Should pass the parcel be rigged in favour of the birthday child?

[Newmum288]

Just that really!

YABU - no it shouldn’t be rigged, just random allocation who wins
YANBU - yes it should be rigged so the birthday child wins the main prize

No

Should be rigged so birthday child doesn't win and everyone has at least one go.

If anything, it should be rigged against the birthday child getting the main prize.

No. The birthday child has presumably got loads of presents already. If anything somebody else should win.

No. I hate this. It’s unfair, and the birthday child gets loads on their birthday anyway.

When I was little, it was the opposite - rigged against the birthday child. On the grounds that the birthday child had a pile of presents already that day, whereas the other children had given something. At least in my home/family, it was understood that if you were the birthday child someone else would win. I always still enjoyed playing the game!

If anything is made sure mine DIDN'T win the main prize they have plenty of gifts to open.
I would make sure each child got a layer

Rigged against the birthday child. I have never seen any other way.

I rig mine so everyone gets a sweet. Then the end but is random.

No, the birthday child will usually get gifts from their friends and family so let someone else have a win

This! Never heard of the birthday child winning it.

It should be rigged so every child gets one of the prizes, including the child whose birthday it is, but they (birthday child) dont get the big prize.

Gosh anyone but the birthday child should win. I remember going to a party where they very much rigged it for the birthday boy to win. I was not surprised though having seen him cry when at my daughter's birthday party and being picked for moving in musical statues 🙄 He was very much a spoilt brat and clearly mummy always pandered to him as he also wasn't able to drink the water provided at the start of the party and only wanted a bottle of juice that was for when the food was served.

I should be rigged so the birthday child does NOT win.

I voted the wrong way.

No, if anything I try to make sure my DC doesn't win it at their own party as they have enough kids and the pass the parcel is usually something cheap and cheerful anyway

but I do try to make sure they all get to open a layer with a sweet

Of course not.

This is how I do it. You make sure all the guests get a turn.

Mine are now grown up but birthday child
never got the main prize and rigged so that every child got a sweet

Complete opposite, it should be rigged that the birthday child doesn’t win. They are surely receiving enough gifts? It’s giving the Dursley boy from Harry Potter vibes.

Agree

Lucky's Dad's Rules.

We used to do rigging it so every child got to open a layer with a sweet (only played with numbers where this was manageable) and then looked away so the last layer and any extra layers were random.

Bad etiquette for the birthday child to win for sure!

The birthday child should know in advance that they will never ever win at their own party.

Making side the birthday child/their sibling doesnt win is the only responsibility of whoever is doing the music.

No. Birthday child is already getting presents.