As the host of a party you are obliged to accommodate all of your guests needs. If the children are young enough to require the attendance of their parents, then it stands to reason that you should provide food and beverage for them in addition to the children.
If that seems too burdensome for your budget, consider another venue that is more cost appropriate for providing for all of your guests, young and old.
Most definitely! If this is a birthday party for children that are too young to be by themselves, the parents must come and therefore you would definitely be expected to provide pizza for everyone. After all you are throwing a party. That makes you the host and expected to provide food for your guests. Now perhaps if the kid is 12 and the parents could drop the kids off, it might be a different story but most places frown on that. They don’t allow you to drop off kids.
You are expected to provide basic food and drink for all invited guests. It’s perfectly fine that it be pizza and soda–no one expects you to provide alcohol at a children’s birthday party but unless you are providing child care for everyone and the parents would be allowed to leave, then you most definitely are expected to host the party.
If the kids are very young, not school age, and parents must stay with their child, then it would be nice for you to buy some pizza and a pitcher of soda for them. I don’t think it is required, it just would be nice. However, if the kids are school age, 5 yrs, then they can be left to your supervision and you do not need to provide food for parents that happen to hang out because they want to. I would suggest that you have a few adults helping you handle the children.
I’ve done chuckee cheese so many times I can’t begin to tell you. My kids are grown now, but I have never been offered food. I have never paid for the parents at the parties I have hosted. Most people do not expect it. Most parents don’t crowd their kids and happily drop them off.
i would say yes but i don’t know
As the host of a party you are obliged to accommodate all of your guests needs. If the children are young enough to require the attendance of their parents, then it stands to reason that you should provide food and beverage for them in addition to the children.
If that seems too burdensome for your budget, consider another venue that is more cost appropriate for providing for all of your guests, young and old.
Typically,NO!
No. They can have pizza with the kids.
Most definitely! If this is a birthday party for children that are too young to be by themselves, the parents must come and therefore you would definitely be expected to provide pizza for everyone. After all you are throwing a party. That makes you the host and expected to provide food for your guests. Now perhaps if the kid is 12 and the parents could drop the kids off, it might be a different story but most places frown on that. They don’t allow you to drop off kids.
You are expected to provide basic food and drink for all invited guests. It’s perfectly fine that it be pizza and soda–no one expects you to provide alcohol at a children’s birthday party but unless you are providing child care for everyone and the parents would be allowed to leave, then you most definitely are expected to host the party.
if the children are too young to come alone, yes
If the kids are very young, not school age, and parents must stay with their child, then it would be nice for you to buy some pizza and a pitcher of soda for them. I don’t think it is required, it just would be nice. However, if the kids are school age, 5 yrs, then they can be left to your supervision and you do not need to provide food for parents that happen to hang out because they want to. I would suggest that you have a few adults helping you handle the children.
I’ve done chuckee cheese so many times I can’t begin to tell you. My kids are grown now, but I have never been offered food. I have never paid for the parents at the parties I have hosted. Most people do not expect it. Most parents don’t crowd their kids and happily drop them off.
No. You can mention in the invitation that all the children’s food will be paid for.