tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6402885377646924511.post2364221027583708996..comments2023-10-24T09:08:44.049-04:00Comments on Raising Two Little Reds: Birthday PartiesChristinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15944385851042247034noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6402885377646924511.post-90191366580437435712016-04-05T22:25:05.969-04:002016-04-05T22:25:05.969-04:00So I have a kind of weird rule. If I like the pare...So I have a kind of weird rule. If I like the parent and we are friends, I will make sure we buy better presents thy cost more. Still the most I have ever spent would be like $25, either on one thing or a couple things. A friend of mine had a bounce house party and invited all my kids when only one of them was really the same age as her kid, so I was more generous in the gift giving cause those places are expensive and she didn't have to invite everyone. If they are just a school friend, then my cap is $15 but I definitely try to spend less. The last party my son went to he picked out a huge $5 generic nerf gun, so Yay! I never buy gift bags or cards. They make their own cards and we wrap or reuse whatever bags we have. I always keep a roll of birthday paper and save all gift bags that are in good shape for reuse, and I buy tissue paper on clearance after Christmas. The only other time I will spend more money on a gift is if I know the other person has given nice, generous gifts. Legos are a big item all the kids like right now, but the sets cost way too much to be given to just anybody haha<br />So we have been to all kinds of parties at bounce places, gymnastics centers, indoor golf, stuff like that. I don't really care because I think so many are WAY over the top it's annoying to me. My favorite, and the ones my kids like best, are at someone's house and they eat lots of yummy food and watch a movie, have a sleepover, stuff like that. When they were younger it was old school stuff like piñatas and pin the tail on the donkey and other organized games that they really enjoyed. One thing I HATE: the dreaded goody bag. Hate that they even exist at all and I won't do them.Charlottehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08987444437659867827noreply@blogger.com