Less than a week's notice for kid's party?

[tellnoone]

DS's birthday is this weekend, school starts Tuesday and will be the first chance I get to give out the invites - for next Saturday. This gives only 4 days notice, plus the venue needs 48hrs notice of final numbers so I would be asking for rsvps within 2 days.

Is this far too short notice for people or should I leave it till the following Saturday which will be 2 whole weeks after his actual birthday?

It is too short notice I would say but you have a reason - it is always hard with September birthdays (me and ds2 are september) - the problem is you are risking lots of people already having plans and so not getting a good turn out - but then maybe most people don't plan much the first week back at school. It's a gamble.

For a school age child I think they can easily wait 2 week for their party - my ds1 had his party 4 weeks after this year because of all the snow and he was fine about it.

it would be too short notice for me!

ds1 has a party next weekend, they handed out invites before they broke up in July. so, very far ahead, but I guess better than leaving it too late?

Perhaps you could have a family party this weekend and a friends' party next weekend?

I think it is fine, as long as you accept that people might not be able to come.
We have never given invites out much more than a week in advance.

we too have a party this weekend and the Mum sent out emails in July and the invites a couple of weeks ago. We do family parties on the day and friends ones when convenient.

I wouldn't have a problem with that.

DDs party is on Sunday. I sent emails and invites out nearly three weeks ago.
I think two weeks is minimum if you want max possible numbers. If you ask me only a week before it is likely we will already have other committments and I am sure others are the same. So askingthis late may affect how many can come - but that may not be a bad thing for you.

So - if you don't mind a lot of refusals then under a week is fine. If youwant lots to attend then min two weeks.

I had intentions of being organised and booking / giving out invites in July ... but it just didn't happen. Thanks for the input, I think it best to go with the later party.

loads of people have done it, but only in year 1 when we knew eachother a bit. invites came out on monday for a saturday party. didn't bother me. but i was shocked. always thought you needed a couple of weeks to get peoples acceptances back, chase people etc.
i would go for 2 weeks after his birthday. just this once. for convenience.
everyone would understand.