Book the same class party 2 weeks after someone else

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To book my daughter's birthday party in the same venue as a classmate 2 weeks earlier?

We had always planned to book the leisure centre hall for my daughter with inflatables for her 5th birthday as we did for my sons. The centre is close to our house which is 15 mins from school so I didn't think it would be booked but a boy has handed out invites for the same party 2 weeks before my daughter's.

Is it embarrassing to book the same and invite all the same children?! Her birthday is end of May so later in the year so all of the local venues have been used multiple times recently but I just dont know if its a bit cringe? There is no where else similar that we can think of and soft play would be really expensive to invite the whole class.

What do you think?

There’s nothing embarrassing about it and the kids will just be delighted to have another party to attend.

In reception (when my DD had loads of class parties) almost all of them were in the same venue in the same format so I think it's fine.

I would possibly do something else at the same hall. It doesn’t really matter though. Five year olds love a bouncy castle.

Do the same party, but have a different theme.

Something like that is totally fine. Bit different if something unique, but it’s not so I’d go for it.

Thanks everyone, the centre just does the one type of party with a big inflatable slide, bouncy castle and assault course thing so not a lot I can do to be different but I suppose the invites/ food/balloons etc would be a different theme (little boy has gone for dinosaurs, my daughter wants flowers). I know most parents will hardly think of it but worried the boys parents may think we've copied/ stole his thunder?!
I think im over thinking it though

Totally fine, kids don't give a monkeys.

YABU if you don't have the party there just because someone already has. (I clicked the wrong option).

It's totally fine. Some months we spent every weekend at the local soft play or later laser game for a birthday party. Nobody thinks it's weird, it's just the most convenient place.

Completely fine and normal

At 5 years old the kids won't think it's weird, they'll love the opportunity to go back!

Different themes etc are good to differentiate

It'll be fine!

Totally fine. Sounds a great party.

I’d maybe just mention to the other party mum that you’re doing it, a low key ‘great venue, we’ve always used it and booked it a few weeks ago for DD’ when you rsvp to her, just so she knows in advance.

It's totally fine and totally normal. There are only a certain amount of party venues in any location and it's totally normal to have multiple class parties in the same venue.

I've got multiple kids at the end of primary/ secondary and unless it's been a party at home there are only a tiny handful of parties ( and all in late primary/ secondary) that haven't been held in the same group of places others have chosen. It's totally fine.

Literally wouldn’t care at all about this if I was the other parent. Kids love parties and won’t care either.

It will be completely fine we've been to loads of reception parties and they are all pretty similar. Kids like things to be predictable anyway!

2 weeks is like 2 years in the life of a 5 year old

It’s fine. In our year, 80% of parties seem to be held at one venue. There aren’t a lot of options here. No one cares. We all know how it works and what food choices our dc like and everyone is happy to do the same thing over and over.

It’s absolutely fine there are three local venues used but all parties I’ve hosted or attended at nursery!

I don't understand why you're worrying about this. Where we live there are a couple of popular soft play venues and quite a few class parties are the same places.

The only time it might cause any kind of issue is if it were something very unique but even then you're entitled to do what you like.

Nothing wrong with it. I did this exact same thing and the kids all had a great time at both parties. That’s all that matters. 🥳

My daughter attended 6 gymnastics parties at the same venue (exactly the same format and games) in y1! Some of the later ones were definitely ‘Ella’s party was fun, I want mine there too.’

In preschool we did have one party cancelled when invitations were given out for parties at the same venue, one on the Saturday and one on the Sunday, both whole class parties…the second to be given out moved theirs a month later in the end.

In summary…absolutely fine.

I don’t think they will think this but you could drop them a message saying thanks for the invite to their party and that you’d already booked it for yours but as it’s a great venue you know the kids will enjoy it again etc. And similar to when you send the invite for yours style it out with ‘Me and other mum had the same idea… it’s a great party space so we know the kids will all have fun again’ kind of thing.

You can make it feel a bit different with decorations. If you have money to spend you could get a character appearance or a face painter to come or even rope someone in to temp tattlos.

Out of our class parties so far I think we’re the only ones who haven’t had it in the local soft play (ds wanted a trampolining party.)

I’m sure your DD and friends will have a ball

It’s absolutely fine, like others have said it’s pretty common at that age. When my DD was younger every party was at one of three local and convenient places.