People won't come to birthday parties unless we host them…
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People won't come to birthday parties unless we host them at indoor parks/arcades
My son has a winter birthday, so we have to host his parties at indoor places. We can't afford to go all-out at the big name indoor playgrounds and such, so we choose local budget places. This year we did a bowling alley, in the past we have done an arcade-type place and a gymnastics studio. Every year we invite the whole class and there's always a big turnout. Usually 3/4 of the kids turn up, some bringing siblings, so we end up with 25-30 kids each year. We bring pizza and cupcakes and little goodie bags (all consumables, I hate those cheap little plastic toys). It's chaos but everyone has fun.
My daughter has a late spring birthday, so we usually host her parties at a nice local park. The splash pad is going, the playground is newly updated. We bring the same food and goodies as we do for her brother. We also invite her whole class. But she only gets like 2-4 kids every year and is bummed by the low turnout.
Both of my kids are fairly outgoing, and I know my daughter plays with a number of different kids, as she mentions them by name. She gets invites to classmates' birthday parties and the other kids seem to like her. The park is very close to her school, so presumably people live nearby or are ok with the commute. They are only 1 year apart, so I don't think it's an age thing. Is it just that people won't come to "cheap" birthday parties anymore?
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My son has a winter birthday, so we have to host his parties at indoor places. We can't afford to go all-out at the big name indoor playgrounds and such, so we choose local budget places. This year we did a bowling alley, in the past we have done an arcade-type place and a gymnastics studio. Every year we invite the whole class and there's always a big turnout. Usually 3/4 of the kids turn up, some bringing siblings, so we end up with 25-30 kids each year. We bring pizza and cupcakes and little goodie bags (all consumables, I hate those cheap little plastic toys). It's chaos but everyone has fun.
My daughter has a late spring birthday, so we usually host her parties at a nice local park. The splash pad is going, the playground is newly updated. We bring the same food and goodies as we do for her brother. We also invite her whole class. But she only gets like 2-4 kids every year and is bummed by the low turnout.
Both of my kids are fairly outgoing, and I know my daughter plays with a number of different kids, as she mentions them by name. She gets invites to classmates' birthday parties and the other kids seem to like her. The park is very close to her school, so presumably people live nearby or are ok with the commute. They are only 1 year apart, so I don't think it's an age thing. Is it just that people won't come to "cheap" birthday parties anymore?
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