Post by 88sharonlee on Jan 29, 2015 18:36:01 GMT -5
So I'm making this it's own thread just because the daily gets so long. I could use your input. I finally have a play date set up with two other moms in my town, I'm very excited. Since moving here a year and a half ago I still only know two people, my DCP and our dog walker!
One mom offered to host at her house.
So...should I bring anything for the host? Food for the play date? Should we bring our own toys?
I feel like an idiot asking these questions because I swear, I've socialized before and have good manners, but this is all new to me and I want to start things off on the right foot.
I think just hearing what you guys think is normal for a play date will put me at ease!
I would bring a couple small toys in my bag, and provide my own snacks for my LO. As for bringing anything to the host, I'd probably just tell her I plan on driving through a SB or something on the way and offer to bring her a coffee or something.
Whenever we do playdates at someone else's house, I usually message the host asking if I can bring anything. Like cagoldi, I definitely have snacks for L. We usually share snacks amongst the other babies anyway, because naturally the littles always think other people's snacks are better than their own. I typically bring things like blueberries, watermelon chunks, cheerios, etc...I've never brought our own toys because L's not interested in his own things when he's in someone else's playroom and other moms have always been totally fine with that, as am I when we have friends over to play.
When I go to play dates I usually take my baby snacks to share, and a yummy treat for the parents. I'm a horrible baker so I usually grab cookies or cupcakes from a bakery.
FWIW, I hosted the first play date I participated in, and this is what the other mom did, so I just copied her.
Post by 88sharonlee on Jan 29, 2015 20:17:10 GMT -5
Thanks everyone. I always bring something typically when I go to someone's house but it's usually wine, which I thought would be weird! And I wasn't sure if showing up with banana bread would make me seem crazy! I'm really glad this mom offered to host, I wasn't going to invite 'strangers' to my place but it's winter so playgrounds are out. We could have done the library children's room or something but this will be fun. Thanks guys! I'll report back!
I'm in a playgroup, and the hostess provides snacks (both mom- and baby-friendly) each week...but I still think it's nice to offer to bring something! I do bring a sippy for B. I don't bring our own toys...IME, everyone has plenty of things to play with without extra stuff, and at this age, it's mostly parallel play, anyway. Have fun!!
Post by wineallthetime on Jan 30, 2015 14:29:33 GMT -5
klongoria11 it does if the parents consume too much beer, but I personally don't see anything wrong with having a beer over the course of an afternoon and driving home. Maybe that's a FFFC.
Thanks Sunny41 I'm just checking back in today from the weekend. The play date went well! Both girls (women I should say) seemed really nice and NORMAL! And if course there LOs were very sweet. The three girls are pretty close in age, but Brie is the oldest by about 4 months. I hope we can make it a regular thing!
kellykinns We're doing it wrong. Sorry I didn't bring you any cupcakes or anything.
I feel like you guys are good friends so it's different. I'm not going to bring a hostess gift everytime I go to a great friend's house. But, if I go to a play date, I'll bring cookies or something. If it's the first time in going to someone's house, I'll bring a host gift (read: wine), as well. I brought JoeLies wine. I don't think it's weird. I hope she didn't I was weird. Moms like wine. So I bring wine.
Post by 88sharonlee on Feb 2, 2015 15:27:37 GMT -5
So...the host sent out a message the day before saying not to bring anything she would have snacks- so I didn't. I offered to host next so I'll just do the same. But I think it still would have been nice of me if I had
kellykinns We're doing it wrong. Sorry I didn't bring you any cupcakes or anything.
I feel like you guys are good friends so it's different. I'm not going to bring a hostess gift everytime I go to a great friend's house. But, if I go to a play date, I'll bring cookies or something. If it's the first time in going to someone's house, I'll bring a host gift (read: wine), as well. I brought JoeLies wine. I don't think it's weird. I hope she didn't I was weird. Moms like wine. So I bring wine.
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