Siblings sharing birthday parties?

United States
May 9, 2012 10:58am CST
I am the proud mother of 5 children. My youngest 2 were both born in May. My 4th child, a boy just turned 3 on the 2nd and my youngest, a girl, will be 1 on the 26th. We are planning a double party for them on the same day. We are going to have to have my sons party and then my daughters party. I would like some opinions about this though. I did not want to have 1 party for both, because I want them to feel special and as an individual and not always to be paired up with their sibling, just because their birthdays are almost 4 weeks apart. I thought that at their ages, they probably wouldn't mind, but the reason I split it into 2 parties just on the same day, is because my 3 year old is a little jealous of the baby and I didn't want him to feel like she was taking his special time. What are your thoughts?
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@superbadx (484)
• Malaysia
10 May 12
Well, for me i had never has a birthday party when i was a child. But when i grow up, like 13-17, my mother would always throw up a birthday party which me and my siblings share together with only families invited. For me i don't give a thing and it since i don't care about it at all, it's just that i actually appreciate what my mother is doing for me and my siblings. But in your case, i think they should have a separate birthday party, but totally not on the same day. Maybe the next day or next week, never the same day because the one that had the party after the first would actually doesn't feel the fun.
• United States
10 May 12
I think having one party is a good idea. First, because it will save you more money only buying food and accessories for one day. Also because it will require guests to only attend one day also. A trick you can do is to make the three year old feel special is to buy him a slightly bigger cake, and let him "help" you in the decision making (such as where to put what decorations where). Also let him pick out what party favors to give people. Just make sure that he sees he has his own cake, and for people to sing happy birthday twice. He might be a little jealous now, but on the big day, with so much excitement, he will not even care that he has to share a party. If you don't make a big deal of it, or point it out to him that he is sharing a party, he probably won't consider it a problem, children often mimic their parent's attitudes. So if you act like it is a problem, he will think it is a problem, if you act like it will be one of the best days of his life, he will think that it will be.
@palonghorn (5479)
• United States
9 May 12
When I was married to my ex, my step-son, and my youngest daughter's birthdays were 4 days apart. However, they each had a separate celebration. I didn't want them sharing their birthdays, after all it is their special day. And since there were 6 years difference in age, he would have known. I would keep them separate, and being 4 weeks apart, would do their parties on their birthday, not on the same day.
@annavi23 (6522)
• Philippines
9 May 12
Hello tanzilynn! Siblings with same month of birthday can be celebrated at the same day. I believe it's okay to celebrate once for it can save money for future needs. Well, it can also be just a cake or an ice cream when celebrating. Too much food when you are only few people in the house is not that thrifty. SOmetimes you have to value your money and always think of future needs. I guess your kids won't be sad too much if they are celebrating on the same day. As long as you are all complete and happy, that's what matters the most.
@ardoy0731 (7308)
• Philippines
10 May 12
It is really better to have separate parties for the both of them cause they will really appreciate and enjoy their own parties.But there are some also who just do it at once for practical reasons like the expenses.Sometimes it depends also to the kids. I remember before that my sister and I shared a birthday party cause our birthday is just 2 weeks apart,I am 6 that time and she was 8.The party was great cause there are too many kids attended.
• United States
10 May 12
Dear My thoughts about it would be that it would be a bit too much to have two parties on the same date because I think the children would have the same thoughts about having to paired up with a sibling. Maybe you could have their birthday parties a couple days or weeks apart of possible?In my opinion I have children I would want each of their special days to be different days even if their birthdays are close .That's only if that's possible for you because it can be hard to raise5 children.
• United States
9 May 12
My thoughts would be to have two parties (not on the same day), and each have their own birthday party closer to their individual birthdays. I can understand when the children actually have the same birthday (or birthdays within a few days of each other) wondering whether or not to share a party or have separate parties, but your children have birthdays that are almost a month apart. I would think that it would be much easier and less hectic and stressful on everybody not to mention more enjoyable for everybody to have one birthday party at the beginning of the month (or, since that has already passed have it as soon as possible) and have the other party at the end of the month or even the first week in June.
@doroffee (4222)
• Hungary
9 May 12
I wouldn't have the parties on the same day, because every kid wants to have it as THEIR OWN special day. That's my 2 cents about the situation.