After much debate and review, we settled on hosting it at our house, and hiring Gymboree to coordinate activities and entertain the children. My wife informed me they would need space to setup. I was not expecting them to bring the entire facility with them.
The kids started pouring in right at 10:30, with the last arrival making his appearance 30 minutes before everything finished. People came from all over the city - North Jakarta, CBD, Kemang, Pondok Indah - to attend the party. We gave invitations to everyone in her class, all her friends from the neighborhood, and a few of my colleagues from work who also had children. Personally, I had spoken to about 3 of the 40 people who showed up prior to today.
The kids had a blast, the parents were glad to have someone else watch the kids. One gentleman dropped of his kid, asked when he had to be back, and walked out the door! Others asked if their kid could stay for a few more hours. Regrettably, our daughter's "boyfriend" had already left for Singapore and was unable to attend.
For those unfamiliar with Gymboree, they are a global organization - franchised - that focuses on edutainment - educational entertainment. They do music, art, and fun activities - often all combined. For us, Gymboree sang songs, created rides, and kept the kids active and busy with several, 5-minute activities.
The day finished with the presentation and consumption of the birthday cake. Our daughter insisted on having a Princess cake to go with her Princess dress. We found a cakery in Kemang to create exactly what we needed. After everyone had a piece, we had only eaten 1/4 of the cake. We had to give half of it to our maid and driver so it wouldn't go to waste.
Sorry, no video of this event. We also had the entire upstairs setup with trains, including a fairly elaborate multi-table track with loops and tunnels. Somehow, we didn't get a picture of it before we took it down.
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What great fun! HAPPY BIRTHDAY G___!
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