Advice needed re birthday invitation and requesting no gifts.

yourmysunshine

I already posted this on 12-24 & 24+ but wanted to see if any of you have advice as well. What're your thoughts? TIA!

 DS got a TON for christmas and already had a lot of toys. There are many many things that we are just going to donate to local charities because he has multiples, doesn't need it, or we don't have room.

So, I want to put this quote on his invitation "Your presence is the only present desired" BUT I know that grandparents and my siblings will bring gifts. I do not want anyone to feel awkward about not bringing gifts.

Any advice or thoughts? BTW, we are VERY thankful for what DS has and has been given... don't want to sound ungrateful.

 

**we will also be announcing our pregnancy at the end of his party, this is the only time of year where ALL of our parents/a lot of family are together.

pinkpepsi

I think that sounds great! My DS was born on Christmas so every year we go thru the same thing. Tons of multiple gifts. So when we have his birthday party we usually let everyone know there really is no need for gifts and if they really insist we try to point them in the direction of something needed rather than wanted!

I love the quote!!

MrsJax2011

Maybe ask them to make a donation to a charity, or bring a gift for kids at the local shelter?  Put something nice in there about how due to everyone's generosity you have an abundance of toys, and would love to spread the wealth...

 

yourmysunshine

MrsJax2011:

Maybe ask them to make a donation to a charity, or bring a gift for kids at the local shelter?  Put something nice in there about how due to everyone's generosity you have an abundance of toys, and would love to spread the wealth...

 

love this idea! Thanks!!!

For the grandparents, we're asking that they get him a Children's Museum year membership. I've also thought about for his birthday, LO's grandparents, & my sister/BIL buy things that he can use during the summer months...

surprise3rd

hijoi:

yourmysunshine:

MrsJax2011:

Maybe ask them to make a donation to a charity, or bring a gift for kids at the local shelter?  Put something nice in there about how due to everyone's generosity you have an abundance of toys, and would love to spread the wealth...

 

love this idea! Thanks!!!

For the grandparents, we're asking that they get him a Children's Museum year membership. I've also thought about for his birthday, LO's grandparents, & my sister/BIL buy things that he can use during the summer months...

That's a great idea.  And although you say no presents, people will bring them anyway. You can take them to the shelter or to a pediatric hospital to share the wealth. No one needs to know.

We do this every year becuase we have a combined party for DS and DD and I don't want DS's friends to feel obligated to bring a gift for DS and vise versa.  One year we put together gift packages for the troops and sent them to Iraq and another year we collected pet items and took a big load down to the animal shelter.   Most people still brought something very small for the kids, coloring book, markers, small puzzles, etc.  but it was much less than if they all showed up with a traditional birthday gift.