B’day party - inviting older siblings?
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Topic: B’day party - inviting older siblings?
Posted By: Nikki
Subject: B’day party - inviting older siblings?
Date Posted: 16 April 2009 at 9:42am
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Hi there .... if you're having a b'day party for a 2 year old, at a venue where you are spending about $20 per child and there is a limit on numbers .... should you feel obliged to invite older siblings of the childs friends? If they are only a little older, would it be rude not to invite them? Is it rude to say older children can come but won't be included at the table (but you are welcome to purchase them food seperately and they can play) if they are quite a few years older?
Thanks!  ------------- DS (5yrs) and DD (3yrs) |
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Posted By: my2angels
Date Posted: 16 April 2009 at 10:11am
| we have this problem every year and for me it depends on how close the friends are. We have a few preschool friends where they have either an older or younger sibling at the preschool who might play with our other child. This year Kobe invited his preschool friends and there were at least two that had siblings in the preschool with Addison but I only invited the child that Kobe plays with. But if it was a family friend and we know them all really well then i would be inviting all the kids. It can get really expensive though! |
Posted By: Nikki
Date Posted: 16 April 2009 at 10:34am
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Oh yeah, I should have explained - I was thinking about daycare friends (not our close friends or family) .... so we really don't know the siblings but they are in the big kid rooms at daycare. ------------- DS (5yrs) and DD (3yrs) |
Posted By: busymum
Date Posted: 16 April 2009 at 12:06pm
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I think what you have suggested is totally fair. It may be that their parents don't wish to have both their kids there but if they aren't able to find alternate care it does give them that exception. -------------  |
Posted By: busyissy
Date Posted: 16 April 2009 at 12:42pm
| The older kids will get invited to parties that the younger ones can't go to and I think that every parent with more than one child understands this dilema. Just do what you can afford. |
Posted By: jaz
Date Posted: 21 April 2009 at 10:25pm
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I include siblings if its a more laid back low cost type of party (like at home) but if I'm paying per child its strictly invitation only. However parties that only the 'friend' is invited to are often drop off affairs so think about how you will cope with the extra drops offs. I've always had relatively cheap low key parties for under fives for this reason. ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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