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moms of 2+/ party planning

JenChrisBabyHJenChrisBabyH
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I'm feeling like a lazy mom! Call it blog-depression or something...

I'm planning DD#2's 2nd birthday party with family back home and while I have a great theme (pinwheels), I have yet to buy decorations (which I am getting them from walmart...not the cute stationary places online) and I did not do invites- I called all my family. I'm just thinking of a few hor d' oeurves (its from 3-5), I'll bake a cake and have ice cream (so no cake balls, pinwheel shaped cookies from the local bakery, or individually wrapped sandwhiches...)

I enjoy entertaining, but I feel so cornered- DH doesn't care for all the fan fare, we're building a house so money is tight and out the rest of my family with small kids, I'm the only one without any other thought but to have some cartoon character plastered all over every wall and napkin. (sorry to those who do...)

I guess I feel like I'm in the middle between the ultra-cute, perfect smile domestic divas and the average slouch... I feel like DD#2 getting less than her sister (DD#1 at least got fondont butterflies on her cake last year- I could try and hope my pinwheel creations don't look like swastikas...)

Oh real world moms- please help! Am I missing the boat by not doing all the big stuff for the kids parties since when they are older, family may pay less attention to their parties or do I try and start doing the good stuff when they are, like 4-5 when they start having kid parties and I'll invite more ppl? What do you guys do- and please let me know how old are your kids and do you try to do the same level of detail for each?

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Re: moms of 2+/ party planning

  • AldensmomAldensmom
    2yr old parties are for the adults not the kids. After having a huge party for my first sons first birthday and 2nd which I basically prepared for all on my own, I will definitely not do it for DS 2! It was a PIA and the adults had fun but DS won't remember. It was a lot of work! For his 3rd bday I took him to chuck e cheese with other kids from my mommies group. I ordered pizza and brought in cupcakes from wegmans. I did not pay for a party, we just went there to play. I had no clean up, no invitesjust a post on meetup.com, and I asked for no gifts, so no thank you notes! It was so easy. My son had Way more fun for his 3rd. People make too much of it I think. It's nice just to have small groups or just family. Until my boys are old enough to actually remember their bdays, I'm not gonna make a big production anymore.
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  • BrewtowngrlBrewtowngrl member
    All they care about is the cake and balloons at that age.  I got decorations from a party supply store.  It was Dino themed so we made a cool cake.  I think the only thing you really need at a 2 year old b-day is a few helium balloons and cake.  
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  • ldcoffelldcoffel member

    Don't worry about it! They don't care! I was all excited to DSs birthday because we are back home again and family can come. But those who are coming won't appreciate the hard work. And DS will never know...

    Simple is just fine!! Just take pictures :) poor second kids get fewer pictures! 

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  • Littlejen22Littlejen22 member
    Seriously, this place makes you feel like you need to be Martha Stewart but IRL I have never been to a party very coordinated. This year I am also doing Chuck E Cheese, I am booking the party because all my kids want is a turn in the ticket blaster since they are both Dec 12 it will be a joint party and I am booking two parties so they both get the perks. Like someone else said, they want cake and balloons, well really icing and no cake but that would look weird.

    And food luck with the pinwheels, a swastika would look bad!
    Jen - Mom to two December 12 babies Nathaniel 12/12/06 and Addison 12/12/08
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  • ElatedMom2BElatedMom2B member
    imageldcoffel:

    Don't worry about it! They don't care! I was all excited to DSs birthday because we are back home again and family can come. But those who are coming won't appreciate the hard work. And DS will never know...

    Simple is just fine!! Just take pictures :) poor second kids get fewer pictures! 

    This! I had a hard time dealing with the fact that DD#2's first birthday wasn't a big bash like her sister's first birthday.  I even had a joint birthday for the two of them because they're both July and money is really tight for us so we just couldn't do two or anything huge.  It was tough for a while, I felt guilty for some time, but I really do feel bad that I didn't get any pictures.  With two kids to worry about and a party to put on, I didn't get one photo.  I am still waiting for my mom to send me some pictures that I know she took.  I am a horrible mom!! So bad.  At least I did get some pictures of her smashing her first cupcake at a little birthday celebration we had for her at my sister-in-law's house.

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