Is this rude/offensive or acceptable?

Question

I was thinking about having my daughter's fourth birthday party at a local water park. They have party packages that are reasonable but it doesn't include admission for the guest or the guest parent. The admission is $6 per child and $8 per adult. Am I responsible for paying their admission? And if so just the child invited or parent also? And how do I state it on the invitation without being offensive? Also, I don't mind the invited child bringing siblings, but I don't feel that I should have to pay for them - is that reasonable? I don't want to seem cheap, but I don't want to go broke either.

Answer 1

Yes, you would be responsible for paying the admission for the child and the parent, unless the parent drops the child off (which is unlikely). So that's $14 per child/parent times the number of child/parents you want to invite. As far as paying for the child's siblings, that could get really expensive. It seems to me if the invitation is sent to one child in the family, instead of the child and their siblings, you should not have to pay for the child's siblings.

Answer 2

I think that you should pay the admission fees for everyone who is invited. If the parents don't need to be present during the party then I think you should pay the admission fees for all the kids who are invited and pick them up at the gate so that their parents don't need to go inside. If some parents need to be there (like if it's a large group of kids that needs to be looked after) then I think you should pay their fee too, but if it's just someone who WANTS to be there too and if some uninvited siblings come along then I'd say they should pay those fees by themselves since they are extras.

It was your decision to have the birthday at such a place, so I think you should pay the fees for those who are invited. It's kind of rude to expect people to pay an admission fee in order to get into the birthday party. If it costs too much to pay all those fees then I think it would be a better idea to have the party somewhere else where it's not necessary to pay entrance fees. I wouldn't ask the parents to pay the fees, because that would be like asking them to pay a part of the cost of the birthday party and that would be rude.

Answer 3

I see similiar questions all the time in advice columns.
Things like "I want to have a big birthday party at a restaurant, but everyone has to pay for their own food, how do I word this on the invitation."
-And the answer is DON'T. You can't invite someone to something, and then make them pay. Especially in this case, many parents, and siblings would like to attend, they are not going to be pleased when they find out they have to pay.
But, you could have a party, or BBQ at home. Save the water park some other time, like with just your daughter and a couple of close friends.

Answer 4

Place on the invitations that "Due to the limited number of seating spaces, this invitation provides admission for the subject named individual only and no others."

Being that this is at a water park, you have to ask yourself do you want to be responsible of taking care of a lot of children by yourself and if not state on your invitations that parents have to pay for their own admission and the admission of other people other than the invited person on the invitation.

You have to be very specific on invitations because if you are not, everyone will come, I mean everyone.

Answer 5

Well you'd have to word it right, and since you are inviting them to a party there, the cost should be yours for each child, maybe something like:

party plans: June 10 or whatever date

where: water park

cost: child invited to party free, parent $8.00 and if siblings of invitee want to come it's $6.00 per child

the parent then knows up front if they want to spend money on going themselves or have their other kids come but you might run into a problem with chaperones, you'd need some parents to come if you get alot of kids, so might want to ask a few people you can count on and offer to pay their way or at least 1/2 of their way.

Answer 6

If you invite people to a birthday party, it is understood they don't have to pay for anything. If you cannot afford the estimated admission fees, then forget inviting all those people, or just do the party somewhere else. How would you feel if the table was turned?

Answer 7

Here's my input. Is your daughter really going to remember her 4th birthday party? Probably not, why not have a get together with her friends at home or a regular park maybe a BBQ... Save the really fun stuff (the water park) until she can remember it. Just a thought. and I know that really doesn't help you with the $$ part of your question. Sorry bout that!

Answer 8

Just a thought, do you want to be responsible for an extended group of preschoolers in a water park? Any drownings and you could be in trouble. Maybe just a family thing. Have playmates over for cake & icecream and to play in the sprinkler.
I used Chuckie Cheese and it was great 150$ and that covered pizza, tokens, cake and goodie bags.
Another time I rented out a pool for a pool party.
Never again!

Answer 9

First off, happy birthday to your daughter.

Generally, the host pays for the child's friends, in this case, the other children, but it's not mandatory for you to pay for the adults and their other children. Just put down that children's admission will be provided, and I'm sure they'll get the point that they'll have to pay for their own.

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