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5th birthday party!! HELP!!

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lololy · 14/01/2024 20:27

Help!!! It's my daughters birthday next month and I don't know what to do for her party

We have a group of "home" friends who we could have a nice cheap house party with - kids games, Buffett, cake , music etc

But there's also the option of hiring out the village hall and inviting home friends PLUS all her class mates in reception. I love this idea! All the other children in her class are doing it and I don't want her to be the odd one out by not and also not inviting children to her party who are inviting her to theirs.

The problem is my daughter is adamant about two children in the class that she doesn't want to invite ! So I've said it has to be all her class friends or none and we still to a home friends party ! But I don't want her to be disappointed that none of her class mates have come and I feel the need to support any friendships at school to flourish.

She hasn't got a group of mates just yet and she tends to play with everyone .

Would it be appropriate for me to say she can have two class mates at our house from school? Will this look bad bevayse she won't have invited all the kids that have invited her to their class parties?

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NewName24 · 14/01/2024 23:04

It would be totally appropriate to have a party at home for a small number of children.
Is there a reason why your "home friends" take priority over her school friends ?
I would say "You can invite 6 friends - who would you like to ask?" and take it from there.

SandyWaves · 15/01/2024 09:22

Soft play? They do everything for you..food, kids can let off all their steam and you don't have to tidy up. A win win for me! My DC at that age and their friends mainly had soft play. But a bouncy castle or two in a hall is great too.

lololy · 16/01/2024 21:12

Thanks guys! I've made a decision!!! Home friends on the Saturday and I'll pay for their entry to soft play - just a casual meet up and play sort of vibe ! Nothing major or expensive ! Then on the Sunday I'll have 6 or 7 school friends round to our house for party games! Sorted!! :) :)

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