Five year old birthday party

[ronnie1234]

Our daughter wants her fifth birthday at the local soft play. We can't have all the class as we both have friends with children that she socialises with too so she's chosen 14 class friends so far! We could maybe add to it if some people can't make. Is this bad not inviting the whole class?

Also party bag ideas please?

 

[Banshee]

Ds1 wants his birthday at the soft play and there is no way I am inviting the whole class - I could not afford it. I don't think it's wrong.

 

[Natasha2605]

I don't think it's wrong as long as it's handled sensitively. Discreetly handing out invitations etc.

 

[CookieCupcake]

No one in my sons class invited the whole class to their parties, they just invited their closest friends, which is exactly what we did. I don't think it's unreasonable at all.

 

[gingajewel]

I have literally just done the same for my lo's six birthday. We have lots of friends not from her school so she got to choose 12 other children from her class. Tbh I did feel bad but there are plenty of parties that my lo hasn't been invited too and its not like she plays with everyone in her class so I reasoned it was fine!

 

[Rags]

In my Ds's class if the invitations are handed in to the teacher they slip them into the appropriate homework folders so the children don't see them until they get home and no one feels left out if they aren't handed one. It seems to work well. I've no idea if Ds has been excluded from any parties and nor does he.

 

[lindseymw]

We have never invited the whole class. There's 35 kids in the class...there's no way I could afford to invite everyone.

It's Jacob's party tomorrow, he's invited 4 kids from Joshua's class (they are all friends outside of school) and 5 kids from his class (then various others, friends, family etc)

We hand the invites to the teacher and they put them into the kids bags.

 

[caz_hills]

My son wants a few friends over at home for his birthday. He gets daunted in big parties. Most parties at school have been the whole class so I do feel bad but ultimately it's their party!

Party bags - the best ones have been a reading book (phonics) and some sweeties ����