I know pass the parcel is often slated on here but ds1 is very keen to have it at his 4th birthday party. The standard thing here is to have one gift per child (always a pack of choc buttons or a lollipop) with as many layers as children. I thought about doing something slightly different and putting those small bouncy balls that bounce very high in instead of sweets.
Do you think that would be ok or cause great upset? PTP is going to come after the children have had an entertainer for an hour and lunch, so they shold have had their sugar fix. I also thought bouncy ball chaos might then fill the final half hour nicely.
Also, does each layer have to be nice wrapping paper? It seems such a waste, but I'm sure I've seen AIBU threads where people were outraged if Christmas paper or recycled paper was used. In my day if was just newspaper, which seems much more sensible to me.
I know I'm obsessing about very trivial party details but it is my first big party and tis very nerve-wracking!