I can totally see where you’re coming from! It feels like kids are having birthday parties every year, sometimes even multiple times a year! While it’s lovely to celebrate our little ones, I think it’s important to find a balance.

A big party every year can get overwhelming-not just for the kids but for parents too! Maybe consider having a big party every few years, and in between, do something smaller, like a family gathering or a fun outing with a few friends. That way, kids still get to celebrate without it feeling like a birthday party overload.

It’s all about what works for your family, and it’s perfectly okay to feel that way. Every kid deserves a special day, but it doesn’t have to be extravagant every time. Just my two cents!

I completely agree. I think that you should only be doing parties for the big milestones i.e. 1st birthday, 5th, 10th, etc. If you do it more often than that it’s a huge strain and creates unnecessary stress. Then the other parents need to keep thinking of gifts to buy, etc.

I personally like to celebrate my daughter and let her have a party as it allows her to bring her friends together to celebrate her and also catch up with her friends that she doesn’t go to school with. It is a personal choice and depending on how much money you have to spend on things like this but i personally don’t see the harm as it is a great networking and relationship building for them.

I only gave my Kids Birthday Parties when they turned 1 year old, 5 years 7 years and 12 and then 16 and 18 not every year

I think it’s okay to skip a year or two. Kids parties are so much work for parents. The organising and preparation in the lead up to the day alone is a lot, let alone the actual party. We would only have a proper party on significant years, otherwise it was a sleepover with a few friends. It’s a lot to take on every year.