Help me with DD's birthday party guest list

Mrs.Greg · April 2013

So this is my oldest DD's first year of preschool. Her birthday is May 31 and we need to figure out what we are going to do for her party soon. We are going to do it at The Little Gym or the children's museum and those places fill up quick. Both places are boy and girl friendly but I'm thinking about only inviting the girls from her class, mostly because there are 15 kids (I think it's pretty evenly split, boys and girls) and DD has some not-preschool friends that we'll invite too. I know that not every kid we invite will come, especially preschool kids, but in the off chance most come, I don't want to go overboard with the guest list. Is it ok to invite just the girls? Or is it an all or nothing kind of thing?

rsd12 · April 2013

I don't think there is anything wrong with inviting only the girls, or just a few of her friends from preschool. Just don't send the invites in through school and don't invite eveyone but one kid.

I have been really lucky that my kids have o

bim38106 · April 2013

From my experience at DDs' preschool, parents invite the kids from class that they know their child plays with a lot. I know a few have also invited all boys or all girls only. If you don't want to go overboard, I think it's just fine to invite just the g

ryry1977 · April 2013

I think it is fine to just invite the girls. Most schools don't like you to hand out the invites at school if you don't invite the whole class though. Might have to ask the teacher about that.

74dragonfly · April 2013

I would keep the guest list small. I'd ask her teacher what their preference is.

LoveEeyore · April 2013

I would do what works. DD just went to a girls' bday party at a paint your pottery place. I generally have the kids choose the number of friends to come as many years as they are turning. DD#1 has selected Buildabear parties the la

Littlejen22 · April 2013

How do they handle invites? If the teachers would quietly place them in their backpacks without the kids knowing I think it is fine but at our school the kids would leave with the cards in their hands because there are no backpacks and I would feel horri

neverblushed · April 2013

When my kids were in preschool, there were always a handful of kids who did just a few friends or just boys/girls, whichever.

I think it's okay to invite whoever you want, but if you don't invite the whole class, mail the invitations.

Emilia0101 · April 2013

I would just invite the girls if party size is a concern. I wouldn't hand out invites at school. Parents get offended easily even at a young age.

jlw2505 · April 2013

I don't think you ever have to invite everyone and honestly, the parties that my kids have been to when its all class seem overwhelming to me and to my kids. I think its fine to do just the girls or even just the kids you know she plays with regardl

Mrs.RockyM · April 2013

DD's class has about 30 kids, so we just spoke to the teacher and got a list of who her closest friends were and then if there was anyone she constantly spoke about we invited them too. Why don't you do that, instead of just inviting all the girl

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