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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think kids always expect to have pizza & cake no matter what time the bday party is. We provided cup cakes and chips/snacks and drinks at 1st bday party and kids asked why no pizza. We learned the lessons and always include pizza even the party time’s from 1:30-4pm. Weekend party is easier but you can’t please everyone since some have sport in the morning while others have in the afternoon. Weekday is hard unless it’s a school day off or last day of a long weekend.[/quote]

Devil's advocate -- it's actually good for kids to get used to the idea that not every party is the same. When my kid was 5 she went to a party that didn't have good bags. She was really disappointed. I thought it was fine -- goody bags are mostly just plastic junk that will need to be thrown away in a week. It's several years later now and she doesn't care about good bags. Turns out it wasn't the big crisis she sort of thought it was at the time.

Look we all want to make these kids happy and give them what they want. But also we are not slaves to these little children. It's actually our job to teach them to be somewhat flexible and to make the best of things. That PP who had the long list of things she demands from kid's birthday parties probably throws a great birthday party. But she's probably also kind of miserable all the time because I'm sure people don't live up to her very high and rigid standards a lot. I want my kid to grow up to be the kind of person who shows up to a party and is a gracious guest and doesn't flip out because they aren't serving the precise thing she were expecting them to serve. Or who might be disappointed at times but can handle that disappointment and move on. And that means dealing with disappointment now and not sending all the adults scurrying to meet the very precise expectations of young kids who don't even have much experience or point of reference with any of this stuff.[/quote]

PP I love this outlook - you and your DD would be welcome at any birthday party we host! [/quote]

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