I am considering throwing DS's first birthday at a nearby community park and playground. They have a pavilion, but the use of it is "first come, first served" so we can't reserve it. Would it be a terrible idea to plan to do the party picnic-style (with blankets rather than tables) in case we got there and someone else had already staked out the tables? We do have a 10x10 pavilion tent and folding table for the food. The park is also very shaded.
Re: Picnic Party?
This. Otherwise, sounds fine to me....most people with kids don't seem to do much sitting at kids parties anyway. I always rent a chair for every butt for DS's parties, and few of them get used because people mingle around the food tables and chat or are chasing their kids.
this, if you have some chairs for the ones that need them a picnic party is a nice idea