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Original poster

Child’s party on Mother’s Day

198 replies

Keeley14 · 27/02/2026 09:51

I finally called the soft play to book a birthday party and agreed to Sunday the 15th, so relieved they still had an opening close to the actually birthday.

And now I realise it’s Mother’s Day! Bit of a panic now … I should try to reschedule right?

I just scheduled it yesterday, no invites have gone out yet.

YABU - no you’re fine, leave it
YANBU - you should try to reschedule

OP posts:
Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr · 27/02/2026 09:51

What time of day have you booked?

middleagedandinarage · 27/02/2026 09:52

What time is the party?

Slobberchops1 · 27/02/2026 09:52

Reschedule , nobody wants to sit in a noisy soft play with other peoples kids on Mother’s Day .

Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr · 27/02/2026 09:52

I wouldn't mind late afternoon but would want to spend morning and lunchtime with my family.

ilparadodosdoltos · 27/02/2026 09:52

Send the invitations out, be open and canvas opinion. Could be people would enjoy having an activity for their child to go to. Also, what age?

PevenseygirlQQ · 27/02/2026 09:53

Wouldn’t bother me OP, they will still have the morning/afternoon and evening with their kids.

It’s Mothers day not Christmas. Some Mums might even appreciate a few hours off 😂

Original poster
Keeley14 · 27/02/2026 09:53

2 pm for a 4 year old

OP posts:
Original poster
Keeley14 · 27/02/2026 09:55

Slobberchops1 · 27/02/2026 09:52

Reschedule , nobody wants to sit in a noisy soft play with other peoples kids on Mother’s Day .

That was my first thought - I’d be annoyed at me

OP posts:
Sartre · 27/02/2026 09:55

Definitely reschedule, nobody will turn up otherwise.

CaseClosedWineOpened · 27/02/2026 09:56

It wouldn’t have bothered me to have to take my kids to a party on Mother’s Day, as we don’t tend to do anything special. But, I think you will probably have a lot of people declining (especially if it is in the afternoon) as they will have plans with family.

Noshowlomo · 27/02/2026 09:57

My son’s party is the 14th. I did plan 15th and then realised the date and most people will want to be out for lunch with their families. I would reschedule

Livingthebestlife · 27/02/2026 09:57

No, sorry, that would be my idea of hell. Soft play is a nightmare at the best of times and I certainly wouldn't appreciate sitting there with loads of other people's screaming kids and smack bang in the middle of lunch time on mother's day, I'd see if you could reschedule.

Plus if they have other children they'll want to spend it with them too and not going off with one child to a party.

rainbowstardrops · 27/02/2026 09:57

If the party is for a four year old then presumably a parent is expected to stay with their child? If the child was older and the parent could drop and run, it would be ok.
Some mums might be ok with it and others won’t! Especially if they want to spend some time with their own mums/MILs too.

SchnizelVonKrumm · 27/02/2026 09:58

My DC's party was on fathers' day last year. It was fine - maybe a couple of people declined as they had prior plans bit you'd expect that any weekend.

PurpleNightingale · 27/02/2026 09:59

It wouldn't bother me as we don't really mark it, but I imagine a few wouldn't be free on that date for this reason. I'd try to reschedule if you can, but if not I'm sure some will be there!

Livingonbananabread · 27/02/2026 10:00

Gosh, wouldn’t occur to me this was a clash. I might get a card from the children/breakfast in bed if I’m lucky, a posy of flowers from church and the school, and we usually send cards and flowers to my mum/MiL, so we do acknowledge it. But have never done anything else, or seen it as a sacrosanct family day that other social commitments would be eating into it some way.

Iamsotiredandfedup · 27/02/2026 10:00

PevenseygirlQQ · 27/02/2026 09:53

Wouldn’t bother me OP, they will still have the morning/afternoon and evening with their kids.

It’s Mothers day not Christmas. Some Mums might even appreciate a few hours off 😂

I’d like the time off but at that age you tend to stay with them 🫠

I’d definitely try and reschedule OP, people will have various plans at various times that day. Well done for realising though, I wouldn’t have!

DappledThings · 27/02/2026 10:00

It was only from MN I realised this would be any issue at all. I would have booked that date quite happily and gone ahead.

I don't think that many people really make such a fuss of the day that they would resent allowing another a child to have the birthday they want and for their own child to get to have an afternoon at soft play.

Raindancer411 · 27/02/2026 10:01

I think it depends on the people. I wouldn’t be worried about going on Mother’s Day. A few hours to sit and chat with adults whilst the kids are off playing

OblongPyjamas · 27/02/2026 10:02

2pm is prime “going out for a meal for Mother’s Day” time unfortunately, so I would reschedule.

And plenty of families go to see grandmas on that day as well. It would be unusual among people I know to be free between 2-4pm on Mother’s Day even if Mum wanted some peace and quiet. Especially if there are siblings, so Dad taking one child to a birthday party doesn’t give Mum any break.

ChalkOrCheese · 27/02/2026 10:04

It's fine.

We are lucky to have children and that's whst Mothers Day is about.

Some mums might be treated to breakfast in bed and a few hours peace while dh takes dc to the party.

BeastAngelMadwoman · 27/02/2026 10:05

I’d definitely be fine with a party on Mother’s Day

Wildchild60s · 27/02/2026 10:05

Just this week I declined an invitation for my 6yo to go to a party on Mother's Day because we have plans. Party Mum hadn't realised it was MD and is now regretting her choice as a number of people have declined.

Simplesbest · 27/02/2026 10:10

Reschedule if you need a certain amount to attend. I went to a 6y/os party on mothers day a few years back abd the mums sat there all miserable and annoyed 😒

stichguru · 27/02/2026 10:10

I think you'll get mixed responses

  • some will have the whole day booked
  • some will be very happy with a party as it's only a couple hours and will leave them plenty of time to do other things with family
  • some would do mother's day at all
I guess it depends whether you are ok with it being quite a small number of kids?