The birthday party invitation above has gone viral. Carys Roberts of Kingston, Ontario, is throwing a party for her twin girls as they turn five years old. Anyone who knows a five-year-old girl can understand that they wanted their party to have a theme of “unicorns but with rainbows and maybe bats but there should be princesses and also Minnie and we need dancing lights” But what’s really appealing is that Roberts is trying to lower expectations for the party guests, especially the parents, with phrases like “brought to you by Pinterest fails and the dollar store.” It’s an appropriate tactic in an age that finds children’s birthday parties designed more for social media than for the children.
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There’s no reason to rent equipment and hire entertainment for young children, although we’ve seen parties with perfectly matched theme decorations, food, and games for one- and two-year-olds. What children really want is a fun time with their friends and family. Another part of the invitation that caught people’s attention is Roberts’ polite admission that she could use some help supervising the kids -“adult juice” provided. If you can’t read the text in the image above, a larger version and an interview with Roberts can be found here. -via Metafilter
Source: neatorama