DD has been invited to her first birthday party - HELP

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Honestly,its silly but its been a long time since i was little and i dont remember!
We have just moved to a new area, and dont know anyone. This morning in DDs pigeon hole was a birthday party invite. Really nice of someone to invite my dd when shes only been at playschool for 2 weeks.
Ive RSVP'ed to the email address. I dont know the little girl or who her mum is. Ive tried to get some info from DD, but seeing as shes 2.9 its not really reliable, ( she said she had green hair! ).
Anyway, its 2til 4pm in a community centre. Will i be expected to stay??? how much should i spend on a present??? Any advice would be great. thanks

£5 on the present
I would stay esp since you don't know the mum - maybe email back and just say you wanted to check if you could stay with dd

i stayed at party when my ds went to his and i put 10 pound in little boys card but mum said shouldnt have done

i think 5 pound on something would be more than enough

i only gave 10 as i was just as nervous ds first b day mum said not to buy a present i knew they were going on holiday so thought bit of spending money for him

you can get nice stuff for 5 pounds for little girls

Good general purpose presents are craft stuff, colouring books, crayons etc. Especially if you don't know the little girl v well.

I would expect to stay at parties for a 3 yr old.

so what sort of thing do i get... i am presuming she is going to be 3, what about craft type things, like sparkly paper, glue, stickers, pipe cleaners.
Or bubbles
or books....

i cant even think of anything good. This is all new to me, i didnt think id been in such a panic about it!

my 3 year old would love that - go to the pound shop and get set of sugar paper, nice set of felts and stickers!

At that age you'd be expected to stay (certainly on the birthday party circuit round here). There may well even be nibbles for the parents.

Five pounds would be fine on a present; if you're feeling flush you could go up to ten pounds, but I wouldn't go any higher. A book is always good, or bead threading or colouring book.

or hair things......

craft stuff good for 3 year old girl (if dd is anything to go by !) - dd had for her 3rd birthday party things like craft stuff, my little pony, dolls, books, games (orchard games are great and only a fiver or just a bit more). Also, dd has had, and we have bought other children, cups from the disney store if you have one near you.

oh i got my dd some threading butterflies a while back from elc... think it was about £6. That would be good wouldnt it?

Meant to say too - I would expect to stay at this age.

yes stay

£5 on present

if you want to make friends why don't you take her some flowers or bottle of wine too to introduce yourself .. although not needed

definitely stay if dd so young
it might be overwhelming for her otherwise
i reckon a little something for £5 or less is spot on
crafts or books v good

chocs for the mum to say thanks for inviting us... thats a GOOD idea. Thank

Threading butterflies sound like an excellent idea.

Bargain!

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Dont mean to hijack the thread but I find myself in a similar situation. I am new to motherhood and the UK. My 7 month old has been invited to a baby boy's first birthday party (her CMs child). At this age, it is obviously understood that I need to stay with her. Any other guest etiquette I should know about? Do fathers go to these events (it's a weekend)? What would be a good present? Am guessing £5 is a good budget from the previous posts on this thread..or isn't it?

£5 - £10 fine. (Def nearer £5 for a baby imo)

Dads can go too, it's usually a mixture of mums and dads round these parts.

For a 1st birthday party I'd get a couple of board books, for a 3yo girl I'd get crafty stuff or a my little pony.

I would say £5 is fine. My 1 year old got lots of trucks and so on - all very well received. There weren't many dads but I have been to a couple of birthdays where there were more so it might be worth asking your CM...