Moving her Birthday

[harrybaby]

Need some advice on an idea...

My daughters birthday is on 21st December and for the past 2 years each birthday party has been fairly quiet due to bad snow and general kiddy illness.

I have been thinking of moving her birthday celebration to the beginning of Dec so that its less hectic around the christmas holidays? Do you think people will think im wierd for doing this?

I even thought about moving it to September to give her even more of a gap but she will only be 2 and 9 months and no where near 3 years.

What dya think?

 

[MissCherry15]

I think a week or 2 before her birthday is okay, but definitely not september. That wouldnt be fair on her growing up. My brother has his partys 2weeks before his birthday. his birthday is 31st july. he is 11 this year. and up until 9 all his parties were just about 2 kids and the family cause everyone had broke up for summer and gone on holiday. So mum does the party before his friends go on holiday on a weekend mid school term xx

 

[rihanna]

I think first week in december would be fine for party and just the family celebration o the actual day. sept is a bit far tho!

 

[smelly07]

I know people with childrens whos birthdays are in december (one of my close friends little girl is on christmas eve) and they have their parties a few weeks before........ i personally think september is a bit extreame though xxx

 

[sophxx]

id move it to end of november begining of december for her party then just a samll tea party on her actual birthday x

 

[hattiehippo]

Tom's birthday is 23rd Dec and I'm planning for his 2nd birthday party to be a couple of weeks before - maybe around 10th Dec so its not so close to Christmas. Last year his 1st birthday just got lost really and I don't want that to happen again.

I wouldn't move it out of December though.

 

[harrybaby]

Cheers ladies! Early December it is!

 

[Jchihuahua]

Daisy's is 23rd Dec too and I am planning on having her party a week or two before her actual birthday (not this year as my new baby is due 7th Dec but in future years) and maybe having a combined party for both LOs while they are still little.

 

[Sherileigh]

I think early dec works, but sept is just weird. A friend of my sister's had her son's birthday in June and his actual birthday is august. I kind of get the logic, as it's summer, everyone's away in august. But it's just weird to change a child's birthday by 2.5 months I think.

 

[Cleo]

My cousin's son has a bday in Dec...can't remember the day but around Xmas. Hers is the 19th of Dec and growing up she always hated having a bday during the winter holidays and didn't want the same for her son, so she now gives Bobby a half-birthday party in July! She has a family party for him in Dec, but in July she invites more of his friends and rents a bouncy castle, etc. He's old enough now that he knows it's not his "real" bday, but just his celebration. An interesting idea...not sure if I'll do the same for my baby who's due in Dec tho!

 

[charbaby]

I would change it a few weeks before x

 

[joeyjo]

I'd change it by a few weeks although I'd be tempted to wait till mid/late jan. Dec is fun all the way thru & busy but Jan gets dull

 

[RJsMum]

My cousin's son has a bday in Dec...can't remember the day but around Xmas. Hers is the 19th of Dec and growing up she always hated having a bday during the winter holidays and didn't want the same for her son, so she now gives Bobby a half-birthday party in July! She has a family party for him in Dec, but in July she invites more of his friends and rents a bouncy castle, etc. He's old enough now that he knows it's not his "real" bday, but just his celebration. An interesting idea...not sure if I'll do the same for my baby who's due in Dec tho!

Ryan's is the 19th of December as well and last year when we planned a "Teddy Bears Picnic" themed party with a trip for him and his cousin to Build-a-Bear to make teddies to bring...it snowed BUCKETS! So much that even family didn't want to risk coming...so all the planning for nothing and we never got around to doing it another day.

This year we will definitely do it earlier...but we've also considered a half-birthday in the summer, as you've mentioned. Just a celebration with friends (but without presents)...just a fun activity, really.

 

[amygwen]

I think beginning of Dec would be fine because of Christmas, I wouldn't move it to September though!

 

[3rdtimelucky]

My son's birthday is the 21st of dec too. He has only had 1 birthday so far and last year we had it a week early because everyone is so busy xmas week. We plan on having it a week or 2 early this year as well for the same reason, but i wouldnt move it forward to Sept. x

 

[Blah11]

I think its kinda weird Amelies is Jan 4th and is usually quiet cos of snow, people due to go back to work, being close to christmas and new year but I'd never change it to a day when its not even her birthday... thats odd IMO. I have a friend whos birthday is christmas eve and she used to celebrate her birthday in july when we were little! She had a bbq and garden party usually.

 

[JayDee]

We're going to have a half birthday for Jake when he's older (birthday 30th December) if he wants one. Means it's away from Xmas, and he doesn't have to wait a whole year to get presents/celebrations.

 

[JayDee]

But, in answer to your question, I think moving it a couple of weeks is fine.

 

[tjw]

I think first week in december would be fine for party and just the family celebration on the actual day.

Our lil girl was born 21st December too and this is what we do

 

[Deeper Blue]

If my next LO is born within a couple of days of xmas I'll seriously consider moving her celebration to the middle of the summer and having a little do on her actual birthday as I've heard other people do.

I think whatever you want to do will be fine really.