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Bday and Weather

Spin313Spin313 member
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DS's birthday is in March and I'd love to have an outdoor party since we have a large yard and back onto a private park. However, we live in Michigan, which means the weather could be 80 degrees or 10...it might even be sunny and then snow or rain an hour later. Last year was a gorgeous 70 degree day and I regretted not having his friends over.

Would you chance having an outdoor party with unpredictable weather...? I guess I could invite only a few kids in case it's a yucky day and have to bring everyone inside...although I'd rather not, for multiple reasons. Would it be weird to say the party would be rescheduled if the weather was poor...?

I'd rather not fork over a ton of money for an indoor play place when I have an awesome play place in my backyard!
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Re: Bday and Weather

  • ridesbuttonsridesbuttons member

    No, I wouldn't chance an outdoor party in March unless you have a bad weather plan (which would involve bringing the kids inside).

    Why not just invite 3 or 4 friends and then not worry about it?

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  • Spin313Spin313 member
    imageridesbuttons:
    Why not just invite 3 or 4 friends and then not worry about it?

    That would be fine except we have a lot of people to invite. Even if we only had the neighbors, DS's cousin, and one or two select friends that's still a full house, and that would be completely excluding kids from our mom group and DS's preschool.
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  • lauren&mattlauren&matt member
    I honestly don't think there is anything wrong with having to reschedule due to weather... as long as the odds are in your favor of having good weather, then I think that's fine. 
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  • jlw2505jlw2505 member
    I grew up in MI and I live in MN now and there is no way I would plan an outdoor party for March unless I planned 2 very different parties - a sledding party or something I could do in nicer weather that keeps the kids moving and either way, I would have a plan B for the same day and time.  I would not in any way plan a party with a possible second "bad" weather day.  People are busy and they are not going to save a second date just in case your party day gets moved.  For my March DD I always plan indoor parties and honestly, with my June baby whose bday tends to fall right at the end of our rainy/wet season, I typically plan indoor parties for her as well.  I have been to very few outdoor parties that had nice weather.  I recall an early Sept party at a park this fall and it was 90 degrees and humid and the kids were not happy at all.  I would never plan an outdoor party without a bad weather indoor option.
    Jenni Mom to DD#1 - 6-16-06 DD#2 - 3-13-08 
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  • 74dragonfly74dragonfly member
    I too grew up in Michigan. I would not do it unless you can accommodate everyone inside. March is Wierd weather.




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