Birthday cake etiquette at a Soft Play party

[MacNcheese87]

Never held a party at a soft play, and we've only been invited to a couple in our time, is the cake usually served at the venue or do you cut it up and put it in bags?

Currently trying to decide to do party bags and stick the cake in those (in a napkin or a box?) or just do sweet cones and save myself a load of hassle. But then what about the cake? Is it ok to send the kids home with a sweet cone in one hand and a piece of cake in the other? Or do they need a bag?

Wrap in a napkin and stick it in a party bag with a balloon/small toy.

We always sent the cake home. Our local soft play does food boxes and ice cream for pudding. The cake is brought out with candles etc before the pudding then cut up while they finish and it's up to you after that. It's normal to send it home with the child. Party bags are completely optional.

Local ones have a rule you can't eat your own food, which they helpfully tell you means you sing happy birthday, then cut the cake and give slices out as the kids leave. Gets rid of them very effectively!

Thanks. Seems I'll have to go down the route of party bags then, which seems a faff, but then I guess I can just shove some cake in there too. I was thinking about getting little cake boxes for the party bags, but I guess that's just overkill?

Hate the thought of squished cake.

I've been to some parties where there is just a small cake with a candle for the singing and blowing out, then every child takes home a homemade cupcake (sometimes in a cupcake box, sometimes wrapped in a napkin). It means no faffing during the party itself.

I did a cheeky once as my ds was having a soft play party with friends and a tea party at hone with family and close friends and wanted to do blowing out the candles at both. Got a nice children's party cake and a plain choc sponge. Put the plain one in the party bags and blew out the candles on the nice cake at soft play - took it home did candles again and ate that cake. Saved £35

There's nothing wrong with giving each child the cake as they go out in their hand. It reminds the kid to eat by the time we reach the car. No party bag necessary, just a napkin.

The soft plays by us do the party bags for you and cut up the cake and put it in the bags.

I got some little cardboard cake boxes from eBay put the cake in them and gave a sweet cone (I hate actual party bags plastic tat drives me nuts)