i have read alot of cool birthday ideas for large families. i thought i would share what we do for our kids birthdays. we started our birthday tradition almost 3 years ago. i think its one of the best things we ever did! we love treating our kids special on their birthdays and in a large family something they do not get alot of is one on one time with mom and dad. and something mom and dad dont get is alot of dates.
we love movies around here. we thought it would be fun if we started a birthday movie tradition. so for each of the kids birthdays we get a babysitter for the other kids and mom and dad take the birthday kid on a movie date! i spend a few days before hand looking up movies and checking their family friendliness reviews. its a win win. the child gets one on one time with mom and dad and a movie and candy and popcorn! mom and dad get to see a movie on what we call a mini date :) its also a win because its cheaper than a birthday party. we can get 3 tickets, goodies and even sometimes dinner or frozen yogurt after for less than it costs to do a party and gifts. its also alot less stress!
and no we do not buy any gifts for them. this is our gift and we have NEVER had a child complain once that they didnt get a gift.
i like to start the morning off letting them pick out a birthday breakfast. they also get to pick dinner and we have their choice of dessert. the birthday movie usually follows that weekend after or the one right before their birthday.
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I really like this idea. I am SO picky about movies though. Do you ever have a problem finding a family friendly one?
ReplyDeleteyes! it is hard to find family friendly movies. it takes some research. try pulggedin.com its a christian site that reviews movies on family friendliness.
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