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Another birthday party question...

jamiesc58jamiesc58 member
in August 2016 Moms
Our ds's birthday is on April 6th. He will be 7. Our dd's first birthday is on April 19th. I feel bad inviting everyone to multiple parties so close together but am up in the air if I should throw their parties together as it will be dd's FIRST birthday. I know she won't remember. What would you do?
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Re: Another birthday party question...

  • MrsrundellMrsrundell member
    I think it would depend on your family and if they live far and if they like to get together frequently.  You could do a smaller party for sons friends and any family that  want to attend at the bowling alley, arcade, zoo etc and then have a more traditional bday party for daughters first - any family that couldn't attend smaller activity party could bring a gift to daughters.  

    Just trying to throw out a few ideas! :) 
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  • lmtrmamalmtrmama member
    I would probably do one party a week before and one a week late. That way they both get their special day! I am going to have the same problem when our new baby comes because she is due a week before my youngest turns 2!
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  • SkiChic626SkiChic626 member
    I personally would do a separate party just for her 1st bday, but then in years to come I'd do it together.  I know the 1st bday party is really for the parents, and your DD won't remember, but that's just it - it's for you.  If it were me I'd feel anxious not doing a sole 1st bday party and it would bother me too much.  But that's me.....
    DD  <3 6/15/2014
    Baby #2 due 8/11/2016

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  • tinkerbell11210tinkerbell11210 member
    I would do separate parties. I have attended a joint party when my daughter is friends with the older child. I felt obligated to get a present for her younger brother because it was his party too. Plus I think each child should have their own special day.   My sister in law will be in the same boat this summer. July 23 and 29th. My niece is turning 1 and my nephue will be 8. I am not sure what she is planning on doing.
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  • cait5413cait5413 member
    I wouldn't be worried about the fact that it is your DD's first--like you said, she won't remember. I'd be more concerned about how your DS would feel about sharing. Will he care?

    Married May 2014
    DD born August 2016
    Baby #2 due December 2017
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  • jamiesc58jamiesc58 member
    @cait5413 I don't think ds would mind at all but I haven't talked to him about it yet. He is so easy going and if his friends were there, probably wouldn't notice anyway lol.

    @tinkerbell11210 I would be almost all family and friends that would come to both individually anyway. The only ones that wouldn't would be ds's school friends and on those invitations I would just write his name so parents wouldn't feel that way about buying something for the baby also.

    Thanks for all of the ideas! I still have to talk to DH about it so we will see.
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  • ThisisNumber3ThisisNumber3 member
    We had this situation last fall when DD turned 4 and DS turned 1.  We did a special birthday dinner and family cake on her actual birthday.  She took a craft, cake and goodie bags to school for a little party at school.  Then we threw DS a big 1 year old birthday party.  She still had fun at the party because she had all her friends there too.  Most family brought her a gift to that party and just set it to the side (which was very sweet and unnecessary).  I dont know if you could pull that off at age 7 though.  Maybe let him invite a friend over for a movie or a sleep over as his "party" and then let the 1 year old have all the family over? 

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  • jamiesc58jamiesc58 member
    @ThisisNumber3 that sounds like a good idea. He is getting to the age where he is going to want to start having "friend" parties anyway instead of just his grandparents and family lol. I think for dd's first birthday I will separate them and for the rest of the years, they can share special days. 
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  • Curls919Curls919 member
    I'd do a friend's party for DS and a family/family friend party for both. 
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