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[quote=Anonymous]Oh goodness.

This is a controversial topic, but as other have said, the the best way to avoid it is to indicate "no siblings" on the invitation.

The sibling issue is a huge problem at the younger ages, when parents will not be dropping the kids off. Basically, weekend is family time, so families seem to do everything together. There are also single parents or families where one parent works on the weekend. Generally, a parent is not going to pay for a babysitter for siblings so that the parent can take another kid to a party. That's where the dreaded sibling request comes in.

So  . . . you can either budget for siblings (if  not a home party), indicate "no siblings" in the invitation, or politely decline if anyone asks (or pick our choose who can bring siblings).  Depending on how many kids you invited, you might run the risk of having a  small party if you exclude siblings.

In a perfect world, people would offer to pay if they ask to bring a sibling. I've never actually seen it, but would it be rude to put on an invitation "siblings welcome at ___ cost per person?"  Does anyone do that?

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