joint birthday party question

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Hi All

DD is invited to her friend's birthday party, and it is a joint party with one other child whom we've never met.

Are we expected to bring presents for both children? Or just the friend?

Yes = both
No = just the friend

I clue but my Dc is going to a bday party with 4 children’s bday. We only know one child though! So following with Intrest

I would say to only take a gift for the friend, but maybe a card for the other birthday child?

'Happy birthday X,

Have a lovely time at your party,

From Y (Z's friend)

Probably not necessary, but nice all the same

I take a token gift so there's no potential for embarrassment. Poundland usually has some appropriate like a tube of sweets

Take a gift for the child who's party you are invited to.

Out of interest, will there be two cakes? Will your child get a piece of both cakes?
Will there be two lots of party bags?

Either just for the child you know, or split the amount you would have spent and get two smaller presents.

Card and a bag sweets or similar for the other child.

Not my thread but thanks all really useful

thanks all for suggestions!

No, you just take gift for the birthday friend that your DD knows (who invited her).

If you knew both Birthday girls you'd take gifts for both but you don't.

I would take something for both kids just in case so there is no disappointment but maybe reduce the amount I'd spend on each child.

I didn’t know which answer correlated to what. I think you only need to take something for the friend.

We had a joint party when ds was little. Class friends brought for both. but they each invited a couple of others who only knew one of them and only brought that child a gift. I wouldn't have expected people who don't know my ds to get him something

Only take something for the child you know.

In a similar situation I only bought for the child my dd was friends with. (Although I did know all the kids in my children's primary classes.)

* No, you just take gift for the birthday friend that your DD knows (who invited her).*

^This

No, you don't need to take anything for the other child. Small children are usually completely overwhelmed by a huge pile of presents and cards anyway at the end of a party. They don't need cards and token gifts from children they don't even know.

Just for the one you know.

Interesting!

We're considering a joint birthday for our dc, their birthdays are 18 days apart (will be 5 and 7, both girls). They both love the idea, but insist there must be 2 cakes, which seems perfectly reasonable given we get to avoid 2 parties 3 weeks apart!! And we get to keep the actual day of both for family time which will be lovely.

We would make pains to say just bring a present for the relevant child on invites. Randomly lots of friends have similar age siblings so lots would be coming to both parties anyway as we're happy to have siblings along.

Whatever you would normally spend on your child’s friend and a very small token present (ideally consumable so it’s not landfill, eg some sweets/a big tube of smarties or something) for the other child.

Gift for the child you know, card for the other child.

We have been to a couple of these and they have always been "bigger" than a single party. We went to one that had a bouncy castle, soft play equipment and animal encounters.

Another where the hosts had animal encounters, face painters and someone leading party games and doing magic.

We are doing one party for twins so I am doing more expensive party bags and doing a more expensive activity.

If I don't know the other child at all, I usually buy for the child who invited us and take a very small token gift (wrapped bag of sweets) for the child we don't know.