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Post by klong11 on Sept 28, 2019 18:11:14 GMT -6
When I take Cadence to the movies I usually take her to the family party, which has crafts beforehand at the theater.
I was thinking of doing this for her birthday/Frozen 2, but I started to wonder if parents would be ok with dropping their 5-6 year olds at the movie with us.
Like I would buy 12 tickets, 2 for me and mh and then 10 for the kids. We do the crafts and then we buy them pizza and milk shakes or whatever for during the movie. They are assigned seats and would all be on the same row.
Would you drop your kid off for that?
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Post by chrisy01 on Sept 28, 2019 18:14:03 GMT -6
We’re doing Frozen 2 as well. I’m leaving it up to the parents. If a parent wants to come I will cover. I’m on the fence if I would drop LO off because he’s a handful.
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Post by klong11 on Sept 28, 2019 18:16:45 GMT -6
I will probably lower the number. Maybe we'll just do 5 friends. 😬
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Post by chrisy01 on Sept 28, 2019 18:19:55 GMT -6
I will probably lower the number. Maybe we'll just do 5 friends. 😬 If we invite anyone from his class, we have to invite the whole class. That’s 11 kids including LO. Plus A and X and lo’s “girlfriend”. I’m banking on half not coming from the class because that’s what seems to happen for all the school parties. So we’ll have 8 kids by my guess. |
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Post by jewels on Sept 28, 2019 19:12:18 GMT -6
I’m confused by the voting. If I would drop off my kid would probably depend on if I knew you or not, and if I knew the other kids.
I think it’s a great idea. Would you feel comfortable saying you buy the tkts and food and let it be known that you’ve bought a block of X tickets and if anyone else wants to stay they are welcome to buy their own?
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Post by wedding on Sept 28, 2019 19:16:27 GMT -6
I would drop off but I know C would behave and be pretty self sufficient. chrisy01 you have to invite everyone? Ours is that you have to invite everyone if you hand out invites at school. We are inviting a few kids from class but will get their contact info. |
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Post by chrisy01 on Sept 28, 2019 19:27:10 GMT -6
I would drop off but I know C would behave and be pretty self sufficient. chrisy01 you have to invite everyone? Ours is that you have to invite everyone if you hand out invites at school. We are inviting a few kids from class but will get their contact info. The official rule is you have to invite everyone. However if you pick kids who won’t talk about it at school no one would know. But the kids LO would want to invite would talk about it |
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Post by kim22 on Sept 28, 2019 19:47:16 GMT -6
I would be totally fine with that but I don’t know that everyone would be. DD was invited to something similar at the end of 2nd grade and I was shocked to find out I was the only parent that just dropped her to the party mom and left. I knew the mom and dad and so did DD and I knew she was comfortable with them if she needed anything. Maybe stick to kids with parents you already know if C is ok with that?
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Post by kim22 on Sept 28, 2019 19:49:53 GMT -6
I would drop off but I know C would behave and be pretty self sufficient. chrisy01 you have to invite everyone? Ours is that you have to invite everyone if you hand out invites at school. We are inviting a few kids from class but will get their contact info. The official rule is you have to invite everyone. However if you pick kids who won’t talk about it at school no one would know. But the kids LO would want to invite would talk about it Weird how they can make a rule like that about something out of school. Ours is also you can only give out invites at school if everyone is invited. T only has 16 in his class and I booked a bounce party that is for 25 so I’m inviting everyone plus his friends from pre-k that are in the other class and his cousins. I did that for kindergarten for my other 2 then I stopped inviting those that didn’t rsvp after that. |
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Post by chrisy01 on Sept 28, 2019 19:53:54 GMT -6
The official rule is you have to invite everyone. However if you pick kids who won’t talk about it at school no one would know. But the kids LO would want to invite would talk about it Weird how they can make a rule like that about something out of school. Ours is also you can only give out invites at school if everyone is invited. T only has 16 in his class and I booked a bounce party that is for 25 so I’m inviting everyone plus his friends from pre-k that are in the other class and his cousins. I did that for kindergarten for my other 2 then I stopped inviting those that didn’t rsvp after that. It’s a private school and they do that so that everyone is included. I get it. Since the class sizes are so small they don’t want anyone feeling left out. Lo’s class is he largest at 11 |
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Post by kim22 on Sept 28, 2019 19:57:00 GMT -6
Weird how they can make a rule like that about something out of school. Ours is also you can only give out invites at school if everyone is invited. T only has 16 in his class and I booked a bounce party that is for 25 so I’m inviting everyone plus his friends from pre-k that are in the other class and his cousins. I did that for kindergarten for my other 2 then I stopped inviting those that didn’t rsvp after that. It’s a private school and they do that so that everyone is included. I get it. Since the class sizes are so small they don’t want anyone feeling left out. Lo’s class is he largest at 11 Oh 11 is ok. I will forever have nightmares about that time I had 38 kids, their parents, and a clown in my house. I haven’t had a kid party at home since 😂 |
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Post by wineallthetime on Sept 29, 2019 5:10:58 GMT -6
I’m confused by the voting. If I would drop off my kid would probably depend on if I knew you or not, and if I knew the other kids. I think it’s a great idea. Would you feel comfortable saying you buy the tkts and food and let it be known that you’ve bought a block of X tickets and if anyone else wants to stay they are welcome to buy their own? All of this. If I knew the parents I'd be comfortable dropping off. If I've never met you, then no. However, I'd fully expect to buy my own ticket and any food I might want! |
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Post by tgrimes on Sept 29, 2019 7:05:48 GMT -6
We’ll probably be going this route, too. I still need to contact the theaters around here to see if they have a party room.
I’ll only be inviting friends that I know the parents though. If I didn’t know the parents, I wouldn’t drop her off at someone else’s party at the movies. But I wouldn’t expect them to pay for my ticket or food if I wanted to stay.
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Post by lahdeedah on Sept 29, 2019 12:45:33 GMT -6
I’m just here kinda wishing M had a slight interest in Frozen so I could do a movie party. That seems so chill and just my speed.
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Post by tallb on Sept 29, 2019 12:55:00 GMT -6
I dont know if I'd want to send him solo in case he gets scared (it seems kind of scary from the previews) so I'd want to be there to help out if he needed to leave, even if I knew the parents. I'd be totally fine paying my own way though.
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Post by klong11 on Sept 29, 2019 16:25:17 GMT -6
Well, Cadence has changed her mind. She wants a party at one of the indoor play places so she can have all her friends come. We'll do Frozen 2 viewing at a different time with my family.
This kid, man.
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Post by peachsmama on Sept 29, 2019 16:40:26 GMT -6
Now I want to see about a movie party lol.
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Post by guster on Sept 29, 2019 17:46:56 GMT -6
We’ve never done a kids party and I know Josie wants on this year. I kind of hate that she is the first birthday in her class bc if like to see what a party is like in this town for kindergartners (do people drop off, invite everyone, have food or just cake.)
We have been talking and she is leaning to the art center in town. They have lots of options but the paint your own pottery or the tie-dye T-shirt party seem to spark the most interest.
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Post by klong11 on Sept 29, 2019 17:56:05 GMT -6
guster food depends on time. If the party is in the 11-1 time frame I'll usually provide pizza and cake, if it's 1-4, I'll provide fruit, chips and other snack type foods and cake. I've also learned that most kids want cheese pizza and vanilla cupcakes/cake, so I usually do a 60/40 split on those rather than 50/50. If that makes sense.
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Post by guster on Sept 29, 2019 18:04:56 GMT -6
guster food depends on time. If the party is in the 11-1 time frame I'll usually provide pizza and cake, if it's 1-4, I'll provide fruit, chips and other snack type foods and cake. I've also learned that most kids want cheese pizza and vanilla cupcakes/cake, so I usually do a 60/40 split on those rather than 50/50. If that makes sense. That helps! One of the pottery places is only an hour and a half, but they provide pizza and you have to bring cake/cupcakes. The other pottery place is two hours, but no food included. I’d prefer an earlier party on a Sunday and cupcakes over cake. Once we went to a horse farm for a party and let the kids groom and then ride the horses, and as we walked back to the “carriage house” the kids sang happy birthday and we were given a pretty sugar cookie and a gift bag and goodbye! I kinda liked that! |
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Post by klong11 on Sept 29, 2019 18:11:01 GMT -6
guster I've looked into a horse party, I just worry about the weather. More often than not it rains.
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Post by wineallthetime on Sept 29, 2019 18:12:19 GMT -6
We’ve never done a kids party and I know Josie wants on this year. I kind of hate that she is the first birthday in her class bc if like to see what a party is like in this town for kindergartners (do people drop off, invite everyone, have food or just cake.) We have been talking and she is leaning to the art center in town. They have lots of options but the paint your own pottery or the tie-dye T-shirt party seem to spark the most interest. Do you have other options than a class party? Like the last 2 years Clark had parties with his neighborhood/our friend circle kids. So fun for all involved. |
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Post by guster on Sept 29, 2019 18:15:32 GMT -6
guster I've looked into a horse party, I just worry about the weather. More often than not it rains. Oh, we’re not doing that, but oddly enough it did rain the day we went to the horse party. Luckily the ring (is that what it’s called?) was inside but we still had to walk to get to it. |
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Post by guster on Sept 29, 2019 18:18:59 GMT -6
We’ve never done a kids party and I know Josie wants on this year. I kind of hate that she is the first birthday in her class bc if like to see what a party is like in this town for kindergartners (do people drop off, invite everyone, have food or just cake.) We have been talking and she is leaning to the art center in town. They have lots of options but the paint your own pottery or the tie-dye T-shirt party seem to spark the most interest. Do you have other options than a class party? Like the last 2 years Clark had parties with his neighborhood/our friend circle kids. So fun for all involved. No, we’ll brave it out and be the first ones. It’s a small class (11 with Josie)plus two little girlfriends from preschool and gymnastics. I’m good at throwing a party but I like a little extra and I think it’s best to stay simple for a kids party. I’ll probably end up at the pottery place that does the food plus the party so all I have to do is make a cheese plate and bring some waters/coffee for the parents. |
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Post by wedding on Sept 29, 2019 18:47:48 GMT -6
Cs party is 1:30-3:30. I should probably write a note to go with the invite that pizza and cake will be served, right?
I already got the invites and didn’t even think about it.
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Post by guster on Sept 29, 2019 18:58:08 GMT -6
Cs party is 1:30-3:30. I should probably write a note to go with the invite that pizza and cake will be served, right? I already got the invites and didn’t even think about it. I think I would — that’s a very good thought. Thanks! What kind of party is he having? |
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Post by tallb on Sept 30, 2019 3:08:20 GMT -6
Cs party is 1:30-3:30. I should probably write a note to go with the invite that pizza and cake will be served, right? I already got the invites and didn’t even think about it. I wouldn't worry about it. Cake is assumed and kids will still need to eat lunch beforehand, ,so the pizza will be a snack, which is expected at parties at that time. |
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Post by flamingo on Sept 30, 2019 8:05:18 GMT -6
We’ve never done a kids party and I know Josie wants on this year. I kind of hate that she is the first birthday in her class bc if like to see what a party is like in this town for kindergartners (do people drop off, invite everyone, have food or just cake.) We have been talking and she is leaning to the art center in town. They have lots of options but the paint your own pottery or the tie-dye T-shirt party seem to spark the most interest. This is us this year, too. B has a birthday party Friday for a classmate so I'm interested to see how things go. They are having the "Fun Bus" come to their house. The mom invited me to drop off since she knows I have C, but I also know her through MOPS...not sure what everyone else will me doing. For B, I think we're going to do bowling and offer drop-off since the kids will be fairly contained. |
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Post by flamingo on Sept 30, 2019 8:09:17 GMT -6
klong11 I'm OK with a drop-off movie for this age. But B is pretty self-sufficient. For my 4th bday, my mom and aunt took me and 3-4 friends to The Little Mermaid, and it was drop-off! LOL, granted that was a smaller group and I think things were less complicated back then, ha.
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Post by vino on Sept 30, 2019 9:00:12 GMT -6
klong11 I'd do a drop off for a movie party for sure as long as I knew the parents and knowing that my kid would sit through a movie. ETA: and i just saw that she changed her mind. good idea though.
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