Clicky Poll: Would you serve alcohol at a child's party?

KLB2T · January 2015

What say you, August '15 moms? Would you serve alcohol to the adult guests of a toddler's/child's birthday party?
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ann_jeremiah · January 2015

At this point our kids' bday parties just include close family, so we do. Once it becomes a "friend" party, I wouldn't.

lovepink2007 · January 2015

Our family does for my nieces and nephews parties. They often begin on Saturdays around 1 or 2 & keep going until 9-10pm.

DaisyZH · January 2015

I think it's fine either way, I've seen it both ways and I'd never side eye alcohol at a kids party unless people were drunk.

ETA: Assuming a family party, it would be strange if it were a "friends" party with kids as the main guests and adults chaperoning.

ammc07 · January 2015

We always have beer at our dd's bday. At this age it's mostly adults at her party because they're all our friends and then if they have kids the kids will come too. Now as she gets older and they become more kid only parties we'll have to see. I don't side eye it though when I go to a party and there is alcohol.

Miz_Liz · January 2015

It obviously depends on the type of party you are having, but my son's bday is July 14th, so we are often cooking out and so beer/wine/sangria just seem appropriate. I think people generally are pretty darn good at containing themselves at children's birthday parties - especially since many of them have their little ones with them as well! If people were getting sloppy we wouldn't do it.

cowboys2009 · January 2015

DD was born in July and for her first bday bash we rented a margarita machine. If it is a family/adult friends of parents I am all about it. As dd gets older and we switch to parties with her friends that will obviously change.

traepiece · January 2015

Ugh pet peeve..... leave the alcohol for adult parties and events. There is no need to have it at a child's party.

nbalkin · January 2015

No problem with alcohol here. DD has her 2nd birthday party next Saturday and there will be alcohol.

ambercdc · January 2015

I've never been to a kids party (where adults are invited) that didn't serve alcohol

megastar007 · January 2015

I appreciate it (not pg obviously) if it's there and do serve it at my son's parties. His 2nd birthday party however was at a city park and so there wasn't any booze. I don't think anyone cared. I think it's a nice added bonus, but not expected.

mkillian27 · January 2015

I live in WI, so you can expect alcohol at any event.

julie1445 · January 2015

We do and one of our friends do but that is because it turns into an adult party once the kids go to bed lol, but thats because its only close friends, next yr maybe not since ill have kids over without the parents (school age now)

dev85 · January 2015

Since when do kids need a party every year for their birthday? And since when do adults attend? I had 3 birthday partys as a kid and adults just dropped off their kids...smh
Nothing personal to anyone, it just seems ridiculous to me that kids are handed so much...

Miz_Liz · January 2015

dev85 said:

Since when do kids need a party every year for their birthday? And since when do adults attend? I had 3 birthday partys as a kid and adults just dropped off their kids...smh Nothing personal to anyone, it just seems ridiculous to me that kids are handed so much...

How is celebrating your child's birthday that comes once per year handing them so much?

Lois172000 · January 2015

dev85 said:
Since when do kids need a party every year for their birthday? And since when do adults attend? I had 3 birthday partys as a kid and adults just dropped off their kids...smh
Nothing personal to anyone, it just seems ridiculous to me that kids are handed so much...

It probably falls under unpopular opinion but I too don't see the need for a HUGE party every year. We (DH and I) do something every year with her on her Birthday. (Zoo, museum, water park) Then we do dinner and cake with the Grandparents or have a couple of friends over for cake. Nothing crazy.
She is 6 and has had a big party for 1 (given) ,2 (backyard pool party) and 5 (Chuckie Cheese).
My Brother and Sister in law throw my Nephew a HUGE themed party EVERY YEAR. She does an amazing job but it's SO over the top. I couldn't/ refuse to do it every year.

Alcohol- depends on your crowd. If it's family and your friends and their children have at it. If it's all kids, not so much.

kat+1 · January 2015

I find it very distasteful for parents to drink at a child's party. Children's parties for fun and games not for parents to enjoy their alcohol there's a time and a place and a childs party is not the time or the place

jlsweets · January 2015

Yup- that's how I get thru children's parties

KLB2T · January 2015

I like a lot of the points that were made here.

You guys rock!

KLB2T · January 2015

Miz_Liz said:

dev85 said:

Since when do kids need a party every year for their birthday? And since when do adults attend? I had 3 birthday partys as a kid and adults just dropped off their kids...smh
Nothing personal to anyone, it just seems ridiculous to me that kids are handed so much...

How is celebrating your child's birthday that comes once per year handing them so much?
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This. And you kept saying "Since when" as if celebrating a child's birthday every year is something new, which it's not.

It's fine if you're not into it, however, its not an "unheard of" thing like you make it sound.

nbalkin · January 2015

dev85 said:
Since when do kids need a party every year for their birthday? And since when do adults attend? I had 3 birthday partys as a kid and adults just dropped off their kids...smh
Nothing personal to anyone, it just seems ridiculous to me that kids are handed so much...

Just an honest question here. What makes a child having a yearly birthday party equal to them being handed so much? I get that children now a days can be very spoiled, but how is a party once a year doing that ?

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preppywife · January 2015

I've been to many kids parties for our friends and family and always enjoyed a glass or two of wine. To me its the mark of a dutiful host to offer something for adults as well. In no way am I saying break out the beer pong table but 2 hours of 25 kids running around yelling earns the grown ups a beer in my book.

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