Birthday Gifts

Luckiest13

Are we expected to open gifts during DD's birthday party (like at a baby shower)? Or do we open them after the party?

Morla

so far I have seen them open gifts... but it was a 2nd birthday... so I guess it's fun to watch their reactions... but for the 1st birthday I didn't see them open gifts....

p.s. was at Target on Jeranimo yesterday and there were bunch of Hello Kitty stuff on their dollar shelves... thought it would be a cute favors for the little ones

MissLinz

All of the year parties I have gone to have opened them during the party.

weebaby

we opened after the party - pissed some people off but it would have taken forever and i had a cranky baby.

NikiGee

weebaby:

we opened after the party - pissed some people off but it would have taken forever and i had a cranky baby.

Ditto this.  Time got way out of control and there were a million gifts.  Would've taken forever and I think that would've annoyed people further! 

MrsRebecca

NikiGee:

weebaby:

we opened after the party - pissed some people off but it would have taken forever and i had a cranky baby.

Ditto this.  Time got way out of control and there were a million gifts.  Would've taken forever and I think that would've annoyed people further! 

I have always seen them opened at the party, but they were all very small casual parties. I think if you're having a larger party I would open them later.

LoveHimSoMuch

We opened them during the party. It was great, Jack was really into to it.

casncort

I've always opened at the party. If its a large party, maybe announce that you'll be opening the presents later. I know some people like to see their gift being opened.

beachbrideinCal

For DD's 1st b-day, we opened gifts after the party, but I think some people wanted us to open them during.  I figured it was too much, would take too long. Plus, there was no way DD was going to stick around too long for that.  For her 2nd b-day party, we did open gifts at the party, but we had a small party so it wasn't too bad.  People seemed to enjoy watching her do this.  And she was more into the gift opening this time.

KristelRobin

The only children's birthday parties I have gone to in recent years are either for my best friend's two children, or for DH's best friend's daughter.  So it's a really small sample size.  That said, they have never opened gifts at the parties, always after.  But they are somewhat large parties, and they have activities for the kids -- bounce house, petting zoo, reptiles, pinata. 

Anyway, there are a ton of kids at those parties, and I don't think the kids would have tolerated a break in the action to open gifts.