Taking Back the Childhood Birthday Party!!!

[heatherrae]

It IS all the mom's getting competitive. In the end you really are competing with yourself as well. I guess I want to keep my kid's standards low, lol! For real though...if I'm gonna drop $500 for something fun it's not going to be to entertain someone else's kid.

Ya know? I think on the invitation I'll put this, "In lieu of a birthday gift, please bring a new pair of summer jammies for the children of the ____ Mission."

LOL!

that would be a nice thing to do for kids who don't have much and would teach the kids how nice it feels to help out other people. I like that idea!

 

[curvymommy]

I hired a face painter to come to the house. 50 bucks to do all the kids.

Maybe I'll bust out my face paint and stencils on these kids! Great idea! Butterflies for little girls and shooting stars for the lil dudes.

 

[needtogetaas]

Maybe I'll bust out my face paint and stencils on these kids! Great idea! Butterflies for little girls and shooting stars for the lil dudes.

sounds cool. kids love that shit.

 

[curvymommy]

that would be a nice thing to do for kids who don't have much and would teach the kids how nice it feels to help out other people. I like that idea!

Thank you HR. I ain't raisin' no brats here. The grandparents/uncles spoil them enough.

 

[bigmann245]

we do simple things for our sons birthday parties. one year we had 2 jumpy blow ups but only because a good friend of mine owned the business and only charged me $75 for both but usually we do whatever our son wants and surprisingly he keeps it simple. last year was a bowling party. ended up costing more than we would have liked so this year we may do it at home.

 

[needtogetaas]

sounds cool. kids love that shit.

 

[curvymommy]

OMgawsh!!! Too cute! I am gonna do something like that. Her smile says it all! Thanks for sharing that pic.

 

[Delinquent]

IT's very competitive. I am formulating a plan to make at home, economical b-day parties cool again. This is insane.

my daughter's first birthday last week was just as you say, quaint with a little ribbon and decorations and that's how it will stay. We have a pool so we'll always have something more than just the decorations but I will never "compete" with other parents or ever get in to that ridiculous state of mind

 

[curvymommy]

we do simple things for our sons birthday parties. one year we had 2 jumpy blow ups but only because a good friend of mine owned the business and only charged me $75 for both but usually we do whatever our son wants and surprisingly he keeps it simple. last year was a bowling party. ended up costing more than we would have liked so this year we may do it at home.

We love those jumpy blow up things too! We have been to parties with those and the kids have an absolute in those things. The only thing I hate is the exhaust from the generator. Besides that I love them because you can have it at your own house.

Somthing about home, memories linger longer I think. Ya know?

 

[Delinquent]

We love those jumpy blow up things too! We have been to parties with those and the kids have an absolute in those things. The only thing I hate is the exhaust from the generator. Besides that I love them because you can have it at your own house.

Somthing about home, memories linger longer I think. Ya know?

Did you know that you can buy a 8' x 8' blow up things for like $500? It's only for smaller kids but it would more than pay for it self instead of renting one.

This is of course assuming you are renting them