not sure if right here,?? birthday question

LISSILEIGH

hi all

my son ig going to be eight next month, he was hoping to go to laser quest which i was told was £130 for private hire for an hour upto 36 people, i though this was a good idea as they could play at their own pace without any bigger kids and it also meant he could invite alot more of his friends.


i rang up today to book this and they told me that i could only have it at that price if i booked food aswell, which is another £4ph. :eek:!!

this is going to cost too much money now (my dd is having her party the day before) so i was wondering if anyone had any ideas for a more cost effective and enjoyable party for an 8 year old ?(it doeasnt have to be for 36 children) lol

craftdaft

As DD is only 3 months I don't have much experience of hosting parties yet, however have heard lots of ideas from pupils (Primary 2-3, so 6-7 year olds). The ones I can remember were treasure hunt on bikes around farm (parents were farmers), bouncy castle hire (think this may have been in town hall due to tine of year), swimming pool party, ABBA party (watched mamma mia, etc), cooking party. The one that I remember being talked about the most was the mamma mia one and there was only 5-6 people at it.

Hope this helps....

jopsey

How old is DD ? could they not have a joint party somewhere ,don't know if DS is too old but I did a pirates n princess party for my DS at a loal softplay and everbody loved it

milliebear00001

Cinema? Bowling? Big Jungle Gym? All followed by Pizza Hut (or somewhere similar) for a smallish group?

LISSILEIGH

my dd will be 4 and my ds wil be 8 so......

shes having a virgin (gym) party which is really good value for money 2hrs entertainment, food, games, face painting ,party bags £10pp!!

she is very girly and he is very much a boy!! lol so would be difficult really.

thanks for ideas so far xxxxxxxxxxxxx

LISSILEIGH

jopsey wrote: »

How old is DD ? could they not have a joint party somewhere ,don't know if DS is too old but I did a pirates n princess party for my DS at a loal softplay and everbody loved it

the soft play areas where i live are [EMAIL="!!!!"]!!!![/EMAIL]! i have 3 kids and have had these sort parties before and been to them too many times to rememeber!!! lmao

ds would not be impressed!! lol dd has had before

DaisyFlower

Thats not too dear given the numbers, a bowling party is £12 per person here so dependent upon the actual number you are inviting may work out dearer than the laser quest.

Spendless

How much is laser quest if you don't have the food?

bylromarha

Try your local sports centre and see what they have.

I was booking a soft play party for my 5 yr old last year at the sport centre and was shocked that they do a massive range of parties for all ages at really good prices - football, wall climbing, hire the swimming pool, go on a boat trip down the canal for a pirate party

LISSILEIGH

the laser quest is £160!!!!!

bestpud

Why not take less of them and not hire the entire place?

Is that an option?

I gather you will be in there with them so they should be safe enough...

Or stay with the plans but just invite 20 children, which would work out at £210 with the food, or just over £10 a head - same as your dd's party?