Would your 3-4 yr. old go to a party from 1-3pm?

Calliopi · December 2011

My soon to be 4 yr. old hasn't napped in 2 years but I know some of her friends still do. Where we want to have her party we would have to do it from 1-3pm.

Just wondering if anyone would bring their kids and if they did would they all be having meltdowns or do you think it would be ok? TIA!

kmhunt11 · December 2011

That seems to be the standard time frame. I think one was 11-1, but the rest are in the early afternoon.

stellasam · December 2011

Absolutely. I would actually prefer that time compared to 10 or 11 or something...

KathrynMD · December 2011

I would; naps are too hit or miss with DD to schedule around these days.

MrsBalletStar05 · December 2011

Mine was still napping at 3 at that time. I wouldn't go and in fact we didn't go to a party held at that exact time last year. Now, it wouldn't be a problem at age 4.

ToBeMrsT · December 2011

We would go, but it would be hitting close to nap time and if he started to melt down we would leave. We're having DS's party from 11-1pm because he still naps every day around 2pm.

Wally3 · December 2011

DS is 3 and I if it was for a close friend I would just try to skip nap that day and hope for the best - he usually does okay and would cat nap in the car on the way too or from the party. If it was an aquatance I may just skip the party.

Mrs Manners · December 2011

No. That's ds's nap time. He would be miserable and act terrible so we'd skip the whole scene.

CMM05 · December 2011

Yup! This was the only time available for DS1's 4 year old b-day party this year. I was hesitant to do it because I didn't know if people would come......but all 17 of his friends came!

I don't know many 3.5-4 year olds that nap anymore. I say go for it

UsedToBeGoldie · December 2011

i'd be annoyed but i'd still bring him... i'd try to get him to lay down from 11-12:30... which sometimes works, sometimes doesn't. If he skips a nap it's not the end of the world- but he's 4.5 and still naps almost every day... and usually at that time.

smilejenn · December 2011

My son took a consistent 3-4 hour nap every day until a few months after his fourth birthday. If it were a close friend, I would try to postpone the nap and keep the morning low key so that he would be able to go to the party. Otherwise I'd probably skip the party rather than risk an overtired meltdown.

smitt2619 · December 2011

Mine is now 4.5yo. We actually had him in afternoon preschool for ages 3y5m-4y2m. It wasn't ideal, but school was 12:30-3pm and he napped as soon as we got home. It did work out okay to have both of my boys nap at the same time because at that point DS2 was on 2 naps/day. But now with morning preschool, DS1 naps at 2:30 (yup, I have a 4y9m old that still naps!). So for that age you are asking, his napping schedule has changed. But he has never/rarely been one to get really crabby if his nap time was a bit later then normal, so probably what I would do is just leave early if needed.

shopgirl78 · December 2011

My 4 year old...no problem. In fact, I would be praying the party would wear him out enough that he would nap which is very rare for us at this age. The earlier the 3 yr old, I think the more the problem.

Spin313 · December 2011

My DS napped until 3 years and 7 months...so we would not have attended a party at that time unless it was a very close family member or friend.

jessica1080 · December 2011

My 4 year old still naps. That would not be a good time for us. If it was a good friend we would come late. We could probably make it by 2pm, but not 1pm.

franciscaz · December 2011

I would prefer a party 11-1 but yes I would take Harm if we DH could watch the twins. Otherwise I would have to have Harm miss b/c of the twins (I would not leave my 4yo son at a party by himself). I think younger sibs would be your biggest obstacle.

futrkingsley · December 2011

DS rarely naps, and almost never at that time so we'd go. He's almost 3.5. He stopped napping regularly last year so it wouldn't have been a problem then either.

Pesky · December 2011

At 4, no problemo -- DD is hit or miss on the nap thing so no big deal. At 3, eh, it would depend on how attached she was to the nap around then because that timing essential would mean no nap.

jlw2505 · December 2011

My younger DD will be 4 in March and still does nap. I would go to the party though and just plan my day to have her nap/rest beforehand and then plan for a mello night with a possible early bedtime. Both of my kids still have quiet time and it typically starts at 1 pm both at school and at home so not my ideal time for either of my kids but at this age, they are both past the point where they can't function without their nap. I just plan ahead and adjust our day.

angelakh · December 2011

DD stopped napping early, so I would have no issues. It doesn't matter what time you choose there will probably be kiddos that can't make it for whatever reason, so I would schedule what time works for you and go from there.