Thursday, August 20th, 2009 at
5:23 am
I am in a Halloween Party Bind, I have friends with kids and I have friends who want to dress up in potentially skimpy costumes, play games and drink around the bonfire. I adore both groups of friends and want this to be a memorable Halloween.
SO
This is what I came up with, have a split party deal.
PART 1: I was going to head up an expedition to a local cider mill/pumpkin patch/corn maze where they do pony rides, petting zoo and the parents can pick out a pumpkin to take back to my place for a decorating contest (no knives allowed, LOL) and have prizes for best pumpkin etc.
PART 2: Those of my adult friends uninterested in the cider mill expedition can show up around 7?8? to start the bonfire/apple bobbing/drinking.
Do you think the parents would be offended if I specified that the bonfire is for grownups only?
What if some parents wanted to bunk over with the kids? How do I handle this?
I am not a parent myself, so any suggestions would be helpful.
Should I just do an event for people with kids at another time?
Also, when you have other people’s kids in your home, what are the liability risks? Like if their child falls or gets hurt will the parents’ insurance company sue you?
Are the parents’ responsible for their kids in my home or am I?
If I decide to do something for people w kids at another time how do I word "leave the kiddos with a sitter" in the invites without ruffling any feathers?
LOL to those who say "just have everyone over for a party" some of my friends, while wonderful well meaning people are not child appropriate when drinking, some of them don’t necessarily like kids.
Besides I don’t think kids and drinking mix and I don’t think it is fair to put a damper on my other friends’ fun b/c they are childless or childfree.
Kids are wonderful! But they can be high maintenance and demanding. I want to be able to relax around the fire without worrying about them running off and poking an eye out.