Comments on: Ideal Birthday Parties for Kids http://2wahms.com/454/ideal-birthday-parties-for-kid Fri, 25 Mar 2011 11:44:37 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 By: Xtremetrampolines http://2wahms.com/454/ideal-birthday-parties-for-kid/comment-page-1#comment-50612 Xtremetrampolines Mon, 17 Jan 2011 21:22:43 +0000 http://2wahms.com/?p=454#comment-50612 Luckily, my Birthday is during the summer so I almost always had good weather growing up so it was really easy for my parents to put something together without spending a ton of money. All they needed was our pool, the sun, some cake and ice cream and about 20 kids. The rest was up to the kids, and as everyone knows, kids are pretty imaginative - so we always had good games to play. Luckily, my Birthday is during the summer so I almost always had good weather growing up so it was really easy for my parents to put something together without spending a ton of money. All they needed was our pool, the sun, some cake and ice cream and about 20 kids. The rest was up to the kids, and as everyone knows, kids are pretty imaginative – so we always had good games to play.

]]> By: Kara http://2wahms.com/454/ideal-birthday-parties-for-kid/comment-page-1#comment-50037 Kara Tue, 03 Feb 2009 14:13:26 +0000 http://2wahms.com/?p=454#comment-50037 Personally our birthday parties have always been about family. Then again, I come from a good sized family (my dad had 6 sisters, and I had TONS of cousins). As the kids get older, more friends have been included. My best friend and her daughter (their age) always comes. The neighbor kids just across the street always come. Grandparents, cousins, aunts, and uncles come. And that's it. We have a pile of presents, a cute cake (I've really gotten into decorating them myself now), and then they play outside (weather permitting, but usually May and October are pretty nice). When I was a kid, that was the way it always was. I enjoyed the company of my family who I only got to see around birthdays and holidays, and I grew up knowing who my 1st and 2nd cousins were. That's just the way my entire family is really. We don't worry about big flashy parties. My most memorable was a surprise party when I was about 7 or so, even though it wasn't any different than any others. (But I got a bike - that was awesome!) As far as presents go for both my kids, I start shopping and planning months ahead of time. I buy a little here and a little there, stashing it away in the off limit storage room. In fact, I just bought two small items yesterday for my son's bday which isn't until May. This year, though, his main gift will be a new Wii game or two (which the Wii was purchased by me for the FAMILY and not one specific kid). That's it! I've come to realize that it doesn't matter how much "stuff" they have, but how many memories ALL of us have. Sometimes it's the most simple things in life that make us happy. :wink: Personally our birthday parties have always been about family. Then again, I come from a good sized family (my dad had 6 sisters, and I had TONS of cousins). As the kids get older, more friends have been included. My best friend and her daughter (their age) always comes. The neighbor kids just across the street always come. Grandparents, cousins, aunts, and uncles come. And that’s it. We have a pile of presents, a cute cake (I’ve really gotten into decorating them myself now), and then they play outside (weather permitting, but usually May and October are pretty nice).

When I was a kid, that was the way it always was. I enjoyed the company of my family who I only got to see around birthdays and holidays, and I grew up knowing who my 1st and 2nd cousins were. That’s just the way my entire family is really. We don’t worry about big flashy parties. My most memorable was a surprise party when I was about 7 or so, even though it wasn’t any different than any others. (But I got a bike – that was awesome!)

As far as presents go for both my kids, I start shopping and planning months ahead of time. I buy a little here and a little there, stashing it away in the off limit storage room. In fact, I just bought two small items yesterday for my son’s bday which isn’t until May. This year, though, his main gift will be a new Wii game or two (which the Wii was purchased by me for the FAMILY and not one specific kid). That’s it!

I’ve come to realize that it doesn’t matter how much “stuff” they have, but how many memories ALL of us have. Sometimes it’s the most simple things in life that make us happy. :wink:

]]> By: Chelle http://2wahms.com/454/ideal-birthday-parties-for-kid/comment-page-1#comment-50035 Chelle Tue, 03 Feb 2009 03:11:57 +0000 http://2wahms.com/?p=454#comment-50035 We grew up without much money and so I think our birthday parties were pretty simple as kids and that's what I plan to do for my kids now. I had a family get together for my daughter's 1st bday just because a lot of the family doesn't see each other or the baby as much as they'd like. Then after that the parties get slowly smaller and smaller. I think my son's bday party last year only cost about $30 - I bought a big birthday cookie for him & some ice cream and we shared it with the grandparents & my brothers. I didn't even bother with special birthday plates or napkins. I think I hung up some balloons I had. But he enjoyed it and he's been excited for the next one which is only a few weeks away! <abbr><em>Chelle’s last blog post..<a href="http://losefree.com/2009/02/is-obesity-contagious/" rel="nofollow">Is Obesity Contagious?</a></abbr></em> We grew up without much money and so I think our birthday parties were pretty simple as kids and that’s what I plan to do for my kids now.

I had a family get together for my daughter’s 1st bday just because a lot of the family doesn’t see each other or the baby as much as they’d like. Then after that the parties get slowly smaller and smaller. I think my son’s bday party last year only cost about $30 – I bought a big birthday cookie for him & some ice cream and we shared it with the grandparents & my brothers. I didn’t even bother with special birthday plates or napkins. I think I hung up some balloons I had.

But he enjoyed it and he’s been excited for the next one which is only a few weeks away!

Chelle’s last blog post..Is Obesity Contagious?

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