10th birthday party girl - how did you celebrate - single mom - but willing

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I would not.

Yes, it would be nice for your kid to have the party, but I think it'd be odd to expect all the guests (and their parents, who get the gifts, make the time etc) to treat your child as a birthday kid on a random day.

Your kid wants a nice party with friends? Throw a nice party with friends. Don't pretend it's a birthday.

Where has OP indicated that it isn't her kid's birthday?

What a bizarre post.

Was this a response meant for the half-birthday thread?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Do a hotel sleepover (a suite w/kitchen and separate bedroom/living room) with a pool. We did swimming and a spa night with chocolate facials and orbi pedicures. Had a fantastic time.

Maybe you missed the single mom not wanting to spend a lot part..

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I would not.

Yes, it would be nice for your kid to have the party, but I think it'd be odd to expect all the guests (and their parents, who get the gifts, make the time etc) to treat your child as a birthday kid on a random day.

Your kid wants a nice party with friends? Throw a nice party with friends. Don't pretend it's a birthday.

Where has OP indicated that it isn't her kid's birthday?

What a bizarre post.

Was this a response meant for the half-birthday thread?

I'm betting it was. I'm the OP of the other thread and looks like the PP is assuming I am the one who posted this too. I'm not the OP of this thread.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Do a hotel sleepover (a suite w/kitchen and separate bedroom/living room) with a pool. We did swimming and a spa night with chocolate facials and orbi pedicures. Had a fantastic time.

Maybe you missed the single mom not wanting to spend a lot part..

No I didn't miss it, but appreciate your attempt to snark at me. Why would you think this is expensive and cost prohibitive? This was cheaper than hosting a party at a facility and has a bigger wow factor. You can get a Marriott suite room for maybe 130, bring your own food and put together your spa stuff (amazon and dollar tree) and then add in a bonus of a heated pool. It was by far my cheapest party with the biggest positive response for how it turned out.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Do a hotel sleepover (a suite w/kitchen and separate bedroom/living room) with a pool. We did swimming and a spa night with chocolate facials and orbi pedicures. Had a fantastic time.

Maybe you missed the single mom not wanting to spend a lot part..

No I didn't miss it, but appreciate your attempt to snark at me. Why would you think this is expensive and cost prohibitive? This was cheaper than hosting a party at a facility and has a bigger wow factor. You can get a Marriott suite room for maybe 130, bring your own food and put together your spa stuff (amazon and dollar tree) and then add in a bonus of a heated pool. It was by far my cheapest party with the biggest positive response for how it turned out.

You know where you can get a big suite (with the minimum of king bed a queen pull out couch if you are having 4+ people) with a living room and kitchen in DC- for $130? Please share

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Do a hotel sleepover (a suite w/kitchen and separate bedroom/living room) with a pool. We did swimming and a spa night with chocolate facials and orbi pedicures. Had a fantastic time.

Maybe you missed the single mom not wanting to spend a lot part..

No I didn't miss it, but appreciate your attempt to snark at me. Why would you think this is expensive and cost prohibitive? This was cheaper than hosting a party at a facility and has a bigger wow factor. You can get a Marriott suite room for maybe 130, bring your own food and put together your spa stuff (amazon and dollar tree) and then add in a bonus of a heated pool. It was by far my cheapest party with the biggest positive response for how it turned out.

You know where you can get a big suite (with the minimum of king bed a queen pull out couch if you are having 4+ people) with a living room and kitchen in DC- for $130? Please share

and pool!

[Anonymous]

Take her and her friends some where then you don’t have to do much. She’s 10. You only have 6 more or so of these parties. Just do it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Do a hotel sleepover (a suite w/kitchen and separate bedroom/living room) with a pool. We did swimming and a spa night with chocolate facials and orbi pedicures. Had a fantastic time.

Maybe you missed the single mom not wanting to spend a lot part..

No I didn't miss it, but appreciate your attempt to snark at me. Why would you think this is expensive and cost prohibitive? This was cheaper than hosting a party at a facility and has a bigger wow factor. You can get a Marriott suite room for maybe 130, bring your own food and put together your spa stuff (amazon and dollar tree) and then add in a bonus of a heated pool. It was by far my cheapest party with the biggest positive response for how it turned out.

You know where you can get a big suite (with the minimum of king bed a queen pull out couch if you are having 4+ people) with a living room and kitchen in DC- for $130? Please share

Not in DC obviously but you already knew that. Why be a jerk about this? Does it make you feel good to crap on this? Go to the burns and you can get two queens in the bedroom and a queen sleeper sofa.

[Anonymous]

Burbs not burns.

[Anonymous]

This time of year, ice skating is easy and fun. You can do with outdoors or a rink.

[Anonymous]

I had a coworker who had each of her twins pick a friend and they did an overnight at great wolf lodge and did the water park and ordered pizza to the room afterward. For 150 for the room plus 20 for pizza, I thought that sounded like a really fun birthday idea for just a couple close friends.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I had a coworker who had each of her twins pick a friend and they did an overnight at great wolf lodge and did the water park and ordered pizza to the room afterward. For 150 for the room plus 20 for pizza, I thought that sounded like a really fun birthday idea for just a couple close friends.

Is it still a "party" if just 2 kids came?

[Anonymous]

How many kids would be coming OP? I'm the OP of the half birthday thread and I was looking at venues and many of them run around $400 for 10 kids with a party room and 2 pizzas. Extra kids $25-$35 depending on the venue.

If it is less than 10, maybe you could do a jump place party as walk-ins and pay per kid (at an odd time that does not require food served) and maybe send the kids home with a cupcake in a bag at pick up?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I had a coworker who had each of her twins pick a friend and they did an overnight at great wolf lodge and did the water park and ordered pizza to the room afterward. For 150 for the room plus 20 for pizza, I thought that sounded like a really fun birthday idea for just a couple close friends.

Is it still a "party" if just 2 kids came?

sure. I think so!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Do a hotel sleepover (a suite w/kitchen and separate bedroom/living room) with a pool. We did swimming and a spa night with chocolate facials and orbi pedicures. Had a fantastic time.

Maybe you missed the single mom not wanting to spend a lot part..

No I didn't miss it, but appreciate your attempt to snark at me. Why would you think this is expensive and cost prohibitive? This was cheaper than hosting a party at a facility and has a bigger wow factor. You can get a Marriott suite room for maybe 130, bring your own food and put together your spa stuff (amazon and dollar tree) and then add in a bonus of a heated pool. It was by far my cheapest party with the biggest positive response for how it turned out.

You know where you can get a big suite (with the minimum of king bed a queen pull out couch if you are having 4+ people) with a living room and kitchen in DC- for $130? Please share

Not in DC obviously but you already knew that. Why be a jerk about this? Does it make you feel good to crap on this? Go to the burns and you can get two queens in the bedroom and a queen sleeper sofa.

I’m in the middle of nowhere Midwest and even a staybridge suite is at least $200 per night. So no way is anywhere $130 for what you are suggesting.