Parents feeling the pressure when it comes to organising their child’s birthday party

Birthday party pressure is a universal problem once children start school. It can be stressing over nobody being bothered to RSVP, numbers for the local softplay, keeping warring mother-in-laws apart, feeling judged by performance parent parties or Mr Razzle Dazzle Clowning Act and Performing Monkey Troupe not bothering to answer his voicemail.

So it’s really no surprise that Vertbaudet find one in five parents feel pressurised over their child’s birthday celebrations.

A 21 per cent of parents feeled pressured by their own child, with 16 per cent feeling the peer pressure from the parents of their children’s friends.

The average child’s birthday party cost around a modest £95 with between eight – ten children attending.

At home was the most popular birthday part venue, followed by leisure centres then bowling alleys.

Spokesman for Vertbaudet, Paul Farrar said it was ‘surprising’ to find parents feel pressure from the parents of their children’s friends when arranging a party.

He said: “We don’t think it should be all about how much you spend or keeping up with the Joneses – it’s the child’s big day, after all, and their party should be about having fun with their friends.

There are also a variety of free resources available online offering tips and advice on how to throw the perfect party for less.”