It's been awhile.....between work, school and looking into colleges for Devon I barely have ten minutes to myself anymore. I'm in desperate need of thoughts.
Olivia will be nine on the 8th. My dh and I decided to have her party at a local bowling/arcade place. It's Mystic Bowling costs $18 per child and we've been told by the staff that only 20 children are allowed per party. My dd desperately wants her core friends there plus new ones she's met. This would be fine, except there are now some parents asking if they can bring their younger children. One woman wants to bring her preschool daughter. She hasn't called to even ask me, she had her daughter ask my daughter if it would be okay to bring her little sister....WHAT?
It's not even the additional money it will cost me per child......(although that does miff me about it)...it's more about the fact that I can't go over the 20 head count and now I'm concerned that people will just show up with siblings. AND to top it off, there are some I don't have there phone numbers for so I can't even call them. I have six confirmed coming so far.
What are your thoughts on this? Am I being unreasonable? 1|1|I'd just tell any parents asking about other children coming that there is a limit to the group, and you anticipate meeting the limit....that is pretty bold to invite other kids to a bday party like that.....they just want a babysitter for the other kids. It's on your dime, your time, and it's your daughter's party.|saint6811|waylan@comcast.net|21:13:14|09/26/2012|
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2|2|wow $360+ for a birthday party|QponFreebieQueen|QponFreebieQueen@gmail.com|21:29:03|09/26/2012|
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5|3|Places around here usually charge a bit more, and I usually don't mind paying it, it's just when others start thinking I'm paying for their family outing that gets me riled up.|kellysp6637|frugalk76@aol.com|07:33:14|09/27/2012|
Last year I was able to rent out an entire Monster Mini Golf facility with a DJ and it's entire staff...it was phenomenal and I had about 40 kids....they only charged me $400 for the ENTIRE place plus closed it to the public....I wish I could do that again, but they have sinced closed down due to the economy. 4|2|Thanks Joy...I agree...it is bold and rather rude. My dh thinks I should just suck it up but |kellysp6637|frugalk76@aol.com|07:30:30|09/27/2012|
it's more the principle of the matter...plus why should a parent bring preschoolers to participate in a 9 year old's party?
I'm steamed at this point. I'm not the type to ask someone to pay their own way, but I feel as if in this instance since I have a cap imposed on me by the facility that it's fair for me to explain that I can only have 20 children. But my dh feels I'm being cheap. 3|1|whoa that is expensive bowling alley here cost 80 dollars for 2 hours and four lanes shoes included i think i would give a limit myself wowzer|lydzkydz|lydzmcss@yahoo.com|23:38:43|09/26/2012|
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THANKS!! 6|2|Wow! That's a great price!!!!! It's actually a Ryans Family Amusement and they have another side to it that's like a Chuckee Cheese cheese game part........plus it's Mystic Bowling so they have really loud music,|kellysp6637|frugalk76@aol.com|07:34:44|09/27/2012|
in the dark with disco type lights...my dd is super excited. 7|3|like already posted... |sneakers1234|ross417@msn.com|20:47:50|09/27/2012|
Yes tell them you have a limited amount of children so they each get enough time to bowl, and can't take siblings.
But they are free to bowl on their own.
8|4|Don't allow it|fbutte|fyb33@yahoo.com|16:46:11|09/28/2012|
It is rude for perents to request it, not even in persom. Tell you child to tell whoever asks to say "no", the number in each party is limited. If the other child wants to come, her parent is welcome to bring her. Under no circumstance allow uninvited guest to come. If you do, you are legally liable for that child's safety during the party. 9|1|But you mentioned that you dont have contact numbers.........|hudge4|hudge95@yahoo.com|22:00:55|09/28/2012|
How would you even let these parents know about the 20-kid limit? If you can't tell them ahead of time, I can just see them getting all bent outta shape when their uninvited siblings are turned away. That could get nasty. You are totally right to limit it, but I'm just saying that you need to tell them somehow before the event. (By the way, its rude for them to assume they can include any siblings they want).
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