Would you switch venue party to a home party?

[Anonymous]

I have 2 kids with March birthdays. We have parties scheduled for next week and the end of the month. People are asking if we will cancel. I think schools are going to close and parents will probably cancel and not come to our party. I’m sure some kids will still come. We have 2 parties this weekend and I have no intention of backing out. We live in a big house and can easily host the party at home.

Would you move the party to your house?

Would you want 10-20 kids in your house at this time?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I have 2 kids with March birthdays. We have parties scheduled for next week and the end of the month. People are asking if we will cancel. I think schools are going to close and parents will probably cancel and not come to our party. I’m sure some kids will still come. We have 2 parties this weekend and I have no intention of backing out. We live in a big house and can easily host the party at home.

Would you move the party to your house?

Would you want 10-20 kids in your house at this time?

I would cancel.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I have 2 kids with March birthdays. We have parties scheduled for next week and the end of the month. People are asking if we will cancel. I think schools are going to close and parents will probably cancel and not come to our party. I’m sure some kids will still come. We have 2 parties this weekend and I have no intention of backing out. We live in a big house and can easily host the party at home.

Would you move the party to your house?

Would you want 10-20 kids in your house at this time?

I would cancel.

NP. We went to a party last weekend, but it was outdoors. I don’t know how I would feel about a venue... Most of those places seem like a Petri dish of disease. House party is a maybe. The thing is it really depends how bad things are in a couple weeks. If the schools close people are going to be spoooked about getting together...

Maybe cancel the venue and call it a house party. You could just invite the child’s best friend and have an elaborate play date with cake at the end. Then you still celebrate but reduce the risk by a lot.

[Anonymous]

OP, I have been getting invitations to various events, and I honestly don't know how to reply. I'm not worried about my family really. We're not in the demographic that's getting hit the hardest, nor are we around that demographic. However, various things that I've read make it seem like asymptomatic children and adults may be unwitting vectors in all of this.

So personally, I'm trying to stay within my existing community (i.e. I'm continuing to send the kids to school) but not participate in group activities that would cross-pollinate communities.

I honestly don't know what the right course of action is here, but in the case where being cautious causes very little harm, that's the path I'm taking.

If you do decide to have the parties, I would do it in your home, and I would include in the invitation that you understand if people no longer feel comfortable attending.

[Anonymous]

I just told two people who are having parties that we will come if schools open and if the schools are closed we may reassess

[Anonymous]

My kindergartner is invited to a venue party this weekend (bounce place). Responded yes weeks ago, but am now rethinking. Ugh.

[Anonymous]

As I just mentioned on another thread, my son had his party at an indoor venue on Saturday. I didn't consider cancelling for a moment. And everyone who had planned to come, did. I also took him and his two best friends out to the movies the night before (on his actual bday), and their parents didn't think twice. I personally wouldn't change it, but that's just me. You have to live life. Just wash hands, wash hands, wash hands.

[Anonymous]

I would go to a park party or home party over a party place. Party places are very germy to begin with.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:As I just mentioned on another thread, my son had his party at an indoor venue on Saturday. I didn't consider cancelling for a moment. And everyone who had planned to come, did. I also took him and his two best friends out to the movies the night before (on his actual bday), and their parents didn't think twice. I personally wouldn't change it, but that's just me. You have to live life. Just wash hands, wash hands, wash hands.

This mindset just baffles me. Do you really not understand what's going on?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:As I just mentioned on another thread, my son had his party at an indoor venue on Saturday. I didn't consider cancelling for a moment. And everyone who had planned to come, did. I also took him and his two best friends out to the movies the night before (on his actual bday), and their parents didn't think twice. I personally wouldn't change it, but that's just me. You have to live life. Just wash hands, wash hands, wash hands.

This mindset just baffles me. Do you really not understand what's going on?

+1. Washing hands does not prevent breathing in virus infected air. If you want to live life you pay attention.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:As I just mentioned on another thread, my son had his party at an indoor venue on Saturday. I didn't consider cancelling for a moment. And everyone who had planned to come, did. I also took him and his two best friends out to the movies the night before (on his actual bday), and their parents didn't think twice. I personally wouldn't change it, but that's just me. You have to live life. Just wash hands, wash hands, wash hands.

This mindset just baffles me. Do you really not understand what's going on?

+1. Washing hands does not prevent breathing in virus infected air. If you want to live life you pay attention.

Not to mention 3/4/5 year olds constantly touch their faces and mouths. Sure after the party you can clean their hands but would basically be a free for all during the actual play part of the party.

[Anonymous]

Can you switch it to an outdoor party at a park or something? Maybe at a playground by some woods, which are always fun to play in?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:As I just mentioned on another thread, my son had his party at an indoor venue on Saturday. I didn't consider cancelling for a moment. And everyone who had planned to come, did. I also took him and his two best friends out to the movies the night before (on his actual bday), and their parents didn't think twice. I personally wouldn't change it, but that's just me. You have to live life. Just wash hands, wash hands, wash hands.

This mindset just baffles me. Do you really not understand what's going on?

+1. Washing hands does not prevent breathing in virus infected air. If you want to live life you pay attention.

Not to mention 3/4/5 year olds constantly touch their faces and mouths. Sure after the party you can clean their hands but would basically be a free for all during the actual play part of the party.

My son just turned 10 and is not a toddler or preschooler. I definitely understand what's going on; I don't live under a rock. But I'm not going to become a hermit. I certainly will wait until things die down before I visit my elderly parents or in-laws; however, you can't just curl up into a fetal position and worry that a virus is going to get you. It's also not understood to be transmitted through the air, just FYI.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:As I just mentioned on another thread, my son had his party at an indoor venue on Saturday. I didn't consider cancelling for a moment. And everyone who had planned to come, did. I also took him and his two best friends out to the movies the night before (on his actual bday), and their parents didn't think twice. I personally wouldn't change it, but that's just me. You have to live life. Just wash hands, wash hands, wash hands.

This mindset just baffles me. Do you really not understand what's going on?

+1. Washing hands does not prevent breathing in virus infected air. If you want to live life you pay attention.

Not to mention 3/4/5 year olds constantly touch their faces and mouths. Sure after the party you can clean their hands but would basically be a free for all during the actual play part of the party.

My son just turned 10 and is not a toddler or preschooler. I definitely understand what's going on; I don't live under a rock. But I'm not going to become a hermit. I certainly will wait until things die down before I visit my elderly parents or in-laws; however, you can't just curl up into a fetal position and worry that a virus is going to get you. It's also not understood to be transmitted through the air, just FYI.

It is transmitted through droplets in the air that you can breathe in. Source: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/about/transmission.html

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:As I just mentioned on another thread, my son had his party at an indoor venue on Saturday. I didn't consider cancelling for a moment. And everyone who had planned to come, did. I also took him and his two best friends out to the movies the night before (on his actual bday), and their parents didn't think twice. I personally wouldn't change it, but that's just me. You have to live life. Just wash hands, wash hands, wash hands.

This mindset just baffles me. Do you really not understand what's going on?

+1. Washing hands does not prevent breathing in virus infected air. If you want to live life you pay attention.

Not to mention 3/4/5 year olds constantly touch their faces and mouths. Sure after the party you can clean their hands but would basically be a free for all during the actual play part of the party.

My son just turned 10 and is not a toddler or preschooler. I definitely understand what's going on; I don't live under a rock. But I'm not going to become a hermit. I certainly will wait until things die down before I visit my elderly parents or in-laws; however, you can't just curl up into a fetal position and worry that a virus is going to get you. It's also not understood to be transmitted through the air, just FYI.

It is transmitted through droplets in the air that you can breathe in. Source: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/about/transmission.html

Right. If you're around someone who has it and is coughing and/or sneezing. If you're not around a person who is showing signs of symptoms, the risk of getting it through "droplets" would be very low, correct?