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Big party organised but only 10 children coming

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Ishpishdogdish · 08/05/2018 12:49

Help! I'm slightly panicking - I have a big party organised for Saturday morning - chidren's entertainer, big birthday tea, large hall booked. However, only 10 children have said they are coming. Now i'm worried it's going to look absolutely ridiculous :(

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pitterpatterrain · 08/05/2018 12:50

Oh Sad that’s disappointing

Do you have any family nearby that can bulk out the numbers?

Have the others declined or failed to respond?

JiltedJohnsJulie · 08/05/2018 12:51

If you haven’t received replies I’d definitely chase people up.

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Ishpishdogdish · 08/05/2018 12:53

Just not responded but I presume that means they aren't coming.

I will chase them but expect them to be nos.

Do I invite other children? Is it too late?

What do i do? I feel so silly :(

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Happyandyouknowitclapclap · 08/05/2018 12:54

Try not to worry, 10 children is still enough to have a good time, its not like there's only 3 or something.
Could you invite some more from school or has he/she already invited the whole class?

SwayingInTime · 08/05/2018 12:54

Kids of the age that have an entertainer will fill any space in my experience and the party will be a lot more fun for having 10, not 30! It'll be a lovely opportunity to be generous with siblings and chat to the parents rather than be completely run ragged.

Happyandyouknowitclapclap · 08/05/2018 12:56

We went to a party recently with about 6 his age, and a couple of toddler relatives and they all had a great time. There was a bouncy castle, few activities and entertainer so there could have easily been lots more guests but they had a great time and it didn't look silly at all!

ineedamoreadultieradult · 08/05/2018 12:56

Chase up the non responders
Let the ones who have said yes know they can bring siblings (appropriately aged siblings not 17 year olds!)
Does he do any out of school activities you can invite kids from?

DragonsAndCakes · 08/05/2018 12:57

If you want to ask other children, the way to do it is to ‘chase them up’ as if you had invited them. Mention that your child is a bit rubbish at handing out invitations or that other people have mentioned they didn’t get theirs.

paddlingwhenIshouldbeworking · 08/05/2018 12:58

I'm sure there'll be more who are coming, replies trickle in right to the last moment but 10 is a really nice number. 30 is not great to be honest. My kids favourite parties have all been ones with smaller numbers.

You can be a much calmer and more gracious host rather than run ragged, furiously unwrapping cling film, pouring endless crisps into bowls, trying to dish out drinks top ups whilst cutting 30 pieces of cake and most of all totally missing your DC having a lovely time!

BalloonFlowers · 08/05/2018 12:59

We had a fab time at the weekend with DS2 and his mates at home. A party of 3. I was panicing big time, but it was lovely. Im sure the 10 (plus any siblings that might show - invite them to stay?) will be great fun.

DragonsAndCakes · 08/05/2018 13:01

Oh and are your child’s closer friends coming? If so I’d maybe just be happy and not move on to rent a crowd. Ten is fine. If there’s anyone you worry about thinking anything of it, you can just mention that your child only wanted a few there.

I’d maybe chase up the non responders before you invite more/siblings. IME ‘no’s come in quicker and you may end up with a lot of people if you start inviting extras without having heard from the others. (Never done that myself when we’d just moved my children to a new school. Nooo.)

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Ishpishdogdish · 08/05/2018 13:03

Thanks everyone...I'm feeling a little better.

It's just the sheer size of the hall that worries me. It will just look EMPTY with only 10 children.

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paddlingwhenIshouldbeworking · 08/05/2018 13:29

10 children, plus a few more who probably haven't replied. Plus adults, plus your family.

If it's really huge, set the party table up well away from the wall to fill some space.

You'll be surprised. We once had 10 children in a big space (planned that way) and the entertainer loved it as he could play lots of running around games.

Hope it goes well, kids parties are so stressful!

jazzandh · 08/05/2018 13:40

Judging by many of the previous threads on here - I would expect many of those invited to come along anyway!

Chase them!

Saturdayselling · 08/05/2018 13:46

Loads will come without replying. In my experience you can double acceptances. Plus siblings, you'll have loads.

We just had a party with an entertainer and they said (our) 12 was the perfect number of kids.

It won't look small honestly. The grown ups will actually be able to speak to each other at one end and the kids will be busy with the entertainer at the other. It's ideal.

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