Party Planning Help

[egishere]

sounds good to me but I love me some BBQ! Maybe make a fall-ish fruit dip with apples and strawberries? I made one off Pinterest for the triplets 1st bday party. It had brown sugar and cream cheese and was really good.

[Deleted]

I think if you are presenting the adults with a gift as a "favor" then you need to have something for the kids. If you are just giving a few adults individual gifts 1 at a time, then I wouldn't worry as much about the kid favors. I don't understand what the fact that they are cousins has to do with not having favors, though. I don't think favors are intended for only non-family? I feel like I'm missing something.

Basically, I don't think party favors are necessary but if you are doing them for some, you should do them for all, regardless of age or relation. I guess if you were doing kid favors you could leave the adult favors out, but never leave out the kids! They are the ones who will notice and get upset.

[liveintheville]

Menu looks great! Especially if you're not cooking it

I,agree, with making favor bags for the cousins. Just run to target and get some craft supplies or small toys.

[UnderProtest]

Okay, wan already guilted me into it last night, but you guys are driving it home. What type of thing should I get for a 17 month old girl and 5,7 and 12 year old boys? Target is my only option.

[dexteroni]

Legos for the boys if they have something small; if not, then a little Angry Birds or Star Wars thing. Book or princess something for the girl.

[liveintheville]

Oct 9, 2012 11:31:03 GMT -5 dexteroni said:

Legos for the boys if they have something small; if not, then a little Angry Birds or Star Wars thing. Book or princess something for the girl.

These are great! I believe target has a lot of superhero stuff out now. My almost 5 year old and his friends are obsessed with them.

Playdoh and stickers keep them occupied for a while, as well.

[wannabe]

Oct 9, 2012 11:13:24 GMT -5 @buckybells said:

I don't understand what the fact that they are cousins has to do with not having favors, though. I don't think favors are intended for only non-family? I feel like I'm missing something.

my thought was that since they're staying for the weekend, they'll already have packed stuff to keep them occupied. amiright, OP?

regardless, i still vote for goody bags. FAVORS FOR ALL!

[sporky]

Oct 9, 2012 10:13:52 GMT -5 dexteroni said:

Oct 9, 2012 9:23:26 GMT -5 sporky said:

Does everyone who's coming like barbeque?

I don't know any meat eaters who don't like it. It seems like the guests are OP's close family members and friends, so I presume she would know if any of them were vegetarian and would have included them in the menu.

I know several meat-eaters who don't care much for BBQ (including myself). But if that's something that everyone in their families will love as she stated above, then they should absolutely have it.

[UnderProtest]

Thanks wan. You said it!! Plus, I can't think of any favors that would seem to go with the theme of the party (owls), so it all seems pointless. But I have to go to target today, so I will pick up something fun. I have been thoroughly guilted into it.

Any opinions on activities? The boys are all brothers and we have a wii. The little girl just likes to run. She is too small for much of anything organized.

[UnderProtest]

So I got playdoh for all the kids and nerf guns for the boys and a little sesame street character for the little girl. Does that sound okay?

[dexteroni]

Oct 9, 2012 14:49:03 GMT -5 UnderProtest said:

So I got playdoh for all the kids and nerf guns for the boys and a little sesame street character for the little girl. Does that sound okay?

Sounds great!