We took Anna to a birthday party at McDonalds. There were people snickering at the daycare, but all the kids went. Those parents were older (have a 20yo, a 12yo and a 5yo), so we talked with some other parents about how it was an old-fashioned party, lol.
I love the mommy oneupsmanship that comes out in these threads. "My kid doesn't even know what McDonalds is!" Ok, here's your blue ribbon.
That's my favorite part of these threads! Roaches, really? LOL.
BIL is a health freak and his 13yo twins have never eaten at McDs, and they think people who do are gross and they make fun of them. Their baby brother is under the same rules, even though SIL isn't 100% behind it and he isn't allowed to eat CAKE. the kid is 2. It was hilarious last time we were at the ILs, we all had birthday cake and nephew had vanilla ice cream, and melted down crying and pointing at the chocolate cake "I WAAAANT DAAAT!". BIL was not there, so SIL slipped him some chocolate cake.
I am not going to lie I would find any way to get out of it. I would conveniently forget. DD has never been to McDonald's. The only fast food she has ever had was CFA and I would never host a party there. McDonald's =
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I am very surprised by this whole thread. I went to McDonald's birthday parties when I was young. They were fun! And they did not turn me obese or poor or anything else.
Re: Lies We tell the kids in our family that McDonalds is filled with roaches. My nieces and nephew still cringe when they go past.
This is so shitty, because they're going to tell that to a friend that goes there, and that friend will be embarrassed.
And so unnecessary. Just tell your kids you don't eat there because you don't like it or you prefer something else or whatever. I just plain don't care for McDonald's food in general, so we don't go there and the kids know that's why. I wouldn't keep them from their friend's party just because it was there though. Fries for everyone!
Does no one care about the fucking animals in here? We are a board full of women who only wear cruelty free mascara (which runs all over my face but I do it anyway even though OMG I miss LancĂ´me great lash) and people are actually supporting taking children to a place that tortures animals. No. If you don't want to pay for Gymboree bake some cupcakes and play pin the tail on Old McDonald and hand out bags from Target. I had plenty of parties like that as a child and would NEVER judge that. But McDonald's? Yeah.
Post by mirandahobbes on Apr 11, 2013 9:04:56 GMT -5
I'd judge a three year old bday party at a strip club. McDonald's? Besides the food not being healthy, what is there to judge? Don't kids bday parties always have junk? Unless you're serving veggie platters and cucumber sandwiches to toddlers. May as well have lead balloons to match.
Is there a separate area for the party or is it just you eat in the midst of the non-party diners and then play in the playplace thing with whoever happens to be there? I don't think I'd like dealing with all that if it's just a party in the middle of the dining area.
While CEC may have more murders/fights, they do serve booze.
Did you see that awesome cheeseburger cake the lady was holding in the picture!?!?!
Yes, we would go. No, we wouldn't judge. I may or may not drink the night before knowing that I was getting some good hangover food the next day. If that is what DS wants, I am in the camp of just doing it. We had a knock off Chuck E Cheese growing up called Circus Town- I loved my bday party there but not as much as I loved my roller rink party. Just call it retro.
It wouldn't even occur to me to judge this party. My kid loves McDonalds and all of their shitty happy meal toys. I remember McD's partys being awesome when I was little.
Well back in the day, my son had bday parties at both McDonald's and Chuck E Cheese.
But I guess now unless you subsist on a diet of just kale and quinoa and don't plan home parties using Pinterest, you are going to hell.
No, apparently home parties are out too. My son's "friends" have had parties at play places that conflicted with nap times and everyone woke their kids up to get there. We have ours at home (so adults can eat, sit, talk and enjoy themselves) and people showed up whenever - despite the fact that I put a 2 hour window for the kids part of the party. I took a little poll and apparently if it's 'just a house party' - that I worked my ass off for - you can come and go as you please.
Some of you people need to eat a fucking cheeseburger and just relax.
My kid doesn't know what cheeseburgers are.
I tried to pass a grilled portobella off as a cheeseburger last night and DS threw it frisbee style off of the high chair tray. Whelp- not only does he know his cheeseburgers this mushroom bs isn't going to fly. I can only imagine how well quinoa and cheese would go over instead of mac and cheese.
Post by Cricket0619 on Apr 11, 2013 10:20:50 GMT -5
McDonald's was the place to be when I was little. A lot of people had birthday parties there. Yes, I would bring my kid to a party there. It seems pretty stuck up to not go to another kids party because it's at McDonald's. Don't let your kid eat there if you don't want them to. I remember the cakes for the parties with the pure sugar McD's figurines. Attachment Deleted
It really is weird how riled up McD's can get the board.
A McD's party would definitely be a new one around here, but I wouldn't judge it. I don't think it's any better than Chuck E. Cheese (though the one by us was recently redone so it's unusually clean). My kids don't like burgers (or pizza, for that matter), but they love play places like that. Even better when there's cake.
No, apparently home parties are out too. My son's "friends" have had parties at play places that conflicted with nap times and everyone woke their kids up to get there. We have ours at home (so adults can eat, sit, talk and enjoy themselves) and people showed up whenever - despite the fact that I put a 2 hour window for the kids part of the party. I took a little poll and apparently if it's 'just a house party' - that I worked my ass off for - you can come and go as you please.
I remember going on class trips to McDonalds. LOL
What? That is crazy. I've had kid parties at our house and been to parties at their friends' houses, and I've never seen it treated like an open house.
Does no one care about the fucking animals in here? We are a board full of women who only wear cruelty free mascara (which runs all over my face but I do it anyway even though OMG I miss LancĂ´me great lash) and people are actually supporting taking children to a place that tortures animals. No. If you don't want to pay for Gymboree bake some cupcakes and play pin the tail on Old McDonald and hand out bags from Target. I had plenty of parties like that as a child and would NEVER judge that. But McDonald's? Yeah.
OMFG.
Dude. There are shady practices at almost every business and, sorry, but unless you are a vegan and your kid is too, it is going to be next to impossible to boycott every establishment that is inhumane to animals. Are you really going to make your kid skip every birthday party that may be questionable? Most kids parties serve pizza - good luck making sure that the cheese is organic and even better luck finding out where all the pepperoni comes from before you RSVP.
Not to even mention the fact that no, not everyone cares.
I would totally take my kid to a party at McDonald's, because that actually seems like a place that THE KIDS WOULD ENJOY. They do have party rooms and cake, and you could get really cute retro decorations if you felt like it.
Kids love the fuck out of McDonald's. I kind of find the simpleness of it refreshing.
I haven't read the other replies. My answer is simple, though; of course I would take my kid to a McD's birthday party (and we never go to McDonald's, usually, just on long car rides). They're kids; it would be fun for them. That's my only agenda for birthday parties.
Man, my area used to have the best McD's party place. It had 3 different seating areas to choose from (one was a train, 2 kids per "car", each car was a table), a few different play structures modeled after the McD characters (Hamburgler, Grimace). I had a party there when I was 5 or 6 and it was AWESOME!
Now, I'd definitely take my girls to one but I don't think I'd host there. Mainly b/c I think DD1 has only ever been there once. I love me some fast food but I'm not a McD's food fan.
OMG! When I was little-bitty (in the 1970's), our city had one of these - I think it was one of the vfirst indoor playgrounds (I mean, I'm sure there were a few others around the country, but not EVERYWHERE, you know?) I've never known anyone else that remembered these!!!
Honestly, no. I mean, if it was a BFF, I guess, but McD's isn't super popular around here.
I won't publicly judge others' fast food consumption, but I'm not eating that crap and I won't feed it to my kid.
Not flaming you, but what party food would be OK with you? I mean, where do you draw the line? As once in awhile foods, all of the kinds of stuff served at kids parties are pretty much equal in terms of not being good for you. A Happy Meal, pizza, cake, ice cream, cupcakes, hot dogs, etc. all seem about the same to me. Do kids nowadays only go to parties that serve greek yogurt? I just don't get it, I guess.
jesus christ. there is literally nothing for me to eat at mcdonalds except a yogurt parfait because they use beef fat to fry their fries and i'm a vegetarian, in part, for cruelty reasons, and not only would i slap a smile on my face and go, i'd smile wistfully at the nostalgia.
it's a PARTY. you know what i eat at parties that i don't eat on a random tuesday? cheese dip, 2 pieces of cake, 3 margaritas, 7 layer dip, etc. even gavin mccrunchpants who enjoys kale as a treat at age 4 could potentially eat something at mcdonalds and then go back to his almond milk and spinach smoothie the very next morning.
i judged the mom who threw a 100+ person birthday party for her son's 2nd birthday with A DJ, a light show, an outdoor tent, and not a drop of alcohol. i judged the mom who threw a party for her daughter's 3rd at 4:30 on a friday and invited the kids from the daycare class . . . whose parents all work. i judged another who threw a 3rd birthday party from 7pm-9:30pm on a saturday because (A) my kid goes to bed at 8:30 and (B) i don't want to spend my saturday night with hordes of other people's children.
i do not judge people who throw reasonably-priced birthday parties at which PARTY FOOD is served.