I am a bit overwhelmed my daughter turns 1 on thanksgiving and it will be our first in our new home (I am having the whole family at my house this year). What can I do to make it special even with the holiday?
Should I go with the Thanksgiving theme or just a birthday one?
Also I was thinking about having a small birthday celebration on her birthday and thema big party on Saturday.
2007-09-18 08:07:02 · 16 answers · asked by bella581 2 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Parenting
How about a turkey and stuffing, and then watch football? lol
P.S. and Macy's parade
2007-09-18 08:10:43 · answer #1 · answered by hottotrot1_usa 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A first birthday is an important milestone, but she is not going to be upset or even remember that it was held the same day as Thanksgiving.
I think it is the perfect opportunity to have it. You will after all have all the family over. You can combine the decorations to be birthday and Thanksgiving.
The balloons and streamers can be fall colours. Party hats can be fun as well. Get a few easy games like guessing the number of gumballs, jellybeans in a jar. (make them fall colours as well) get a big pumpkin and have everyone guess the weight. Desert can include a cake as well as anything else you were wanting to prepare.
If there are friends that were wanting to be part of the 1st b-day and won't be at the dinner, then you can have another small party later with them.
A 1st birthday will be cherished for the togetherness after all.
2007-09-18 08:19:36 · answer #2 · answered by Eq2Kitty 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This is something that you will have to decide a number of times in the future, so think carefully about it. It's always tough when a kid has a birthday on a holiday (I know, because I am one) and you can either subsume the holiday into the birthday party and make them feel very special that the whole country is celebrating their birthday, or you can have the traditional Thanksgiving celebration, give thanks for the birth of your daughter, and have a special celebration for her on either the day before or the day after.
One friend, who has two children with birthdays very close to Christmas, chose another solution and let the kids pick their own 'birthday' - that is, they chose which day of the year they wanted to celebrate on. Their chums were quite envious that they could have their birthday in the summer if they wanted a pool party or a beach party, in the winter if they wanted a ski party, or any time they chose. Only one birthday per year - and on the 'real' birthday, the family had a quiet, family celebration.
2007-09-18 08:16:22 · answer #3 · answered by old lady 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My daughter was supposed to be a Turkey baby, but she was born December 1st, so I know what you mean. This birthday will be one she certianly doesn't remember. So, even if you celebrate it on Thanksgiving with her cake and presents, she isn't going to complain if you skip an actual birthday party. At this age, the parties are more for you than her. If you want to do a seperate party, I would make it the smaller one. All your family being there for Thanksgiving is going to tiring enough for her. Perhaps just make her birthday "party" one with just a select few. Either way, your daughter will have fun, and so will you.
2016-05-17 21:58:47 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Your daughter is only going to be one, so it won't really matter to her what you do this year. I would probably just have a "birthday party" later in the afternoon separate from the big family dinner with a birthday cake and balloons. I wouldn't bother inviting a lot of friends. I would just skip having the party on Saturday this year. In a few years I think that it would be good to have a birthday cake with the family in the afternoon and a theme party with friends on Saturday. This year your daughter won't care, so don't stress yourself out about it. My son will be having his birthday on Thanksgiving this year too, but he'll be 11. We are just planning a family "party" in the afternoon and probably will take him and a few buddies bowling or something on Saturday.
2007-09-18 08:14:35 · answer #5 · answered by kat 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well you can buy her a little cake or some cup cakes...buy her a princess sash from Party City and a little crown and you guys can sing her Happy Birthday after Thankdgiving dinner...then have the whole shabam for her on Saturday...she's 1 so she won't know better anyways.
My daughter's Birthday is June 26th and my son's Birthday is July 9th........I didn't want my daughter to have to "share" her 1st birthday with her brother but it would just be dumb to have a party and then another one 2wks later......so we just had their party on July 1st...which was also our 7yr wedding anniversary :) but on the 26th, we bought a small cake and ordered some pizza...I bought her a cute fluffy pink dress and a princess sash and had my immediate family over and then did the same for my sons birthday....I still wanted to do something special on their actual birthday but had the big party a different day.
2007-09-18 08:21:08 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Have them be two separate occasions. Celebrate Thanksgiving with your family on Thanksgiving, and have a Birthday Party with a Birthday theme on a weekend.
2007-09-18 08:15:25 · answer #7 · answered by tanner 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Look just have her birthday party in the afternoon, with the whole deal and cake etc. Then have Thanksgiving dinner in the evening for the family. Your family wont care if there are few thanksgiving decorations and they have Disney Princess motif instead they will totally understand!!!
Also you know she doesnt really know its her birthday until you tell her it is!! You could wait until Saturday and have one big birthday!! Just ask relatives to wait and not bring gifts on Thanksgiving!
2007-09-18 08:12:07 · answer #8 · answered by elaeblue 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Most kid birthday parties take place the weekend before or after their actual birthday, I'd celebrate with a big party the weekend after, and definately keep it in a birthday theme. This will only come around every few years fortunately.
Good luck, and happy early giving birth day!
2007-09-18 09:00:48 · answer #9 · answered by Samantha M 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Devote lunchtime to her Birthday...cake presents etc....she's only tiny still and you can then do Thanksgiving dinner around 4.00 or 5.00.
As she grows, you may prefer to do a party the week before or after thanksgiving....that way it wont be overshadowed. If it makes you feel better, I always have my daughters party on the nearest weekend to her birthday...on the actual day we just keep it to immediate family and that way she has two days with gifts!
2007-09-18 08:16:14 · answer #10 · answered by Daisyhill 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If it were me, I would do a traditional thanksgiving meal and traditional pies for dessert. Then I would also bake a small cake for my child and get them one of those adorable birthday crown-hats that seem to be all over the place right now :) After dinner we'd all sing happy birthday, watch baby devour their cake and then move on to gifts :)
Nothing too over the top. As long as you get a few pics of the messy cake face for the scrapbook, you're in business! They really aren't going to remember a thing anyway :)
2007-09-18 08:12:35 · answer #11 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋