Birthday Party Time?

[muppetinma]

What time are you planning your 2012 kid's party for? Do you try to work around nap schedules? Assume most kids are napless by then? Or at least have a little flexibility? I'm looking to book a location today and I have no clue.

[carawestt]

We did Calvin's at 10:30-12:30 that way Lincoln would still be on schedule. He naps at 1.

[steph196]

I'm pretty sure I'm going to do it at 11:00.

[browneyedhunni85]

C's is going to be at 2:00. He still naps so the plan is a nap before his party.

[TrudyCampbell]

Noon

[The Foozzler]

Tyler still naps and I really hope he still does around his birthday. His room at school still naps.

His party is from 3:30-5:00.

[racheliz]

I will probably have it start somewhere between the 12-2 range. She is pretty flexible with naps already, as are most of the kids I will invite. This will be my first party outside of the home and I'm looking forward to it.

[devonpow]

E's party is from 10:30-1, so we bed with pizza for the kids and everyone can still take a nap

[pinkpeony6210]

4:00 at our house. Only close family is invited, so I don't have to really worry about little kids other than my sister's kids.

Ella will have her first kid party this year, and that will most likely be from 2-4. Im not sure how many 5 year olds still nap (Ella still does), but I have to be flexible with the time available at the gymnastics studio.

[jg183]

430. Ideally it would've been 4-6 but the place couldn't start until 430. Luke naps for 3 hours on the weekend still, 2 at daycare

[kdrake8]

We are doing 4-6 or 3:30-5:30. I want to make it after naps.

FWIW I know I'm a nap nazi but we decline parties that are during their nap times. I try to always call and explain and apologize, and we still buy a gift.

[kandrze1]

I think I'm doing 4pm this year.

[Deleted]

4 pm. We are going to have snacks and hotdogs and hamburgers. Yum.

[jg183]

Jan 25, 2015 12:45:29 GMT -5 kdrake8 said:

We are doing 4-6 or 3:30-5:30. I want to make it after naps.

FWIW I know I'm a nap nazi but we decline parties that are during their nap times. I try to always call and explain and apologize, and we still buy a gift.

I would probably decline between 1-3 too. We have a party next week at 3 I plan to go at 4.

[mabillon]

We're doing 10:30 to noon. DD still naps from 1-3pm and most of her friends either nap or have quiet time somewhere around there. Our best playdates (happiest kids) are around that timeframe - the kids tend to be happiest in the morning and crankier as the day goes on.

[teamhayes]

I think we will do 11 so we can serve lynch but have time to mingle beforehand 

it's a drinking party so some will leave when they want maybe 8? 

[Deleted]

Best time for us is lunch. Anytime 10-2. She doesn't nap but is a maniac by 4 or 5. I would go anytime though.

[ladydi]

I would like to do 4:00 but that makes me feel the need to provide dinner and i'm not sure where we are going to have the party so that might be too hard. Otherwise probably 11:00 or so and do lunch.

[jg183]

Jan 25, 2015 12:04:37 GMT -5 TrudyCampbell said:

Noon

What time does V nap?

[Deleted]

Last year his party was at 4:00. He usually naps anywhere from 1:00-3:30. SIL had our nephew's 2nd bday at 2:00! Really?! That was a long day. I don't know if we're even doing a big party this year because of the baby. I might just do cake and ice cream with grandparents and my brother/SIL and SIL/BIL after the baby comes.

[spaghetticat]

Jan 25, 2015 12:55:54 GMT -5 teamhayes said:

I think we will do 11 so we can serve lynch but have time to mingle beforehand 

it's a drinking party so some will leave when they want maybe 8? 

I don't understand what this means.

I'm thinking 11? V usually naps around 2.

[thedahliharpa]

10-12

[thedahliharpa]

I can't deal with over excited kids waiting all day for their party to start.

[teamhayes]

Jan 25, 2015 14:55:15 GMT -5 spaghetticat said:

Jan 25, 2015 12:55:54 GMT -5 teamhayes said:

I think we will do 11 so we can serve lynch but have time to mingle beforehand 

it's a drinking party so some will leave when they want maybe 8? 

I don't understand what this means.

I'm thinking 11? V usually naps around 2.

Lol party will run probably 11-8 bc people will be partying 

[Faevantastic]

I'm thinking 2pm.

[rileym2010]

I think we will do lunch around 11-12. It will just be close family.

[rubber pants]

3pm on 4/4

It's going to be close family and friends so they can stay until whenever.

[jsillyfun]

We are doing 3 but the kids are welcome to come any time before that (it's at a kids outdoor play place). We will probably arrive at 2. May rarely naps now and her friends who do should be done by then. I need the day to prepare food.

[jg183]

Is my kid the only one left who naps all afternoon?
I hope he naps for years!