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Post by peachsmama on Oct 7, 2017 15:42:38 GMT -6
I'm thinking the jump and Jack place this year.
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Post by chrisy01 on Oct 8, 2017 7:05:02 GMT -6
mamabear maybe do mostly family and few favorite friends. That's what we are doing.
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Post by melaniesue on Oct 8, 2017 8:40:23 GMT -6
Guys. I have no clue what I'm doing yet. But L just got her first bday party invitation from a friend which made me strangely happy . and then made me question if i should do a friend party after all, instead of just family like I'd originally thought. This is exactly why I ended up booking a party at Chuck E. Cheese.
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Post by trtlcrzy on Oct 8, 2017 8:59:06 GMT -6
I’m sorry flamingo, it’s hard moving to a new area where there aren’t many people you know. He’ll be in school for about 2 months at the time of the party so he will probably have a few friends in his class by then.
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Post by lahdeedah on Oct 8, 2017 9:48:25 GMT -6
I’m really conflicted and kind of struggling (#FWP) with the birthday thing. B has been talking about a party for awhile and I’d love to have one, but we just don’t have a big network here yet. His preschool class is 10 kids and Im not sure that we’d get a great turnout, esp since it’s early in the year. B is apparently one of —if not THE—oldest in his class so I haven’t seen any other birthday invites or how ppl handle it here. We have a field trip coming up (I think basically every mom is attending) so maybe I can talk to a couple other moms and get some insight. Blerg. This is kinda where I am. M has been talking about a party, but I wasn't planning on giving him one. We don't have a lot of family here and new school. There has only been 2 birthdays in his class so far, but neither did a party. He actually has been asking for a bouncy castle for his birthday. Maybe I can plan to just have one at my house and invite a few kids for a VERY casual celebration. The neighbor's 3 girls who he plays with occasionally, one of his close friends from his old daycare, and we have 2 other coaches with kids around his age that we can invite. I don't want to have to do a ton of prep for it. We should be going to zoo boo this Friday with the other coaches families, so maybe I can talk to them about it to see if they would be available to come.
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Post by vino on Oct 8, 2017 9:54:07 GMT -6
flamingo and lahdeedah Same for us over here, with B switching daycares and his class being only 10 kids doesn't make sense to book a party. We're getting a cool cake, I'll decorate the house, we might meet his BFF at the trampoline park and then have him and his parents over for cake but that is yet to be determined as well. Next year he starts kinder and I'm hoping it'll be that beginning of awesome parties for him.
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Post by lahdeedah on Oct 8, 2017 12:17:48 GMT -6
I was going through this thread thinking that PB ate my post that I thought I posted a few days ago, so I typed out a similar one.
After I posted it I saw there is 2 birthday threads and my post was on the other one. Lol.
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Post by mwhip on Oct 9, 2017 14:21:07 GMT -6
I need to get E's bday on the calendar. Her bday is on a Wednesday this year and we already have 2 things planned for the weekend following, both of which I want to attend, so I'm guessing the weekend before. Hopefully H will feel up to it. Guess I should have the kid narrow down a theme and go buy invites.
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Post by slenle on Oct 10, 2017 9:24:46 GMT -6
I'm struggling deciding what to do for a party.
Last year we celebrated with family over Thanksgiving and then rented the little children's museum place for a party with friends.
This year N said she wants to have her party at our house, but there's no way I'm inviting daycare friends to our house along with our close friends and 20+ family members. It's going to be December so there's no way they can play outside.
Do you expect parents to drop off at this age or stay for the party? I assume they would want to stay which would make it way too cramped.
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Post by vino on Oct 10, 2017 9:31:13 GMT -6
slenle I would be ok with some kids drop off but I'd want to know ahead of time. Me personally, I'll be staying at parties for a while. I like to help and find it a good way to chat with other parents.
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Post by wineallthetime on Oct 10, 2017 9:41:45 GMT -6
slenle, I would assume all would stay.
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Post by klong11 on Oct 10, 2017 9:42:13 GMT -6
slenle, yeah, not ready for drop off parties, just yet.
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Post by melaniesue on Oct 10, 2017 10:12:23 GMT -6
slenle yeah, I’m not ready to drop Millie off yet. I didn’t really start doing that with Carter until end of 1st grade and then it totally depended on the situation.
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Post by vino on Oct 10, 2017 10:15:15 GMT -6
Not judgy at all lfig, they need to corral their children.
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Post by lfig on Oct 10, 2017 10:35:26 GMT -6
Omg, I just realized I posted that in the wrong thread! Whoops! I’m going to cut and paste it in the daily!
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Post by trtlcrzy on Oct 10, 2017 10:47:44 GMT -6
slenle if it was close friends I wouldn’t mind them dropping of their kids, but not like preschool friends that I don’t know well.
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Post by klong11 on Oct 10, 2017 12:42:08 GMT -6
MH just finished Cadence's party invitations. I'm obsessed with it. I'll post it after he sends me the final.
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Post by klong11 on Oct 10, 2017 12:53:03 GMT -6
I love it.
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Post by guster on Oct 10, 2017 12:53:48 GMT -6
That is awesome, @klongoria. She is so cute!!
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Post by peachsmama on Oct 10, 2017 13:01:35 GMT -6
Those are awesome!
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Post by tgrimes on Oct 10, 2017 13:16:08 GMT -6
klong11 Those are the best invites I've ever seen!
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Post by klong11 on Oct 10, 2017 13:23:24 GMT -6
klong11 Those are the best invites I've ever seen! I tell mh what I want and give him the pictures for it and he makes it happen. Maybe he should open an etsy shop. LOL
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Post by melaniesue on Oct 10, 2017 13:23:46 GMT -6
Cute!!!
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Post by slenle on Oct 10, 2017 13:47:37 GMT -6
That is awesome klong11! Love the pic too!
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Post by nam2013 on Oct 10, 2017 13:57:02 GMT -6
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Post by wedding on Oct 10, 2017 14:15:21 GMT -6
klong11, I love that! And I want to come!
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Post by mwhip on Oct 10, 2017 15:22:16 GMT -6
those invites are so cute klong11! I'll be buying the ones at Party City that you fill the dates and location in...if I even send them since it will just be immediate family!
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Post by Sunny41 on Oct 12, 2017 12:14:19 GMT -6
I'm feeling off today so not processing things well and I need to talk this out with girls who know things. E's bday is Sunday 11/5. His bff from school is having a party that afternoon. MH is possibly returning sometime the next week so not home for the bday and maybe not the next weekend. My dad has been playing with dates and decided to book a ticket without talking to me first that arrives sunday 10/29 during possible party hours and leaving saturday 11/4 just before afternoon party hours. He can take the train to the airport but I still need to drive 10min to get him to the train station.
I had planned on doing a bounce house in the backyard and easy food. Is or sunday before Halloween a difficult party time? If I get invites out on Monday will that be too late for 10/28 or 10/29? Or should I do it 11/4 from 10-12. I had originally planned 3-5. If I did it while my dad was here, he would pay for some of it.
What would be a good alternative that I could get him together with a few friends? He wants a party so bad and I was just calling to make reservations. Sorry if this isn't worded well, i am a little emotional today.
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Post by nam2013 on Oct 12, 2017 12:26:08 GMT -6
Sunny41 have you checked if the people who you really want to be there are available? If that's the case then two weeks notice seems plenty for everyone else. ETA and i don't know if Halloween is an issue since I have never experienced a Halloween party.
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Post by klong11 on Oct 12, 2017 12:27:18 GMT -6
Sunny41, I would do it 11/4 10-12. That way your Dad can be there and you will still have time to get him to the train so he can make his flight that afternoon. E and his Dad can have a special day all to themselves when he gets back. Unless your H really wants to be there for the party, in which case you can wait, but it didn't seem like he was real sure on when exactly that would even be.
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