Hello!
So my DD will be turning 5 during the October half-term and will be having her first ever birthday party.
I preemptively put a deposit at a local paint a pot cafe for a party but am now stressing that I made the wrong choice - can any party veterans out there help?!
My main concerns are...
- Guestlist - Do we have to invite the whole class?? I’ve no clue as to the etiquette! My first thought was just to do all girls but my OH has decided his best mates boy has to come (which is fair enough) so now i’m torn 😓 The party costs £15.99 a head so we def can’t afford the whole class plus one!
- Parents - The cafe has said they don’t like the parents to be upstairs in the party room (apparently they wind up taking over and being too noisey?) but we don’t know any of the parents and I’m worried they won’t want to leave them and will be funny about having to wait for an hour and 45 mins in the cafe downstairs...
Am I being daft? Really don’t want to loose my deposit but starting to think it’s the wrong venue for such little kids 😓. A little worried that we’d wind up paying even more if we cancelled and booked a hall - plus I’m waaay too self conscious to run kids party games in front of near strangers! 😬
Any and all advice would be very much appreciated!