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Littlejen22
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The reason December birthdays suck
Littlejen22
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It is June and my kids could really use some new toys and I don't really want to buy just to buy. I am seriously compiling a list of Christmas and birthday presents for the kids! Why couldn't they be summer babies!
Jen - Mom to two December 12 babies
Nathaniel 12/12/06 and Addison 12/12/08
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Re: The reason December birthdays suck
That is not a bad idea, I would not give it so much as a gift as in I personally would not wrap it but I could get some new toys for outside for the 4th. Still no real excuse to get the tons of new crafts that DS is begging for though, lol.
Maybe use them as "prizes" - the boys get prizes for special things - like being REALLY well behaved/patient at a special dinner at a restaurant, etc. Or maybe make a simple responsibility chart and when they get so many stars he can get a prize. I'm horrible, ever since potty training DS1 (3 years ago), I'm constantly buying little things to throw in the "prize bucket" -- which I frequently make up reasons to give them a prize to empty the bucket. Nothing too ridiculous, but sometimes there is a movie that I wanted (hello Beauty and the Beast), sometimes it is a stupid matchbox car, etc. But that could be good incentive for helping around the house, etc. When the boys see the blue bin come down from the top of the fridge, they know they are in for a little something fun!
Lol. If it makes you feel better my birthday is the end of August and I would mostly get clothes for my birthday...um, back to school clothing anyone! I rarely got any new toys except for Christmas. And I wanted to do a 1/2 birthday (which I honestly forgot) but with the kids sharing a birthday this still does not give them a separate day!
We might have to start going garage sale shopping together, maybe I will look up some for tomorrow since today is supposed to be rainy so most people probably canceled.
Why do you need an event? If you want to buy them something, just do it.
This is *so* not a big deal in my house. They have birthdays scattered throughout the year, but we still will go randomly to the toy store to pick something out.
I'm an admitted shopaholic, so I can't fathom even attempting to go 11 mos without buying them any new toys/crafts.
Ok this.I thought I was suddenly crazy to just be buying toys because I like to see them happy or because there is a need for it. I do use the 'because you are such a great helper and brother' line fairly often to though.
David "BD" 2/8/07 Spencer 9/12/11I agree. I can't afford new stuff for them right now and NOW is when they need stuff, not right before/after xmas (like my kids' bdays fall.)
They are earning new tag books right now, but other than that, money is tight and I'm really trying to save for waterpark tickets. They can't be bought in the winter thought that's what they really wanted.
Print out a pic of the water park, slap it on some cardstock with glue and give them that. Kids don't need the ACTUAL passes, ya know. So you could still give them this for Christmas -- and just put that money aside and buy the passes in the summer (or bonus - save $20/mo from Christmas until June when you actually have to purchase them!)
I realize that I could just buy things just to buy them but I am trying not to spend a lot of extra money right now since we just went to Disney and have another big vacation planned. And honestly I don't want to just buy to buy, as in I worry that they will become spoiled (not judging others.) I really need to start a chore chart for both of them and have them earn some new stuff, maybe they can earn new crafts since that is what they want most.
And it is not like I don't buy anything new for them, they just got new squirty water toys, DS got a $1 kite, they get new bubbles all the time. But DS keeps asking to go to Michaels and I don't want him to think that all he has to do is ask and he gets more stuff.