NON-party birthday celebration

[jan888]

Sis i miss sleep, ang bilis ng panahon! 7yrs old na noh... I like the secret party. For sure mag eenjoy. Pero mag eenjoy din yan for sure sa disneyworld pag nandun na.
 Si ahia ko naman turbung 6, requesting din for the details of his party. As in alam nya yung mga gusto nya sa party. Nakiusap na lang ako sa 7th na lang nya. Buti pumayag. And sa school kasi nya bawal ang school parties kaya akala ko makakatipid ako. Then few days later, nag kwento sakin that he invited 3-4 of his classmates sa bahay daw on his bday. Kaya panic mode ako kasi hindi pwede sa bahay sa liit and layo from his school. Kaya im planning that we will just have a lunch out with his chosen classmates sa sweet maria cafe after his class...

Hi Sis..    My daughter is turning 7 too.  Since I'm not giving her a big party like many of her classmates are having this year, i thought the least I could do is invite 3-4 of her classmates to celebrate with her.    I just am not sure if the mommies will be cool about us taking their daughters to the mall, have lunch maybe then a movie (if there's any movie for kids that time) treat.  I know the right way is to invite the mommies as well but parang awkward yata if the mommies are there and am not exactly chummy chummy with them.. but at the same time, I'm thinking if the situation is reversed, I don't think I would allow my daughter to go to the mall, have lunch and movie dates with her classmates, just them with the celebrant's parents and perhaps yayas of each classmates/friends.. 

[izabelle]

^ i know one mom na hindi nag paparty ng malaki on her daughter's 7th bday.. instead they have her 7 things na gusto nya gawin. Like going to mall with the whole fam, then may baking session sa bahay, etc.. basta 7 things yun

honestly, and IMO hindi naman kailangan ang bonggang party or malaking party to celebrate bdays kahit pa 7th or even 18th nasa preferences talaga yan ng bata and parents.

Kami ng hubby ko, we are open not giving our daughter a big party on her 7th bday, (although super tagal pa).   

[marose17]

^^ You can still accompany them but get a separate table for them while you are discreetly 2-3 tables away so you can still be a chaperone while still giving your daughter and her friends a bit of freedom. Ganito rin style sa pag-choose ng seats sa cinema, make sure naman you are 2-3 rows behind them so that you can see them.

Choose a mall that is not so big or crowded para hindi kayo magkawalaan or something like Rockwell.

Regarding chummy-chummy with mommies naman, it's not that awkward. I recently threw a small birthday party for my twins and we invited mostly their classmates, whose parents I do not really know very well.  Just talk about your kids, the school of your kids, schoolwork, etc.  and you will surely find a common ground.  Kami, since our kids will be in grade 1 next year, entrance exams to big schools ang naging topic of interest namin.

Good luck!

[stormy]

Open ako sa idea na ito para sa 7th bday ng daughter ko next year. Nag-iisip kasi ako paano pa gagawing special yun party wala akong maisip. Pero paano maramdaman ng anak ko na special sya sa amin marami akong naiisip

[mom.of.inchikoy]

ang eldest ko, kahit na boy eh may details na on what he wanted for his 7th birthday...

pero this time, on his 6th birthday we agreed a non party birthday celebration. he invited 3 of his classmates (they are 38 in a class) to have lunch with us right after their class. i'm prepared if there will be a yaya or a parent who will accompany his classmate. siguro nasanay din ako na ganun din before ang mom ko when i was younger. and she took that opportunity to know my closest friends in the class and their parents.

so ayun, we just reserved a small table good for 12-15pax on friday. pero i can't helped but give in to my son in some details in preparation ( 3 days prep only) na magkaron pa rin ng theme yung lunch celebration nya. all are DIY lang including the invites, were printed from my printer and from the disney site lang...

[kiz_me1109]

On my son's 3rd birthday, it rained. As in sobrang lakas dahil sa Habagat. Buti nalang hindi ako nagpa party. Kundi nasayang lang ang pera ko. Natakot pa ako nun kasi hindi kami nakapag grocery. Baha na kasi sa labas. And hindi naman namin na anticipate na lalakas yung ulan ng ganun katagal. =( Nung medyo um ok na yung panahon e lumuwas nalang kami sa palengke. Buti nalang ang request lang ng anak ko e chicken and ube cake. =). So we just bought ube cakse from red riboon and we cooked spaghetti, roasted chicken, macaroni salad and may ice cream din. =)

Ayun, literal na sa house lang kami pero masaya naman si Aidan. Then, 2 days after his birthday, nag dinner kami then nag star City. =) Sobrang nag enjoy siya kasi lahat ng wish niya binigay namin. =)

[mom.of.inchikoy]

I also like the idea of bringing the kids to star city or enchanted kingdom... ayaw ng dad nila yung boys ko gustong gusto, kasi hindi mahilig sa rides dad nila...

[axlrocksmyworld]

^^ sis ganyan din ang son ko he's turning 4 on sept 7, i asked him kung ano gusto niya para sa birthday nia, pansit, chicken and cake lang daw.. gusto ko rin sana dalhin siya sa EK kaso maulan pa sa Dec na lang siguro

[kiz_me1109]

mom.of.inchikoy
- your kids can go there naman kahit na hindi na mag rides yung dad nila e. =) Yung husband ko naman takot sa rides. But because gusto talaga ng anak namin, GO din siya.

axlrocksmyworld
- Kapag ganung age na talaga e dapat tinatanong na sila kung ano gusto nila. =) hindi yung kung ano lang yung gusto nating mga mommies e masusunod na agad. hehe Yes, sis. Maulan pa. Mahirap sa EK kasi kapag biglang umulan e sayang binayaran mo. Non refundable pa naman. That's why we choose Star City kasi naka air conditioned na sila. When we went there, umulan ng malakas. Pero na enjoy parin namin kasi nasa loob naman yung rides e. Yung mga thrilling rides lang sa labas. E hindi naman kami sasakay dun so ok lang. =)

[axlrocksmyworld]

^sis maski last year (turning 3 pa lang siya nun) alam na nia yung gusto nia, ganun din cake, siomai at chicken at daddy daw hehe (kasi that time my hubby was forced by my inlaws to move out of the house) tsaka balloons, yun ang ginawa namin.. hindi party pero kitang kita ko yung saya sa mukha ng anak ko..

[chiqmom]

hello mga sis! i am on the stage of planning for my daughter's 7th birthday. the thing is, she is more excited with the idea of having her party at school. well, i am thankful that she thinks this way. at least, malaking tipid yun and i like the fact that she can find happiness on simple things. so i think we'll have a non-party birthday na lang.matanong ko lang, what's with the numbr 7 ba?

[jenie0519]

Hay, ako din torn kung pano celebrate bday ng bulilit ko.  1st bday niya is sa shakey's, sabay naman kasi ang binyag at bday kaya binonggahan na namin.  2nd bday niya, nanuod lang kami ng laban ni Pacquiao sa Chinese Resto dito sa calamba together with the inlaws tapos lunch sa Shakey's ulit, bumili lang ako ng cake para makapag blow siya ng candle.  Ngayong 3rd bday niya, gusto sana namin sa Jollibee kaya lang parang di ata carry ng budget, kaya baka kumain na lang kami ulit sa labas tapos papasyal si bulilit... Tutal ang importante naman sa kanya ngayon is makapag blow ng cake at magbukas ng gifts...

[[-c-h-a-]]

husband and I threw a party for our daughter's 1st birthday lang. We won't be having parties every year kasi I don't want her to get used to it. And gusto namin, when we throw a party, special lang. So 7th, 13th, 18 and 21.

on her 2nd birthday, we took our immediate family out for dinner at a restaurant... pero on her actual birthday, hubby and I took her out for the day and just played sa arcade which she really enjoyed. She was squealing from excitement pa

for her 7th birthday, sinabi ko na sa immediate relatives we're going to the US for a Disney trip so they better start saving if they want to come. We're going to Disneyland CA, then in Florida, tapos Disney Cruise pa but of course, if she wants to have a party with her friends here, pagbibigyan namin.

I remember kasi everything about MY 7th birthday party. So for sure, sya rin. And I really want to make it unforgettable

[Purple_Power]

Money is major issue to us kaya hindi naman afford ang every year party saka para hindi rin masanay na parating may party or automatic dapat may party kapag birthday niya.

Next year dahil Monday yun hopefully we have enough budget para kumain sa labas. Ayoko na magkumbida pa ng kapitbahay. Ang naiinis lang kasi ako dito sa bahay sasabihin kami kami lang pero may isasali pa na ibang tao hanggang sa magtatawag pa ng ibang kapitbahay na kailangan andun pa.

Kung may budget naman pwede rin kasing outing pero it depends dahil August ito so chances are rainy season parati. If not pwedeng travel out of town or kapag sinwerte pwedeng sa Legoland as long as feel na niya or magkaisip na siya.

I hope I can organize party celebration until debut and I can help her finance it at the same time respect her decision kung ano styles ang gusto niya but of course with limitations pa rin kung masasakripisyo ba rito ang budget or what.

Hinahanda ko na talaga ang sarili ko na sa ibang occasion lalo na kasal ayoko na makialam.

[ianmenchu]

My daughter is turning 5 end of October, and I asked her to choose between a party or trick or treat she kept on moving from one choice to the other, but so far I think she's settled with going trick or treating that weekend . We're eyeing Acacia Hotel, same as last year, and hopefully may games, magic tricks and shows along with the giveaways and treats! Eh di parang party narin hehe