summer??? His real bday is 2 days before christmas and everyone is busy at that time, dont have money left for a gift or some other pathetic excuse...plus its cold out.
How do you deal with your childs bday if it is close to xmas?
2006-12-03 08:18:45 · 24 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Parenting
well yeah just give him/her a little gift and wait for the summer to arrive thats a great idea!
2006-12-03 08:22:20 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
My birthday is smack dab on Christmas. I tried the half birthday idea when I was 7 and it didn't work so well because the party was no fun for one, lol, I was being a spoiled bra though so thats why. But when my real bday came around I still expected presents and was sad when I only got like 1.
I just made sure my parents always separated the 2 holidays as much as possible after that. I would always, (and still do) get very upset if someone got me a "Happy Christmas Birthday" because it was just them being cheap and not wanting to get 2 cards... my husband tried that when we were dating and I set him straight pretty quickly :). It is 2 separate holidays and should be celebrated as such. Unfiortunately for parents it means the birthday may have a smaller celebration due to money. Oh and bdays presents should always have bday wrapping paper, lol, as otherwise it just looks like you swiped a present from under the tree and handed it over :-). As you can tell it's a sore subject with me as I've dealt with it my whole life - everytime someone checks my ID I get the question "Oh, you were born on Xmas , that must be nice, right???"../.
If your child is older, you can suggest the summer and then go for a trial like I did and maybe see if they like it better - just be sure to still reserve a present or 2 for the real day.
Otherwise, since your son's bday isn't right on xmas - maybe have his party a couple weeks early - like after thanksgiving in the beginning of december or a month later after all the holidays are over - still cold - but there is always Chuck E Cheese - loud and annoying, but it keeps them occupied and safely inside :)
Hope that helps :)
2006-12-03 16:27:36 · answer #2 · answered by Rae T 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have a friend with a little girl in the same situation. Her BD is the day before Christmas. We just went to her BD party last week. They always try to make it about a month early, just so that she has some seperation between the two Holidays. If you want a summer BD party go for it! As he gets older, he'll understand why and even be able to give his own input of when he wants to celebrate. Maybe do the big party on whatever date you decide and then do a special one little gift and small family cake for his actual BD. Best of Luck!
2006-12-03 17:20:11 · answer #3 · answered by Concerned Mom 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My Birthday's Boxing day and I wouldn't have a party in the summer.
When I was young I did feel left out as many people couldn't come over xmas so I had my party 1-2 weeks before or had a combined new years/birthday party.
It wont be the same 6 months after
2006-12-03 16:24:58 · answer #4 · answered by monkey boy 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My niece was born on Dec. 30th. They do a small family party for her ON her birthday. Just the parents and her sister celebrate on that day. And she gets her birthday presents as well. Usually they pick out one of the big gifts off her Christmas list or a couple small ones to set aside for her birthday. They do special things on that day like let her pick what to have for dinner, what kind of cake and they sometimes make it movie night or go somewhere she wants to go. Then they'll have a party for her in Jan. Usually a week or so into the month. The holidays are over so people aren't busy. There is always a small list of things off her wish list that she hasn't gotten, or things she needs so getting her a present is pretty easy. And usually by then everyone has gotten another paycheck so they aren't pinching pennies. As far as your son, you may want to think about having his party the week before Thanksgiving. Before everyone is going broke because of Christmas, and before everyone is super busy. But DO celebrate on his Birthday too. That is his special day.
2006-12-03 16:35:19 · answer #5 · answered by fiestyredhead 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have 2 children..my oldest will be 5 two weeks after Christmas, and my youngest will be 2 two weeks before Christmas. I still have thier parties, and invite mainly those I know will not look for an excuse not to show. Since he is before Christmas, plan it for a week or two before Christmas for his party, and on his actual birthday, you can do something special with just the family. take him to Chuck E Cheese or someplace he will have fun, and let him take a friend along. Having it 2 weeks ahead will give people less of an excuse not to show up.
2006-12-03 16:51:21 · answer #6 · answered by TaureanAngel 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Theres no problem with having a party in the summer. My sons birthday is in June so I'm lucky as far as weather goes, but I know plenty of people that have kids whos birthdays are close to Christmas. They have always had parties in the spring/summer so they can have all the kids outside and not stuck inside.
2006-12-03 16:22:43 · answer #7 · answered by PfcsBaby 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I know people who do that, but I don't like it that much. My daughter's birthday is a week before Christmas, and I always try to make sure that we celebrate her birthday. It can be hard to plan a party because a lot of the time the kids are out for the Christmas holidays and lots of people are out of town. But we always try to do something to make it her special day. If you want to give your kid a party in the summer, then do it, but I wouldn't expect people to bring gifts because it isn't his birthday.
2006-12-06 10:28:39 · answer #8 · answered by kat 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I wouldn't wait till summer to have a party for him maybe have one next weekend? I know how much it sucks to have a bday in December.....my birthday is the 6th my dad's is the 11th and my little sister's is the 18th so we know the feeling and how much its sucks to have your birthday associated with Christmas and ppl saying well that's you birthday and Christmas gift......and they are always wrapped in Christmas paper... lol or maybe you could even do a party for him after the first of the year when things settle down but dont wait till the summer to celebrate his birthday thats not fair to him!!!
2006-12-03 16:26:22 · answer #9 · answered by tinkerbell3640 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
depending on how close it is to christmas you devide the gifts in half and make chrismas a Birthday and a Christmas Celebration this is what we did for my grandmother whoes birthday is Decmeber 25. and yea it is cold but have them play in the snow and make snow castles and stuff like that there are a lot of activites you can do in the winter as you can in the summer you just gotta look harder. But seriously you could try to make christmas about giving to each other and your childs birth
2006-12-03 16:24:53 · answer #10 · answered by SomeoneABCD 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't think it would be stupid. My birthday is the 8th of December and when I was little my parents used to have Santa come to my birthday parties. At some point, I told them that I didn't like this and that I would prefer for my birthday to be a seperate event and not get swallowed up by the large holiday. After that we always celebrated my birthday seperately, although in December. If your child is old enough, ask him/her, if not, do what you think is best as their parent. Good job for thinking of their happiness on this issue!
2006-12-03 16:36:52 · answer #11 · answered by denim 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋