My daughter is due Dec. 26. I don't want her special day to be lost among the holidays as she grows up. Does anyone have ideas to celebrate her birthday in a special way that is separate from Christmas?
2006-09-21 03:27:54 · 15 answers · asked by Lady J 4 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Parenting
You could also celebrate a half birthday for the child. Let your child have a small half birthday party, and get a few presents on her half birthday. This will give your child a chance to get gifts at a different time of year. It also will really separate birthday from Christmas. Also, discourage relatives from only sending one "birthmas" card and gift. My college roommate and my husband both end up with birthmas cards and gifts each year, and it just doesn't seem fair.
2006-09-21 07:30:24 · answer #1 · answered by caitlinerika 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Wow! I have the same problem! My husband of 12 years was born December 26. It is really hard, especially since Christmas was always such a huge deal when I was growing up (and still is with my family).
He's had a hard time with it. People would joke with him a say things like "This sock is your Christmas gift and this sock is for your birthday." He could never have a birthday party growing up because most of his friends were out of town. Needless to say, he hates Christmas.
When he was growing up, his parents did the best they could to separate the two. He would get several small gifts for Christmas, and 1 big gift for his birthday. They would go to Mc Donald’s so he could have chicken nuggets. He was born at 12:15 so his mother always lit his candles at this time (and still does!).
I try and do my best to separate the two. We started opening our gifts to each other on Christmas Eve to give a day in between the events. I get him several gifts for Christmas and 1 big gift for his birthday.
I think my in laws made a mistake because they never had a birthday party for him with his friends. Do whatever you can to have a party for your girl! Maybe celebrate the weekend before or after her birthday when her friends are in town. On her birthday, do something extra special. You can go to the zoo, the park, take her to do a special activity. Also, make her birthday be a big a deal as Christmas. You don't want her to turn into an old Scrooge like my poor hubby! Congratulations and good luck!
2006-09-21 07:52:58 · answer #2 · answered by marnonyahoo 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My daughter's birthday is Dec 21. We have been trying to have her party on the weekend closest to her birthday but still furthest from Christmas. So, I would suggest that you acknowledge her birthday amongst the people that live in your house on the actual birthday, but have the party the weekend after Christmas...unless Christmas falls on a weekend then I'd do the weekend after that. It could always be worse...my husband was born on leap day. So he only gets a real birthday every 4 years. When I asked him if it bothers him he says it's the only thing he's ever known so he doesn't know the difference. Maybe it will be the same way for your daughter. Hope this helps.
2006-09-21 05:11:48 · answer #3 · answered by JordanB 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My husband's birthday is Dec. 23, while we were dating he always said that his birthday got lost in the Christmas rush. I always make a big deal of his birthday. Gifts with birthday wrap not Christmas a nice cake and separate gifts. This worked for him. You could also have a small celebration on the actual date and two weeks earlier or later have the party with friends.
2006-09-23 05:44:30 · answer #4 · answered by bramblerock 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My brother's birthday is on Dec. 26th too, and he's been cheated his entire life!
You could make it a new tradition to celebrate her birthday on Dec. 28th, after the "after Christmas sales" are over and the holidays are winding down. Have a nice dinner and cake on the 26th, but throw a party on the 28th. Then she'll feel extra special because she will get a birthday on 2 days instead of just 1.
2006-09-21 03:30:32 · answer #5 · answered by Royalhinney 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I am due on December 24th, Christmas Eve.
My husband and I decided that we are going to treat the baby's birthday as if it was on any day of the year. It's up to the parents not to rip the child out of gifts for Christmas and the Birthday. If the child grows up with a seperate birthday from christmas and knows that his/her parents didn't rip them out of gifts for either holiday, then the child will grow up happier and learn to celebrate his birthday seperate from Christmas.
We are prepared for it. We plan on having a birthday party and celebrating his birthday the weekend after Christmas. But we will also celebrate on his day. We decided that because everyone is usually busy before Christmas and there is enough stress in everyone's life.
2006-09-21 03:36:06 · answer #6 · answered by jevic 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My Son was born on Dec.20th, and I had the same fears, but we celebrate his Birthday, as a birthday, and Christmas, as Christmas. Why should they get cheated? They didn't pick the day to be born (so to say). Regardless make sure your child gets both Birthday and Christmas, even if you have to down size the amount of gifts.
2006-09-21 03:38:46 · answer #7 · answered by alextheallycat 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My sons birthday is on Dec. 26th. I celebrate his birthday on the first weekend in December so he can invite his school friends before the christmas vacation hits. This way he has a great party, and gets gifts that are seperate from christmas.
My son was due Jan. 1st and I went into labor on christmas day and had him on the 26th. Merry Christmas to me!!
2006-09-21 09:24:00 · answer #8 · answered by d.a.f.f.y. 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I know a grown christmas baby, and a baby christmas baby. Both of them always did bday on xmas eve, and christmas the next day.
They had the birthday parties a week eariler with family and friends, just to make it simpler.
2006-09-21 03:36:24 · answer #9 · answered by amosunknown 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My daughter's b-day is the 19th (she was due on the 26th though). We celebrate her b-day earlier than her actual day so that doesn't happen now that she's older (14) i let her choose the date, any date she wants it's a lot of fun
Happy Baby
2006-09-21 03:57:20 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋