How far would you drive?

WanderingJuniper · 04-27-2016, 06:49 AM

My kids want to have an end of school year pool & bonfire party at their grandparents house. Guests would be between 10 & 15 years old. Grandparents house is 30 minutes from our home area that the guests are also from.

My questions.
Would you drive your tween/teen 30 minutes to go to a pool party?
How long would you want the party to be to make it worth the drive?
How late would you be willing to pick up?

Supervision would be plentiful. A qualified adult would always be on watch at the pool with first CPR/first aid cert and around the bonfire.

mamaKristin · 04-27-2016, 07:03 AM

30 minutes? Yes, BUT, since my children's school "feeds" from the entire SE quadrant of our city, most parties are 15-20 minutes away in general. We're used to a drive.

How long? 3 hours?

How late? 9-9:30 at the late end, I think. Maybe 10.

ValiantJoy07 · 04-27-2016, 07:06 AM

I would drive 30 minutes.

If I wasn't staying I would want the party to last 3-4hours to make it worth the drive. 5-9:30 would be ideal (hypothetically) that way all the stragglers are gone by 10...and we're home by 10.

04-27-2016, 06:49 AM	#1
WanderingJuniper Rose Garden Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 10,819	How far would you drive? My kids want to have an end of school year pool & bonfire party at their grandparents house. Guests would be between 10 & 15 years old. Grandparents house is 30 minutes from our home area that the guests are also from. My questions. Would you drive your tween/teen 30 minutes to go to a pool party? How long would you want the party to be to make it worth the drive? How late would you be willing to pick up? Supervision would be plentiful. A qualified adult would always be on watch at the pool with first CPR/first aid cert and around the bonfire.

04-27-2016, 07:03 AM	#2
mamaKristin Rose Garden parenting better than I garden Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: just here :) Posts: 26,586	Re: How far would you drive? 30 minutes? Yes, BUT, since my children's school "feeds" from the entire SE quadrant of our city, most parties are 15-20 minutes away in general. We're used to a drive. How long? 3 hours? How late? 9-9:30 at the late end, I think. Maybe 10.

04-27-2016, 07:06 AM	#3
ValiantJoy07 Rose Garden "Take Joy Home, And make a place in thy great heart for her...Joy is the grace we say to God." ~Jean Ingelow~ Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: The Forest Posts: 16,337	Re: How far would you drive? I would drive 30 minutes. If I wasn't staying I would want the party to last 3-4hours to make it worth the drive. 5-9:30 would be ideal (hypothetically) that way all the stragglers are gone by 10...and we're home by 10. __________________ Hannah Joy Intuitive People Loving Introvert Married since '05 to Ryan software and web applications developer. Homeschooling Mama to my 5 Joys... dd1 RJ (12/07), dd2 AJ (08/09), dd3 PJ (01/12), ds1 Ziggy (09/15), ds2 Sunny (05/18) Enjoying a Healing Diet to manage SPD and other health challenges. Sorry for the typos and sloppy grammar I don't have a good excuse anymore.

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