Birthday's and Christmas close together...What to do, to make your kid still feel special on their special day, with everything else that's going on?? I know a lot of parents don't want their children to be "spoiled" with an over-abundance of toys, but let's face it.... it's not their fault their birthday and Christmas are close. (Maybe you should have thought of that in the heat of the moment:) She One and I surmise that you let them celebrate them individually, and make their birthday as special as it were any other time of the year.
Here are some fun ideas:
Here are some fun ideas:
A Gingerbread Making Party. Hey y'all! Paula Deen has a great gingerbread house mold out there, for $24.99 on Amazon. Just pour in your gingerbread dough, and bake. Have each kid bring a treat for everyone to decorate the houses with, so you'll have plenty. Afterwards, bundle the kids up and go caroling! When you get back to your house, have cookies and hot cocoa.
A fleece blanket making party. Have each child that's invited, bring a 12x12 fleece square for each child (make sure you say how many children will be at the party on the invitation). At the party, have the kids exchange squares, and then snip them all around and have the kids tie them together, to make a cuddly blanket. Perfect if you're having a sleepover! If not, have hot chocolate with candy canes in them and play games.
A sledding party. If you do this party, I would keep it smaller for safety reasons. Hopefully there will already be snow on the ground! For sleds, I found these on Amazon for $29.95- a great bargain! Afterwards you can serve soup and breadsticks to warm them up! For some yummy soup recipes click here and here. Don't forget the cake!
*What about the dilemma of inviting the whole school class or not?
To that we say..."boo".... unless you want to spend bukoos of money, and ask lots of parents to help out. (P.S. Parents don't want to help) Come up with a number of kids you are comfortable managing, and paying for and stick to it. Hand out the invites in a classy manner (mail them, take them to their house) Don't hand them out at school. Obviously, some people will find out they weren't invited, but guess what? A lot of other people weren't invited either. Most likely they weren't expecting to be invited, because they weren't friends in the first place. Talk to your child about being kind to everyone, and send treats to school or maybe goodie bags for the whole class. We would say the only NEVER, NEVER do is invite everyone BUT one or two kids. That obviously leads to hurt feelings. But if LOTS of kids aren't invited, it's easier for the uninvited to swallow....it's also easier for you to manage, and isn't so costly.
What do you do to make their day special?
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8 comments:
i read your post
what superp ideas yar
you are true if we invite someone and not other it hurts so its necessary to see eeryone equally
i liked it.
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Nice work, babe. The beard man's birthday is just a few days before Christmas and it really makes it hard to come up with extra gift ideas for him...but, I still try to make it a special day by inviting all of his family over for his favorite homemade dinner/cake. I think LOTS of people make parties fun (if it's an adult party :))
Once my daughter is a little older (her first birthday is January 19th) I'll let her decide if she wants to celebrate it on her birthday or on her 6 month Birthday (July 19th). Regardless we will celebrate her birthday as a family on January 19th, but as far as parties go and getting lost in the shuffle of the holidays, I will let her decide that one. And no the whole class will not be invited! :)
You read my mind with this post! My oldest turns 6 on December 19th, and we are doing his 1st big "friends" party at the skating rink. My husband and I were just going back and forth last night on who to invite, and how to get the invitations to the kids at school. He is in kindergarten, so I don't know all of his friends yet!
It is hard having his birthday so close to Christmas, but you're right; that's my fault, not his! Thanks for the ideas.
Great ideas!!! I'll have to send this link to my sister! My nephew is two days before Christmas, and one of my brothers - 2 days after Christmas!
Nichols Family - I know what you're saying...not knowing your kids friends yet. I'm in the same boat. But, you have enough time to track down their phone numbers and/or addresses. Often times the PTA puts together a school phone number directory. Or, your child could ask for their phone numbers. Call their moms and find a way to get an invitation delivered to them. Besides, their moms would love to talk to you anyway...especially if they are going to be trusting you to care for their child for a couple hours.
Good luck! We would love to hear what you come up with for the party!
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I really loved this post. That is such a cute idea to make blankets for a sleepover party. I'll have to remember that as my kids get older and I think I can handle it:) So many cute ideas.
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