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    I'm worried I sent out invites to my daughters 3rd grade class for her Halloween birthday party next week with an rsvp deadline of tommorw and no one has responded yet out of 35 invites. I worry because I only got 1 kid at the last party I had for my son. I try so hard on these party's I even make homemade invites. Are any other parents having this problem or is it just me. No one does birthday parties anymore. She is going to be crushed if no one comes. Any insight would be helpful

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    Default Re: worried no rsvps for childs party

    Are you close with any of the parents of the kids you invited? Maybe give them a call and ask them over the phone if they're planning on coming or not since you need to know how much food/goodie bags/whatever to prepare?

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    Default Re: worried no rsvps for childs party

    Be prepared?! I mean, what if they all show up without RSVP-ing? I was always under the impression no one ever RSVPs. That's always how parties worked for me, as a kid. I would get like, two notices and then twenty kids would be there, the day of. I would stress all month about no one showing up and then be overwhelmed with kids in my house! I'm sure your girl will have a great day!
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    Default Re: worried no rsvps for childs party

    Well If they don't show.

    Have a Babysitter on Standby for all the other Children you have. Then take your Daughter out for her Special Day. Ice Cream together or what she likes.

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    I sent out five invitations no one rsvp'd but four showed up.

    If you don't mind a four year old girl my daughter and I could probably come. you're in Colorado Springs right?
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    Default Re: worried no rsvps for childs party

    Does your daughter have any close friends whose parents you could call? Maybe you'll have better luck on the phone.

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    if there was cake and you were local, i'd show. i really don't remember how baby bday parties work. this seems like it would be stressful. i hope everything goes smoothly and the party is a lovely turnout!

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    Default Re: worried no rsvps for childs party

    I sent out party invites once for my daughter's sixth birthday. Five invites, one RSVP. All five invitees showed up three brought friends, the mothers all said they "assumed" it was OK to bring a friend. Like who told them that? People are so uncultured!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    Anyway, all's well that end's well. Sent BF to the Kroger to buy another birthday cake and a case of wine for after the party.

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    Default Re: worried no rsvps for childs party

    I am the queen of throwing parties and the one thing I have learned is that people rarely RSVP anymore. Which makes planning tough. Sometimes the best source of who is coming is actually your child, though in the 3rd grade, that's iffy.

    The other thing is whether the children actually handed the invitations to the parents....

    All RSVP's I received in the earlier years were calls placed the night before or the day of. Again, doesn't help planning either.

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    Default Re: worried no rsvps for childs party

    maybe you cud go to the school and as parents are picking up kids just talk to them, remind them? Send a word to the teacher? We used to throw partys in class so idk

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    Default Re: worried no rsvps for childs party

    Quote Originally Posted by ladylaw View Post

    The other thing is whether the children actually handed the invitations to the parents....
    That's a big one. If your daughter gave the invites to her classmates herself, the kids may have shoved them in their backpacks and forgot completely to tell their parents. But it's also true that even if the parents saw them, nobody freakin' RSVPs anymore... People also have incredibly short attention spans. I sent 9 friends from my hometown an invite to my graduation party that my family was throwing me - only 3 bothered to tell me they already had plans and couldn't make it. 1 told me she could. The rest never responded, and even the 1 who said she'd make it completely forgot within the following 2 weeks, so none of my friends showed up. When I called out a few of them on never even responding, they said that they meant to when they knew more about their schedule but just completely forgot. A follow-up is always a really good idea cuz people tend to put off making definite plans til the last minute nowadays, and if you don't remind them, a couple weeks is long enough for them to forget.

    If these are friends of your daughter's that she sees at school or meets up with occasionally, she should be able to go around asking if they're coming. If you still get a measly number, start calling up parents and saying that you just need to get a rough estimate for the party so you can be prepared. Also keep in mind when you're throwing this party - Halloween weekend. For some, that might not be a big deal - for others, they may have their hands full with other plans that day, like maybe that's the day their neighborhood is doing trick-or-treat for the kids. I'm sure plenty of people will show up who just forgot until the last minute.

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