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Hey, You Stole My Kid's Birthday Day!
November 6, 2009 at 7:15 AM by Cafe Cynthia - Comments (6)
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I dropped the ball a couple times this week.
The first grade parent-teacher conference that we scheduled months ago is coming up, but I lost my reminder card and now have no idea when it is. I fear I may have missed it.
Then, while bringing my daughter to preschool this morning, another mom handed me an invitation to her son's birthday party -- on the same day that my daughter is turning 5. On the same weekend that I should have already had a party planned, scheduled, and invited guests for weeks ago.
How did it get to be November already?
Now that day is "claimed" and I have to whip up a party on another date, which can't be the prior weekend because that's Thanksgiving. So it will have to be just weeks before Christmas, when everyone is busy and probably only half of the invitees can come. Greeeaaaat. My daughter is going to kill me.
So now I'm scrambling and I need your help. I need ideas for smallish birthday party that incorporates some girly-girl elements but not all since some of her best friends are boys.
Should I go to the ice cream shop?
Do some sort of themed party at home?
Help me.
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One of the many, many reasons we don't do birthday parties. My middle daughter turns 7 on Sunday and I have nothing planned. My husband will be working all day and doesn't have off until Wed. so she can't even have her birthday dinner until Wed. And I have to flu so I am not in the mood to make a cake so no cake either.
Life goes on.
What bugs me about my kids' birthdays is my oldest "shares" hers with her best friend. My dd's birthday is June 28, her BFF's is June 27 (her friend is 1 year older). This other girl gets 2 parties every year (school and family) and almost always schedule one on my dd's birthday so even if I wanted to throw a party it would be pointless because her BFF wouldn't come. Most years my dd just ends up spending the day at her friend's house instead of with the family.
Next year when my daughter is 6 we are going to let her pick 2-3 friends and do something awesome! Like a spa party at home with shopping and baking or a trip to an amusement park or something.
Do a rockstar party!
They are fun, inexpensive and your guests will have ALOT of fun!
http://www.birthdaypartyideas.com/html/pop_party.html
Read the 5yr old example...it sounds super cute!
I did something similar a few years back and it was a blast! 
Our YMCA offers gymnastics obstacle course parties. We did this for my DD who just turned 5. She invited boys & they loved it just as much as the girls did. We did a Hannah Montana theme all the kids got microphones, boys got cowboy hats & girls got these fake hair headbands, all kids got glow bracelets...all from the dollar store..oh well mics were from Target in the party zone & they were $1 each. The kids had the best time & loved the party favors.
A Royalty party is always a good idea for little ones. Crowns and plastic swards for the boys, and tiarras and wands for the girls. (this doubles as the goodies, so no need to set up goodie bags).
You could skip a party all together if you want and ask your daughter what she would like to do as a birthday treat with the family. A trip to the zoo, a special dinner and movie or something that can be just for the family. Birthdays used to be small family events but have turned into time and money consuming yearly cash-vampires over the past ten years or so. Everyone tries to "out do" everyone else. For most kids it the small Special things they remember anyway. Doing something special, that's just for her may end up being her favorite birthday.
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Birthday parties near the holidays are tough. I know, my son's b-day is December 19 and my daughter December 29! But what about an ice cream shop themed party? You could set up a table with all the "fixins" and they could all make their own sundays. That would be fun for a bunch of five year olds!
Peajewel Nov. 6, 2009 at 8:54 AM