Birthday Parties
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Birthday Parties
Asked by T.M. from St. Louis
on March 18, 2011
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Hi moms! I have a 2 part question here. My son just had his 8th birthday party and it was very chaotic. His dad's side of the family is huge so not only do we have ...
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- Jumping to your 2nd question - are you sure that this boy didn't give your son a gift? Is it possible that the gift and card could have been misplaced or left in a co...
- 1) By 8yrs old, my kids' parties were "friends only", no relatives except for the immediate family. Like you've said, it gets way too crazy otherwise. 2) Birthday ...
- I think it is extremely petty of you to notice who did not get a gift and base your gift giving on that. Just because a parent does not give you a full run down of the...
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 R.M. from Spartanburg
on January 8, 2008
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I am wondering how others feel about birthday parties. When my son is invited to a birthday party and we are not able to go I still make sure that the child gets a gi...
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- I'm a little surprised by the fact the other mother told you what she wants you to buy for her child. That seems quite a bit forward. I'm about to have a birthday part...
- Hi! I, myself have been in your situation before. I have a 16 yr. old, 13 yr. old and a 18 mth old. There have been times when my children would go to a party, but tha...
- I've never sent a gift to someone when my children have not attended the party. I feel that if they go they bring a gift, if they can not go, then I don't buy a gift....
Birthday Parties
Asked by R.K. from Boston
on November 22, 2010
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My sister called me to ask what day and time I was planning my oldest son's birthday party because his birthday and my niece's birthday are only 11 days apart. I told...
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- So strange. She may have been calling to see, not because she was going to plan around yours, but because she only had one time that worked for their family and it jus...
- I'd be pissed too but you don't mention how old your boy is versus her girl. If there is a great age difference or if your boy is school age, you may want to consider ...
- She sounds like my SIL who always plans her granddaughter's party on my child's birthday even though it is not that child's birthday. Did you actually send your invit...
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 ...
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...
Belated Birthday Parties
Asked by L.F. from Atlanta
on July 26, 2010
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Ok...is it just me or is it good etiquette to have a birthday party months after a child has had thier b-day. My dtr was invited to a swim party in June for a friend'...
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- Well...I am not sure you want to hear my answer, but if the child is having the birthday several months from the original date, without having one on the exact date, I...
- My daughter's bday was last week, but because of summer traveling and my work schedule, we're not going to get a chance to have her party until a month after her birth...
- When someone wants to have a swim party, but has a birthday in January -that is what you do -have it when the weather is warm. You don't know what that family has goi...
How Do Birthday Parties Work?
Asked by L.L. from Chicago
on October 8, 2009
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I am new to the birthday party circuit and I was hoping you Mamas could share your wisdom and experience. My eldest was invited to a birthday party (4 yrs old) in whi...
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- Hi, I really think that you are asked to attend, because of the age. Personally I wouldn't even consider leaving a 4 year old at someone's house alone. Will a lot ...
- Hi L. Everyone is different for my Daughters (only child) 5th b-day in August I invited the whole class (20) plus siblings and yes parents too, however it is the only...
- I see your frustration and felt it when I was new to all the bday parties however now that I have been through it, I have found it is best to just bring the invited ch...
Kids' Birthday Parties
Asked by C.S. from Kansas City
on May 28, 2011
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*Do you drop your child/children off at birthday parties (not slumber parties) or do you stay with them?
*When you host birthday parties do you allow kids to be drop...
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- My son has sensory processing issues so I never dropped him off at a party until he was 7. I still won't drop him off if it is a swim party or anything near water. I h...
- My kids are two and four so I always stay. Unless it's a close family friend ( we will all attend) otherwise I take the invited child and my hubby stays home with the ...
- We always held small parties and the parents never stayed. We never felt the need to ask them to. We used the "age rule" - when our son turned 4, he invited 4 friend...
