Birthday Parties: Preschooler
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Birthday Party Ideas for 3 Year Old
Asked by P.R. from Kansas City
on January 8, 2009
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I am looking for some inexpensive ideas for a 3 year old birthday party. My son is turning 3 and wants to go to Chuck E Cheese -- that can be expensive. Our house is...
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- You might not like this idea...we don't do parties with the kiddos for my daughter. I kind of feel like "stop the insanity" on that issue. We have bday parties with ...
- I liked the idea of McDonald's or another place with a play area, easy and fun! Also, the Great Mall of the Great Plains has a fantastic play area and I think it's fr...
- P., You should check into Wonderscope in Shawnee. I think their parties are much cheaper than other places. We have been to several parties there. I am thinking it...
Unruly 3 Year Old
Asked by D.D. from Syracuse
on July 24, 2008
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I wrote a couple of weeks ago and i really need some advise. My 3 year old girl is completely out of control. She does not listen to anyone, she is horribly bratty, ...
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- Some days I can really relate to that with my 3 year old. I have been really scrutinizing what causes a bad day vs. a good day... Bad days involve poorly schedule...
- D., maybe that is why she's acting out, because she's not going to be the only one in your life anymore. when she rips toys out of other kids hands, do you see ...
- It will be tough for a while, but have you tried recognizing and praising good behaviour when it happens and ignoring the bad behaviour as long as no one is hurt or in...
How to Throw a 3 Year Old a Birthday Party?
Asked by K.S. from Portland
on September 25, 2008
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I don't know how to throw my daughter her 3 year party (October 25th). The last two years have been close family only, and I was fine with that. But since my B-day i...
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- You may feel pressure to throw a big party, but you obviously want to buck the trend. Any of the kids parties that my group holds are 2 hrs., snacks for the kids and ...
- I have two boys, 7 and 4. We always have their bday parties on the weekend during the day at our house or at the park, with snacks (pretzels, cheese sticks, etc.) or p...
- K., I went to 2 parties on the same weekend for friends/neighbors kids. Each was different, but they both focused on the child. 1. had chairs set up around the p...
Birthday Parties
Asked by J.B. from St. Louis
on November 12, 2010
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At what age did you let your child have birthday parties with friends? My daughter is in preschool and will be 5 in a few months. I always for some reason thought that...
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- we have had friend parties even when they were a year old. We invited our friends that had babies and kids. Invite all the kids from class. Some will come, some won...
- For preschoolers it's very popular to have birthday partys and at this age it's always co-ed. The kids are still very integrated in their play - the boys and girls pl...
- I am having the same problem!! She has so many little friends in her pre-k and I have no clue who their parents are and feel kinda weird just inviting them. We have ha...
Birthday Parties
Asked by L.S. from Dallas
on March 18, 2011
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ugh, i hate to even ask this, but two of my girlfriends are having birthday parties the first wknd of april. one of the girls is one of my BFF's & known her since 7th...
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- I have had similar issues, money is tight and we have alot of friend's kids bday parties to go to. It ends up being like 10 a year, which can really add up! You can ge...
- I was going to suggest what Lisa said...to give your time as the gift. I think that's fun and it's non traditional! I do agree though that you might clue your BFF in...
- They're your friends. I would be honest without going into all the details. If they are your friends, they know you well enough to know you aren't a mooch, and they ...
My 3 Year Old
Asked by C.S. from Spartanburg
on September 27, 2006
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I'm having a couple problems with my 3 year old, the most important problem is his speech. He doesn't talk half as well as other children his age,the first year and a ...
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- My daughter had the exact same problem when it came to her speech and it also came from ear infections and fluid behind the ears. At the time we lived in Maryland and ...
- I am new here and don't know how much this will help but, my son is 7 now. He didn't speak well. He actually didn't start talking until he was about 3 1/2 almost 4. ...
- I can sympathize with the potty issue. My daughter simply ignored me everytime "potty" came up. One day, it just clicked. Out of the blue, he'll get it and be fine....
Family Parties Vs. Friend Parties
Asked by V.T. from Dallas
on March 4, 2009
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hello, this year for my three year old's birthday party we are going to have a friend party. we are friends with all of her friends parents so i want to invite all of ...
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- I am pretty sure the Grandparents would have their feelings hurt to not even be invited!! JMO I would invite everyone or on-one at all. :O)
- I've had trouble with this since my daughter was born. She just turned 7 yesterday and it will be 3 parties this year. Her dad's family has 25-30 people in it (6 kids,...
- Ok I have never seperated my family and friends parties. We have always combined the two and have never had any problems. I can remember when my son turned 3 we had ...
Birthday Parties?
Asked by T.S. from Fresno
on June 20, 2011
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Ok I have a daughter who is turning 5 in late July and a daughter who is turning 1 in mid August. 3 weeks to the day in between. With these being milestone birthdays...
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- Neither of my daughters even got 1st bday parties. They're only 1! They have no idea! As they've gotten older, they get fantastic bday parties so it's not like we'r...
- We have 2 boys who are 3 years and 3 weeks apart, so also face this dilemma. Our solution is to have both parties the same weekend. Last year when they turned 1 and 4,...
- Have your "big" party for your 5 year old, then just invite family and very close friends for the 1 year old (on the actual birthday) - they don't remember it anyway a...
4-Year Old Birthday Party
Asked by E.Y. from San Francisco
on July 18, 2010
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Hi Ladies,
My 4-year old daughter has been invited to attend a birthday part at Pump it Up. This is the first birthday party she'll be attending outside of the family...
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- I would plan to go and stay. I think 4 is a little young to be dropping off, and I don't think anyone expects that (i.e. the host). The only thing I would suggest is...
- Yes, you should absolutely stay! We've been to several Pump It Up parties for kids up through at least 6 so far, and all the parents stayed. In fact, be sure to keep...
- Definitely stay! I can't imagine the parent really want to have to watch a party full of 4 year olds. I always expect a parent to accompany their child, even at my d...
3 Year Old Cries All Day at Preschool
Asked by T.K. from Philadelphia
on October 10, 2009
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My 3 year old daughter cries all day in preschool saying that she misses her Mommy. It has been 4 weeks now -(she goes twice a week for 2 1/2 hrs a day), and it's not...
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- Hi, Maybe your daughter just isn't ready. I don't think she will necessarily do the same thing next year. A year is a long time to a child that age. I doubt she's try...
- Lots of great inisight here already, but one other suggestion . . . Ask the teacher for a quick run-down of what they did that day and what they will do the next day (...
- Dear T., When my daughter cried in school, I gave her a locket with my picture on one side and hers on the other. That way I was always with her and when she missed ...
