would you go to a party on a teacher training day?

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there is a teacher training day 2 weeks before dds 5th bday, she has asked for a party this year, im thinking of booking a soft play party for 10-15 of her class on the teacher training day as it will be quieter than the weekend and also £2 cheaper per child but is this really inconvenient and will none turn up?

also do i ask 15 and see how many say yes, there is a minimum number for parties i think its 12?? or do i ask more expecting hlaf to say no?

other alternative was a hall and invite all class(30) but hall is £40 then need bouncy castle and do all food and every kid in class has at least one sibling who would come so it would cost a fortune to feed them all and do party bags.

thanks

Sounds like a great plan to have it on teacher training day will keep the kids amused and your DD gets a party I would invite 15 to be certain of 12 In my experience kids hardly ever say no and parents would not say no to a coffee and a catch up whilst kids play

oh good, was thinking working parents may find it hard and wondered about the siblings as i cant afford to pay for double the number.

I guess it depends when it is. If it is an inset day tacked onto the end of a school holiday then probably would be welcome relief, those days are sometimes really hectic at theme parks/ museums, as everyone thinks that everyone else is going back to school so it will be quiet!

A random day in the summer might be less popular as I personally would take that as an opportunity to go somewhere as a treat.

Why would you invite 30 siblings to the party too? I might expect a few to come, but I'm not catering for any to stay, they will have to share party bags. To be honest I would be more likely to bring siblings (and of course pay for them) to a soft play area than to a party in a hall. Being an inset day do be aware that more parents will bring siblings, as on the weekend are more likely to be two parents to divide the childcare. Don't feel you need to pay or cater for them though.

The soft play option would be easier, maybe check with a few special friends before you commit/ send invites etc.

I think it depends if the majority of mums are SAHM or WOHM. If they've had to arrange childcare for the day, it might be difficult to get their DC to the party, otherwise I think most would see it as great to have something to do.

You absolutely do not need to cater for siblings. If their parents bring them to the soft play and pay for them to go in/eat that's up to them, but not for you to worry about.

we have been to a few parties in the local hall and everyone has bought siblings and ate the food etc and took over the boucy castle so i wanted to avoid that.
softplay includes food, party bags and invites but yes if any bring siblings they would have to pay themseklves.
think i will ask her closest friends what they think and then go for it as it will be quieter than a saturday.
it is a friday in summer.
think if mim is 12 i will invite 15 but worried only a few wqill come.

If there are less than 12, but including her special friends, could you book @ softplay anyway and just buy individual food/party bags?

Seems quite rude to let siblings come and take over castle. By the end of reception year I would expect most children just to be dropped off, a bit different in sept maybe, but by summer I would drop off @ hall, probably @ soft play, but somehow seems less secure than all together in one hall.

had thought about just going to soft play with 6 or 7 she plays most with but most are sahm and would bring 9 siblings and it would be weird buying food for friends and not siblings done that way.
wheras at the party they get a party room, balloons, drinks, hot food, ice lollys, party bag all included so more special.

had thought of a small party at home as its summer and doing food/games in garden but as i say if all siblings came too i wouldnt have room especailly if it rained.
most of her friends from nursery group last yr are summer born so non are dropped off yet, all parents stay.