To invite more than half the class to a party?

[PartyInviteTooMany]

DD is turning 9 in July and having a party.

Invites going out.

She's in a class of 25 at home but there's only like 6 boys.

She wants to invite all 17 of the girls (and herself). Then she's inviting cousins, and some children from her Brownies to make it up to 28 for the activity (minimum number needed is 20 so even if some don't turn up we should have enough given cousins have already confirmed - baring illness of course).

So WIBU to allow this? Or should I make her invite say 8 girls from her class - which would be half including her?

If she is inviting all the girls then I think that’s fine.

All the girls is fine

I'm not sure what the problem is, are you worried about the fact she's excluding the boys?

That's fine OP.

@Phos I'm worried because I've seen on here it should be half the class or less.

She does play with the boys but prefers the girls.

All girls is fine! And I say that as someone whose DD is one of 6 girls in the class and would not be offended if one of the boys did an all boys party.

All the girls is fine! And actually would be perceived as kinder than inviting half the class but excluding one or two girls for example.

How odd, there aren't rules on who you invite to a party, it's totally up to you.

I've held and been to (far too) many children's parties and never come across such rule

It should be whatever you want it to be! Not what people on MN post.

Maybe no rules, but social niceties are def a thing. OP is checking as clearly doesn’t wish to offend, perhaps you didn’t realise but of course this exists.

All girls no problem

She's asking the opposite, how could inviting all the girls offend?

Unless I'm completing misunderstanding she appears to have somehow got the impression that there's a rule you can only invite half the class.

All the girls , not half of them, otherwise it will cause upset at school.