ds will be 5 soon; am planning a party. 20 ish children.
He had a party last year too and really enjoyed opening the presents. however he was tbh just as pleased that all his friends had come to his party and played games etc.
Have any of you ever said something along the lines of any of the following:
- no presents please, just come along and have fun
- presents definiteley not essential; or if you'd prefer, please make a small donation to {charity of choice tb decided}
Much as i don't want to deprive him, neither he nor any of his friends wants for much. Another angle to onsider is, will i pee off the other parents who will in future want to go down the trad party/present route and will they therefore be irked at what might unintentionally be construed as a compulsory precedent ?