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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Anybody else have a birthday party in the 1980s? Every party included cake, ice cream, and a drink (Kool-Aid or something similar). Nobody expected a full meal or even snacks. They were at somebody's house, with maybe 10 invited kids; parents dropped us off. It was fun. Obviously times have changed, but when? How? When did people decide that when they're invited to a party they E should EXPECT certain things? [/quote]

Who knows?  Although I will say that my 1980s and 1990s kid birthday party experiences usually included bowls of potato chips, too.  I would not be remotely offended if someone served cake, ice cream, and nothing else at a kids' party, unless the party was over a standard meal time (11-1 ish, or 5-7 ish).  In which case, I think it's only considerate to serve a meal.  There is more than one way to be hospitable; it does not require serving a full meal at 2:00 in the afternoon.  [/quote]

Totally depended on the party. 2-4. Yep, cake, ice cream, and generally chips. 4-6. Pizza. Always pizza, soda, chips, cake, and ice cream.

Of course, my 3 year old b-day party 30 years ago was a a drop off party and people always used to open gifts, so perhaps not feeding people at meal times is another new thing. Some notice if you aren't serving a meal when your party is from 11-1 would be nice though as I think no one would think to feed their kid lunch at 10 am before attending.[/quote]

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