Hellobee Boards Topic: Is this a good time? And is it long enough?

Hellobee Boards Topic: Is this a good time? And is it long enough? https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Thu, 23 Jul 2026 13:22:47 +0000 heffalump on "Is this a good time? And is it long enough?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-this-a-good-time-and-is-it-long-enough#post-850325 Wed, 12 Jun 2013 07:20:46 +0000 heffalump 850325@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Honestly.... I think whatever time you put your LO will want to nap at that time. That's my experience. I had the perfect time on her invites and then she changed up her nap schedule the week before the party! We ended up having her exhausted but there for brunch, presents, and cake, and then put her down to nap while everyone hung out. I never put an end time for parties because I just don't know.... you could always just tell people your LO needs to eat so you're going to get going. Smurfette on "Is this a good time? And is it long enough?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-this-a-good-time-and-is-it-long-enough#post-850307 Wed, 12 Jun 2013 07:12:39 +0000 Smurfette 850307@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I think that is fine but if your guests are anything like my family, they don't think there is an end time for parties! Adira on "Is this a good time? And is it long enough?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-this-a-good-time-and-is-it-long-enough#post-850304 Wed, 12 Jun 2013 07:09:04 +0000 Adira 850304@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Do you need to specify an end time? I would go with the 2:30 time, in case the party lasts longer than you think it will. Then you'll still have 3 hours before you have to book-it home. And if it ends earlier, that's cool too! regberadaisy on "Is this a good time? And is it long enough?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-this-a-good-time-and-is-it-long-enough#post-850301 Wed, 12 Jun 2013 07:07:56 +0000 regberadaisy 850301@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I would do 2:30-5pm just simply for the fact that people will be late!!! I know 2 hours was enough for most people but I felt more was necessary. Our started at 1pm and we did not have a end time but things started winding down about 4pm. I felt it was a good time frame bc we still got to mingle w/o rushing to get food on. All depends on what you're providing for food. T.H.O.U. on "Is this a good time? And is it long enough?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-this-a-good-time-and-is-it-long-enough#post-850299 Wed, 12 Jun 2013 07:07:13 +0000 T.H.O.U. 850299@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I would just say 3-5. I think its understood that kids parties are a bit shorter. Plus that way if the morning of, she takes a morning nap, maybe you can squeeze in one more nap from like 2-3. BelugaBean on "Is this a good time? And is it long enough?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-this-a-good-time-and-is-it-long-enough#post-850297 Wed, 12 Jun 2013 07:05:59 +0000 BelugaBean 850297@https://boards.hellobee.com/ So LO has been switching up her naps recently. She's been sleeping later in the morning then not going down until 12:15/12:30 and getting back up anywhere from 2 to 2:45. She does have about one day a week though where she takes a nap at 10 and then another around 3. This is making it hard to plan her party time but I need to decide soon so I can get the invitations and start printing them. I was originally going to go with 3-5pm but is that long enough? Should I make it 2:30-5pm? It's at DH's grandparents house so some people will already be there when it starts and some will probably stay a bit over anyway. LO will start to get cranky after 5 though so we'll need to leave around 5:30/5:45 at the latest since she gets dinner at 6/6:15.