Do your children get excited when invited to a birthday party?  

Yes mine get excited when they get invited to parties, and they drive me nuts as they always get invited about 3 weeks before the actual party and so I get asked "how long" every single day! I have one of mine going to a party tomorrow, and then my 6 year old has also been invited to a pool party in about 3 weeks time. We were not going to let him go at first, because he cannot swim and we did not like the idea of leaving him on his own at a swimming pool!! But the girl who is organising said that a parent can go in with them, so now we are happy about that and we are letting him go!!

LOL, my girls have done the same thing! We had a party yesterday at Chuck E Cheese and it wasn't until 6 p.m., it seemed like it was a very long day for them.

oh how fun!

parties are always exciting, whether they are your own or someone elses.... and for a kid it is such an honor to be invited. I am thrilled for your son... though I know it may get nagging to have him prodding you along like that.

is there some way of helping him understand when 3:00 is? maybe it will be time after such and such a show is over?

My husband and I live with my mother-in-law and 9-yr.-old sister-in-law. Well, my sister sometimes visits with her son, who plays with my S-I-L. She sent an invitation to his 3rd birthday party, which was yesterday. For several weeks, SIL has been reading and re-reading the invite, asking questions, and counting off the days. Party day, the child, who will not get out of bed before 10 am without a good reason and a struggle, woke the household up at 7:30 in the morning, dress, and started asking when we were going to the party, could we leave yet, and why we taking so long to get dressed.

Whoa! Cool! If we have such zest and excitement that they have everyday, it will make a big difference.

I don't have kids and no kids are lurking around the neighborhood. I miss my nephews and nieces and little cousins running in and out of the house.

Wow! What a cute son you got there. It makes me smile and makes really a good day when they ask for favor and that they badly need some help. They are such an inspiration.

I would have one soon in the future.. next ten years or sooner.. LOL. and I'll also tell more..

Cheers! I wish your son a grand enjoyment today!

Children are children, they are excited over any events and outings, especially if it involves them. I do not have any children but I have observed from my nephews and nieces, they all behave the same. They get excited over attending a birthday party. They are even excited about the present they are going to give.

yes
when I was a child I always do that just like you said.

They dont. They mostly do'nt like to go outside to parties. But certainly like to got to celebrations.

Yes my boys get very excited about getting invites to parties. My 8 y/o always ask is it time to go.Every 15 minutes.My 10 y/o is excited but doesn't look at the time that much until 2 hours before the party and then he drives me crazy.Congrats on your son's first invite.

My kids are 11 and 15 and they still get excited about being invited to birthday parties, but I don't. They usually come in waves which means buying a few presents at the same time. I remember though when they were your son's age, yeah, they were really excited. But now, a lot of the time the parties are sleepovers and my older daughter gets bored at those. I try and NOT have birthday parties anymore because it's too much work, too much money, but my kids won't let me out of it.