Parents Magazine Birthday Party Survey Question Title * 1. For your child's last birthday party, did you send paper invitations or electronic ones? paper electronic Question Title * 2. How many guests RSVP'd to the invitation? all of them all but a few about half less than half Question Title * 3. How much did you spend on your child's last birthday party? less than $100 $100 to $200 $200 to $300 $300 or more Question Title * 4. How many kids came to your child's last birthday party? 1 to 3 4 to 8 8 to 12 12 to 15 15 or more Question Title * 5. Whom did you invite to your child's last birthday? family only family and his/her close friends all the girls or all the boys in his/her class the entire class (both girls and boys) Question Title * 6. Where and how did you entertain the kids? We had the party at a birthday party venue that entertained the kids. We hired an entertainer to come to our home. We entertained the kids ourselves at home. We entertained the kids ourselves at a venue outside of our home. Question Title * 7. How much did you spend on each goody bag for your child's last party? $0 (there were no favors or goody bags) $1 to $5 $5 to $10 $10 or more Question Title * 8. When did your child open gifts? at the party after the party we had a no-gift party Question Title * 9. Did you bake the birthday cake (or cupcakes) from scratch? Yes, completely homemade. Does a box mix count? Store-bought, baby. Question Title * 10. How far in advance did you plan your child's last birthday party? 1 week 2 weeks 1 month 1 year Done