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i am sorry but a 4 year old does not have 30 friends

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cod · 15/10/2006 19:13

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edam · 15/10/2006 19:34

Yeah, the difference is I bet those were your own woods on your country estate, QPH. I'd be hard pushed to get six children in my garden!

iota · 15/10/2006 19:35

Cod has bought a glittery Boden top for Christmas

EnidVorhees · 15/10/2006 19:36

sounds like a great party qpeahead

dd1 would LOVE that

dd2 was just chuffed with a bouncy castle and all her mates

QueenPeaHead · 15/10/2006 19:43

no they were someone else's woods edam, it was a joint party (in ds's class with birthday a couple of days later - so we joined forces).

when I say "woods" I really mean a big stand of conker trees

QueenPeaHead · 15/10/2006 19:44

I wore jeans, wellies and a fetching old brown sweater with some dried vomit on one shoulder.
We like to keep it casual here in the cuntry

EnidVorhees · 15/10/2006 19:45

did you not poo yourself about the lighting bonfires? or am I uptight mother of girls?

QueenPeaHead · 15/10/2006 19:48

we had a female ray mears type woman (jolly hearty she was) who marshalled them all and made them build a fire pit edged with stones and then collect twigs and wood and then try to light cotton wool using flint and firesticks. lots of discussion about fire safety and buckets of water everywhere.

but they never get the chance to do this sort of stuff anymore, they don't even do fires at cubs these days which is a bit sad really. they all loved it!
top tip - we roasted marshmallows and then instead of them stuffing them in their mouths and burning themselves, we squashed them between two digestive biscuits and they ate them like a marshmallow sandwich. YUM!

Spidermama · 15/10/2006 19:49

The parents desperation for their kids to be popular.

EnidVorhees · 15/10/2006 19:50

ooh that is a good tip

dd1 and 2 tried that last year in the fire in the sitting room and we couldnt work out hwo to eat them

Greensleeves · 15/10/2006 19:51

I like glittery knitwear

Chandra · 15/10/2006 19:51

Mine doesn't have 30 friends but I'm sure that he has more than 30 cousins.

EnidVorhees · 15/10/2006 19:53

er not always spidermama

nikkie · 15/10/2006 19:57

We do the marshmallow/biscuit thing but add a chocolate button too!

GhoulsToo · 15/10/2006 19:58

oh I LOVE the thread title - spot on!

Spidermama · 15/10/2006 19:59

Sorry Enid. Deliberately rude and glib there. It's the cod factor.

EnidVorhees · 15/10/2006 19:59
Grin
TooTickyTheAppleBobber · 15/10/2006 20:00

Okay, may I hijack slightly? Pretty please? Okay, I will then
Ds2 is having a party for his 5th. We are NOT inviting 30 or even 20 but will be more than 10 (gulp)
We will hire a village hall as our house is just way too small and untidy.
So, given that I am not good with large groups of small, loud people, do we hire a bouncy castle, try to organise games or WHAT?
I'd be really grateful for ideas....

Spidermama · 15/10/2006 20:02

Definitely have games wall to wall. We let them go free for just half an hour at my ds's 5th with no games or organised entertainment and we had a Lord of the Flies situaion in no time at all. Alarming in the extreme.

TwigTwoolett · 15/10/2006 20:03

village hall .. bouncy castle .. lots of big toys / balls .. some music

hulababy · 15/10/2006 20:04

DD had a big party last year, when she was 4 (about 25 in all) AND grandparents were there.

Reason for size? Why not? We invited nursery and "out of nursery" friends, and siblings were able to join in. Parebts stayed and we provided drinks and cakes for them.

Grandparents were there to celebrate her birthday with her as well, as we auntie and uncle, and god parents (each with children of theor own). Why should grandparents not be invited? They all helped out with making teas and coffees and handing them out. My sister did all the baking. They helped tidy up afterwards too.

Next year will be a big one too probably . They'll be all the class - 14 (excl DD), her out of school friends and then some little ones (godparents child, cousin, etc.) So will be 20+ again.

All good fun as well!

(No sparkly tops - well not for the grown ups anyway)

hulababy · 15/10/2006 20:06

How do you not do the mixing of groups, without leaving some friends out and causing a child to be upset? IME at 4 and 5 most children will just get involved anyway, so long as there is sufficient to entertain them.

DD's 4th party had no organised activities at all. Hired a big sports hall. Had a bouncy castle. Also had a craft table, a parachute, a disco and football nets down one end. Food was preprepared at home into food boxes (had already asked for sandwich and drink choices) and the children sat on picnic blankets to eat.

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cod · 15/10/2006 20:28

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cupsnakes · 15/10/2006 20:30

do you have your new keyboard now cod?