I'm considering a beauty salon makeover party for my daughter and a couple of her classmates and friends for her 8 year-old birthday in September. The beauty school in our area offers the service very cheap at $12 per child. They said I could bring in a cake to eat in one of their rooms afterwards.
I think it's a unique, no hassle party. Since the girls are getting older, would I expect adults to stay? Should I offer to drive all the girls? Or should I expect the parents to drop off and come back?
Also, some women on mamapedia are saying that the kids might be too young for this. That's a valid point. What do you think? Wait until she is 10 or older? Thank you.
i think a drop-off is perfectly acceptable. if parents are hinky about it they can stay, but i'd set the party up for parents to transport and leave the girls there.
khairete
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I think you'll get some parents that want to stay and others that will drop off and pick up. If you want them dropped off, just make the invitation say that.
Beware, some parents may not want their kids having any kind of services from a beauty school, salon, spa, whatever. My daughter gets pedicures when I do - most of the time - but plenty of her friends are not allowed to have them. She is 10.
I would come to the party and expect to stay. I don't just drop the kids off anywhere.
My son is eight and most of the girls he goes to school with have their nails painted, and I know many of them have had it done in a salon, so eight is not too young. Do you stay when you drop your daughter off at a party? Do any of the other parents? Parents don't stay where I am from and I can't imagine any parents wanting to stand around and watch, so I would expect it to be a drop off. I would offer to drive if you have enough room.
A friend of our just did this at home for about 10 9 year old girls, and her 13 year old daughter invited 3 of her friends (including my daughter) to do the nail polishing. They started with 1 hour at the local country club pool that is in walking distance from their house and came back wrapped in towels and they all got those turbie twisty hair towels to keep their hair out of their faces (also the party favor with some nailpolish and lipgloss I believe). They sat in kitchen chairs with their feet on stepstools (we brought our step stools) and received yogurt/avocado facials (brushed on with make up brushes, just plain yogurt mixed with fresh avocado in the food processor). Then the 13 year olds painted their finger and toe nails. The facials were removed with baby wipes and I think they watched a movie with pop corn and then played outside. A cheap and fun party. But it does help to have some older girls to do the work. My kids did not like those parties at party places, since the party would be about an hour+ and then the cake another 30-45 minutes and then everyone WENT HOME. My kids would still be eager to play with everyone. So we do smaller parties at home with about 5 or 6 kids, which basically ends up being a larger play date with cake and some planned crafts. Also keep in mind that if some of your daughter's friends are very active outdoors kind of girls they may not enjoy sitting still for the length of the party, you may need to plan something that is more active along with the sitting for facials, etc.
I don't think I've stayed with my kids at a birthday party since preschool - maybe kindergarten, but that's for sure it.
I think it's a great idea, although I would probably not do that until until they are a bit older (like at least 10, but closer to 11-12).
I would have the parents transport and drop-off. Any parent that wanted to stay could but wouldn't have to. BTW...if I was ever told I absolutely could NOT stay, my child absolutely could NOT attend. I wouldn't necessarily stay but not being able to is a deal breaker.
It sounds fun as long as the end result is pretty and fun and not trashy or too old for their ages. One idea would be to start at the salon, have parents drop of there, then you take them all to an ice cream place or something like that. To me, the thought of eating somewhere where hair is cut is really gross. The parents can them pickup at the ice cream/dessert place.
