Is this a weird thing for the mum to write on a party invitation?

[Amitooldforcbeebies]

For context, we live abroad

Dd was invited to a classmates 8th birthday party. It’s in a soft play type place (big slides etc) its 3 hours long
On the Whatsapp invitation she said parents are of course invited too as they of course have an important role to play in the party too
Does anyone find this weird?
We always go to the birthday parties and haven’t dropped and left…yet, was hoping it would be soon though

Never had this said on an invitation before though, is this another way of saying parents have to stay?

Do you know the venue? As mentioned 8 is quite old for soft play and I wonder if it is more of a go ape type thing where adult to child ratios are much higher.

Maybe she has some games for the parents planned. Hopefully who can sit still the longest

Yeah, where I am, from age 5 on the norm is drop and pick up 2 hours later if it's a kids' school friends situation. Parents would only stay if it was a family/friends type party, and whole family was invited. Also, as others have said, supervised soft play is usually under 5, unless it's something a bit more than that?

Eight year olds would be drop and go, normally, at a soft play. Parents might have to pay an entrance fee too, if they were staying? What if there are other siblings to look after, would they be allowed?
If she wants parents to stay why not just say?

I’m from and live in the Uk. Every party I have been to with both DC, parents have been offered tea and cake etc until they were about 7, then it’s drop and run.

The only party where neither parents nor kids were fed was actually a parent from another country. The party was 11-1 and only a slice of cake for the kids and nothing for the parents!

8 is indeed old for a soft play party and should definitely be drop and run.

I would call the mum for clarification, if my kid was keen. Otherwise I would definitely be sorry but we already have plans for that day.

Yeah I think she’s saying stay and supervise your child. She’s worded it a bit awkwardly but it’s not an unreasonable thing to ask. If you don’t have family local and perhaps you’re a single parent, it’s hard to look after all the kids on your own.

Hopefully it’s somewhere where you can at least buy food if there’s no provided for the adults!

I did go to one for dd where parents had to stay and there was no food about once. I think I had DS as a baby at the time and I was absolutely starving when I got back!

Maybe English isn't the mom's first language, which could be why she has phrased it a bit awkwardly? Or maybe she just didn't know how to put it.

But yeah, she wants parents to stay, due to the nature of the party. As you were planning to stay anyway from the sound of it, don't sweat it.