Joint party for 3 classmates

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We are thinking of having a joint 6th party for 3 classmates so what should the wording on the invitation be? We would be inviting the centire class and then others who would only know one child (who would not be expected to buy for the other children).

I would just put all 3 children's names at the top, and mention to your friends whose children aren't in his / her class that they don't need to bring a card etc for the other two kids.

Thanks mummy2 I am just concerned about the present aspect and how that is covered by the invitation as we dont want to put parents off. I dont expect parent to bring three large presents and hope they will in will bring three smaller presents but just don't know. This all seemed like a really good idea last year

Assuming the kids are all one sex, and most party pressies are about £5, just ask everyone to bring one present and then share between the three of them. They all still get 10 pressies each.

Sorry, just retread your original post. You can't really expect the parents to bring pressies for all three kids. That is £20 at least. Remember the joint party is for your convience re: costs, adults to children ratio.

They aren't all the same sex, dont know how this will be receieved by the class either. Really beginning to worry that this wasn't the best idea!

We did this last year and worked well, a joint invite was sent to class mates and then individual ones for personal (not class) friends. Class mates bought one each and individual friends just bought for who they were invited by.

This is a great idea, only one weekend disrupted instead of 3!

Could you divide up the class between the 3 birthday children and let the invitation be from 1 person, for whom they might choose to buy a gift?

That's five that's reassuring thanks Think I am maybe over thinking this!

I don't really see the problem about buying presents for all the children - if they had separate parties you'd buy them each a present wouldn't you?

ie Elvira would like to invite you to Elvira, Jemima and Sebastian's party

I think though Miranda that you see a lot of threads and hear a bit of playground muttering about presents for joint parties. £20 on presents in one hit seems like a lot, to most people

Matilda that is exactly my concern as really we want the kids there so the birthday guys&dolls have a great time not for their presents! Hence why I wonder/worry about the invitation wording

we did shared party the last couple of years. Invite was from both DC, but stated, no presents expected, but if you would like buy one please buy for x only.

DS is now 13, and got cards from some of the others (as he was friends with them all) and one lad bought him a £1 bar of chocolate as a token.

worked really well, and people were very happy to buy only one present.

What Meryl and Schmaltzing said.

DS3 is having a joint party with one friend and the following day is invited (along with most of the kids who will be at their party) to a party for three other friends! It's quite normal around here.