When to have birthday party for a kid born on Christmas?

[Anonymous]

We always celebrate our toddler's birthday when we have family over for Christmas. And we send cupcakes to daycare/school. But attendance gets spotty around the holidays, and there are some other friends who don't go to the same school.

Would you have a separate birthday party? If so, when?

If we have one we'd request no gifts as there have already been plenty.

Tbh I'm somewhat burnt out from the holidays. But this may be our only child, so my conscience (or anxiety?) is saying we should be making an effort on these connections.

[Anonymous]

I think you should just do what you’re doing and celebrate with family and cake on Christmas.

Then plan a half birthday party in June. It will be a lot more fun for your kid than trying to squeeze in a winter party.

[Anonymous]

My now-17-year-old was born on December 26. We always had his birthday parties in mid-January. We do a family birthday on December 26.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We always celebrate our toddler's birthday when we have family over for Christmas. And we send cupcakes to daycare/school. But attendance gets spotty around the holidays, and there are some other friends who don't go to the same school.

Would you have a separate birthday party? If so, when?

If we have one we'd request no gifts as there have already been plenty.

Tbh I'm somewhat burnt out from the holidays. But this may be our only child, so my conscience (or anxiety?) is saying we should be making an effort on these connections.

OP, I would not start to worry about this until your child is at least 4 or 5. Do whatever you want to now. It won't matter a bit in the long run.

When your child starts to school (that's real school, not daycare or preschool), I would try to find a time right before the school break holidays to have a small party. The time may change from year to year. Some years, the weekend or two weekends before Christmas, other years, right after school starts back.

[Anonymous]

I think you should celebrate as soon as you can once the new year hits and everyone is getting back in the groove. I know it is difficult but if you have a party the first or second weekend after the new year, you will probably have good attendence because everyone is back from break and likely to be in town.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I think you should just do what you’re doing and celebrate with family and cake on Christmas.

Then plan a half birthday party in June. It will be a lot more fun for your kid than trying to squeeze in a winter party.

Don't try to do this. This is ridiculous.

[Anonymous]

I have a New Year's Eve baby. I never found a good time to have a birthday party. If you try before the holidays, then you lose people because they're busy. After the holidays, the weather is always a factor in this area. We decided for us that birthday celebrations would be just our family and that we'd do special things - like a day at an indoor water park, learning archery, things like that. And always a restaurant dinner at the birthday kid's choice restaurant.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My now-17-year-old was born on December 26. We always had his birthday parties in mid-January. We do a family birthday on December 26.

This is what we do for our December 28 child, it’s always been fine

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I think you should just do what you’re doing and celebrate with family and cake on Christmas.

Then plan a half birthday party in June. It will be a lot more fun for your kid than trying to squeeze in a winter party.

Don't try to do this. This is ridiculous.

No, it's brilliant. The party is in June, and the birthday is acknowledged in a low-key way the day of. No one wants yet another party in December and everyone is partied out in January.

This will start to matter once your child is in grade school, OP, because they'll see other kids' parties and they want one of their own. For right now, you can just continue to have the low-key acknowledgement.

[Anonymous]

I would do early Dec or early Jan. We always have a small family dinner/party on someone's actual birthday but the party for friends can vary by a few weeks based on schedules. This year it looks like my kid's birthday party is going to be 2 weeks after their birthday because of a holiday weekend and sports tournament.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I think you should just do what you’re doing and celebrate with family and cake on Christmas.

Then plan a half birthday party in June. It will be a lot more fun for your kid than trying to squeeze in a winter party.

Don't try to do this. This is ridiculous.

No, it's brilliant. The party is in June, and the birthday is acknowledged in a low-key way the day of. No one wants yet another party in December and everyone is partied out in January.

This will start to matter once your child is in grade school, OP, because they'll see other kids' parties and they want one of their own. For right now, you can just continue to have the low-key acknowledgement.

No one wants another party in June, either. Especially when it's not a real birthday.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I would do early Dec or early Jan. We always have a small family dinner/party on someone's actual birthday but the party for friends can vary by a few weeks based on schedules. This year it looks like my kid's birthday party is going to be 2 weeks after their birthday because of a holiday weekend and sports tournament.

+1

[Anonymous]

Early December. Or a January

No need for a summer party good grief!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I have a New Year's Eve baby. I never found a good time to have a birthday party. If you try before the holidays, then you lose people because they're busy. After the holidays, the weather is always a factor in this area. We decided for us that birthday celebrations would be just our family and that we'd do special things - like a day at an indoor water park, learning archery, things like that. And always a restaurant dinner at the birthday kid's choice restaurant.

My friends have a New Years Eve baby and her birthday parties were very popular and well attended. She always had a sleepover and a big New Years Eve theme. Parents loved dropping their girls off for the whole night and they would often go to their own parties or dinner as a couple instead. It was basically babysitting on the hardest night of the year to get a babysitter.

OP I think you should do a mid January birthday party. I know what you mean about being burnt out though. My dh is a January 2nd baby and I am SO burnt out by the time his birthday rolls around. I can't imagine if it were my kid. We did IVF and we actively stopped treatments to avoid the months of December and January.

[Anonymous]

For friends, first week back to school.