Birthday invite question

My girls are turning 5! We're having their party at the end of this month and I'm filling out invites right now. They are in separate classes at school (pre-k) and we're inviting all the kids from both their classes...crazy I know. My question to you ladies is do I put both their names on all the invites just one child's name on their respective classmate's invites? I have no idea what to do. I don't want to make people feel obligated to buy gifts for both of them when only one of them is their child's classmate, if that makes sense? I'd rather get NO presents at all, but I've had no success with that one in the past either. Help!

 

I'm doing the girls invitations by evite this year, but if i was sending out invitations I would do seprate ones for each girl to hand out. I would only put both names on the ones that are for family friends.

 

Thank you! :good: This is what DH and I were thinking too.

 

I think I would also say just the child for each of the different classes, but when it's both their friends, I would use both names. ardon: Good luck and HAVE FUN :Clap:

 

I'm with the others, I would just put the one name on the invite... unless it's a family friend. :good: I know I would buy for both if it had both names (or would feel like I should)


:Clap: We are going to have five year olds!!! :Clap:

(I'm trying to put a positive, excited spin on things )

 

One kid on each invite for the classmates.

I have heard of many people asking for books for donation rather than presents for their kids for parties lately. Food for thought.

 

I always do 3 invites. Ones with just Marc's name for his friend, just Jon's name for his friends, and both names for mutual friends.

 

I am with everyone else, just put the one girl's name on the invite for her class. :good: If the kids is friends with both you can put both girls' names.

 

I put one girls name on each invite. If they are both friends with them I will either write both their names on the one card or send two invitations (in the same envelope) one with each name on it. It depends if they pick out the same invites or two different ones.

 

Us too.

 

Thanks ladies! I did the invites just like that. Both on their playgroup friends and other friends/family and one name on their respective class invites. :good: That just made more sense to me.

 

I never would have thought of this issue (but then again my girls aren't in school yet). What if they were in the same class and you were inviting the whole class? Both names? But then you don't want people to feel obligated to buy 2 gifts. How do you handle that? Just thinking ahead to next year when my girls are in school (possibly the same class) and turn 5.

 

If they were in the same class, then I would put both names. People would wonder what was wrong if you only put one. As it is, when I invited a girl from Jon's class one year, the mom sent a gift for both boys because she knew they were twins, even though she never had any contact with Marcus.

 

If they were in the same class I'd put both names on the invites b/c all the kiddos and parents would know them. When they get invites to playgroup parties it's always both names on the invite and we always take one present from each girl to the birthday friend. I think if they don't want to buy 2 gifts then they can buy one to share, we've had people do both. I'd prefer no gifts really. Next year, when I'm not hugely pregnant and trying to sell/buy a house, I'll try and be more on top of it and do a book exchange or something like that. :good:

 

as I just did my invites last night I put both their names on the invites - they are in the same preschool class...

I've had parents do separate invites (one for each of my kids) and I think that's silly - its the same party!

 

Lou - what kind of party are you having? We're doing a bowling party!