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Primary school party.

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SFHJ · 19/08/2020 16:54

Hi, once we go back to school in September it is my DD birthday and she would love a party. We are planning one out in the garden, with picnic bags etc, hand sanitiser available etc. We went to a few at the end of term for children in her school bubble.
For one party only children from the same bubble went and this is while they were still at school and one other party was mostly from one bubble but with 3/4 children who had not gone back to school.
The children my DD would like to invite are a mix from who was in her bubble and won’t be in her September class and those who will be.
Can I invite who she wants or should I just stick to her class.
There won’t be any family, I’m doing that gathering separately.

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Jamhandprints · 19/08/2020 16:57

I don't think you should do it at all.
If you do, I think only from her new class and only 3 or 4 kids.
I know that's sad but I just dont think its worth the risk.
There are lots of fun Zoom party ideas, then she could invite as many as she wants.

boothe · 19/08/2020 17:04

I've just declined an invite for my youngest to a garden birthday party just before school returns. I'm a teacher, if it resulted in anyone in my house having to self-isolate I would have to miss work and it would be from not following the guidelines.

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SFHJ · 19/08/2020 17:09

I wasn’t asking if I should or should not do it. I have been meeting up individually with her friends over the summer since school finished and it is first week back her birthday.
It has been thought through how it will be done just like it was at the few parties I have attended.
It’s not a class party I’m doing with 30 children and I have a large garden so the 6-8 that will be invited won’t be squashed in like sardines. Picnic bags rather than just laying food out on a table to help themselves, no pass the parcel but maybe musical statues with prizes.
Obviously if invited people don’t need to come if they don’t feel comfortable with it.

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HasaDigaEebowai · 19/08/2020 17:09

you can only have six people there of course..

stuckinadeeprut · 19/08/2020 17:13

I did a very small party for DS who turned 5 with 2 guests plus 2 parents (so group of 6 in total) as a picnic at the park. It wasn't the same as normal obviously but it was within the guidelines and everyone had a nice time. It marked the occasion with minimal risk. Unfortunately the pandemic is still here and, sad though it is, we can't change that.

Marmite27 · 19/08/2020 17:17

We’re having a party with friends. There will be 16 kids, from 6 families. They’re all at nursery together anyway. We’ve been meeting up out of nursery too as didn’t see the point of not.

flibbertmygibbert · 19/08/2020 17:28

Children will be squished together with no social distancing in a small classroom all day anyway. Keep the adults apart and they will be safer in your garden than they’ve been in school all day.

Changemyname18 · 19/08/2020 18:18

Are you certain that everybody you invite would come? I wouldn't accept such a party invite for my kids. I agree with hasa I still believe that meetings in a garden should not involve this many. One of my kids has a autumn birthday. I am not doing any such party for them. It's not the kids that are the problem, it's the behaviour of the adults that you cannot control

Lau7 · 19/08/2020 20:23

If you’re set on having a party, I would stick with a couple of children from her class and not mix bubbles.

cherryblossommorningstoday · 19/08/2020 20:29

You may not have asked but... this is very selfish. Outside it is 6 people from multiple households.

As soon as you have the parents there too it doesn't matter that it's outside.

If you unknowingly had COVID-19, everything you touch and give to children/parents could be infected.

Children at school are having their own pens/pencils etc for this reason.

Children do need to get back to school and yes, they do have to mix but your party isn't essential.

My son's birthday is in October (and my other son had his party cancelled a week after lockdown which was really hard for him) but it's a global pandemic that kills people. Be the adult...

Oilyvoir · 20/08/2020 20:11

I did one in the park at the end of July. We had a wonderful time - I scheduled it from 3 - 5 and everyone was still there at 6.30. Children from his bubble plus a sibling and birthday boy's sibling so 7 children in total plus one parent - 5 different families. Considering a party in the park every year Covid or not! Cheap and relaxed with plenty of space for the kids (5 Year olds) to run around. Got to be some advantages to a summer birthday - educational adventage is certainly not one of them.

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