Do you let your child hand them to the children or do you pass them to the parents? Or does the teacher put them in the children's pocket/locker/communication folder (whatever it is your child uses). I have heard some schools in some countries have rules about invite one child in the class invite them all. Does this happen at your school?
2007-01-18 21:53:36 · 12 answers · asked by Rachel 7 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Grade-Schooler
sorry should have been more clear. I let my kids hand out their invites normally in the morning before school but this year I will let them do it afterschool as last year there were many kids with disappointed looks when they were not invited (mind you my kids have never played with some of these kids). Afterschool there is less kids around and it can be more discreet. I just wondered how others do it.
2007-01-18 22:11:42 · update #1
I have been a mom for 27 years to 4 kids so I've planned LOTS of birthday parties. I always mailed the invitations to the homes of the children that were being invited to the party. That way, no one's feelings were hurt and the parents were aware of the invitation as well. Kids love to get things in the mail. My kids have all been the recipients of invitations at school that somehow never quite got around to being given to me. Either it was given to me the day of the party and everyone is sad (both party child and party goer) because we made other plans for the day or I find it in their backpack or they find it in their desk or locker AFTER the party has occurred. "Backpack mail" is pretty unreliable. Our school does not have a rule that you have to invite the whole class to a birthday party. Most parents mail the invitations so the teachers don't have to deal with hurt feelings when some get invitations and some don't. Regardless of the time of day your child passes out invitations, there will always be some around that aren't invited. It doesn't matter to them if they are friends or not. No one, even adults, like to feel excluded.
2007-01-19 00:49:19 · answer #1 · answered by sevenofus 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In our school the kids are not allowed to pass out invitations in school. Instead, what many parents have done on a voluntary basis is set up a class contact sheet. Those that want to provide their name, email, home address, and phone number. Every parent who participates receives a copy of this. Some people do not wish to provide information and that is fine too. It made things a lot easier when my daughter sent invitations out for her party. She did not want any boys, so we only sent to the girls.
I would suggest asking the teacher about some sort of contact sheet, and if it can not be done this year ask again next fall.
2007-01-19 01:10:59 · answer #2 · answered by deerogre 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
For Elementary.......We invite the whole class and if there are friends in different classes I deliver them to the teacher of that class. I have never had too many kids at a birthday party.
I have two older kids in Middle school, they call their friends for the invites. They know who they talk to... I also know most of their friends parent's so that helps. It works well both ways.
2007-01-19 03:14:26 · answer #3 · answered by RaLoh 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In elementary school, I usually call the parent and let them know my daughter wants to invite their child to her birthday party and ask for their address to mail or drop off the invite. You usually find out if they'll be able to make it and you know they received it. Also there are no sad little faces from those that didn't get invited. When they get older (middle & high school), I let the kids handle it. They've learned to be more discreet. Good Luck!
2007-01-18 23:57:03 · answer #4 · answered by Kimmi 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If not all kids in the class are invited, I mail the invitations. I can see inviting all the kids if a child is in Kindergarten but as they get older, they know who they are friendly with and they should make the choices for the most part.
2007-01-19 00:33:13 · answer #5 · answered by KathyS 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I give the invitations to the parents, or just contact them personally ( phone/e-mail ). Even though I would love to have all the children in my childs class attend a party, it's not always possible. And yes, I'm a sucker for sad kids. LOL
2007-01-18 22:24:53 · answer #6 · answered by BoomerFamily 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
We don't have any rules. I would suggest giving them to the parents over the children. You don't want someone missing out because a invitation was not passed on from either end. My nephew recently had a ten pin bowling party. My sister booked for eight after receiving the RSV PS; but on the day ten children arrived because the children forgot to pass the RSV PS back.
2007-01-18 22:02:20 · answer #7 · answered by bella0104baby 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The kids aren't allowed to pass out invitations at school here, so my wife mails all our birthday invitations (other than the ones to the kids on the soccer team, which we just hand them at soccer practice). I like the idea of not allowing them to pass out invitations at school, because someone's always going to feel left out. It's not a school activity, so it's best to keep it that way.
2007-01-18 23:53:36 · answer #8 · answered by DGS 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I always mail them. We can not invite all the kids in the class and I think it is more fair to the kids not being invited
2007-01-19 00:32:01 · answer #9 · answered by Marge Simpson 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I haven't heard such rules and it really depends how old yuuor child is if you completely have no clue you can always mail it to them bud depending on how old they are you couldprobably let them hand the invites out it is their party and their friends
2007-01-18 22:04:59 · answer #10 · answered by Kelsey 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋