Do you expect the siblings to show up (home or party venue) too?
I've never invited kids from daycare to parties....I know a few of LO 1's classmates have lots of siblings. One girl has 3 older siblings that are all under age 8.
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Hmm never thought of that!
But I guess assuming a two parent family, one parent can bring the classmate and the other stays home with other kids?
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If the siblings are close in age, I plan for it. It happens all the time to us. Sometimes the parents are nice enough to RSVP and ask if it's ok to bring the sibling. I had a family RSVP for three kids up to age 6 for my DS's 3rd bday party (only one was in his class). It would have cost me an extra $10 per kid but it's pretty hard to say no.
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@regberadaisy: It isn't a two parent in the same house-family anymore.
@T-Mom: Ah ok. Prob not a big deal if just at my house but it can get expensive for places that need a headcount for kids!
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@autumnlove: yeah! It happened at my DD's painting party too, where a sibling was going to come (and it was pricier).
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I do expect siblings to show up / to be invited. We've only had 1 party for LO where we invited classmates and the parents with siblings all specifically asked me asked of the party if it was ok for them to bring their other children.
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Absolutely not (unless I know the family or in some cases they are twins). Kids need to learn that not everything is for everyone in the family and that is good.
My sister has twins and one twin got a party invitation. She had the dilemma of asking for the other to be invited or declining the invite. I don't particularly expect classmates to come to the parties at this age.
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Yes, expect people to bring siblings. They just do.
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@Andrea: Yeah prob, right?! I brought LO 2 to two parties for LO 1's friends this summer since the parents said it was ok. I noticed that most of the older kids came with one parent! (The family I mentioned in the OP didn't go to either party!)
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@autumnlove: It's very considerate that you asked because not everyone does!
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It seems to be the trend now for parents to bring the siblings too and just assume it's fine. Personally, I find it to be kind of rude to not even ask. I think, like @brownie said, that kids need to learn not everything is for both/all of them!
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Bringing uninvited siblings (guests period) is rude.
I guess this comes with the territory if the bday child is very small and the parents of the other children stay for the party. What else are the parents going to do with their other child(ren)? You can't be two places at once.
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