Inviting a girl on a playdate yes or no

[millymo]

Hi
Ds is very keen on a girl in his class and tells me he sometimes plays with her at school.
He would like to ask this girl to come and play at ours after school one of the days.
Would this look odd unusual at all for us to invite the girl or not or should boys only invite boys.
Up until now its always been the boys that have been.
Could ds's boy class mates take the mickey out of him for this.
What do you think please.

I am talking of 8 and 9 year olds

Not odd at all imo.

We invited girls as well as boys at that age, and no-one thought it odd. If he plays at her at school without any fuss from the other children, I don't think they'll give him any for a playdate.

Same here, we've an 8.7 dd and she often has boys home.

It's absolutely fine at that age. Both of my DS's played with girl schoolfriends at that age.
The only possible problem is if you have a very boy oriented house. One particular girl came to play and asked if they could "do colouring". Not a regular activity here!

I found the change came around 10 when girls became seriously yucky. Then again at 13 those same girls are now the reason he chokes me with aftershave