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Honestly, I'd prefer this over the gotta-invite-a-billion-kids local play-place sugar-fest where the kids are mostly just running around in packs.
Get a small group of kids. Let them play and actually enjoy each other's company. Done
I heard someone on the radio yesterday say that kids' birthday parties these days are expected to have things like bouncy houses and performers, or to be held at an event location with games and such. I'm not all that old and, when I was growing up, it was only the richest kids who got that stuff.
I don't know whether the statement was true, but I hope it wasn't. You don't need to spend all that to have a good kids' party.
Oof you weren't growing up in Connecticut... Everything had to be event and everything had to be 200% better than the last kid's party
Edit: I'm also the kid that invited 2-3 people to my birthdays because people suck
I hear this all the time but nearly every birthday party my kids have been invited to has just been at someone's home.
My parents always encouraged strong relationships with just one or two close friends. When we had birthdays, it would just be me and my brother, and a couple of close friends. That made it affordable to do something really fun. We often went to a movie on my birthday, then had cake and ice cream after. I can still remember those movies - Willie Wonka, Marooned, 10 From Your Show of Shows, etc.