Comments on: The Deluxe Guide to Birthday Parties http://wackymommy.org/blog/archive/2006/02/26/the_deluxe_guide_to_birthday_parties/ Because I Said So Wed, 08 Feb 2012 17:46:33 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: julie http://wackymommy.org/blog/archive/2006/02/26/the_deluxe_guide_to_birthday_parties/comment-page-1/#comment-459 julie Wed, 08 Mar 2006 19:43:00 +0000 http://wackymommy.org/?p=265#comment-459 Or, do what a lot of families do in our neighborhood. The kid picks a charity to support (e.g. Humane Society, Habitat for Humanity, Oregon Food Bank) and the kids bring either a check or supplies for that charity. Everyone feels they are doing a good thing, and the Birthday Kid gets to feel really important when they deliver the goods. This, of course, does not mean Birthday Kid doesn't get any presents...there are always tons from grandparents, aunts, etc., but at least the quantity of presents is significantly decreased. julie Or, do what a lot of families do in our neighborhood. The kid picks a charity to support (e.g. Humane Society, Habitat for Humanity, Oregon Food Bank) and the kids bring either a check or supplies for that charity. Everyone feels they are doing a good thing, and the Birthday Kid gets to feel really important when they deliver the goods. This, of course, does not mean Birthday Kid doesn’t get any presents…there are always tons from grandparents, aunts, etc., but at least the quantity of presents is significantly decreased.

julie

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