Boy girl twins b'day parties

[Ghanagirl]

Just wondering how others do not girl twin parties, I'm planning our two's and have decided on soft play as they are turning 5 but the guest list is getting a bit long, they are in seperate reception classes with 30 in each class and so far we have around 60 names (mostly DD )including few cousins and preschool friends I intend to whittle it down to around thirty but it got me thinking about what you do when they get older still joint parties or seperate? Love to know what others have done

I'll be interested too. Mine are nearly 5 as well. They're in the same class so we invited the whole lot this time round, but I can see it getting trickier as they get older.

My Boy/Girl twins are 7 they had family tea parties and a day out zoo/aquarium at 1, 2 and 3 then
4th Birthday - local kids farm, 10 friends from playschool
5th Birthday - hall party with disco for 35 (they were in the same class that year so full class + a few non-school friends)
6th Birthday - hall party with disco for 65 (they were not in the same class that year so 2 x full class + a few non-school friends)
7th Birthday - Bowling and TGIs with 3 friends each.

I think next year will be separate parties as they have very different interests so unless I have a brilliant brainwave or they want another hall disco it will be the only solution!

I am a twin too.... and when i was little i always wanted a party that was just for me........

DH thinks i am crazy but our local hall hire out for the 'party' not per hour, as do bouncy castle place - so i intend to do the boys b'day parties back to back DT1 first for 1 1/2 hours - then DT2 for 1 1/2 hours they can both invite ALL the kids in their classes. hall and bouncy castle is £90 + food and party games and party bags

Yes we will be knackerd but its only for 4 hours 1/2 hour start up and clean up and they wont have to share the birthday song / candle blowing.

I think its increasingly difficulty as they get older. Started having birthday parties at 3, but separately from 6 onwards. My DS is quite a rough & tumble little boy (sports mad, loves getting dirty / being outside), DD is a typical girl so its been difficult to do something that accommodates both of their interests etc as they've got older.

3rd birthday - joint - at children's farm - about 15 children
4th birthday party - joint - at soft play centre - about 15 children
5th birthday party - joint - about 45 children (in the same reception class - whole class plus friends of family etc) - hired local sports centre and did "multi sports party" - everyone did the same games to start with, the boys went off the play football, girls did cheerleading
6th birthday - start of separate parties - DS did a football party (about 20 friends), DD did a pot painting party at an art cafe (about 10 friends)
7th birthday - separate again - DS did a Wacky Woods party (10 friends - building dens in the woods, campfires, adventure/children's assault course), DD took 8 friends to Splashzone.

My ds3 is friends with a set of girl/boy twins ,since year 1 they have had separate parties on consecutive days except for their 10th when they had a joint swimming party ,which was a private evening booking at our local splash place (we live by the seaside!)

Having survived the joint 5th birthday party with most of their class ( but only just!) I can definitely say that is never happening again . Not sure what we will do, but not that....