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Boy has just started school.
I didn't know that its a thing that the whole class gets invited to every kids birthday party.
24 kids in the class, so we're going to average 2 kids parties a month over the next year, 24 presents and 24 cards to get!
ELbowloh-
It tends to be individual parties for the first couple until parents get wise to it and group them 2/3/4 at a time. Surprised someone with an older sibling hasn't intervened already.
Whole class parties started to disappear in Y3 or Y4 we found. By Y6 it was down to her core 5 or 6 friends (including some from outside school).
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It's great in a way as you can get together with another couple of kids and then hire Hatfield swimming pool, get allowed on the inflatable obstacle course and hurl yourself off the 5m platform while pretending it's for the kids.
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When you do find a decent, within-budget gift buy them in bulk so you always have something ready and don't have to think about it again till next year.
See if you can do party share so you take 2/3 kids one time and then have the next few off. Good until you get to drop and leave parties. Try to arrange this so you take to the party where you know/like the parents already.
Have your kid's birthday in summer so the rampaging hordes can at least be outside. Bonus points for in the peak holiday season so fewer kids can make it. (Possibly a bit late for this tip). -
We stopped doing cards. It's just more landfill (or if you're a hoarder like me, more storage space required)
Greenbank
jellybaby
villa-ru
hippy
Party bags at kids parties. Thanks guys, but they really don’t need any more sugar or plastic tat.