My only concern would be that our family would have to decline the invitation simply because we're at church at that time on a Sunday.

Yup, totally fine (because that's DH's lie in day. Mine is Saturday)

That time would be fine. My kids lie in at weekends but they all play a sport at 10 on Sundays. It’s better than 12 or 2 as at least we can still have the afternoon to do something. The one invited would just miss the sport for that week. They are only going to regular parties for a few short years and mine love a party so would prioritise attending.

Timing is fine but not on a Sunday as we’re regular church goers and church service is 10-11.30ish (no alternative service to go to). Would be fine to have a party at that time on a Saturday and prefer that time to an afternoon one.

would be fine for me. i may even send dh and go back to bed!

On Sundays all my DS;s parties have been 2 or 3pm which has suited us as it leaves the morning to chill and do chores...a soft play at 10.30am on a Sunday ...urgh :-(... dirty noisy places

Eugh I'd hate this!

I'm up at the crack of dawn every other day. And I hate it. I reeeally like a lie in on a Sunday and to laze around in my pj's on the sofa until around 11am.

I'd still attend your party, because I wouldn't want my kids to miss out for my selfishness, but inside I'd be resenting you OP and thinking you're mad as a box of frogs

I'm not a morning person in general, so screaming kids in playcentres, already high on sugar, is my idea of utter hell at that time. So I would be the quiet guest, yawning and clock-watching the entire time desperate to get the f*ck outta there!

But any time from say 1pm onwards, I'd be perfectly fine!

I prefer a morning party at weekends.

We prefer early ones to get it out the way! We have kids we can only dream on a 9/10am lie in! 😩

10.30 has advantages - it'll all be done and dusted by teatime and you can spend the rest of the day having a sly swig of the sweet sherry whilst you recover!

Why is it important to go to church every Sunday? Surely a kids' party trumps church?!

If you're religious then of course it's important to go to church every Sunday. And a party doesn't trump church but I don't know anyone who wouldn't make alternative arrangements if a party was happening.

We're church goers but would go to Sat evening mass if there was a Sunday party, no hassle at all.

To my family church is more important than a kids' party. The only time I've ever missed church was when I had flu and the two Sundays I spent in hospital after having DD. Church is fun for DD - they have children's activities she loves and she has a crowd of friends there she looks forward to seeing each week. Church is where I got support after having DD. There is no other service I can take her to - the only service at a weekend is 10am on Sundays. I'm not Catholic so it isn't my church insisting I go every week (it isn't a requirement) but it's a commitment I have made willingly. It's a bit like a commitment to an exercise class or yoga or meditation.

And it wouldn't be worth missing just for a kids' party - which happen often and most people (adults!) don't actually seem to enjoy that much?! It would have to be a pretty major event - grandparents' 100th or something like that?

I think it's a good time, rather that than one in the middle of the day which means we can't do anything else.

Surely a kids' party trumps church?!

To religious people? Are you kidding?

Evidently it's a big thing! Here the only people who bother are those trying to get their kids into a "certain " school so have to clock up X amount of points etc. My daughter asked me if she could go (we're not christians)and her friend who'd stayed over the previous night for a sleepover piped up"you so don't want to go! Its sooooooo boring!" My dd hasn't asked to go since!