[Mrs Manager]

My DD is going to a 3rd birthday party today for her friend from daycare.

At all the parties of my friends mostly older children the girls have work party dresses, but when we had DD's party a couple of weeks ago the 3 daycare girls we invited wore shorts and t-shirts.

Are party dresses not the done thing anymore?

[intd242]

Just guessing, but I'd think at that age dresses would be a bit of a barrier to crawling/climbing/playing etc.

[Aruneh]

Every 3 year old party I have been to has had all the girls wearing party dresses. These parties are often in the park also and kids are fine playing in dresses. Maybe these parents/kids just prefer shorts and tees?

[imamumto3]

my dd would wear a party dress or a dress up every day of the week, no shorts and t shirts here!

[Shadowess]

My DD has always worn a dress to the numerous parties she's been to. For her, it's a chance to dress up! But, we have had various degrees of dressing up at her parties. Some kids have been in their prettiest dresses, others have come in what looks like their gardening clothes! Whatever, as long as they're happy, it doesn't matter!

[Guest_CaptainOblivious_*]

My girls always wear party dresses. They actually wear them everyday though and each have a cupboard full. DD1 is only 6 and most of the kids at parties she goes to just wear shorts and tshirts but she doesn't care.

My girls don't see the dresses as a barrier to doing anything. They still manage to jump on jumping castles, run through sprinklers, and ride horses in them. DD2 wears them to daycare every day and manages just fine.

They have a stack of shorts and tshirts in pristine condition in the cupboard that they refuse to wear, so it's not like I'm not suggesting they wear more practical stuff.

[Frau Farbissina]

pretty much every girl under the age of 6 that I kow turns up to parties in lovely party dresses, fairy dresses, etc etc.

[my serenity]

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pretty much every girl under the age of 6 that I kow turns up to parties in lovely party dresses, fairy dresses, etc etc.

Same here occasionally you have the girls that prefer shorts and tops

[Princess.cranky....]

Depends on the party.

My girls love to wear pretty dresses. But it it's a party at the park then it would shorts and t-shirts.

Maybe those little girls just don't like dresses? I don't think it really matters what they wear anyway.

[ambwrose]

My girls always did at that age. I think birthdays are special and it's nice for kids to dress up for a party. How ever in saying that I usually wouldn't notice what some one else kids wore unless it was amazing or disgusting.

Margaret