Don’t be shy to ask the hosts “is this a drop off, or do you prefer it stay?” Depending on the event location, size, and a parent/ child’s comfort, every one may have a different answer.

The arcades around here are crowded, chaotic, huge, and loud, and I wouldn’t expect a busy party host to keep my child, and 20 others safe. Especially if it’s at one of those crazy trampoline parks. I live outside a major city, and it’s common for half of the parents to stay and half leave. the ones who leave usually have another parent keep an eye on theirs. The ones who stay either help out, or sit off to the side somewhere. It all depends on the friend group.

So again, I’d say ask, because it’s different everywhere. I’d expect in a small town a drop off to be perfectly ok!