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I invited all of my coworkers to my baby shower when I was pregnant, and the majority attended. Now, my kid is already about to turn one. Should I invite my coworkers to my kids’ party or not?
I would love for them to come, but I don’t want them to feel pressure to have to attend and bring a gift. At the same time, I don’t want them to feel left out as most have gotten to know my daughter this year and have been a true support to me. What to do?
First, determine how many potential guests your coworkers would make up. Second, size up the budget and space you have to spend and use on your kids’ party. These starting measures will provide you with a good sense of how many people you can have attend. From there, you can determine your guest list.
If your budget and space constraints do not allow you to invite everyone, determine who in your office will especially appreciate being there because they are a friend to you outside of work or have gotten to know you and your kid particularly well during the first year. These people will be very happy to have the invitation extended to them.
If you are worried about leaving other co-workers out in this scenario, do keep in mind that a baby shower and a kid’s first birthday party are two very different events. If some coworkers do not have kids or do not have a strong relationship to you personally, there is little chance they will be offended by not being invited.
If your budget and party space will accommodate all of your coworkers, than feel free to invite all of them. It keeps everyone included, and if you are worried about people feeling pressure to attend and give a gift, you can state openly you wanted to be inclusive of everyone, but also understand if people cannot attend as well. That takes away from people feeling awkward that you expect their attendance.
The most important part of a one year old’s party is the people. So, definitely invite those coworkers who are special to you and your kid. If the others attend, that is nice too, just make it easy on people to either attend or not at their own discretion.
