How do you manage whole class parties in reception?

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So, say thirty children, and friends from outside of school? Could easily end up with forty or so.

Do people have soft play parties this size or is it a case of being a bit ruthless?

That's basically what we did through the years with each of them. Ten is a lovely number.

Same 😂

Thanks for replies. I think the problem is that once you’ve hired the hall and any entertainment and food it’s so costly AND so much work whereas for softplay parties it’s just costly. I know whole class isn’t mandatory but hate to leave people out.

Soft play lightyears more expensive than a hall. Hall around £50-70 for a half day (4 hours - prep, 2 hr party, tidy up). Cheapest soft play party around here I can find is £16 per child, not including anything (food/party bag/exclusive use).

You live somewhere cheaper than me - when I enquired about hall costs for a Halloween party it was a lot more than that and that’s without food / entertainment.