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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP here. I think my biggest point of stress is attendance. How many people will RSVP and even then how many of them will actually show up? How much food should I get? Will my child be sad if only 2 people show up? Is this even worth it? We’ve moved around a lot, so maybe other people here have a strong social network and don’t have this anxiety?[/quote]
How old are your kids? At younger ages (preschool - 1st), we did whole class parties at a bounce house place. Maybe half the class showed up. For the rest of elementary school, we invited 10-15 kids at venues or at home and maybe 50-70% came. Now that they're older, they invite 3-5 of their closest friends and we take them out to dinner and come home for a hang out. Ordering food is easy - you add 10% to the number who RSVPed and use an online pizza calculator to order pizza, pick up a veggie tray, and a dozen or two cupcakes. We've also done chick-fil-a catering and chipotle catering. You'll have leftovers no matter what.[/quote]

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