Time of birthday party

pb&jojo · July 2014

Hi ladies! What time are you planning to have your birthday party for lo? Can't decide between an afternoon (12:00) or evening (4:00). What is your reasoning for your choice? Thanks!

WashingtonQueen · July 2014

1pm. Enough time for Serena to get a nap before, Xander to take a nap after, and most convenient for out of town guests.

MitsB707 · July 2014

2-6. After nap time and plenty of time to get there even if there's shore traffic (which there likely will be).

alexkylee · July 2014

Noon. My family is coming from out of town so we thought it would be nice if we had a bbq then they could get home at a decent time that night. LO's naptime varies each day so there is never a guarantee she'll take an afternoon nap. I know she always takes a nap around 5 so I didn't want to have it too late.

kwrecks · July 2014

1. She usually wakes up from her nap around 12:30 and i wanted her party to be going on during as much of her awake time as possible.

pb&jojo · July 2014

Thanks for the input. I think I'm going to go with earlier...I do target this would be most convenient for out of town guests. Thanks again.

catskitch · July 2014

Tentatively scheduled for 2-5 because he naps eight before and after as well. It may end for the guests but family may stick around since it's a bbq

nittanygirl28 · July 2014

We are going with 12:30. Since ours is on a Sunday we wanted everyone to be able to get home at a decent time. And our LO naps around 10am. Lately, no pm nap.

PB102012 · July 2014

Ours is at 1 p.m... LO is usually awake from her morning nap about 12, so that should give us a happy birthday girl. Also, we have family coming in from out of town so it allows for travel time as well.

Bunnyfer · July 2014

Ours is starting at 1p. We doing it at a local park...So we needed to be mindful of Emma's nap and also the hours of the park

ELauren88 · July 2014

We picked noon, simply because party will be outside and we want to beat the heat of the day. LO will probably still be napping for the first 30 min of her party, though.

APK141 · July 2014

We decided on 2:00 for 2 reasons:
-LO should be able to (hopefully) get a good afternoon nap in.
-people will have already eaten lunch. There will definitely be food, but not a meal! (mini sammiches, chips, veggies, fruit)

janneann1127 · July 2014

Ours is 11am. D naps 930-11 generally and then again at 2 so it should be right in between.

Ashesha13 · July 2014

5:30. Here in the desert we're in triple digits before noon. So 5:30 is usually the start of the cool off time... If there is such a thing. But I figure we pretty all live here and know what to expect and have indoors available for those not used to the heat. And the kids could care less but we'll have plenty of liquids and shade canopies covering the tables and activities

ludali · July 2014

Our's was yesterday - we had it start at 12, had all food out by 12:30...she did her cake smash by 1:45, was asleep for a nap by 2:30 - we walked around and said good-bye to everyone before nap in case seh slept too long and they wanted to leave...well most people stayed til 5/5:30! It was nice having it at our house...she could nap in her own crib in peace. :-)

EDIT: She napped in the morning and woke at 11:30...so that worked well for us.

TrueBeliever925 · July 2014

ludali said:

Our's was yesterday - we had it start at 12, had all food out by 12:30...she did her cake smash by 1:45, was asleep for a nap by 2:30 - we walked around and said good-bye to everyone before nap in case seh slept too long and they wanted to leave...well most people stayed til 5/5:30! It was nice having it at our house...she could nap in her own crib in peace. :-)

EDIT: She napped in the morning and woke at 11:30...so that worked well for us.

Sounds like you guys had a great day, @ludali!

nittanygirl28 · July 2014

ludali said:
Our's was yesterday - we had it start at 12, had all food out by 12:30...she did her cake smash by 1:45, was asleep for a nap by 2:30 - we walked around and said good-bye to everyone before nap in case seh slept too long and they wanted to leave...well most people stayed til 5/5:30! It was nice having it at our house...she could nap in her own crib in peace. :-)

EDIT: She napped in the morning and woke at 11:30...so that worked well for us.

Did LO have fun???

ludali · July 2014

@nittanygirl28 Yes, we had a good time! She was exhausted! Both naps for the day were 2 hours...she's never done that before! So much excitement around I guess! :-)

I would say to everyone though, don't stress about it too much - seriously, I put SO MUCH into our wedding, and then it was over after one evening. Same with this party - once it got underway, I just enjoyed it - did we forget to take out the pinata? Yes. Was it the end of teh world? Absolutely not. LOL.

Coconuthead · July 2014

We are keeping it in our little three man band so the party is going to last all day.

nittanygirl28 · July 2014

@ludali‌ - great advice!!!

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