For a boy's birthday party that's in the summer, what's the best way to get invites out?

Truly open to any and all ideas.

If you don't have everyone's number and you are inviting every child from class then I would catch parents at the end of the day. Best to give notice for an August birthday too as people tend to be busy with summer holidays! Then I would probably text whoevers number you have closer to the actual date as a bit of a reminder 👍🏼 If you don't invite everyone then I wouldnt send invites at school as its unfair for teachers to give them the social drama of whose invited and not invited when the kids start talking about it in class.

I definitely say to try to collect parents numbers . Sometimes kids don’t remember to give the invitations or sadly, some parents are irresponsible. I’d rather just text/call them

I wouldn’t give on the last day but that week otherwise it gets hidden in all the stuff they are taking home that year. That said when does he break up and come back? Maybe do reminders.

@Grace he takes a bus to and from school so I have no way of catching up with parents. my son specifically said he wanted to invite ALL of his classmates.

@One BoyMom how does one ask for or receive said parents numbers though. My son takes the bus to and from school so it's not like I can catch the parents at the door and ask for their numbers.

@Karen school usually ends towards the end of June and returns beginning of September

Maybe have a later birthday party after the first week of school so they start having classes and you pass the invites out. That way more people won’t be on vacation and will probably remember

My son had a friend with an early August birthday and his parents sent out an early invite with the date time and their numbers so friends could come, it was closer to the end of the school year

My son (5) is in preschool and he just got his second invitation for a birthday party from his classmates. First one was via Facebook Event. It was shared by the school teacher. Second invitation was by an actual invitation card with the details . Text (your phone number) to RSVP by whatever date prior to the birthday party. Example: birthday party is on March 8th. RSVP by March 1st.

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I would send invites home not on the last day of class but in the least few weeks of school with a specific request to contact you so you can send them a reminder invite closer to August. Make it really clear that your son wants to invite their kid to his party over the summer and you would love to have their contact info so that you can keep in touch over the summer for play dates and the party.

@Jill ok yeah. That could work. So just send out a card with my number

Maybe the teacher can assist you. I know you said your son takes the bus but can you make time in your week at the end of the year to bring him one time to school and let his teacher know this is important to him? Maybe she can slip it in their folders that parents look at? I know some mentioned parents are irresponsible or it may get lost but realistically the chance of every single classmate being able to attend the date you choose is probably slim anyway?

@Jodi I work in a public school for a separate district than my son. What I could do is email the teacher ahead of time and then send the invites in

@Mary Padilla 🇵🇭🇺🇲 is ask how many kiddos are in his class and send in that many letter to be sent home with kiddos. In the letter I would write that my kiddo has a summer birthday and wanted his classmates to be invited. I’d state that I’m sending this out to open up the door for communication and that once the birthday plans have been made I’d like to send invites to you all. They can provide you with an email or phone number and you can email invites or use Evites. I’ve done Evites a few times

I would give the invitations to the teacher to pass out to all of the students at the end of the year, to assure every student gets one. And write on the invitations/ the back of the invitations that you’d like for the parents to reach out as soon as they can so you can save their numbers to stay in contact over summer. With Valentine’s Day coming up, you’ll likely get a list of students or at least get the # of students in his class for when kids are asked to bring valentine’s in. Save that information for when you make birthday invites.