Card Party

huber22

DH and I want to host a card party for 3 other couples with young children. We know all of them, but not very well. Most of us don't know very many couples with children, so that's the reason we're having the party. The kids are between 8 weeks and 3 years old.

 

I'm not sure if I should send out invites to everyone and make it more of a party or just call and invite them...any ideas?

TarHeels&Rebels

Excuse my ignorance, but what's a card party?  Do you mean a party where you plan to play cards?  And you intend for the children to come?  Does everyone know how to play cards?  It seems like all the men I know know how to play but none of the women. 

huber22

Everyone comes to play cards. Card clubs are a big deal in our area-- I know couples who have been in the same card clubs for 50 years. The kids would come with-- our house is small enough that we'd stll be able to supervise while we played (the 8 week old would have to be in her swing or something)

lsgarver

I'd just invite them.  If you are trying to get to know them, you want to start off casual and friendly, invitations would seem too formal and stiff for making friends.

TarHeels&Rebels

huber22:

Everyone comes to play cards. Card clubs are a big deal in our area-- I know couples who have been in the same card clubs for 50 years. The kids would come with-- our house is small enough that we'd stll be able to supervise while we played (the 8 week old would have to be in her swing or something)

Ah, ok.  Neat!  Are you by chance from one of those big square states?   I dated a boy from Wyoming in college and his family played cards all.the.time to get through the winter.

Do you have their email addys?  I think an e-vite could be cute for this.  You'd get to take the time to think up something sweet to say about getting to know each other, and it's an invite, but not an invite, KWIM?  I really like the first one here.   Or a FB invite, if you're friends with them on FB.

DancingLikeTheCrackers17

I think either an e-vite or a phone call would be fun.  AND, if you need a crazy card game that probably none of the group has played (you could learn together) for either now or in the future, let me know.  I have a friend who's family hosts card parties all the time, and they are known for awesome card games that other people swear they make up.  But, we all love them!