Crazy early for kids party?!

[sofedupandtiredofthis]

9.30am on a Sunday morning.

Thoughts on whether this is a reasonable time or too early for a kids party?

If its at a soft play the hosts probably didnt have much of an option. When I arranged my dc’s 2nd party I figured parents would be more annoyed if it clashed with nap time. That’s why I chose the 9.30 slot anyway, trying to be considerate to naps! Also it’ll be fine to turn up at 10, I made this clear (we aren’t early risers in our house either!)

At that age, it's brilliant. Most will be up already for ages and the children will be nice and tired so you can have a relaxed Sunday afternoon while they nap.

Early but I’d quite like it for that age group, gets it out of the way before they’re tired and grumpy

I have a 3 YO and would love to be invited to a 9:30am party. We are awake from 6am every day anyway. Sometimes 5:30

It is earlier than usual but would be better for our house. Also at that age much better time for soft play, will be very busy later on.

It's early but I would still be greatful for the invite and my son/a would definitely be wanting to go regardless!

It was a very hard few years 😂

Mine always sleep in on the weekends until at least 9 🤣 We have a very busy and tiring week so it's important we have a slow start to the day on a weekend. Regardless though, we like to have a chilled start to the day on a Saturday and Sunday so I personally wouldn't be going to this but each to their own 😌

Totally standard.

I've just got my first invite like that for a soft play party. Ridiculous on a Sunday.

Like PP says, there's a decent afternoon slot, and the early slot. If you book in advance enough you'll get the decent slot. If not, you get the early slot that's always available, so all it made me think, was that the parent left it late to organise.

In all 15yrs of multiple child raising, I have never attended, nor organised a birthday party at 9.30am. Mine will either have to miss their friend's party, or go and have a two hour stint exhausting themselves and then come home and be tired and cranky from midday onwards. Terrific.

On behalf of all young primary aged children's parents, our attendance to this daft time, does not mean the party is a roaring success. It means we don't want our DC/birthday child to miss out, in spite of the time.

Remember it’s not primary aged though, it’s 2-3
year olds

Crikey. I'm in the laidback parent camp and will happily go along with most things. However we'd have struggled to make this!

That's fine. We are up 6am daily anyway. Denied any long lines from 6yo or 8yo🤷🏻

Also, it's annoyingly timed because presumably it doesn't include a lunch for the children. So parents will need to go home after and sort that out.

YABU

Makes total sense as mine still naps and would get overtired if over lunch & I enjoy my time when he naps x

Too early. 10 is fine. Otherwise it’s just another day of rushing up and out instead of a nice slow last start with breakfast and pottering about.

I've been to one at that time on a Sunday and it was fine. We're hosting one for DD tomorrow at a trampoline place. Asked people to be there for 10:30 for an 11 start.

One aspect of my job is doing children’s parties. I on average do 5 parties a week.

There are some parties that happen that early. It can work well with younger children and it frees up the rest of the day. Primarily it happens I think as parents need to schedule in my services and often that's a time I have. From my perspective it's better than a later night with little ones.

Yep. Gets you the rest of the day to yourself.

My two swim on a Sunday morning at that time and I pay £45 a month each for them to go so I'd be missing that party!

I hope it goes well.
Also I’m sure not everyone will be there on the dot so you’ll be fine.

Far too early. I never even met Mums for a coffee until 11am when my lot were young! Parties should be over lunchtime or teatime.Iwas very lucky that my children never got up until 730am at the earliest!

We were invited to one of these once...and it was at soft play to make matters worse!!! I sent DH instead and stayed at home 🤣

Not too early at all for a 2-3 year olds. The ones with kids at that age who would find it a rush to be up and out are very much in the minority.