1st Birthday!

Dawn - posted on 11/23/2010

My baby Winter's birthday is December 27th so we are having a "Bollywood" themed birthday complete with henna and sari's on December 26th. We're going to make it a festive celebration of her life and our 1 year post baby achievement. The holidays will be what they are but Winter's birth deserves it's own space. Celebrate your child close to the day, maybe small if important people are not available and then have a reprise a week later for the bigger group. It will still be special for you and yours.

Felicia - posted on 11/23/2010

My son's bday is also on the 29th. 1st bday's are more special for family and friends than for the baby but I feel like I have to make it extra special for him with it being between both holidays. I don't want him to ever feel like Christmas and birthday are the same.

Paula - posted on 11/23/2010

My twin boys will be one on December 28th. We are going to have family and close friends over for their party on Janaury 2nd. I figured everyone would be back by then and I am sending out their party invitations with enough notice that they can plan on it. I have also told everyone that we will do it on that day every year, so they know. When they get a little older and have playmates, we were thinking about doing a small family party on their b-day and then throwing a big party when they weather is warmer.

Lacey - posted on 11/22/2010

Hi, my son's birthday is on the 28th! I am having the same problem is well. I was just going to throw it at grandma's house for this year, but then what about the rest of the years? I was thinking Chuck E Cheese or something when he gets older. Good luck, I understand what you mean!

Delilah - posted on 11/22/2010

I am planning on just have a small 1st birthday party for my twin boys on their birthday (Dec. 4th), but something bigger for their half-year birthday, so that we can have more people in the backyard when the weather is nicer.

Elaine - posted on 11/22/2010

My little girl was born on 20th December. We are having a party the day before and for her birthday we have arranged a day out to the safari park and a trip to santa

Kayla - posted on 11/22/2010

My son was born 25th December Christmas day :-) I have been organizing his 1st birthday now and I will be having his party decmeber 4th everything seems to be going perfectly, just before everyone starts to have Chrissy partys and people start to go away, it is working out fantastic for me! Hope this has helped at all

Kimberlie - posted on 11/22/2010

my son will be turing one on the 14th December so we are gonna go to a park and have a party with family and friends on the 11the of December then have a lil family time on his birthday :)

Candice - posted on 11/21/2010

My son was born on the 31st so we decided to do a combined new year party, having a little party for him first in the afternoon. I'll see how it goes for this year but may change it till the 30th as it's a big big day! But I guess we have a reason to party each year on that day :-) Hope you find a day for your party!

Cassidy - posted on 11/21/2010

My daughter was born on Dec 26, so we're going through the same thing. To boot, we are military so all of our friends go home for the holidays and our family is on the opposite side of the states. We're going to do a little something the day of since my mother-in-law will be in town, but the real party will be when all her tot friends are back in town. Long story short, my daughter wont know that her party is two weeks late when we throw it in January. I've been worried that her party isn't going to be the grand 1st that I wanted it to be too and after expressing this to my younger brother he says "I don't remember mine, do you? It's not like there will be emotional scarring." Hahaha, such a man's take on it!

Alanna - posted on 11/20/2010

my son was born on dec 31 and are pretty lucky we live in new zealand and its summer time!! so we are going to have a little pool party with slipn slide and paddling pool, and a bbq lunch. and also my family are getting together for a week for the holidays so they are all going to be around for the day aswell. i dont think changing the date will matter as when everyone is together for your childs birthday they will know while they are there for that one day and forget all the christmas chaos going on around them. you need something that will be interesting for young ones as they dont know all thats going on... like bubbles and balloons. things that move in the wind, make noise!

Felicia - posted on 11/20/2010

my sons birthday is on Christmas, we are doing his birthday party on the 2nd of january because it is a sunday... and everyone has at least a little bit of time to recover from the christmas holiday. Every other year we will hold it on the weekend between the two, we will celebrate his birthday on christmas, but i think it is a little much to ask of our freinds. lol i think the actual birthday is more for family anyways, besides your child wont even remember this one! so i dont think your son will mind having it a little late or a little early

Kari - posted on 11/19/2010

My daughters birthday is Dec 31. Of course the 3 of us will celebrate on her actual birthday, but we are having the party on Jan 2. I think that way everyone will have time to recover from NYE and ready to celebrate for her. At least that is what I am hoping.

Jenny - posted on 11/19/2010

Why not just do something on the day as am sure people will welcome having something to do between Christmas and New Year. Children will be bored of their Christmas toys and think a party would be a good distraction.

My daughter will be 1 on 31st December and we'll be having a small party at home for close family and friends, those who care will be there. Im also going to get some fireworks and we'll have them at 7-11pm the time she was born. When she's 18 it will be one amazing party!

Daisy - posted on 11/19/2010

my daughter's 1st birthday will be on the 18th december.... a week before christmas. at the end of the day I don't think that you should play around with the dates.... everyone will know that it's your son's 1st birthday which is a very special day for you all. surely everyone should see that and make a special effort towards the day no matter what date it falls on! just have the party on that day and then you will realise the most important people in your son's life are the ones who make most of the effort. all that matters is that he has a brilliant day, it will only confuse him if you want to muddle the days around when he's older. im going to enjoy my daughter's birthday exactly a year after she was born because that was the special date x

Sandra - posted on 11/19/2010

is all up to you!!! my baby turns 1 in December 17, in your case Christmas and New years fall on Saturdays, I would celebrate his b-day that Sunday 26th, and make it count for him. Do something that he likes and give him food that he likes. I am not sure if you have a big family but I my case is only 6 of us and we are planing to have a very small gathering at home and celebrate her. Good luck and congratulations!

Christine - posted on 11/19/2010

That would be a tough one. I would have it in January after the Holiday hype has worn off so everyone will focus on the joyous celebration! I don't think there would be anything wrong with postponing the party for a week or so.

Lisa - posted on 11/17/2010

My daughter's first birthday is on Dec 30th. I am having a party for her on that day in the evening.

Kristy - posted on 11/15/2010

We are having a similar issue. Alexandra's birthday is the 15th. Christmas is next, then our anniversary on the 31st. We want to her to enjoy the holiday time with friends and family and we want to keep our anniversary as a special day. The best option for us was to hold her birthday party before her birthday...2 weeks before Christmas. I really think that there is no easy solution it is just whatever works best for your family. Best of Luck to you guys!

Sarah - posted on 11/14/2010

I think just keep his party to his birthday. Like you said it is in between holidays so you can keep it separate. My son will be one on the 31st of December and we are having is party the same day. I love that my son was born after christmas, and celebrating his birthday on his day, we can then ring in the new year all together with friends and family.

Nikita - posted on 11/14/2010

my son is born on 26th dec... we are having his 1 st bday on that day as that is the day he entered the world.. i think by moving it you let everything else take over.

Sandra - posted on 11/13/2010

Mine's birthday in the 28 so I've been having the same problem. Can't do it the weekend before because of Christmas. Can't do it the weekend after due to New Years... I've settled on the weekend of Jan 7 & 8. I figured its a little bit farther from the holidays so people won't have that over-whelmed feeling that comes with them. It will make his day a little more special since people will be able to focus on him rather than be preoccupied by the stress of the holidays. Plus it's only a week and a half after, so that's not really too bad. My problem is a lack of places to have it... We live in an apartment so it's too small. And its too cold for the park. And I really want to do something nice, not some little thing at a pizza joint. Lol. Bad time for a birthday.... I think I'll think about that a little bit more before we have the next one. Lol.

Danielle - posted on 11/12/2010

Same problem here...Our lil mans birthday is the 21st of december, so we're doing it the 18th..
Hopefully you figure something out so his birthday isnt shadowed.

Jessica - posted on 11/10/2010

I am also having the same prob. My son birthday is Dec 23rd and I don't know what to do because its a day before Christmas Eve witch was my due date but I had him a day earlier. I am kinda clueless what to do....My husband said that we should do it the beginning of Dec and then his family want's us to wait until Jan but that is way too long.

Heidi - posted on 11/09/2010

Good morning. Your son's birthday does fall right in the middle of 2 big days of the year. My son will be 1 on the 20DEC. We are throwing his birthday party early - on the 11DEC as to avoid Christmas. It is also less expensive for the grandparents to fly out at that time as well.

If you have all your Christmas Decorations down by the 29th ... I would say throw his party on the actual day. Most christmas celebrations are over by the 27th or so .. so it should not over shadow his "special" day. Good luck and enjoy it.