I will be 30 this month and my husband wants to have a party. He was thinking of hosting it at my dads because our house is under construction. All of the couples he wants to invite have children so we are debating weather to invite the children or not? It will be later at night, 6ish, dinner will be served, drinks will be available etc.. What could the invitation say so people know that its ok to bring little ones but its really not preferred. I don't want to exclude anyone...any advice would be great!

By Kaye on Thursday, October 13, 2005 - 02:15 pm:

I would invite kids. I would consider hiring a teen to supervise a kiddo area so you don't have to think about it. You could word the inviation something like come one, come all, come old, come small....and then mention that their will be a room for the kiddos, you could even have them bring a snack to share.

By Trina~moderator on Thursday, October 13, 2005 - 02:18 pm:

Ditto Kaye.

By Karen~moderator on Thursday, October 13, 2005 - 02:27 pm:

Sounds like a good idea to me too.....

By Reds9298 on Thursday, October 13, 2005 - 04:03 pm:

I agree with the others about inviting the kids, but if you really prefer not to, just say something on the invite like "Adults night out" or "Come and enjoy a night away from the kids"...something like that.
Personally, if I received an invitation to a 30th bday party from a friend, I wouldn't even CONSIDER taking the kids unless the invitation specifically said "Children welcome". A 30th bday party doesn't seem like the place for children unless it's stated clearly. But that's just me.

By Sue3 on Thursday, October 13, 2005 - 04:15 pm:

We have had parties here before with kids and with out.The last party we had was nice ,the kids stayed until a specific time(dh`s band played one set and we ate dinner) then went to
a home with an older teen.
The adults seemed to enjoy it too , we could relax a little more.
I think having a teen helper at your party is a good idea too !
Maybe he or she can schedule some games and activities for the kids.
About how many people and kids are you inviting?