Comments on: Making December Birthdays Special

By: Jenn

Jenn — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 05:02:23 +0000

My son’s birthday is 12/23 and he’ll be 7 this year. We always have tried very hard to stop the Christmas rush and celebrate on the actual day with just the family – the 4 of us – he gets to pick out what he wants for dinner and dessert and gets his birthday gift. Then sometime in January he has his friend party and extended family party. This is the first year he’s agreed to a 1/2 birthday, so sometime in June he’ll have his friend party. I did a very small celebration this month with 3 friends (bowling and dinner) just to help him get over the “hump” of skipping a friend party to get to the summer. We’ll still do the extended family party in January. It is tricky slowing life down enough to focus on his birthday, but I believe strongly in the celebration. His birthday presents are wrapped in birthday paper and for just a few hours we focus on celebrating HIS birth…and then continue preparing to celebrate Christ’s birth

By: Kelly

Kelly — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 19:29:35 +0000

My daughter’s birthday is the 19th of December. She turned 2 this year and so far the last two years all we have done is a small party at our home with cake and I make homemade chili with just family and friends. I am sure the older she gets we will have to have a “Big” party. So I thought next year we would have a party the first weekend in December and she could have some little friends over to play!! However I wish she could stay this age forever!!! Gotta love the Terrible Twos!!!

By: Deanna

Deanna — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 12:52:26 +0000

I have a daughter and her birthday is December the 21st, she is 16 today. We always celebrate her birthday with friends and family on the first Saturday of December. There are no christmas decorations until that day is over with. Then on the 21st we let her pick what we have for dinner and have a cake for her. Of course friends and family call on the 21st and tell her happy birthday and family that lives out of town sends cards and money, so it has always been like she gets two birthdays. That was one of the ways that we found to make it special for her. Her sisters birthday is in September and I agree with you she was the best christmas present that I got.

By: Mrs. Wright

Mrs. Wright — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 04:05:41 +0000

My daughter will turn 6 on 12-27 and I make a point to separate her birthday and Christmas. I take down all our Christmas decorations after the kids go to bed on Christmas so we can have one day of normal before her birthday. I always buy her own decorations so she doesn’t have Christmas plates, etc at her party and buy regular wrapping paper for her gifts. At her young age it still just seems like a whole week of parties just for her, so she doesn’t complain…