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[quote=Anonymous]My kids are 10 and 12 and I’m the last few years have settled into this:
- Family birthday party - on DC’s actual birthday have a party for immediate family in the area - parents, grandparents, my siblings, kid’s cousins - for me this is ~12 people
- Kid party - an activity for my kid and friends. I stopped inviting the entire class after 1st grade (also was Covid time). I usually have a group of 5-8 kids and they go to Dave & Busters, a trampoline place, a movie or a baseball game. I stopped renting party rooms at places like Climb Zone or D & B because I don’t want a $1k party. Those places are loud and chaotic, definitely not fun for anyone but the kids lol - that’s why I do separate kid and family parties.
If you don’t think your kid has enough close friends for a friend party just do the family party. I think it was really in the 8-9 year age range where my kids started to develop close friendships. That’s when we pivoted to smaller parties with those kids.[/quote]

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