Would you have a bday party if your kid didn't care?

GingerSB · November 2010

We always have a combined party for my kids (turning 3 & 5) in December. We invite the same family friends every year. These kids are the only bday parties that my kids have been invited to as well.

My older dd is in kindergarten this year. I was thinking of having a party for her with the girls from school. However, she`s just as happy to have her `school party` ie. cupcakes on her birthday at school. DH thinks I should just drop it, but I am feeling like I should try to have the party for her... I was thinking of renting the party room at Michaels and doing a craft.

WWYD?

GettinNervous · November 2010

I would take advantage of the fact that she didn't want one!!! Unless you will get the hairy eyeball from family and they will judge . . . then do something very small.

AnnapolisLari · November 2010

We only moved here 6 months ago. Until the kids have more friends (DS hasn't been on any playdates with his school friends and DD has none), I am skipping the party.

DS will have his special day at school, for which he gets happy birthdayed and I will make cake. We are having our annual Christmas open house and housewarming Dec 12th, and I will have cakes for both kids at that.

So I would drop it if I were you.

GingerSB · November 2010

GettinNervous:
I would take advantage of the fact that she didn't want one!!! Unless you will get the hairy eyeball from family and they will judge . . . then do something very small.

No , no family here. We`d still have the family friend one. Just not the school friend one.

lsufan · November 2010

I'm still trying to decide if we'll do one for my oldest next month. He's kind of like your DD... I doubt he'll notice if we don't do it, but he'd have a blast if we did. It's so stressful for me, and we can't do it in our house because it's too small.

If you're already doing something with family, I'd probably leave it at that.

Cbidt's girl · November 2010

I consider myself an idiot - I do a party at my house every year and neither of my kids care. They would be happy with just the cake and grandparents.

jesssy1204 · November 2010

I wouldnt push it-you will have many more parties to host..

J&A2008 · November 2010

I would have the bday party and invite her school friends. Birthday party invites are reciprocal - maybe she'll get invited to more birthday parties for kids in her class.

Zenya · November 2010

I wouldn't do 2. I think at some point it becomes more appropriate to celebrate with friends and not family. If she's not there yet then go w/the family one. I think having 2 at any age is kind of overkill but maybe it's just b/c I didn't grow up like that.