How Many Kids to Invite to a Pre-K Birthday Party
So the first birthday in preschool comes around and what do you
do? Do you invite the whole class, do you invite a few of your child's
besties, do you celebrate it at school and call it a day or do you go
all out and invite all 16-25 classmates PLUS other friends to the party?
Now, as you may know, drop off parties don't exist for preschoolers (or
they shouldn't), this also means you have to invite the parents too.
Will both of them come? Can you serve wine? What will they think? Do you
have the space to have 20 something children running around plus one or
two parents per child? Can you afford to host this mini wedding? Yep,
panic.
Fortunately preschools don't demand that you invite everyone in the class, so you should invite only the children that are closest to your child, half the class or less, or only boys/girls. Now, a bit of discretion is advised, don't send invitations to the preschool, send them to their homes or online but even when doing that the reality is that at that age they all play together and it's hard to keep secrets. Preschool children get extremely excited about their birthdays so they will talk about their party long before and long after the event, at least my son starts planning 5 months out and he is 4! It's a hard decision to make because you don't want to hurt feelings but you don't want to upset your child or your budget either.
Somewhere down the road birthdays got over complicated. Clearly the last thing we want to do is hurt someone's feelings but we are forgetting that a birthday is your child's special day and they should have the freedom to choose how they want to celebrate it. Clearly inviting the whole class except two children is wrong and sends a clear message that a child was not invited on purpose but if your child only wants to invite five classmates from 20, it shouldn't be a problem and no one's feelings should get hurt.
So bottom line, do what your child is comfortable with and what you can manage to do. Don't leave two children out but feel free to invite a couple of besties from school if that is all your child wants. Birthdays are a fun occasion meant to be shared with friends your child cares about and family, they're about doing something your child enjoys.
Fortunately preschools don't demand that you invite everyone in the class, so you should invite only the children that are closest to your child, half the class or less, or only boys/girls. Now, a bit of discretion is advised, don't send invitations to the preschool, send them to their homes or online but even when doing that the reality is that at that age they all play together and it's hard to keep secrets. Preschool children get extremely excited about their birthdays so they will talk about their party long before and long after the event, at least my son starts planning 5 months out and he is 4! It's a hard decision to make because you don't want to hurt feelings but you don't want to upset your child or your budget either.
Somewhere down the road birthdays got over complicated. Clearly the last thing we want to do is hurt someone's feelings but we are forgetting that a birthday is your child's special day and they should have the freedom to choose how they want to celebrate it. Clearly inviting the whole class except two children is wrong and sends a clear message that a child was not invited on purpose but if your child only wants to invite five classmates from 20, it shouldn't be a problem and no one's feelings should get hurt.
So bottom line, do what your child is comfortable with and what you can manage to do. Don't leave two children out but feel free to invite a couple of besties from school if that is all your child wants. Birthdays are a fun occasion meant to be shared with friends your child cares about and family, they're about doing something your child enjoys.
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