I'm accommodating in that I always have fruit and veggies at birthday parties and those are both gluten-free and vegan. Other than that, nope. I do try to be nut free because a few of Ds' good friends are allergic.
Ds also has a friend that has Celiac and since I always bake his birthday cake (I'm too cheap to pay $100+ at Susie Cakes like some of the other moms), I have have offered to make it with gluten-free flour. The mom always says not to worry about it, because she just sends him with a cupcake of his own that she knows he can eat. Thank goodness for this mom!!
Yes I would. Unless rush ordering the back pack meant spending an extra $100 or something ridiculous. If it were that expensive I'd just go to the store and try to buy a bag that would be close enough and would hope the parents understood since the RSVP was late.
I like to think I would be, even if I grumble about it a bit to H. I really do love hosting parties, and want my guests to feel it. The late RSVP would bug me way more than the dietary restrictions.
Oh and on the favors, I usually have a few extras in case a sibling shows up. I still have extra light sabers from Ds' 5th birthday where we had Jedi training. He's 9! I don't know how to get rid of those things!
i probably would, especially if i really liked those people.
although i suppose i wouldn't invite people i didn't like, right? i guess. so the answer is yes, even though i would gripe about it internally for days.
Oh and on the favors, I usually have a few extras in case a sibling shows up. I still have extra light sabers from Ds' 5th birthday where we had Jedi training. He's 9! I don't know how to get rid of those things!
No!
How does a sibling just "show up"?
This party is at a play place that requires a reservation and headcount.
i probably would, especially if i really liked those people.
although i suppose i wouldn't invite people i didn't like, right? i guess. so the answer is yes, even though i would gripe about it internally for days.
Mr. Vegan Gluten-Free is the husband of the mother of a school friend.
I probably wouldn't special order vegan gluten free pizza and cupcakes because it would be $$$$, but I would do my best to make sure there was something they could eat.
Having Celiac is one thing (valid!), but *choosing* to do this is a whole other ballgame to me.
I'm looking at you, Mr. Vegan Gluten-Free.
This is why I always offer with this particular kid. He is also in Scouts with Ds so we are with them a lot. But his amazing mom always insists on sending him with his own meal until he learns better what he can an cannot eat.
i probably would, especially if i really liked those people.
although i suppose i wouldn't invite people i didn't like, right? i guess. so the answer is yes, even though i would gripe about it internally for days.
Mr. Vegan Gluten-Free is the husband of the mother of a school friend.
OMG, it just makes me angry to type that. LOL.
fuck that. i'm irritated now too, and i don't even have anything to do with this party! LOL.
the favor for the kid though, i would totally do. although like PPs, i always order extras anyway.
Having Celiac is one thing (valid!), but *choosing* to do this is a whole other ballgame to me.
I'm looking at you, Mr. Vegan Gluten-Free.
This is why I always offer with this particular kid. He is also in Scouts with Ds so we are with them a lot. But his amazing mom always insists on sending him with his own meal until he learns better what he can an cannot eat.
Kind of. I would probably have a salad on the side and maybe some fruit with dessert, but that would be something I would do regardless. And this is coming from someone whose H has Celiac's Disease (gluten free). To be honest, people generally don't accommodate him so I wouldn't expect to need to accommodate others. If it's easy to accommodate I will, but I won't if it's too much of an inconvenience and my H doesn't expect to be accommodated. We bring food to places where my H doesn't expect to be able to find food.
As for the backpack, I probably would have had a few extras regardless.
I did my best at our Christmas party. We had a couple of vegan guests and one gluten free. I did better with the vegans because I don't know wtf has gluten in it. SOY SAUCE? Why?
My main vegan dish was amazing, btw. I'll try not to break my arm patting myself on the back.
This party is at a play place that requires a reservation and headcount.
See my "I'm too cheap" comment about the cake. I have never had a party at a place that requires a headcount, and the downside there is people know there is no headcount and sometimes siblings come. This year for Ds' 10th will be the first time - indoor rock climbing gym. Other than that, they have all been in my (tiny) backyard or at the local park. I think the Jedi training one was the most expensive with $175 for the two out of work actors to come be Darth Vader and a Jedi to train the kids and another $150 for pizza, drinks and home made cake. Still came out less than the play place.
Post by gretchenindisguise on Feb 5, 2016 13:23:40 GMT -5
I accommodate food issues, because I have them myself and am sensitive to it. I just went ahead and made L's whole b-day cake vegan and gf for her 3rd party because a friend was gf and I wanted to be able to eat it too.
I would probably have done the extra favor thing too, but I don't give out backpacks as favors, ha.
I did my best at our Christmas party. We had a couple of vegan guests and one gluten free. I did better with the vegans because I don't know wtf has gluten in it. SOY SAUCE? Why?
My main vegan dish was amazing, btw. I'll try not to break my arm patting myself on the back.
I buy a couple extra favor bags in case random kids show up.
We usually have lots of vegetarian options, and we would do gluten-free or whatever for a guest who requested something for a special diet.
Actually, we do have a friend with many dietary restrictions. For a theoretical kids' party, he'd just have to deal, but for a dinner party with them, which is what we're trying to plan now, we get a menu OK from him beforehand.
Post by gretchenindisguise on Feb 5, 2016 13:25:03 GMT -5
Oh - just read more. I don't specifically accommodate adults, except for my bffs, at a children's party. If it were an adult party, I'd accommodate my adult guests.
i probably would, especially if i really liked those people.
although i suppose i wouldn't invite people i didn't like, right? i guess. so the answer is yes, even though i would gripe about it internally for days.
Mr. Vegan Gluten-Free is the husband of the mother of a school friend.
OMG, it just makes me angry to type that. LOL.
Oh. No. If this was the case I would not be all that accommodating. A grown person can figure something else out for themselves when they choose such a specific and voluntarily diet.
I would definitely NOT accommodate the parent of a kid who "might" come. I'm more likely to accommodate a kid, but an adult who had such dietary restrictions should have a snack before hand in case there isn't something he can eat. My mom has a lot of legit dietary restrictions and that's what she does and it works out just fine.
I'll accommodate if I can- DS's birthday parties have generally had a vegetarian and a few GF people, so I've made sure that there's at least one heavier vegetarian side dish that can serve as a meal, and baked a half batch of GF cupcakes in addition to regular cupcakes or cakes. I usually have extra favors if we're doing them.
That said, none of this is particularly labor-intensive or expensive for me. And vegan guy is screwed, because cheese.