Please or to access all these features

Add post

Watch this thread

Save thread

Start a new thread

Flip thread

Hide thread

My feed

Active Unanswered threads

Getting started FAQ's

Unanswered threads Acronyms Talk guidelines

Hide shortcut buttons

Talk

AIBU?

Share your dilemmas and get honest opinions from other Mumsnetters.

Flip

1 2

Original poster

Easter Sunday - birthday party?

38 replies

AgeBeforeBeauty · 04/03/2019 13:14

Is it cheeky to book my dd's party on Easter Sunday? Would this annoy you if your child was invited? Her birthday is during the week before (in the middle of the Easter holidays) and this is the only slot for the soft play party available that weekend.

Not sure if people usually have 'plans' on Easter Sunday or are likely to be away? Don't want to book it and have no-one turn up! Thoughts?

OP posts:

Phillipa12 · 04/03/2019 17:28

My ds2 has his birthday on mothers day, ive purposely booked his party for the weekend before so i dont have the same problem of people not coming.

NWQM · 04/03/2019 17:34

Slightly out of step here but if it's her actual birthday I'd have been tempted too. My two fall in the summer hols. We decided to nearly always go for their birthdays. It's difficult because some people are away, parents work etc but I'm not sure we have had a much poorer attendance than friends with term time parties. I might avoid Easter Sunday lunchtime if honest as people have plans but lots might love having something to do in the afternoon / tea time.

Loyaultemelie · 04/03/2019 17:36

Not remotely religious but still enjoy the time as a family and it's one of the few long weekends we take time off for so we wouldn't send Dds

BlueSkiesLies · 04/03/2019 17:38

It’s 4 free days off work in a block, lots of people use Easter to go away

Lamentations · 04/03/2019 17:40

DS's birthday was on Mother's Day one year, I went for the day before because I presumed most people would have plans. I'd think the same Easter Sunday and probably avoid it.

Etino · 04/03/2019 17:45

@nutellalove- your Birthday is often, not always at Easter.
runs way before getting called a smart arse

nutellalove · 04/03/2019 18:12

@Etino I suppose you are correct not that that helps the OP in any way, thanks for that

BitchQueen90 · 04/03/2019 18:15

I'd be prepared for people not to come. We always have plans on Easter Sunday.

My DS's birthday is always near Father's Day so I do his party for the week before or after as I assume most people will have family plans.

Etino · 04/03/2019 18:18

@nutellalove it’s slightly relevant because this won’t happen every year, also because you could easily book something over Easter unawares- as another poster said, you could even get acceptances and then no shows as people realise it’s Easter Sunday. 🐣

Sleephead1 · 04/03/2019 18:37

my sons birthday is easter Sunday we are having thr family party then and his friends party the week before as I assumed that weekend woukd be a no go with it being Easter

oldowlgirl · 04/03/2019 20:21

I'm with you @Etino as was very baffled by the posters who said their birthdays are always at Easter!

Glad you've gone for a different day Op as I'm another who would have declined as Easter Sunday is a family day for us.

thecatsthecats · 04/03/2019 20:51

I'm not religious, except about my bank holiday weekends!

They're my best weekends for visiting friends and family who live far away, or planning special things at home. The christening and wedding I've been to on bank holiday weekends did "spoil" that for me - had an ok time, but would have preferred the weekend to be free.

nutellalove · 04/03/2019 23:43

@Etino noted. But FYI it's a figure of speech. 'She's always late' or 'my birthday is always on Easter' means not always but most of the time. I will need to be more clear when posting on AIBU it seems

Flip

1 2

Swipe left for the next trending thread