Hello ladies,
I need some help with a 2 year old birthday. We are new to the Spokane area and have yet to make some new friends with kids. Our little boy will turn 2 in June and loves playing at this Jump place, all kinds of obstacle courses and jump houses. My husband has friendly coworkers at his new job who have little ones around my sons age.
Here is my question, is it weird invite these coworkers and their children to play at this Jump place on our sons birthday? We wouldn't expect gifts or anything, we can rent this place for a small fee so it's private.
Since I'm at home with our son, he has had less interaction with other children. We thought if we rented this place and had 3 or 4 other small children he would be more comfortable playing (as he does great with just a couple kids) rather than not rent it and take him there to play for a few hours when a whole bunch of other kids are there.
Is this weird?
I also thought this would be a great way to make a few friends in the area for future play dates and such.
What would you do?
Thanks in advance moms.
H.
A good way to meet new friends in a new area is meetup.com. Its free to join and you can search SAHM groups in your zip code. Good luck.
I don't think that's weird at all-it will be fun!
I don't think it's weird at all. Maybe you can make it a combo birthday and "get to know your neighbors/co-workers and their kids" party. We're looking at moving in the next month or two, and my daughter's birthday is at the end of June. I'm planning on doing something similar. :)
I think it sounds like a nice idea. I say go for it.
Great idea as well as you be able to meet some adults :)
A 2 year old still is young enough to not care a lot about a party, but will have fun playing and jumping with anyone or no one. I dont know if Id go with co-workers or not. Does your husband want to socialize with them? You say they are friendly, but have you spent any time with them or have they invited you over? Some dont like to spend off hours with co-workers, some do. Are there any kids living near you who could be introduced to your son and start a friendship that way? You should be getting to know your new neighbors anyway so youll have friends for both you and your son nearby. If you get to know a few people you can better judge if you want to become closer friends and invite them to a small party. Wouldnt it be awful to just invite random people because they happen to have kids the right age, and find out part way thru the day that they are people you wouldnt want to be friends with at all? So, if I was in your shoes, Id just do a small family party, and work on getting to know my neighbors for the future.
Not weird at all. It sounds like a great way for your son to make some new friends. What a great idea.
