1/2 Birthdays

Sonia - posted on 03/20/2010

I have definitely given this some thought, especially since we are military and are never home for my son's birthday which falls on the 7th of Dec. We are home with family for a short while, during the summer and I thought it would be a good opportunity for him to spend it with his cousins, aunts and uncles etc for at least a half birthday. And it's not so stressful because it's not during the holidays. I think this is a very good idea and will probably follow through with something small but very special for my son.

Sarah - posted on 03/12/2010

I think a Pre Christmas birthday slightly easier than post.. present fatigue is our problem.. they get so many at Christmas as our family has Two days of them.. with my hubbies family meeting on Christmas day and mine on Boxing day. By the time their birthdays happen just 3 days later the whole present thing has got a bit boring.

We might buy our 4 yr old a bike as a mid year present and the little one a 3 wheel scooter or trike..

Louise - posted on 03/12/2010

My daughter was born on christmas eve and her sisters birthday is june her sister will be one this yar and we said we would give her a gift on her sisters birthday. This way she doesn't feel left out. We have thought about half birthdays but we like making xmas eve very special with the lead up to santa arriving

Heather - posted on 02/28/2010

That sounds awesome. Both my son and daughter have winter birthdays and They are only 2 and 3 right now, but I think that when they get school age, we will just have a huge joint birthday bash in the summer so that they can have friends over and all that. There is just so little that you can do in the winter for birthdays, but I hear that Great Wolf Lodge is pretty great. But December is already a hectic month, I would just celebrate the halfy and then just do a little family thing on the real birthday.

Sarah - posted on 02/27/2010

Hi Yes I am thinkging about it as my son is 29th december which is a nightmare for us.. his brother is also 14th January which is just as bad so we were thinking of a birthdays in july type of celebration.



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my children are 2 yrs apart and their birthdays are Summer as I live in Australia.



This year Master 2 had a small party with family (as we were staying with family for Christmas new year) and Master 4 had a party in a Soft Play centre which meant no cooking and cleaning for me YAY.



We will do a BBQ or something a little less demanding but all our friends have a lot of children who are our childrens friends so it will be a nice time with them.. lol I havent decided about presents though cus I dont know if this would be my focus or if we might do presents from just mum and dad and not assume any from others.

Diana - posted on 02/26/2010

We've been considering doing half b-days too. Our oldest was born on the 14th of December and our youngest was born on the 6th of January. This year was overwhelming for both of the boys with their b-day gifts and christmas gifts on top of each other. Not to mention that our house looked like it coughed up a toy store. We talked about notifying family ahead of time that we're going to start celebrating their b-days at their half-b-days so that they don't get overwhelmed at christmas time. We'll still celebrate their actual b-days on their b-day, but that will probably be just the immediate family.

Elena - posted on 02/25/2010

My daughter was born on the 22nd of Dec. Along with her birthday, there are also 7 other family members in Dec. along with Christmas. In Dec. we usually throw her and her 3 other younger cousins a birthday bash. It usually takes place the 2nd weekend of Dec. All the parents & even grandparents chip in a lil bit. In June we also give her a half birthday just to herself. It's typically a bar b q at a park with family, friends, cake, ice cream, and presents. It's not as big as the Dec. bash b/c it's only for her. Just b/c of all the birthdays & holidays around that time of year there isn't enough money to go around for everything. We do recognize her actual birthday in Dec. It's also pretty cold then & she's a VERY active 2 year old who loves to be outside.

Aliecia - posted on 02/25/2010

Yes! I am seriously thinking about giving my son 1/2 Birthdays! But not until he is old enough to distinguish the difference. I dont want him to miss out on all the parties with his friends growing up, and with his birthday being the day after christmas, thats what will happen. So I am going to do 1/2 parties so all of his little friends can be there for it :-D

Kerre - posted on 02/23/2010

I have several family members and friends that we're born in December and they don't recommend celebrating their birthday in June. The one thing that was repeated to me as well was that they hated their gifts wrapped in Christmas paper instead of birthday paper.

Alesha - posted on 02/23/2010

My son was born on the 21st and It is really stressful to try to come up with Birthday presents, a Bday party, and Christmas presents for him and family. I never really thought about doing a half birthday party, but what a good idea, I think that would be great, i wanted a summer baby so to celebrate it in June would be cool and then have something simple with just the family in December. I think I might try that this year!

Kati - posted on 02/23/2010

my son was born on the 23rd of december and he has his birthday and presents on that day and he has his christmas presents at christmas to i dident want him to have a birthday that was joined my christmas.

Brittany - posted on 02/23/2010

i celebrate it for my daughter in june too...we just have a cookout and she gets one gift from just us because like it was mentioned earlier they get so overwhelmed with gifts...and get nothing new til dec again. halfy birthdays are nice. but i don't want to overlook her actually bday. she was born in dec and we will have a party in dec. i try to also make it a point to not do anything christmas like til after her bday. we don't put up any decorations til after her bday and i make it a point to make sure little things like wrapping her gifts in birthday paper get done. i want her to know that her birthday has nothing to do with christmas.

Diane - posted on 02/22/2010

I never even thought of that but what a great idea!!! I think I might just implement this with my little girl. Right now she is thinking all of December is just one big party for her but that will change I'm sure as she gets older. My Husband and Mother in Law both have December birthday's and tell me how much they hated that growing up.

Mary - posted on 02/21/2010

I have thought of it...because lets put it this way, December is already a hectic month for families...and summer birthdays are just easier to do with more activities...i was planning on doing it this next birthday...but of course i will stick a little note as to why doing it this way and letting people know it may be easier for them as guests as well...

Karen - posted on 02/21/2010

Yes, Ashlin's b-day is the 21st!! Last year it was just so over-whelming for her and us. It also seems like she gets all these gifts for right now and in 6 months she is into different things and of course in a different size so we have to go and get all these summer clothes and toys because all she get are winter things!!!

I would like to be PC about everything so people know that this IS her birthday for the year and that we won't be having something in December...let me know it you have any ideas!!!

Thanks

Natalie - posted on 02/20/2010

I was thinking about that too. Especially since their birthdays are so close to Christmas.

My daughter was born on december 28th and my son january 31st so i'm thinking about throwing a bbq with some close friends and they each get a gift....