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WWYD?! (re: birthday parties)
I really want to have Joe's 3rd birthday party at Museum of Natural Science, as he LOVES, LOVES, LOVES dinosaurs and they have a whole dinosaur themed party package. (Yes, I know it is 5 months away, but I emailed the party coordinator just to get an idea of what it all includes....I'm Type A, back off!!!)
Well, the coordinator says the party room only accomodates up to 25 kids comfortably and they do an arts and crafts project in the party room, so they'll need room to work. Also, the party package only includes 20 guests, so I'd have to pay $15 for the additional 5 guests, which is okay. For his 2nd bday party, I invited about 20 kids and had about 34 show up because all the invitees brought their siblings and the party room was CRAMPED and I ended up shelling out about $200 extra to pay for the additional kiddos...
I reeeeally want to have the party at HMNS, so how would you handle this situation? I don't want to offend any parents by excluding the siblings when they call and ask if they can come, but the party will only work properly if only 25 kiddos attend....
And no making fun of me for thinking about this so far in advance ;-)
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Re: WWYD?! (re: birthday parties)
i'm not going to make fun of you, I already have Ally's party planned and she's turning 7 months tomorrow.
I don't have great advice, but I was thinking that on the invitation somewhere you can mention it in an indirect way (i.e. Due to limited space in the party room, please RSVP as soon as you can so we account for everyone accordingly) Okay not that long, but maybe something similar?
You'll get no grief from me about planning ahead. I think that's smart!
Along the lines of what Lisa said, maybe put something on the invite in small print like: "Unfortunately, due to space constraints, the museum is unable to accomodate siblings who wish to attend" or something like that...?
ETA: I would totally push it back on the museum and make it like it's their fault that the space isn't big enough. Then you aren't the "bad guy", KWIM?
Yeah, I don't think I could be that blunt, but I totally understand the need for it!! Joe's 2nd bday was at Wonderwild and it is $15 per kiddo over the 20 limit.
I would write something on the invite that says: Due to the museum's restrictions on number of guests we are unable to accommodate siblings.
If I saw that I would completely understand.
Ditto this
For sure...
I think this is a very diplomatic way to state it.
Ditto this. And I like to plan ahead for Rena's bday too. I put down the party deposit about 4 months before her birthday this year. I just like knowing it's taken care of and not having to worry about finding a place, time, etc at the last minute.
I won't make fun of you. I like the diplomatic way to word it. If anyone gets offended, they need to get over it. Seriously.
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People really just showed up with other guests?!