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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]As an aside, please dint plan for just a big play date. It doesn't shake out that way. Plan at least a few organized activities.[/quote] Well, I posted a question regarding this here a few days ago and most people said the kids just want to play. That when they have organized activities they don't have fun at this age and up. What do you suggest pp? It will be a Lego theme party. Initially I asked the question because I was planning on having a movie party and show the Lego movie. Ugh. I hate birthday parties. I feel overwhelmed. Suggestions are welcomed. I'm inviting 11 children, 4 of whom are my immediate neighbors, and only 4 are classmates. The other 3 are friends from somewhere else.[/quote] I was the PP who advised to have activities. I am willing to bet the people who advised just letting the kids play have younger kids and have never hosted a group of 11 6 yr old kids alone for a few hours for bday party. Do you have ample room for the kids to run around? If so, yes, plan to have them do that for a some of the time but that will eventually get out of control so you need to have plan for activities to move on to. Since it's a Lego themed party, plan some kind of lego games and consider getting one of those lego companies to bring a ton of legos over. A movie is an option but understand that the majority of the kids will not sit and watch for the duration of the movie. In fact, you might get a handful who will watch for maybe 30 minutes. It's not like the kids watching a movie with just one friend. With a large group during a movie, they get distracted pretty easily. Limit the party to 90 minutes. 2 hours is too long for a 6 yr old party at home. Some parents will in fact stay for the duration of the party because they will want socialize with each other or because their own child won't feel comfortable yet with being dropped off so make sure to plan for some parents to stay. Just know that the parents who stay are not likely to assist you with the party and will socialize out of the way of the party with each other. [/quote]
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