DS started reception this week. His 5th birthday is at the end of this month and we have booked a venue that has a 30 max capacity (we’ve paid for up to 30 but can’t go over). We have invited 8 close friends and neighbours outside his class who have all accepted. In his new reception class there are 29 kids including DS. 5 are from his nursery class and we attended their parties last year so they will be invited. That makes it 14 kids incl DS. There are 23 other kids in the class. Would it be too risky to just send 23 invites into school and hope only 16 accept, or some can’t make it on the day? We don’t know these children at all so they shouldn’t feel obliged to join, but of course it would be nice to invite the whole class and meet his new classmates (and future friends) if possible. Do you think 7 out of 24 is too high a number of expected no shows.
the party a local soft play that is within walking distance of the school on a Sunday morning in two weeks time.