The main purpose of holding children's parties is to remind yourself that there are children more awful than your own. At my son's last party, my 9 year old nephew flipped off another kid at the party...ahh I've taught him well...wax on, wax off little caterpillarThe main purpose of holding children's parties is to remind yourself that there are children more awful than your own. At my son's last party, my 9 year old nephew flipped off another kid at the party...ahh I've taught him well...wax on, wax off little caterpillar