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[quote=sdduuuude]Pump It Up – fixed fee for first 25 kids. Nominal charge per kid over 25. Two parties w/ 12 kids each costs double 1 party with 24. We had 28 or so.

At home – you have to set up and tear down twice. Takes double the time.

Legoland – smaller twin effect. Same kid cost, but assuming we don’t let the kids run amok in Legoland without us, we would have to pay to get the parents in twice.[/quote]

You do separate parties for each child? Most of the twin families we know (several) do a joint party.

Your kids are lucky to have you as a dad!

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[quote=sdduuuude]Pump It Up – fixed fee for first 25 kids. Nominal charge per kid over 25. Two parties w/ 12 kids each costs double 1 party with 24. We had 28 or so.

At home – you have to set up and tear down twice. Takes double the time.

Legoland – smaller twin effect. Same kid cost, but assuming we don’t let the kids run amok in Legoland without us, we would have to pay to get the parents in twice.[/quote]

You do separate parties for each child? Most of the twin families we know (several) do a joint party.

Your kids are lucky to have you as a dad!

[UCGal]

[quote=sdduuuude]Pump It Up – fixed fee for first 25 kids. Nominal charge per kid over 25. Two parties w/ 12 kids each costs double 1 party with 24. We had 28 or so.

At home – you have to set up and tear down twice. Takes double the time.

Legoland – smaller twin effect. Same kid cost, but assuming we don’t let the kids run amok in Legoland without us, we would have to pay to get the parents in twice.[/quote]

You do separate parties for each child? Most of the twin families we know (several) do a joint party.

Your kids are lucky to have you as a dad!

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[quote=JustLurking]
My daughter’s birthday is next month and I think we will do a book exchange this year. I have done this twice in the past and it has been a hit with the kids and their parents. Each child brings a wrapped book instead of a present. I usually make up a game – some version of duck-duck-goose or musical chairs or steal the bacon – to randomly distribute the books. Kids go home with a nice book instead of a goody bag full of plastic crap. I buy my own child a nice birthday gift. Everybody wins.[/quote]

I LOVE this idea. I’m shamelessly stealing it. Goody bags bug the crud out of me and my kids don’t need more STUFF – but books are always good.

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[quote=JustLurking]
My daughter’s birthday is next month and I think we will do a book exchange this year. I have done this twice in the past and it has been a hit with the kids and their parents. Each child brings a wrapped book instead of a present. I usually make up a game – some version of duck-duck-goose or musical chairs or steal the bacon – to randomly distribute the books. Kids go home with a nice book instead of a goody bag full of plastic crap. I buy my own child a nice birthday gift. Everybody wins.[/quote]

I LOVE this idea. I’m shamelessly stealing it. Goody bags bug the crud out of me and my kids don’t need more STUFF – but books are always good.

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[quote=JustLurking]
My daughter’s birthday is next month and I think we will do a book exchange this year. I have done this twice in the past and it has been a hit with the kids and their parents. Each child brings a wrapped book instead of a present. I usually make up a game – some version of duck-duck-goose or musical chairs or steal the bacon – to randomly distribute the books. Kids go home with a nice book instead of a goody bag full of plastic crap. I buy my own child a nice birthday gift. Everybody wins.[/quote]

I LOVE this idea. I’m shamelessly stealing it. Goody bags bug the crud out of me and my kids don’t need more STUFF – but books are always good.

[UCGal]

[quote=JustLurking]
My daughter’s birthday is next month and I think we will do a book exchange this year. I have done this twice in the past and it has been a hit with the kids and their parents. Each child brings a wrapped book instead of a present. I usually make up a game – some version of duck-duck-goose or musical chairs or steal the bacon – to randomly distribute the books. Kids go home with a nice book instead of a goody bag full of plastic crap. I buy my own child a nice birthday gift. Everybody wins.[/quote]

I LOVE this idea. I’m shamelessly stealing it. Goody bags bug the crud out of me and my kids don’t need more STUFF – but books are always good.

[UCGal]

[quote=JustLurking]
My daughter’s birthday is next month and I think we will do a book exchange this year. I have done this twice in the past and it has been a hit with the kids and their parents. Each child brings a wrapped book instead of a present. I usually make up a game – some version of duck-duck-goose or musical chairs or steal the bacon – to randomly distribute the books. Kids go home with a nice book instead of a goody bag full of plastic crap. I buy my own child a nice birthday gift. Everybody wins.[/quote]

I LOVE this idea. I’m shamelessly stealing it. Goody bags bug the crud out of me and my kids don’t need more STUFF – but books are always good.

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Don’t get me wrong – we’ve gone to pump it up as guests, and hosted at pump it up. I fully understand the allure. My kids have December birthdays – that month is crazy enough and it’s not conducive to outdoor parties.

But to do that every year – if you have multiple kids… that gets pretty pricey pretty darn quick.

I remember parties at Farrell’s. They’d order a “zoo” for the whole party.

The balance we found is that we do “big” parties on the birthdays divisible by 5. We always have a family birthday party separate. Since my oldest is turning 10 this year I better figure out where I’m going to have it.

[UCGal]

Don’t get me wrong – we’ve gone to pump it up as guests, and hosted at pump it up. I fully understand the allure. My kids have December birthdays – that month is crazy enough and it’s not conducive to outdoor parties.

But to do that every year – if you have multiple kids… that gets pretty pricey pretty darn quick.

I remember parties at Farrell’s. They’d order a “zoo” for the whole party.

The balance we found is that we do “big” parties on the birthdays divisible by 5. We always have a family birthday party separate. Since my oldest is turning 10 this year I better figure out where I’m going to have it.

[UCGal]

Don’t get me wrong – we’ve gone to pump it up as guests, and hosted at pump it up. I fully understand the allure. My kids have December birthdays – that month is crazy enough and it’s not conducive to outdoor parties.

But to do that every year – if you have multiple kids… that gets pretty pricey pretty darn quick.

I remember parties at Farrell’s. They’d order a “zoo” for the whole party.

The balance we found is that we do “big” parties on the birthdays divisible by 5. We always have a family birthday party separate. Since my oldest is turning 10 this year I better figure out where I’m going to have it.

[UCGal]

Don’t get me wrong – we’ve gone to pump it up as guests, and hosted at pump it up. I fully understand the allure. My kids have December birthdays – that month is crazy enough and it’s not conducive to outdoor parties.

But to do that every year – if you have multiple kids… that gets pretty pricey pretty darn quick.

I remember parties at Farrell’s. They’d order a “zoo” for the whole party.

The balance we found is that we do “big” parties on the birthdays divisible by 5. We always have a family birthday party separate. Since my oldest is turning 10 this year I better figure out where I’m going to have it.

[UCGal]

Don’t get me wrong – we’ve gone to pump it up as guests, and hosted at pump it up. I fully understand the allure. My kids have December birthdays – that month is crazy enough and it’s not conducive to outdoor parties.

But to do that every year – if you have multiple kids… that gets pretty pricey pretty darn quick.

I remember parties at Farrell’s. They’d order a “zoo” for the whole party.

The balance we found is that we do “big” parties on the birthdays divisible by 5. We always have a family birthday party separate. Since my oldest is turning 10 this year I better figure out where I’m going to have it.

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I’ve heard of buyers requesting NOT to list on the MLS. I don’t understand why they’d do it, but I’ve heard of it.

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I’ve heard of buyers requesting NOT to list on the MLS. I don’t understand why they’d do it, but I’ve heard of it.

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