Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If parents pay for a kid's birthday party (average costs $600 to $1000 in our area), do parents still get birthday gifts for the birthday kid or call the party as a gift? The birthday kid will receive a lot of gifts. Those gifts may or may not be the ones that birthday kid wants but that is how it is and he/she needs to learn to appreciate it. We don't do gift registry because it is tacky. Parents will still take the birthday kid to eat out plus have another birthday cake at home on actual birthday.

That’s insane for a party.

Pretty normal for a kids birthday party venue. I typically spend 3x that in home birthdays - which are also a ton more work, but more fun and all day affairs.

How on earth are you spending $1800 to $3000 on a home birthday party? I'm genuinely curious what you buy.

This is why we do home parties!

I don’t give a separate present except for certain birthdays (necklace at age 5, AG doll at age 6, jewelry at age 10). My kids have more than they could ever want between what I buy throughout the year and gifts from grandparents and extended family. They don’t need more stuff. I plan the exact party they want with little mind to budget. They give input on every detail including venue / entertainment, dessert, catering and party favors. On their actual bdays, we go out to celebrate as a family. My kids pick the restaurant.

I give gifts to. It's pretty difficult because their b days are very close to Christmas.

Our sky zone party for 10 kids with party room, pizza, cake, ability to bring more food etc, not just the basic one, was like $390 on a Saturday afternoon. This is in California. Why are you spending so much? I thought that was a lot!

It was my kids first party like that (she's 9) but I still bought some small gifts and took her to 5 below to pick stuff out on her actual birthday. We are low income, still made it happen.

Anonymous wrote:I give small gifts. But I wouldn’t get a second cake and dinner out… that sounds like a second party.

I also wouldn’t spend that much on a kid’s party.

+1
We do small gifts (and a grocery store cake) on the actual birthdate. At the party we have the nice cake and their friends.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If parents pay for a kid's birthday party (average costs $600 to $1000 in our area), do parents still get birthday gifts for the birthday kid or call the party as a gift? The birthday kid will receive a lot of gifts. Those gifts may or may not be the ones that birthday kid wants but that is how it is and he/she needs to learn to appreciate it. We don't do gift registry because it is tacky. Parents will still take the birthday kid to eat out plus have another birthday cake at home on actual birthday.

That’s insane for a party.

Pretty normal for a kids birthday party venue. I typically spend 3x that in home birthdays - which are also a ton more work, but more fun and all day affairs.

We hosted a bowling party in Bethesda for 10-12 kids. It was around 500-600.