Birthday Celebrations: Giving a Child Key To Success

 I don’t know about you all, but we have been to A LOT of birthday parties lately (10 in the last two months)!  Some have been big and grand and others have beed intimate and traditional. 

I am not a parent who goes all out and hires a favorite charachter, rents a bouncy house/jungle gym, puts on a show, or rents out an identified “birthday party place”.

I am a mom who, if truth be told is a little cheap and a whole lot traditional..  I prefer simple parties surrounded by family and maybe a close friend or two.

Am I a bithday Ginch?

I am not saying big parties aren’t wonderful and can be super special. But, I’ve always been this way… grand celebrations, big parties, gala events… just aren’t me.

I hope I never dissappoint my kids, but small intimate parties are where it’s at for me.  …probably with six kids in our family it will never really be small or quiet!

What I want my kids to learn about birthdays:

1) Make the birthday person feel really special by making/giving a meaningful gift;

2) Remind the birthday person how blessed the world is because he/she is in it; and

3) Celebrate his/her life with a silly, unique, simple tradition so they have something to depend on, anticipate, and is meaningful.

To me, that is what a birthday parties are all about.

What are birthdays for you?  Do you have a special tradition? What is the birthday message you want to give your kids?