If you are a pinterest mom - why?
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Anonymous
| If you take the time to pinterest your child's birthday party - why? The kids will not appreciate it. One or two parents might say "ph how cute!" Believe it or not, I am NOT posting this to be snarky. I have a bit of a creative streak, but I am also really busy. Sometimes I start getting a little pinterst-y in party planning and I have to dial myself back and ask why I am bothering to make the cheap disposable table cloth look more appealing, bc the 20 5 year old boys at the party wiil.not.care. So, if you do pinterest type things, what motivates you to think it is worth it? I will say that I like the challenge of doing things 1)on the cheap and 2)in a sustainable way. So I get some satisfaction from upcycling and spending little to nothing on favors and decorations. For example, I have some leftover cupcake wrappers that I am doing to transform into candy baskets for favors, which will save me $20+ dollars on favor bags...stuff like that. |
Anonymous
| Feel better? |
Anonymous
| Isn't it the same reason why any parent throws a birthday party for a 1, 2 or 3 year old? It's all for the parents, they want to celebrate their kids. When parents get pintersty on 4+ birthdays, the kids absolutely remember. Will all care, no but that's parenting. It's cute you think the kid will not appreciate it. My kid never mentioned seeing Cinderella's castle at Disney, never once showed an interest, but after our trip the only thing out of his mouth is that we didn't see the castle. Who's to say a kid wouldn't notice the lack of decor and effort? |
Anonymous
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I have done some "pinterest" parties and activities in the past but not recently. Mostly because I like to be creative - I do it for myself. My kids do care about some of it (activities more than decorations). I haven't done much lately because I'm too busy. But when I have time I enjoy it.
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Anonymous
+1 I'm not this type but some people - wait for it - enjoy doing this stuff. |
Anonymous
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I'm a visual person and I like using pinterest find and organize ideas. I don't actually like to recreate "pinterest parties" but I do usually start with a few projects or recipes and make them my own.
I totally get that it's not for everyone. During college I made illustrated checklists on excel spreadsheets. lol. |
Anonymous
| I have never done one but would like to. Stuff like that is fun for me, not stressful. We usually go to venues for parties where this isn’t possible. So the only thing we can really get creative with are the party favors. My older girls (6 and 9) do care , though , they’ll ask if they can have a party like X. And then they’ll mention all the themed snacks and candy table and activities. |
Anonymous
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We've done both elaborate themed parties and random backyard pizza-and-cake parties. My kids appreciated both kinds, and remember both fondly.
We never did the hired-entertainment, over-the-top parties, though. Sometimes I made cupcakes, treats, decorations, and favors that went with the theme, but the kids still ran around and played on the swings and climbed trees, and just enjoyed hanging out, eating junk food. But I also threw themed get-togethers for friends long before Pinterest was ever a thing, even in grad school when they were on a shoestring budget and I was cramming things in between teaching and my own classes. My husband also likes to cook, make drinks, and play host to friends and family, so we've been doing this kind of thing for years. It was harder to have adult parties when the kids were little, so I guess sometimes those creative energies were channeled into kid parties. Believe me, anyone who knows me (or has seen my house) knows I'm not trying to impress anyone with my amazing perfection. But I like to host, I like to cook, and I like an excuse to be creative. So judge away, I guess? |
Anonymous
| I am a pinterest person (who WOHM full time!) because I enjoy it. How does that affect you? Feeling inadequate much? |
Anonymous
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I work full time (in biglaw, so I'm busy - and working from home sick today, hence DCUM!) and I do pinteresty birthday parties for my kids because I enjoy it! I know that neither they nor their friends care about every little detail, but my kids certainly notice and appreciate some of the things I put into it. In terms of cost, the parties are done at home or in the park and we aren't hiring anyone, so I am happy to spend more on activities and decorations. I love baking and enjoy making amazing cakes for their parties. If I had to do it every weekend or if I had 10 kids and had to do it frequently I would probably not be into it, but I have 2 and doing this twice a year is fun for me.
I am not interested at all in what other parents think about it, or what they do for their parties. |
Anonymous
| I like to do pinterst-y things sometimes because I enjoy it. Also I don't think it's wasted effort to have the kids see you putting effort into things. |
Anonymous
| Firstly, I have my nanny do most of it. Secondly, I do it for the 'gram. |
Anonymous
| Why do some people enjoy doing things that I don’t enjoy? |
Anonymous
| I am not judging. As I said, I have a creative streak and actually enjoy doing some things creatively. But then I wonder if I am wasting my time bc I know the kids will not even notice. |
Anonymous
If the only reason you'd do it is for your oblivious kids to "notice" then don't do it. |