How do you celebrate birthdays that come up during the holidays?
For those of you who have birthdays around the holidays, do you make it a combined celebration birthday/thanksgiving or birthday/Christmas? Or do you separate them and create two different celebrations?
My daughter's birthday is the 4th of July (she's 15 now) and although we all know the fireworks are in celebration of our nation's independence, we've always told her the firework are just for her. To us, it's a wonderful holiday to celebrate a birthday.
On the flip side, celebrating a birthday near or on Thanksgiving/Christmas seems tough and I've always wondered how mom's work with this.
My daughter's birthday is the 4th of July (she's 15 now) and although we all know the fireworks are in celebration of our nation's independence, we've always told her the firework are just for her. To us, it's a wonderful holiday to celebrate a birthday.
On the flip side, celebrating a birthday near or on Thanksgiving/Christmas seems tough and I've always wondered how mom's work with this.
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Permalink Reply by TheBag Lady on -
My birthday is January 5. My mom never allowed me to have a party because she said the last things parents needed right after Christmas was to buy another gift for someone. I really did not receive gifts from my parents due to the timing. Just something little. I always got to choose what I wanted for dinner and had a cake. That made it special enough.
If your child has a birthday near a holiday buy their gifts early so it doesn't all hit at the same time. Plan something special before or after the holiday for them. For a family party incorporate the birthday celebration into the family gatherings!
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Permalink Reply by Stephanie L. Watson on -
My Step Daughter's birthday is Dec 27th. In the past she's had to share Christmas with her birthday often receiving bday gifts with Christmas paper. But for the past three years I put a stop to that. This will be her fourth birthday with me around and I make sure we treat hers as special as anyone else in the family.
If her birthday was actually on Christmas I would just change the date of her birthday and have a celebration that day each year. It is difficult but it's really only fair.
We have found it hard to have a party but we usually have one in May since she is adopted. We call it "gotcha" day.
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Permalink Reply by Raewynv on -
My birthday is on the 4th of January. My girls and husband usually get my birthday presents at the same time that they do christmas shopping. We always try and do something special on the day, which this coming year is a trip to the zoo (my fav place) as it will be the last family trip before the girls leave home.
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Permalink Reply by HomesteadMommy on
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Well my bday is just a few days before Christmas, two of my kids have bdays in Nov. and hubbys is in Jan. We do the same thing for birthdays no matter what time of year it is. The birthday person chooses what meal they would like and what they would like to do for the day. We normally keep birthdays a family time, so we haven't had to work parties around holidays.
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Permalink Reply by Julie Northrop on -
Isn't funny how life works like that...continuing on the family tradition of a birthday the day after Christmas. I'm sure your daughter appreciates the effort you put forth to make her day special especially since it's right after Christmas! :)
Patty Hoffman said:My oldest daughter's birthday is Dec 26! Funny thing is I grew up celebrating my dad's birthday which is also the 26th of Dec, so it is like a continuation of the tradition of having something to celebrate that day. We absolutely make it different and do not combine it with Christmas. Usually we go out for dinner as a family and of course she gets more presents.....but as far as friends go....often they are away or busy so we always have her plan a get together with them at a later date. I also try not to wrap presents with Christmas paper or give her what is left over......but try to find an extra special gift!
Patty
www.internetceomoms.com/pattyanddan
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Permalink Reply by Julie Northrop on
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I have to agree with you Shannon - birthdays are a celebration of life and whether it lands near a holiday are not, it's still that person's special day and they should expect to have a day of their own. :)
Shannon said:My son's birthday is two days after Christmas. We celebrate his birthday with a party and cakes just like his sister receives at her June Birthday. I had a few friend's whose birthdays are close to the holidays and their parents always made sure they had something special. In those days it was ussually a sleep-over birthday party. I think its important to celebrate my son's special day as I would any other time of. year.
My mother wanted to fore-go celebrating his birthday and wait until June which is my daughter's birthday. My mother felt is "sucked" that his birhtday was so close to Christmas. I replaie dto her that he doesn't know that and I won't have her making him feel that way.
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Permalink Reply by Jessica on -
One of my daughters birthdays falls right after Christmas. She never complains but I always feel like she gets cheated. Everyone has a hard time finding a gift and her party always gets lumped into a Christmas celebration. One year we put off her gifts till July. It sounded like a good idea but kinda flopped!
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Permalink Reply by Araina Crans on -
My birthday is New Years Eve and it is so hard. Many times I forget about my own birthday. Other times we just celebrate like any other holiday. My husband usually just combines the two gifts into one. Now if he would only make it bigger. Hmm.
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Permalink Reply by Roynette N. Brown on
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Growing up I always said if my kids birthdays were around the holidays I would not penalize them because their B-day is around Christmas. I had a few friends growing up who had B-days around the Holidays and they hated it because they did not get as much for their special day. Well my daughter b-day is Nov. 26th, son b-day is Dec. 30th and my oldest son b-day Jan. 11th. I plan a head and make sure I have money set a side to get cake, decorations and gifts (more then one). Plus I start Christmas shopping in the summer and I hit up all those good deals on black Friday after Thanksgiving.
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Permalink Reply by Stephanie L. Watson on
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My youngest daughter (step daughter who lives with us) has her birthday on Dec 27th. It is really hard but since my husband and I got married in 2008 I have fought against the idea that she should have to share her birthday with Christmas. I know in the past they have given her birthday/Christmas gifts and I just think that is horrible.
I think there are a couple of ways to do this. You can have big parties for 1/2 birthdays if it will not fall ON the holiday, or you can pick a day before or after, or have a party on the weekend. No one gets to celebrate their birthday on the very same day as their birth-date every year, so that is not the real issue. The real issue is being treated special.
Just tonight we had a party for my step daughter and it was nice. No, it wasn't huge because most people are gone during this time of the year, but she had fun/ is still having fun, and she got gifts that had nothing to do with Christmas gifts, no Christmas paper, no sharing gifts. Her own special day.
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