At what age would you feel comfortable dropping your child off to a party at a trampoline/bouncy house party?

My dd is 6, and keeps getting invited to these parties when my dh has work, and I have no one to watch my toddler. I hate always having to make my dd miss the parties, but I cant exactly bring a toddler to a fun place and tell him he cant participate, I dont want the party host to have to pay for him, and I dont want to pay for him either bc these places are expensive. Shes going to one that closes down to the public during a party so it will be mostly kids and parents she knows, so I feel comfortable dropping her off to that one and will stay nearby in case she gets hurt. But she has been invited to another one that is open to the public during parties, and I just don't think I'm ok with dropping her off to that. Especially since bigger kids tend to play rough and I dont want her to get hurt. The party is for one of her "besties" as she says, though. So should I take the risk and let her go, or have her skip it. My gut is telling to skip it, since trampolines can be dangerous and the fact that it's open to the public. And even if I was willing to pay for my toddler to participate, I dont really want him on trampolines with bigger kids and teens either.

At what age would you feel comfortable dropping your child off to a party at a trampoline/bouncy house party?

My daughter is a bit older and I still don’t drop her off at places that are open to the public. Is there another mom that you’re close to that could keep an eye on her for you?

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At those type of places I don't like dropping her off even now at almost 9 because trampoline places are notorious for injuries.

I drop her off at almost every other party, just never anything involving swimming or trampoline places.

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At 6, I would feel comfortable dropping her off so long as I knew some other parents I knew were there. I wouldn't expect them to keep a hawk's eye on her but if there was a problem, at least they can get in touch with you.

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Could you arrange that another parent watch her while there?

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I would not be comfortable dropping off my 6 year old daughter at a party yet. Especially a trampoline party. Why don’t you being an iPad for your toddler and sit in a waiting area? That way you can check on her periodically.

Where is the party?

At what age would you feel comfortable dropping your child off to a party at a trampoline/bouncy house party?

I think a lot of these places for parties they go together in posse, no? It’s not a total free for all. So they move from the trampoline area, then to the pool of foam bricks, then to the climbing wall or whatever.

At what age would you feel comfortable dropping your child off to a party at a trampoline/bouncy house party?

I would be ok with dropping off at a bounce house party as long as I know other moms that would be there and they could watch her. But I would not drop off at a trampoline party. We went to one and it was absolutely insane with the amount of people there (not just the party people), the size of the place and the multiple entrances/exits.

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I wouldn’t drop off. I’d be too worried about a possible injury & if it’s open to the public I’d worry about kidnapping (maybe I’m overly paranoid) so I’d probably skip it or if I really wanted her to go, I’d suck it up and pay for the other child.

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I absolutely would not drop off such a young child at a party open to the public. If you want your child to attend, I don't think it's a big deal to pay for your younger one yourself. It's typically only $15-25. Or, hire a babysitter to stay home with your younger one, but that will cost you more.

At what age would you feel comfortable dropping your child off to a party at a trampoline/bouncy house party?

At 6 I would be fine sending dd with another kid in the class and just asking a mom to keep an eye on her. If it was a place that shut down I’d have no problem doing drop off at 6.

At what age would you feel comfortable dropping your child off to a party at a trampoline/bouncy house party?

I wouldn't drop off. For the one that is open to the public I would just pay for my other child. I do that all the time with my kids who are 7 and 9.

At what age would you feel comfortable dropping your child off to a party at a trampoline/bouncy house party?

Could you get a babysitter for the toddler? Kids parties are normally 2 hours, so 2 hours of babysitting probably costs as much as paying for him participate, but is much safer. I know it's not ideal, and if it was just a kid in her class I'd says skip it, but I'd maybe put the extra effort in for her "bestie" so she doesn't feel left out.

The bounce place sounds fine, but I'd maybe ask one of the other parents to keep an eye on her, just so you know someone feels a little responsible to check on her during the party.

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maybe ten? lol.....DS is only three so I'm sure that could change in the future!

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I would ask another friends parent to bring your child and keep an eye on them. I would feel bad your kid is missing a best friends birthday party.

I assume you have no one you could leave your toddler with for a couple of hours

At what age would you feel comfortable dropping your child off to a party at a trampoline/bouncy house party?

I started dropping off in first grade. For the trampoline places that are open to the public - they keep the party contained in one area at a time so they aren’t around children outside of the party.

At what age would you feel comfortable dropping your child off to a party at a trampoline/bouncy house party?

I either get someone to take my toddler or I pay for
My toddler. Dd’s Party was at a movie theater and about half my guests asked if they could bring siblings and pay for them which is what they all did. People get so caught up in worrying about what other people think. Ask, the worst the host says is no.

I am not comfortable dropping off at those places and neither are any of the parents I know. Also, most of dd’s Class which is 19 six year olds over half of them have younger siblings.

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Absolutely would not do it at 6 unless there was a parent there who I knew very well who would agree to supervise.

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