Okay ladies, for those of you who have ventured into the world of 4 year old parties, just a quick question I have been thinking of as DD's birthday is coming up.
I know that a parent will come along with their child but do whole families often come along or all the siblings of the invited guest....just pondering food needs and space needs, not sure if all the guests had a sibling come along if we could fit. I understand breastfed bubs / young bubs would probably come along with their mums.
... i place on the front of the birthday invitation envelope the names of parents & the children (meaning my DD's little friend's siblings and both parents too).
Luckily we don't socalise with any of her friends outside of her Kinder so it's just her little friends she knows from other day activites which is just enough kids, about up to 12 kids in total (that's including siblings) then maybe about 15 adults (usually includes my DD's one set of grandparents).
I have to say having both parents invited does bump up the cost of food & drinks, but then that's our choice to invite them and i have to say the Dad's do enjoy the social side of it (and the food, lol) !!
I personally invited the whole family of all DD1's friends so siblings and both parents were welcome. But we had the party from 10 - 12pm so i did morning tea food so it wasn't too stressful really. Some healthy chicken rolls, sandwiches, dips & veggies, cupcakes, jelly & birthday cake. Water for the kids, tea & coffee for the adults.
Other 4 yr old parties we've been to this year mainly just the invited child has gone so one of us has taken her and the other stayed at home with the other siblings. We've been guided by the invitation.
Space wise, we hired the local church hall at the end of the street - amazingly cheap and they also let us play with their bouncy castle and the church playgroup toys!
gosh, so I am starting to get a little stressed about this....I kinda thought the Dad would stay at home if he wasn't working and look after the other siblings if there were any. I have hired a Fairy to do games and face painting for an hour and a half - if we go over a certain number of kids the price goes up - but would feel mean saying no that the siblings couldn't have their face painted, etc, join in, do the parents usually let you know how many will be attending or just rock up on the day? This is turning out bigger than I thought....
4 Year Old Birthday Party Question
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