Do you still do parties for 13 year olds?

[mumblechum]

My ds will be 13 in summer. We've always done proper parties, eg laserquest, swimming parties, theme parks etc.

At what age do you stop? Not saying i want to particularly, but I've noticed that this year there are fewer invites coming through.

Also, any ideas? I've been looking at paintballing but at £25 per child, is farking expensive. Would you think it'd be ok to have a waterfight in the garden, giving the kids the water pistols as party bags, iykwim, and a BBQ or would this been seen as stingy?

My sister has a child this age and instead of a party, she just invites a few friends along for pizza and a film at the cinema.

This is a question I wanted to ask too! DS1 is 10 this week and he is only having a small party this year mainly due to the sheer expense! I think next year it will be a day out with a friend. Your idea mumblechum sounds great, I can't really do that in march

what does she want for her birthday party. Maybe something like a bbq or something 'a little more grown up'. cinema and a pizza after??

I think having those supersoaker things are deffo brill idea

and a BBQ

But my DS is 11 so not sure what age they finish

my nephews are older but they never really had a party so don't know really

or a sleep over, couple of dvds, MYO pizzas and a large tub of ice-cream???

Wow, the ideas are coming in thick & fast! The only thing about the cinema is that it doesn't seem v. sociable, and last time I tried to organise that, they'd all seen most of the films already. I think I'll keep that as an option, though, so if it's forecast to rain, plan B can be the cinema...

we have done a few different things for dd.this year she wants to go bowling.
last year we took her and 6 friends to a conoeing place that gave them a kayak lesson and i did cake & hot dogs after( they had a tiny kitchen.it was great.
She will be 12 this year

ice skating/roller skating party???

can she have a grown up party in the garden with some nice food/bbq and non-alcholic punch and a DJ???

My dd is only 7 and has told me for her 8th birthday she doesn't want a party, but would rather take a couple of friends out for the day and have a takeaway when we get home.

When my best friend was 15 her Mum took her and I water skiing as a birthday treat and we had a fab time.

what about a girls pamper party?

i think i want one of these

Um, he's a boy!! Maybe when he's 14 he'd like a girls pamper party, with him as the chief pamperer!

sorry, why did i think it was a girls????, reading too many threads in one go.

i still want a pamper party.

What about golf?? football party???

Yes, golf, that's def. an idea, we're all getting into that as a family at the mo. Ta!

Dd had a fabulous disco party for her 13th, with a DJ, non alcoholic cocktails etc. All of her year came - boys and girls - and it was one of her best parties, because they all felt rather grown-up.

Ds had a paintball party for his 14th, but he didn't want anything for his 15th last week (except PS3!!), so we just went out for an Indian.

I shall miss the parties - even the stress of getting them sorted.

DS1 shared parties with a schoolfriend when 13/14/15 and did activities such as rock climbing/canoeing/paint ball. DS2 went to a test match with 3 friends for his 13th but since then has taken his friends to the cinema followed by a trip to a pizza joint (unaccompanied but dropped off and collected). His friends have taken him our for chinese meals - parents at separate table or have gone bowling/cinema. Last weekend he went to a 16th where they played poker and snooker.

what about a casino night???

A casino night! Sounds glam! Will Google now.

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