How to entertain 12yo boy at little girl's birthday party?

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It is my DD's fourth birthday party in a few days and one of her friends has a 12 year old brother who will also be coming - he will be the oldest there and I'm concerned he will be bored out of his brains. What can I give him to keep him occupied while the little ones do musical statues etc?

Get him to help!

Or if not ask his parent to bring a suiga ml e electronic device to keep him entertained for an hour. He'll eat when the littld ones eat im sure :)
A 10yo at dss school brought her littld sister (alone) to my dss 6th party. She sat with the grown ups, ate grown up biscuits and made polite conversation. She was (is) lovely and very mature though.

Suitable electronic device

Depending on his personality, he might be quite good at helping organise the games for the little ones - DS is four years older than DD, and when he was 11 or so he invited a friend round for DD's birthday party, and they got all the little girls following a treasure trail around the house and so on. Also good at supervising teatime etc.

Otherwise, make sure he brings a book or gadget with him, or do you have a DVD player in a separate room and a stash of suitable films?

Genuine question, not being rude at all , but why can't a 12 year old boy stay at home for a couple of hours? Just wondering as I have a 4 year old son and I hope I won't have to take him every where still once he's 12. I know things are different now but I used to babysit the children next door at 12.

My ds is 12.
He would politely play for 20 or so minutes then slowly edge to the door and sneak off to play his iPad

Make sure you give him the wifi code and shout out when it's time for cake so he can light the candles

No idea tshirt id have thought the same. Maybe they're going somewhere else straight afterwards or maybe last time he set the kitchen on fire and so will not be trusted again UNTIL HES 30

One word. Minecraft.

He'd definitely sort out musical statues though .. Though his r and b and rap may not be the choice of music your dd would like

I also agree that unless it was miles away or it was a family friend I wouldn't probably take a 12 old.. He'd be off out with his mates "in town"

stealth imagine having to take a 27 year old lad to a 4 year olds party as "he has 3 more years till he's trusted"

I'm sure his parents will have it sorted, he is coming presumably because his parent's can't leave him at home. You're not obliged to entertain him.

I don't have to imagone, I go everywhere with my parents. You burn toast once when youre 13... :o

stealth do you have to sit in the corner until they're sure the matches for the cake candles are well hidden?

Yes and I have to eat a sandwich before im allowed a party ring

I also find it odd that he's coming but you don't need to worry about entertaining him.

Depending on is personality he'll either chat with the adults, join in or help with the little ones or (most likely) fiddle with his phone.

Thanks for your replies. We know the family quite well, it seemed rude not to invite him with the rest of his family. The way the timings work he would be on his own for most of the day otherwise. He's a lovely boy, very polite and agreeable, I just don't want him bored. I'll try to get him involve in organizing stuff.

Minecraft.