Sharing a Birthday with Easter!

Go to church, have the Easter Egg hunt, do lunch (whatever is your norm).

An hour or two later, have your daughter change into her 'birthday dress' and while doing that, set up balloons (don't have to be helium - regular ones on the floor will work). Get everyone together and light the candles so when she comes in, you can all sing to her. Cake, ice cream and singing - that should be enough since she sounds like she's mostly just wants everyone to be there!

my bday is Jan 1 and I have a nepehw born on Christmas...try making that a two event deal, lol, but my sil did and did it well...I would make the early part of the day or when ever your family does Easter keep that for that celebration. Then use the other half of the day for her bday. I see nothing wrong with baskets and ballons on the same day and esp since she is looking forward to her bday what the heck...what about asking her what she would like to do? She might be willing to for go a big "surprise" in order to share the day with family, if that is the case do the family Easter thing and then have a more quite time for the cake and bday part...good luck and Happy Bday to your daughter.

M.,

Hi,
I would send her a letter from “The Easter Bunny” on really nice, colorful “Bunny Stationary” and maybe even a little pre-birthday present, letting her know that he’s going to be really busy on Easter Sunday with all little boys and girls, but he was planning on coming to “HER” birthday party personally.

Then hire a big “bunny”, they are available, to be the special guest/entertainer for the weekend before Easter in your own city.

I’m sure you family will also celebrate with her on Easter, but as you say with 50 people on a regular holiday, the focus will not be on her, so it would be nice for her to have a special celebration for her birthday.

Blessings…

Easter isnt a huge travel holiday. We go to visit my fam 3 1/2 hours away and never have more of a traffic problem than a regular weekend. If that's what's keeping you from going home.

Hello! I love McMama's answer! My family did my 14th birthday celebration at a family reunion of about 50 people. I'm pretty sure MOST of the family didn't know about the birthday part, so there weren't many presents, and that was fine with me. Your daughter is much younger, so you might want to remind her that most people won't have presents for her, and you might leave yours at home as well (so family doesn't feel badly).

Otherwise, I love McMama's plan! Morning is Easter and then socialize with family, and then pretty randomly, bust out the cake and start singing! You might also somehow specially mark your DD as a birthday girl, either all day, or in her party dress - a big I'm the birthday girl pin or a large (non-Easter colored) corsage for either her dress or wrist - something that your family will notice and might ask her about (as well she can just go around showing it off, LOL!). Good luck!!

My birthday is April 9th and I have a cousin whose is on the 10th...we also had the easter holiday issues once and a while....I have a picture of a three layer cake that has Kim on the smallest, Easter in the middle and N. on the largest...it is still annoying! Try to make at least the candle blowing out and cake cutting all about her. Whomever is hosting could pass around the info and hopefully 15 minutes can be carved out.

Good Luck, Nat

my sons birthday is 3 days after Easter and he wants my aunt to come to his party so instead of having them come out here two weekends in a row they will celebrate on Easter when she is here. We are having his friends party the Saturday after have fun.

Hi! I know how you feel! My son's birthday is on Christmas Eve and we always make the morning about him and then go to the family gatherings. We have cake and presents and a BIG event in the am...then the family. Growing up, my brother was on Christmas morning and before we went downstairs, we sanghim happy birthday. as of noon. All santa was put away and it became his birthday. He chose the dinner, we all celebrated around him and "Christmas dinner" every year was his birhday. Everyone knew that, There are ways to make it special. My family now lives 5hours away as well in PA so we choose not to travel for Easter because of the reasons you cited...Wherever you are, you could always decorate the night before...lots of balloons, streamers, get an allies donut cake for breakfast and have a big breakfast celebration. Lots of fun! She will think its the best to wake up like that! We do this with my Christmas eve birthday boy and he looks forward to it every year. Make it about her that morning before the craziness starts!

My b-day is april 15th and it has fallen on easter before. My grandma made me a really great easter bunny shaped cake! I thought it was truelly amazing to celebrate my birthday on such a tremendously important holiday as the day Christ was risen and Hope was restored! We went to church and had easter dinner and baskets and celebrated our faith and Christ. Then in the evening had my birthday with cake and ice cream. Of course it was much smaller then how many people would be at your family Easter this year but same thing! I would have birthday balloons for her and a cake and a few special but small presents (since you will have to travel back home with everything). Those close family members (grandparents, aunts, uncles, etc) will ofcourse remember it is her birthday and be super excited that everyone is together to share it. You could also make sure that word speads that it is her special day as well. It may be a crazy day but those are the days you and she will always remember! I do not remember every birthday but I do remember my easter birthday and a few others. I share a birthday with a cousin (my late "step-grandma") and other more distant cousins etc. And the most momorial birthdays were the crazy combined parties,etc!
My little sister was born on Mother's day which was really cool when she was born but now she is 15 and the last time there was a birthday on Mothers day she was kind of bratty about it because she felt left out (no party) but mom got presents.

Hope this helps :)