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  latiamh

  2 years ago

  I guess if you have the money, some folks would want to spoil their kids with a gigantic party.
  Me personally, I wouldn\'t want to. I think a simple party with some friends, cake, and ice cream is plenty. I honestly don\'t think that the kid will even remember or appreciate the huge party that you would give them.
  My daughter is going to have two first birthday parties. Her grandmother wants to throw her one with all of her family and we are choosing to do a smaller, simpler one at our home with some friends and delicious food.
  Our daughter isn\'t going to remember her first birthday parties let alone give a crap about some creppy clown making crappy balloon animals.
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  Harry

  2 years ago

  I think part of the issue with these parties growing to large porportions and to outside venues is that the circles of kid friends is growing. Kids today are involved in playgroups and lots of classes, therefore they know a lot of other children. So where does a parent draw a line when it comes to just a \"friend\" party, without alienating their own friendships? There\'s also the issue of families being more spread out across the country, therefore the kids don\'t often have the \"family\" party, and all the attention is place just on a \"friend\" party. And let\'s not forget, the more kids, the bigger the mess and NO one wants that in their home to deal with. Who wouldn\'t rather have an outside venue take care of all the cleanup afterwards? One more point, even though there is usually a $100-$200+ charge for these venues, it\'s often the same amount of money you\'d be shelling out on all the food, favors, and fixin\'s to feed these famished guests invading your home.
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