birthday in february

"toypup" wrote in message
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We are celebrating DD's birthday on Sunday, February 8. School is out on
Monday, February 9, for Lincoln's birthday. I think most people work on
Lincoln's birthday. So, the venue we are considering has only two time
slots: 10:30 to 12:30 or 6:30 to 8:30. Can anyone give me their opinions
of each time slot, which is preferable and why? I know each community is
different, but I'd like to debate this in my head a little before making
the decision. This venue is ideal, but the time slots aren't. The
alternatives don't appeal to me, either, so I will likely end up choosing
this venue.
Definitely the 10:30 slot. 8:30 is way past bed times here. I know someone
who had a 5yo party finishing at 7:00 and several people refused because it
was too late.
As fot church, I go, but if the children have a party they want to go to
instead I'd let them go. If you insist they go to church (or anything else)
always when there's something they'd like to do as a one off, then they're
going to hate it. I guess it happens about half a dozen times over the year
that one of them goes to a party on Sunday morning.
Debbie

toypup wrote:
"Stephanie" wrote in message
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toypup wrote:
"Stephanie" wrote in message
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I don't remember your DD's age. But for me, personally, I would
prefer the earlier time. By 8:30, I want to be home enjoying my
family life.

Me, too. I just worry all the religious folk won't come. We live
in a religious area. I am agnostic, so I don't discuss religion
with anyone. That is a problem for me now, because I know a few of
her friends' families are very religious, but I'm not sure of the
rest, even though I speak to them quite often and they live just a
few doors down. They could all be church going people and then no
one would come to our 10:30 party.


That is a good point. Are you wedded to this venue?

No, but it's the preferred choice were it not for the time slots. I
don't want it at home or at Chuck E. Cheese (though that is our
fallback choice) nor the jumper place or the park. It's February and
usually raining then and I don't want everyone stuck in my house, it
feels so full even with just two families. The park may be rained
out. Chuck E. Cheese is so hectic, ditto jumper place. I really
want the kids to just have a place to run around and play, so no
structured bowling alley or movie theater or Michaels (although a
good place for when she's a little older). This venue fits the bill
in so many ways. The timing is not ideal, but if people will come,
I'd do it.


Best of luck to you! Birthday parties are one of my least favorite parental
responsibilities! (Therefore you should put my opinion down on the scale of
the 50/50 split you have. If you do that, perhaps the evening slot wins!)

Oh I misread what you were saying. I would pick the 10:30 slot. You could
see if the next weekend or some other date has better time slots. Does it
have to be on that particular day? I would not want to be out at 8:30 on a
Sunday night with little ones, with them being hyper and not ready to go to
bed at a decent time, school or no school. It's much different with older
kids, but I was pretty strict on a bedtime when they were little.
--
Sue (mom to three girls)

"toypup" wrote in message
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"Sue" wrote in message
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I pick the 12:30 time slot, since it can be over at a decent time to
still get things done.

I'd pick that, too, but the only options are one starting at 10:30 AM and
one at 6:30 PM.

Welches wrote:
"toypup" wrote in message
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We are celebrating DD's birthday on Sunday, February 8. School is out on
Monday, February 9, for Lincoln's birthday. I think most people work on
Lincoln's birthday. So, the venue we are considering has only two time
slots: 10:30 to 12:30 or 6:30 to 8:30. Can anyone give me their opinions
of each time slot, which is preferable and why? I know each community is
different, but I'd like to debate this in my head a little before making
the decision. This venue is ideal, but the time slots aren't. The
alternatives don't appeal to me, either, so I will likely end up choosing
this venue.
Definitely the 10:30 slot. 8:30 is way past bed times here. I know someone
who had a 5yo party finishing at 7:00 and several people refused because it
was too late.

I'd weigh in on calling the prospective invitees.
Around here, it's very common for people with young children
to have them up (and out) late, so I don't think a party
ending at 8:30 would faze most people, but the church
issue might really be a problem for those who are religious.
Many churches would have earlier services, but at ours,
the families rarely show at the early services. Heck,
they seem to have trouble making it in on time for the
11:00 service! Times seems to skew later for families
around here. We're the odd ones out with early bedtimes.

Best wishes,
Ericka

Ericka wrote:

"toypup" wrote in message
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We are celebrating DD's birthday on Sunday, February 8. School is out on
Monday, February 9, for Lincoln's birthday. I think most people work on
Lincoln's birthday. So, the venue we are considering has only two time
slots: 10:30 to 12:30 or 6:30 to 8:30. Can anyone give me their opinions
of each time slot, which is preferable and why? I know each community is
different, but I'd like to debate this in my head a little before making
the decision. This venue is ideal, but the time slots aren't. The
alternatives don't appeal to me, either, so I will likely end up choosing
this venue.

I'd weigh in on calling the prospective invitees.
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Could I suggest a couple of alternatives.

1) I doubt at DD's age that the actual date means that much for her.
So how about a pre-birthday party on Saturday? And also see what time
slots there are for Monday

2) I would second the calling a couple of invitees - I mean you are
only going to have about 5 or 6 kids there right? Give them the
options of 10:30 or 6:30 on Sunday or something on Monday if there are
more reasonable times then.

I'd weigh in on calling the prospective invitees.
Around here, it's very common for people with young children
to have them up (and out) late,

I agree, we were invited to a party on the day before thanksgiving,
which struck me as a bit bizarre, I presume all of the class had been
invited plus some other friends and there were 7 or 8 of Ds's class of
10 at a party on Thanksgiving Eve which ended ay 7.30, we left promptly
and were about the first to leave, of course it wasn't a school night,
but I don't know how much that would have changed things.

Cheers
Anne

toypup wrote:
We are celebrating DD's birthday on Sunday, February 8. School is out
on Monday, February 9, for Lincoln's birthday. I think most people work
on Lincoln's birthday. So, the venue we are considering has only two
time slots: 10:30 to 12:30 or 6:30 to 8:30. Can anyone give me their
opinions of each time slot, which is preferable and why? I know each
community is different, but I'd like to debate this in my head a little
before making the decision. This venue is ideal, but the time slots
aren't. The alternatives don't appeal to me, either, so I will likely
end up choosing this venue.

I would definitely pick the early time slot for myself. The other is to
late to get home and get squared away. Most of my kids are in bed,
or ready for bed, by that time. Plus, here, it is pitch black outside
by 6:30 - who wants to be out and about then.

--
Nikki

"Nikki" wrote in message
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I would definitely pick the early time slot for myself. The other is to
late to get home and get squared away. Most of my kids are in bed, or
ready for bed, by that time. Plus, here, it is pitch black outside by
6:30 - who wants to be out and about then.

--
Nikki

Thanks, everyone. I think I've got it now. 10:30 seems to be the winner.
I've asked around with some of the families we are sure to invite and 10:30
was preferred. Some of the church goers said they'd skip church for a
party!

toypup wrote:
We are celebrating DD's birthday on Sunday, February 8. School is out
on Monday, February 9, for Lincoln's birthday. I think most people work
on Lincoln's birthday. So, the venue we are considering has only two
time slots: 10:30 to 12:30 or 6:30 to 8:30. Can anyone give me their
opinions of each time slot, which is preferable and why? I know each
community is different, but I'd like to debate this in my head a little
before making the decision. This venue is ideal, but the time slots
aren't. The alternatives don't appeal to me, either, so I will likely
end up choosing this venue.

Why not ask the parents of the kids who might come? It may be a lot of
them have off. President's day is considered a major holiday by NJ
Transit. It is right up there with Christmas, New Years, Thanksgiving,
Memorial Day and Labor Day. And Fourth of July, which is like
Independence Day So a lot of parents might have off.

A lot of kids may or may not be out of town for the holiday, too.

"Jeff" wrote in message
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Why not ask the parents of the kids who might come? It may be a lot of
them have off. President's day is considered a major holiday by NJ
Transit. It is right up there with Christmas, New Years, Thanksgiving,
Memorial Day and Labor Day. And Fourth of July, which is like Independence
Day So a lot of parents might have off.

A lot of kids may or may not be out of town for the holiday, too.

Thanks. It seems around here no one really observes Lincoln's birthday
except the schools, because it is swallowed up by President's Day.
President's Day is the week after and that is a bigger deal. I did ask the
parents, but I wanted some input before going the next step doing so. We're
going with 10:30.