A Birthday Marathon

We went to our fifth birthday party in eight weeks over the weekend. All but one of them was for 4-year-olds. We’re kind of tired. Anyway, I found it interesting to observe the kinds of parties that are thrown for kids, and having so many celebrations in a short time made it easy to observe.

Some parties had huge jump houses, cotton candy machines, elaborate arts and crafts and creative games. Some were nothing more than a backyard gathering where the kids ran around with each other and the adults got some needed adult time. Want to know which ones the kids had more fun at? Honestly, I couldn’t tell. There seemed to be an equal amount of excitement all around.

So think of that before you get competitive and try and go bigger and better. Just find a fun day that fits your family’s style. Do kids really care how big of a bash they have? Maybe as they get older, but at least for preschoolers any time they get to be with their buds seems to be good enough.

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