tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-811123212028912969.post5930514706906268586..comments2023-09-30T09:56:22.502-04:00Comments on Mom's Sweet Spot: Kids BirthdaysKay Klebbahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08785865440130483510noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-811123212028912969.post-52377150636066076552009-03-28T11:10:00.000-04:002009-03-28T11:10:00.000-04:00We quit birthday parties at ten too. Amazing, gre...We quit birthday parties at ten too. Amazing, great minds think alike. Does anyone really have the time and inclination to get out there and throw an amazing party anymore. I am always exhausted. My greatest achievement and lowest point in exhaustion was Grant's Fear Factor birthday party. I spend eight hours ironing on custom decals that said "I survived Grant's fear factor birthday party, evidently, fear is not a factor for me." complete with everyone's name on it. I think I worked at least ten to twelve hours apart from that. It was a great party though, and seeing the t-shirts at school all year was a nice kudo.<BR/><BR/>OH MY.....I just got sucked back in. Shame, shame, shame. Backing away from the party store. Yikes.Kay Klebbahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08785865440130483510noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-811123212028912969.post-89934995613845145852009-03-28T10:58:00.000-04:002009-03-28T10:58:00.000-04:00Oh, and one more thing...Once our boys reached mid...Oh, and one more thing...Once our boys reached middle school, any birthday gifts for their friends came out of their allowance.Christmas with CWGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09299185568996281376noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-811123212028912969.post-72849027943551187952009-03-28T10:56:00.000-04:002009-03-28T10:56:00.000-04:00Don't you think parents around the world are just ...Don't you think parents around the world are just waiting for someone to be the first to say, "Hey! Let's not do birthday parties anymore!" We've done exactly 2. Then we switched to making birthdays strictly a family affair. The boys choose a restaurant for dinner, we go to a family movie. We've gone to Six Flags and once my youngest son's birthday coincided with a trip to Disneyworld. <BR/> Once each of her kids turned 10, my sister-in-law said, "OK, you can have a party, or I can give you this crisp $100 bill and you can buy whatever you want with it." --- Guess what they chose?Christmas with CWGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09299185568996281376noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-811123212028912969.post-25985273701658705322009-03-28T08:12:00.000-04:002009-03-28T08:12:00.000-04:00I totally agree that it should not be a one upmans...I totally agree that it should not be a one upmanship. The majority of our parties for my three kids were home parties. Enlist the help of older kids if you have them- my son dressed as Bobo the Clown ( he'd die right now thinking back) for his youngest sister's "Clown party". Ironically she is terrified of clowns and mascots today. <BR/>We also made a big deal of just our nuclear family as we often moved right before birthdays and the kids had not made friends yet enough to invite. And our extended families all lived too far away.Dawn Cartwrighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03817885531403382365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-811123212028912969.post-53332680190322516182009-03-27T10:46:00.000-04:002009-03-27T10:46:00.000-04:00I know what you mean. One of the Mom's was sa...I know what you mean. One of the Mom's was saying she was thinking of having the 3 yr olds party at Pump It Up. It's a place with bouncy houses etc inside. It sounds like a blast, but hello the little one is going to be 3! Made me feel like no one will want to come to my daughters playdate/party at the local park. One of her little friends did this for a 1st b day & it was great. An 1 1/2 time frame or so, cupcakes and the playground. I am stiking with this idea no matter what else I hear about other parties. She's going to be 3, she won't care if we have a pony, clown and the circus.Baby Z's Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12778992175407366547noreply@blogger.com