I Have Found My Peeps!
Well, besides you all, blessed Sit Team.
http://www.birthdayswithoutpressure.com/
Rae, you cracks me up, you really do! "how to fill the weekends, when the daycare is actually closed (how dare they??)" Sounds like good matériel for another post.
posted by Susan @ 12:03 PM
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Wow...it's like they had a fly on my wall during the 'Chuck E. Cheese' years... actually, the cool thing about my kids as they are right now is A. The older ones only want a few kids B. For the younger ones, just living here gives them 3 other kids at their birthday parties, and C. Since the older ones only get a few kids, the littler ones don't want that big Chuck E. Cheese production. I read once that the rule of thumb is no more kids at the party than your child is old--including your child. Of course, it was 5 years too late for me when I read it, but your daughter's only 2...there's still time...
OK. Overall it is nice to see a swing away from million dollar b-day parties, but, I do have a few little quibbles. Giving the birthday money away to charity? It's the kids b-day, put it in the bank for those college bills. No theme? I always found a theme made things easier. Now of course, I have odd children and the best party I can remember is the "Train" party (are you listening, Amy?) I got 2 or 3 big boxes and decorated them like a train and every child (about 5)had the chance to be the engineer. We sang train songs, played with the train set and they all took home bandanas and train whistles. good times.
I think most of the holidays are played up too much -- too many sugary treats, too many little gifts, too much hallmark! For VDay, DD and I painted VDay cards for the kids in her class. I thought about giving pencil erasers or NON-food item, but opted for just the cards. Aren't cards (at 2.5 YO) enough?
Love the bday site. I do think some of the suggestions are a bit over the top -- I just put the extra toys in the closet for a rainy day months after the party.
Oh, and a friend of mine was given ONE birthday party in her whole life. Her parents said she could pick which birthday she wanted to have a party. It was a normal party -- other kids, cake, balloons, games in the yard, etc. But she got ONE. One in her whole life.
Actually, she got two. Her brother never wanted a birthday party, so he traded his party for her doing some chores, or something like that. So she got two, but her brother got none.
She turned out so humane. Truly one of the most reasonable, level-headed, and smart women I know.
One. Talk about extreme.
Needletart, I'm gonna snarfle that train party idea...the Cave Troll will love that!
Julie's selling yarn! Get there quick!
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