Birthday Ideas????????????

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Birthday Ideas????????????
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Tue, 01-23-2007 - 2:33am
Hey All, Just wanted to know what your kids wanted to do for their 10th b-day? What about gifts? Do you buy your DS or DD a gift on top of throwing a party? How many kids did you let them invite? I need some input my DD 10th b-day is next month and she would like a horseback riding party. I have a couple of problems with this it's too cold, it's expensive, b/c it's so expensive she would really have to limit invitations. I don't know any ideas???????
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Tue, 01-23-2007 - 7:35am

Thinking back. I think we just had dinner at a ds's restaurant and gave him one simple gift. That is what we usually do. That or dinner at home and we invite Grandma.

He's only had one big birthday party with kids. He invited five kids to the party and it went well enough, but ds isn't a party type of person.

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Tue, 01-23-2007 - 7:55am

I think that at 10, it's normal to start having smaller parties, just inviting the close friends and doing something special (and more costly).

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Tue, 01-23-2007 - 8:06am
Jasmine loves to roller skate, so we had her 10th birthday party at a local roller skating rink. There were about 15 children in attendance including Jasmine. Yes, we also bought her a gift.
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Tue, 01-23-2007 - 8:25am

Dh and I figured 10 was the last hurrah in terms of big parties (ds is headed for middle school next year and that brings alot of changes) so we did a little more than usual. We let him invite a bunch (6-8) friends to dinner at a local cheap diner and then we went to the movies. He did get gifts but nothing huge.

Here are some things we've done for parties or he's been invited to: bowling, movies, local museum, Build-a-bear (this was dd), beading/jewelry (this was dd), and broom ball at the local ice rink.

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Tue, 01-23-2007 - 9:48am

We "usually" do one invitee for each year. So 10 for age 10 (more or less - usually one or two can't make it so

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Tue, 01-23-2007 - 11:50am

For EM's 10th birthday DD did a big Karaokee party at home!


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Tue, 01-23-2007 - 1:48pm

This is a timely question for us--my 2nd (and youngest) child just turned 10 last week. We are having his party (sleepover for 4 boys) on Friday at our house. They're just going to watch videos, play computer games, eat junk food, and whatever else boys this age do when they're stuck inside.

Our rules about birthday parties are: no gifts after age 8 (of course, they get gifts from the family) and only small parties from age 10 on. This has worked out really well.

If your DD is really set on horseback riding, would she consider postponing her celebration until the spring or whenever the weather is reasonably warm in your area? That would give her time to really consider who she wants to invite. One of DD's friends has a July birthday, but celebrates it in September because her friends are usually on vacation in July.

If she wants a party on her b-day, would you consider a slumber party for just a few girls? (I hate these things, but they're very little work because the kids entertain themselves. All you have to do is provide the food.) Otherwise, how about taking her and her friends to a movie? Or having a cooking party in your kitchen if she's into that? Or to a museum or aquarium?

Good luck!