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Anonymous wrote:For heaven's sake, no. No one wants to be bothered with a make-up birthday from MARCH at the start of a busy school year.

Have one or two friends over on a Friday or Saturday or Sunday night for cake in the driveway. ONE OR TWO friends.

Do you exist? Everyone I know IRL is so normal, yet I always see these types of responses on here. We for one would be happy to receive an invite to a half birthday party. We may decline based on what safety protocols were in place, but it’s absurd to imagine it would bother people “at the beginning of a busy school year.” What? Most people are doing nothing! You have to be really unpleasant as a person to begrudge this.

Where do you live, some red state like Georgia?

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You know what? It's a global pandemic. Cake at home with family and FaceTime with grandparents. Done.

Thank you! Having the perfect birthday party with everything the kid wants should not be a priority right now as harsh as that sounds.

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Anonymous wrote:I would allow him to invite 2-3 kids over. I wouldn't host a large party.

Whatever you do, make sure you include your desired safety measures in the invitation.

Also, I would only do it outdoors.

I would not do it. But if I did, I’d set these conditions. Plus socially distanced and masked

Anonymous wrote:You know what? It's a global pandemic. Cake at home with family and FaceTime with grandparents. Done.

Thank you! Having the perfect birthday party with everything the kid wants should not be a priority right now as harsh as that sounds.

You know what? It's a global pandemic. Cake at home with family and FaceTime with grandparents. Done.

Sure, a small outdoor party. 10 or less kids total.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:For heaven's sake, no. No one wants to be bothered with a make-up birthday from MARCH at the start of a busy school year.

Have one or two friends over on a Friday or Saturday or Sunday night for cake in the driveway. ONE OR TWO friends.

Do you exist? Everyone I know IRL is so normal, yet I always see these types of responses on here. We for one would be happy to receive an invite to a half birthday party. We may decline based on what safety protocols were in place, but it’s absurd to imagine it would bother people “at the beginning of a busy school year.” What? Most people are doing nothing! You have to be really unpleasant as a person to begrudge this.

Everyone I know works, is caring for elderly parents, is still fairly strict with quarantine in hopes of going back to in-person instruction, etc. For a March birthday, an April come by and wave from your car party or Zoom party would have been fine. MONTHS later, you are either looking for a gift grab, or desperately need attention. Hard pass.

I do not see why you can’t have an outdoors small party to celebrate his 1/2 bday. Get water guns, have cup cakes and pizza. Now like 8-10 kids ... no that would not be a good idea.

Every single kid is disappointed about how their birthday turned out.

If your kid is playing soccer, bring cup cakes to the end of practice one night, sing happy birthday, and call it a day.

No. Absolutely no.

My six-year-old understands and completely accepts that everyone is going to have a “weird birthday” due to covid.

Explaining to him the importance of community safety and civic responsibility will be far better for him than a late party.

Anonymous wrote:For heaven's sake, no. No one wants to be bothered with a make-up birthday from MARCH at the start of a busy school year.

Have one or two friends over on a Friday or Saturday or Sunday night for cake in the driveway. ONE OR TWO friends.

Do you exist? Everyone I know IRL is so normal, yet I always see these types of responses on here. We for one would be happy to receive an invite to a half birthday party. We may decline based on what safety protocols were in place, but it’s absurd to imagine it would bother people “at the beginning of a busy school year.” What? Most people are doing nothing! You have to be really unpleasant as a person to begrudge this.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:In my neighborhood all the kids are out playing with no masks. None of the parents are enforcing any kind of social distancing.

And no one is getting COVID from that.

Cite?

Kids just are not transmitting outside. Camps and pools have been open over the county. Every neighborhood I see / every basketball court I see / every cul de sac is full of kids. It’s just not a thing.

I wouldn't do it. We all have to make changes due to COVID, and this is clearly one of them. Your kid will be sad, and that sucks. We're all sad about the things we can't do. But it's safest for everyone.

If you are already seeing one friend for outdoor playdates or something (I know many people are), then just have a special playdate where they eat cake at the end. If not, then find something else special as a way to celebrate. Maybe they could do something on Zoom or have the other kids drive way with their cars decorated or something.

Have a few friends over for ice cream and chalk drawings in the driveway.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:In my neighborhood all the kids are out playing with no masks. None of the parents are enforcing any kind of social distancing.

And no one is getting COVID from that.

Cite?