4 Yr Old B-Day Party Etiquette??

[ChefBeckyD]

DS has his first birthday party tomorrow not at someone's house. It's at Chuck E Cheese.

(According to him, he's been waiting his whole life to go there!)

But, I've never been to a child's birthday party like this.I've never even been to Chuck E Cheese either. I'd like for DH to go with me. We haven't seen much of each other this week.....and I'm missing him!:cry: Is is okay for both of us to go?

The party starts at 5pm.....would DH and I need to pay for dinner, or should we eat before we go?

The gift is taken care of at least. DS and I went shopping today and found a LOVELY Transformer of some sort.

 

[cwinter474]

Usually the kids are paid for, parents need to pay for themselves at their own table near by. At least that is what happens when we have attended parties here in OK.

 

[Teresa Lynn]

If you've never been before I'd eat before I go.... From what i remember when our kids were little CEC pizza isn't wonderful

 

[ChefBeckyD]

So we go, but we sit at a different table?

 

[Kathy's_Kitchen]

Becky,

In my experiences, especially for a 5pm party, there is usually pizza for the kids at least and sometimes for the parents. You would for sure be able to order something for you & DH and sit at a table near the party. At every Chuck E Cheese that I've been to, there are party tables set up and regular tables right near by.

I recommend the breadsticks!

Kathy

 

[ChefBeckyD]

If you've never been before I'd eat before I go.... From what i remember when our kids were little CEC pizza isn't wonderful

Thanks for that tip! We are picky about our pizza!

 

[Kitchen Diva]

When I had to take kids I nannied to parties, I paid for my own food. Chucky Cheese will really be quite the adventure for you...you will have to let me know what you think. I'd bring some Advil with you just in case! (it's quite the zoo and it's loud)

 

[chefmeg]

Becky,

In my experiences, especially for a 5pm party, there is usually pizza for the kids at least and sometimes for the parents. You would for sure be able to order something for you & DH and sit at a table near the party. At every Chuck E Cheese that I've been to, there are party tables set up and regular tables right near by.

I recommend the breadsticks!

Kathy

and the BEER! Can't handle Chuck E with out it!!!!!!!!!

 

[Kitchen Diva]

So we go, but we sit at a different table?

Yes, but a table close by the party table- make it a festive date night for you and DH at a place filled with cheese flavored cardboard and screaming kids and blinking lights and loud games! It'll be great!

 

[Teresa Lynn]

Usually, they are near a Target maybe you can sneak away to theresorry, CEC is loud and obnoxious (darn troll attitude sneaking out) sorry

 

[chefmeg]

oh, and bring plenty of hand sanitizer and Clorox wipes....it is not the most, um, shall we say, um, sanitary of places.............

 

[ChefBeckyD]

Okay - you guys are making me very nervous about this....I'm for sure not telling DH anything other than we will be sitting at a different table!

 

[Teresa Lynn]

Dang!! yours serves beer maybe I'll have to borrow the neighbor kids and give them another chance.

 

[ChefBeckyD]

Yes, but a table close by the party table- make it a festive date night for you and DH at a place filled with cheese flavored cardboard and screaming kids and blinking lights and loud games! It'll be great!

LOL! DS just asked me what I am laughing about....I told him my friends are telling me how much fun we are going to have at Chucks!

 

[chefmeg]

Dang!! yours serves beer maybe I'll have to borrow the neighbor kids and give them another chance.

Oh, Teresa, there is NO WAY I would do CEC's without it! Here, they open at 11 am and we call that "beer-thirty" when we had to take our kids there!

 

[ChefBeckyD]

Usually, they are near a Target maybe you can sneak away to there

sorry, CEC is loud and obnoxious (darn troll attitude sneaking out) sorry

There IS a Target next door!:thumbup:

 

[chefmeg]

Okay - you guys are making me very nervous about this....I'm for sure not telling DH anything other than we will be sitting at a different table!

I will share that the pizza is NOT good, so if you are picky, eat something before you go!
I am not trying to scare you, but if someone benefits from the experiences I have had there, GOOD!
When DD was little, she FREAKED OUT when Chuck E comes out "in person"! She hated any kind of "character" (which made Disney loads of fun!), so beware that this happens for the birthday kid!
Also, insist that your son NOT GO IN THE TUBES in the ceiling....once, my BIL & I took the girls there and his DD got stuck up there and wouldn't come out...he climbed in to get her and told me it was a nightmare of food up there!

 

[ChefBeckyD]

I will share that the pizza is NOT good, so if you are picky, eat something before you go!
I am not trying to scare you, but if someone benefits from the experiences I have had there, GOOD!
When DD was little, she FREAKED OUT when Chuck E comes out "in person"! She hated any kind of "character" (which made Disney loads of fun!), so beware that this happens for the birthday kid!
Also, insist that your son NOT GO IN THE TUBES in the ceiling....once, my BIL & I took the girls there and his DD got stuck up there and wouldn't come out...he climbed in to get her and told me it was a nightmare of food up there!

Groan!:yuck::yuck::yuck:

And DS keeps asking how much longer until Aiden's B-day party!

 

[katie0128]

And make sure you take $$ for extra tokens. All the games/rides cost at least one token. I think with the bday packages, each kid gets a few tokens, but it isn't many. So be prepared for DS to want more.

 

[chefmeg]

Groan!:yuck::yuck::yuck:

And DS keeps asking how much longer until Aiden's B-day party!

It is going to be OK! There is SO much for him to do other than the tunnels, he will be fine....just take hand sanitizer!

 

[ChefBeckyD]

It is going to be OK! There is SO much for him to do other than the tunnels, he will be fine....just take hand sanitizer!

In my purse as we speak! Along with wipees!

 

[Ginger428]

I LOVE:love::love::love: Chuck E Cheese!!! First time I went, didn't realize that a 20.00 in the token machine would spit out about 500 tokens! All the kids came running over & there was a field day for the tokens flying all over the place! It was such fun, that when we ran out of those tokens I threw another 20 in & they all went nuts again!!

 

[chefmeg]

you are such a kind woman Rita! I can't believe you were not mobbed!

 

[Kitchen Diva]

Okay - you guys are making me very nervous about this....I'm for sure not telling DH anything other than we will be sitting at a different table!

Don't be nervous... It's a place for kids to scream, laugh, yell and run and play- no it isn't the most clean, but it has to be somewhat clean or they could not stay open. you'll be fine with some hand sanitizer and some beer...

 

[katie0128]

Just make sure you don't drink too much of the alcohol in a glass that you confuse which alcohol you should be drinking.

 

[katie0128]

Don't be nervous... It's a place for kids to scream, laugh, yell and run and play- no it isn't the most clean, but it has to be somewhat clean or they could not stay open. you'll be fine with some hand sanitizer and some beer...

But Kacey is right. CEC is a great place for kids to run and play and be loud. You have to scream to make yourself heard, so no "inside voices" allowed. And at least at the one by us, each child and accompanying adult(s) get matching number stamps on their hands when you enter. To leave, you must show your number and the number of the kid you are trying to take out before you can leave. The one by us really enforces this rule and it makes me feel very safe.

 

[Teresa Lynn]

yeah, they make you take the kid whether you want to or not

 

[katie0128]

I know! I asked if I went to the bathroom and scrubbed my number off, if I could leave without any children in tow.

 

[Kitchen Diva]

yeah, they make you take the kid whether you want to or not

Okay lady... not funny now I have sweet tea on my flat screen....

Too funny! I gotta find a picture of a cute little troll for you... hang on...http://i252.photobucket.com/albums/hh22/kacey1972/1troll.jpg

 

[Teresa Lynn]

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[ChefBeckyD]

this troll wants friends how in the h#$% do you add invite people?

click on their screen name, go to user profile, and then in the friends section, click on Befriend ________


It took me until today to figure it out too!

 

[Kitchen Diva]

this troll wants friends how in the h#$% do you add invite people?

Go to someone's profile page and click on befriend so and so... and it'll send them an invite. Here, I'll go and add you to my friends list, that is if you accept. And if you don't... well....

maybe Johnny lead pumper will change your mind!

Hahahhaahhaaaa

 

[Teresa Lynn]

I wanna be your friend but now a host is calling B back later
don't have too much fun without me