Birthday Party question-age to have parties out

How old was your DC when you started having their birthdays at a party place/party gym?

DD is turning two and our Mommy and Me friends are all having parties for their DC. I was just goin to keep it small with family and Gianna's BFF. (bff sounds funny when they are two)

DH accually made me feel bad for not throwing her a party at a place when she is going to all these parties.

She is two and I know there are many big parties to come but should I feel bad?

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You shouldn't feel bad at all...As a kid, I didn't have parties out of the house until I was 5. I plan on having DS's 2nd bday party at home...I don't plan on starting any out of the house parties until he starts school. At 2-3 years old, I don't think they really know...

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Thanks Kerry, That is what I thought! We gave her a wonderful 1st birthday and it was just family at our home! I'm sticking to my origional plan!

thank you for responding!

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My DD will be 2 this year and I'm having it at home. I had my older DD's b-day out last year, mainly b/c I was really only having a kids party, and was having a big to-do for the baby the following week and couldn't handle doing 2 parties in a row. We'll be having it out now most of the time though since she'll be 5 this year. Although, I'd really like to have the parties at home like mine always were...pizza & cake and playing real games instead of having to be entertained. But I guess that's just not what people do anymore.

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3. Most of our friends started parties at 3. There were some people who had parties earlier but they did so for 1st and 2nd too.

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I would wait until at least pre-school. Also, price it out, once you do I have a feeling Ant is going to go with your original plan.

This year we decided we are not going to be doing a kiddie party and instead take that money and buy the kids a swing set and then the family/friends party at the house.

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We are having DD's 2nd brithday at home with close family and small group of her friends. I never liked the idea of having parties at fast food restaurants or expensive play places personally- too many germs!

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DD is going to be 4 in March, she is in a 3 year old program and we have only received 1 birthday party invite so far this school year. I think I'm just going to stick with a family party this year, she doesn't seem to understand one way or another.

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My DS is 5 and we have yet to have a party out...I really like home parties ( as does he) weather permitting...I'm sure evetually he will want a party "out" but until then I will enjoy this while it lasts....We do invite his friends as well...There are no rules

Message edited 1/30/2011 12:15:28 PM.

Re: Birthday Party question-age to have parties out

we had our first at 4.

it was becoming groundhog day for him...always going to someone's party.

we have a small house...I would never have a party here. DH would lose it.