Birthday help please

[notevenat20]

What is everybody doing for their DCs birthdays if they are coming up?

DS has his birthday in November and I am totally confused. The rule of 6 looks like he can have 5 friends if we book somewhere that does outdoor activities. But then if we want to eat or have a cake how does that work? If we do it at home then there is me plus other DC so he can have almost no friends. If we book a restaurant he plus friends could have a table of six. But if I am at another table is it illegal for me to communicate with them under the new mingling laws?

How is everyone else dealing with this?

There is also DH of course ...oops :)

We are just going to do it as a household and when times are better they have picked a holiday destination they want to go to.

Given they have to SD from others outside the household, I can’t see that a party where everyone is 2m apart from each other is much fun.

Can he choose 3 friends, plus him and 2 parents! Then I think you can do anything you want?

It's my little boys 5th birthday on Saturday. We had planned a family tea party. Then the rule of 6 came in, and we are a family of 5, so that was scrapped. Then we got put into local lockdown... So he can't even see anyone. We are having a paw patrol party in the house just the 5 of us... I've cleared amazon of all their paw patrol party supplies. Will head to the beach for an ice cream too

We have a birthday next week, we are just doing it as a family, chilled, easy, all been explained.

Good presents mind, put the money you would spend on party towards presents perhaps.

The rule of 6 includes the adults and siblings, so if you are booking something they do away from you then perhaps 5 friends yes.

By November it might be no interhouse mixing.

DS is 7 next month. We are hoping to meet a couple of friends in the park for a Pokemon Hunt but that's dependent on latest rules.

We'll be doing presents, decorations and cake at home just the three of us. He's fine with it.