To have Sons Birthday Half Term Weekend

[Feb2018mumma]

Worried people will want to go away as a family and not come BUT the weekend before is valentine's weekend. So I guess it's choosing between 'couple' friends and aunts/uncles/grandparents who like valentine's getaways (this is our life not generalising anyone elses family) and 'family' friends who like school holidays getaways?

Yes it is a long way away BUT I want to reserve lots of soft play toys from the toy library and know that if I go with half term weekend will be booked really far in advance as all parents want the toys in the holidays!

Anyone else with children born around school holidays let me know what you've done! He has about 8 baby friends but as it's a first birthday we are going immediate family route too!

Also I am sure no one even cares about his first birthday except us so not sure why I'm putting so much thought into it!

Both mine have their birthdays in the school holidays. We just accept that some people may not be able to come. But I think that that is true whatever day you hold it on anyway.

Don't over think it. Do what you want to do and let people know well in advance is my advice.

Arrange around the grandparents, they are the only ones who may really care apart from you. Then other people who can come, will come, and if they can't then at least you have the GPs.

(When at school avoid half term w/e).

If you talk about a child pre-school age and unless he/she has school age siblings you can ignore school holidays.

Most people will happily avoid going away over the school holidays as it costs an arm and a leg compared to off-peak.

You check with the people you want to have there. Babies are normally not that interested who comes and do not care about too much stuff. We had more than one 1st birthday party (friends children) with tired and grumpy guests attending.