friends, should i push to encourage play date with my 8 yr old with new friends that have been together since infants?

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Hi, just wondering what you would do. My daughter has just started to play more at play time with 3 girls who are all best friends and go round eachothers houses and the mums are very good friends too, my daugher has only really got to know them in year 3 as she got split from her close friends as they went in another class.

my daughter is saying about seeing one of these girls out side of school!

question is - do i just see how it goes with the girls and how she gets on with them at school or do you think she will become better friends with them if she sees them outside school?

I would hate to push it and them see eachother outside school and they felt awkward or didnt get on.

what would you do?
thanks

If she is saying she would like to see one of them then I would arrange it.

Yes, ditto. If DD wants to have the playdate, I'd arrange it.

My DS2 lost out badly in a class reshuffle. He is shy and it's only been the playdates, really that has allowed the previous friendships to withstand the school separation.

Thanks for the replies!

Spookily enough i saw one of the mums up the shops and she invited me back to hers for a coffee and i said then about my dd getting together with her daughter in the holidays and she said we will definately sort something out that will be great!

So now dd has to do some of the work