Anonymous wrote:5 families eating together... definitely play, but I would not want to be mingling without masks on for long.

They're outside! Lighten up, Francis. How many people have gotten COVID from outdoor playdates?

Coffee, ask them to tell you their drinks in advance so you can order and pick up.

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Anonymous wrote:I don’t think you need to bring anything except your own water. That’s very nice of the mom to bring donuts but how much are you planning to eat at a play date?

this. makes it so much easier going forward if there's not a lavish snack expectation at every frigging get-together. one dim silver lining of covid.

Right! It is my fervent wish that COVID will kill the snack sign-up (for every! dang! activity!) forever.

That's silly. You shouldn't be getting together because of COVID. Snacks are fine at that point. Whats wrong with snacks.

Nothing is wrong with snacks. Have your kid bring their own snacks. My kid will bring their own snacks. Just don't ask me to sign up to bring snacks for every kid. It's dumb.

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Anonymous wrote:I don’t think you need to bring anything except your own water. That’s very nice of the mom to bring donuts but how much are you planning to eat at a play date?

this. makes it so much easier going forward if there's not a lavish snack expectation at every frigging get-together. one dim silver lining of covid.

Right! It is my fervent wish that COVID will kill the snack sign-up (for every! dang! activity!) forever.

That's silly. You shouldn't be getting together because of COVID. Snacks are fine at that point. Whats wrong with snacks.

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Anonymous wrote:I don’t think you need to bring anything except your own water. That’s very nice of the mom to bring donuts but how much are you planning to eat at a play date?

this. makes it so much easier going forward if there's not a lavish snack expectation at every frigging get-together. one dim silver lining of covid.

Right! It is my fervent wish that COVID will kill the snack sign-up (for every! dang! activity!) forever.

Anonymous wrote:A box of coffee for the moms.

I like this idea. Or you can bring juice boxes/bottle water. Generally for outside playdates I just bring a ball, maybe a blanket if there is no seating, juice/water and fruit.

I'd bring a soccer ball or the like to play with.

Individual bags of apple slices or cut strawberries.

Stomp rockets

When I've done playdates with food during covid, we have the kids sit with appropriate space then they get the snack. They have to stay seated until they are done and have mask back on.

Why are you trying to turn a situation in which everyone could easily wear masks for an hour into a situation where everyone takes off masks?

A box of coffee for the moms.

Bloodies

Anonymous wrote:Mask. Hand sanitizer. Water bottle. Ideally your own food, not shared food.

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