DS is turning 3 and DD is turning 1 so we are having a combo bday. First friend party ever. 19 kids are coming and 17 adults. I originally didn't mention anything about gifts on the Facebook event when I sent it out mid-December because I was unsure; but then on Dec 27 I updated the event description to say "No gifts necessary, the kids have all the toys they need." I'm not ardently opposed to gifts but I just felt like, ehhh. Inviting friends to little kid bday parties is a bit uncommon in my circle, they're usually more family parties... but I just wanted to celebrate and have a good time.

2 of my friends aren't on FB so I invited them by word of mouth and they asked me last week about what to buy. To one of them I said oh gifts aren't necessary but if you really want to, DS just broke his bubble machine and recorder and he loved those. To my other friend, she just asked what does DS like and I replied trucks, cars, dinos, and then she asked about DD and I realized she was asking more about gifts and I said oh but you don't have to...... but books are always good?

So anyways, basically,
1) Did I make this an awkward situation where some friends will bring gifts and some won't and various people might be a bit miffed?
2) Do we open up presents at the party? It's at a bounce house place for 2 hours and I only planned on about 15 minutes of singing and cake eating.