4th Birthdays!

[junkytrunk]

We are getting close to 4th birthdays around here!


Are you having a party?

If yes, what's the theme, location? Have you started planning yet?

What gift/s are you thinking of giving?


Also, how do we almost have 4 year olds?!

[junkytrunk]

Matthew's birthday is June 1st, so this is coming up way too fast! The party is going to be the 4th.

I was just making his invitations and wanted to see where everyone else was on this.

He chose the theme: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. We are having it in our backyard. We are getting a combo bounce house/water slide, so hopefully the weather will permit. It can be finicky in early June around here. We'll also get water balloons, we have the water table, some water gnus and maybe a little kiddie pool too. We'll be having pizza since it's ninja turtles, so that's easy. The Smart & Final up the street has a cute ninja turtle cake I'll order here pretty soon.

We will be inviting his class. I'm sure most won't show up, but if we invite 1 kid, we have to invite them all.

For his gift, we got him a pass to Disneyland. We are going to advise our parents to not get gifts and just put some money towards the pass instead. He has plenty of toys he already doesn't play with. I wish I could tell everyone else to not bring gifts as well!

[mrsplaydoh]

I can't believe they're turning 4!!!!

Yes, its our one big party of the year for our July 5th girl!
Horse and Pony have been booked already to give rides for an hour in our yard!
Location is our yard! Roughly 75 adults/kids

Theme, Rainbow Dash / My Little Pony (shocker) pony party! Hoping to get some stuff from work to decorate and plan to have my husband build a cardboard hot air balloon like they have in Ponyville for a photo prop. (he is not aware of this yet though)

I've decided on the invitation I want my sister to design for me, though it'll have wings like rainbow dash so I'll have some assembling to do.

Have not thought of cake or favors yet and food is a mixture of BBQ and Sandwiches/salads type things.

She won't really get a gift from us since the party/pony rides is her gift and she gets toys all the time as a tester.
I love party planning!! 4!!!

[lainikins]

How are they old enough for this!! We have started planning a little. It will be a bbq type thing in the backyard. We figured out our theme this year will be the Chicka Chicka Boom Boom and Chicka Chicka 123 books. We read both several times a day and he is obsessed. There are also some really cute things on Pinterest for it.

I am not sure about presents this year. I don't want any more junk. I am thinking sinethibg small and doing a family day, don't know how My husband will feel about that though. I would rather do a fun family day than us get him something he does not need.

[summergirl1211]

I just can't believe they're all turning 4 so soon!!!!

Are you having a party? Probably. Riley's birthday isn't until August 1st so we have awhile yet to decide.

If yes, what's the theme, location? Have you started planning yet? No idea. Right now I'm thinking we might rent a pavilion at a park and just doing bbq type stuff. I'm sure a few family members will come and I'll invite some kids from daycare too. If Riley picked the theme right now I'm sure it would be Frozen, but I haven't asked. I just know she wants pink and blue cupcakes.

What gift/s are you thinking of giving? Not a ton of stuff, that's for sure. Maybe a bike. She really doesn't need much at this point, so I'm not even sure what to tell relatives to get her!

[bliz1712]

We are getting close to 4th birthdays around here!


Are you having a party? I think we might try to have something small at a park. Nothing special

If yes, what's the theme, location? Have you started planning yet? Hanna wants a Peppa Pig theme, but I'll probably just get a cake.

What gift/s are you thinking of giving?
Haven't even thought about it. Probably outdoor toys or a board game.

Also, how do we almost have 4 year olds?!

[jennmm]

Apr 26, 2016 14:02:05 GMT -5 junkytrunk said:

We are getting close to 4th birthdays around here!


Are you having a party? Yes

If yes, what's the theme, location? Have you started planning yet? I have picked a date. We're having it at a small waterpark that my H's cousin owns (so we get good deal). It's a pool and a couple of waterslides. She loves the waterslides. Outside of date and location, I haven't done much planning. I did ask her what kind of cake she wants and she keeps saying and ABC cake so I don't know. Have to figure that one out. I'm not much for creativity or Pinterest.

What gift/s are you thinking of giving? I haven't really gotten that far. We don't do extravagant birthdays. Limit is usually around $35 and we don't invite a ton of people so there won't be a ton of gifts thankfully. Just some close family members.


Also, how do we almost have 4 year olds?! This makes me want to hide. Anna will be 4 on June 15 so she is one of the first J12 birthdays. I cannot believe she is about to be 4.

[cbear]

I can't believe our babies are going to be 4!!

June 23rd is Elise's bday and the weekend before we will have her party. I'm having it at her gymnastics place and they will do a private lesson with 15 kids, they have a bounce house and provide favor bags, cleanup and even someone to write down what gifts she got from who! Done and done

Gift: we are taking her and my oldest niece to Chicago and getting them American Girl Dolls, and doing lunch in the cafe there, so that will be fun!!

[paddyb]

Im sorry. There must be a typo in your thread title. There is. No way i will have a 4 year old this summer.

[paddyb]

To answer the questions: no idea on any of it yet.

We will be in a new house with a yard! So maybe we will have a party. Or a bday/house warming thing. I havent really started thinking about ot yet

[britbratjf]

Are you having a party? Yup! We always have one. Not usually anything huge but family, close friends with kids & now some of her friends she plays with.

If yes, what's the theme, location?[/b] Have you started planning yet? Dagny says she wants a Jasmine cake. Since her birthday is July I'm thinking we will set out pool, water table, sprinkler & call it a day. I'd love to have it somewhere else but don't want to pay for that.

What gift/s are you thinking of giving? I'm not sure. Maybe an outdoor playhouse. She's asked for a few small things but I'll hand those ideas off. She also doesn't have a bike yet so may suggest that to grandma. I do want some board games for her because we don't have any.

[xanthepants]

Yes we will have a very small party this year. We are having a pony party at a local park that has rides and a shelter. Just cake and rides. Not going to kill myself this year. I had hoped I'd have a new house, but that's not happening. My mom will be in town so it will be small just 8 kids or less. I promised her 2 older friends could come over another day for a pool party since they are too big for the ponies. I have it reserved and that's it. I might look at invites this weekend and I've pinned a lot.

We were thinking of getting her a bigger pool and some Scooby Doo Legos. She is also really into Monster high so I might pick up a doll or two.

[cookiesandwine]

Yes, we're having joint 4th-1st birthday!! Tentatively having it at our new house but we won't have a yard and I'm scared for all that inside. Theme is black/white/gold tribal -ish. I've started a pinterest board and picked up a few things from target dollar spot last week.
I think Sadie may get her ears pierced so I'll get a cute pair of earrings for her to open. Luke will get no gifts because he doesn't know either way.

Brb crying forever because I can't believe I'll have a four and a one year old.

[starfishy]

Are you having a party? Yup! We always planned on doing a 4th bday party bc his birthday (16th) actually falls on a Saturday.

If yes, what's the theme, location? Have you started planning yet? Lego! In our backyard. My mom always makes the cake/cupcakes. We will send cookies and Popsicles to school and just invite family and friends with kids. Probably do sandwiches or pizza.

What gift/s are you thinking of giving?
We are planning on getting a nice Lego table for his room (so the little Legos are away from baby) and a batman set he's been begging for. I'm actually buying it soon so I know I have it. I always end up getting him some books and other little things. I might get a Lego alarm clock too. They are adorable!

Also, how do we almost have 4 year olds?!
Crazy!!!

[somethingcleverer]

You guys are so on top of it. I want to do a party this year because I feel like it's been a rough year for the kids and we should do a little more. We usually have a very small family party but I think we might invite some more of our friends with kids.

Other than thinking about that I haven't planned anything else out yet. I think doing a jumpy place would be fun so we don't have to have everyone in the house.

[babywinks]

Are you having a party? We will probably do a small party at our house - a couple neighbors, a few friends from moms group all with kids around the same ages.

If yes, what's the theme, location? Have you started planning yet? No idea, our backyard, and nope.

What gift/s are you thinking of giving? Abby has been into her baby dolls a lot so maybe a triplet baby doll stroller, a baby highchair, doll clothes. That sort of thing. And maybe something from Lion Guard too.

[barefoot84]

Apr 26, 2016 14:14:58 GMT -5 mrsplaydoh said:

I can't believe they're turning 4!!!!

Yes, its our one big party of the year for our July 5th girl!
Horse and Pony have been booked already to give rides for an hour in our yard!
Location is our yard! Roughly 75 adults/kids

Theme, Rainbow Dash / My Little Pony (shocker) pony party! Hoping to get some stuff from work to decorate and plan to have my husband build a cardboard hot air balloon like they have in Ponyville for a photo prop. (he is not aware of this yet though)

I've decided on the invitation I want my sister to design for me, though it'll have wings like rainbow dash so I'll have some assembling to do.

Have not thought of cake or favors yet and food is a mixture of BBQ and Sandwiches/salads type things.

She won't really get a gift from us since the party/pony rides is her gift and she gets toys all the time as a tester.
I love party planning!! 4!!!

You meant 78, right? Tumaini and Liam are going to love this party! I can bring a salad to contribute to the BBQ? K, thanks!

[sarahandeddie]

Avery requested her birthday be Frozen themed at the sprinkler park. It's very inexpensive to rent and we can have up to 100 people so I'm fine with it. There isn't much decorating I can really do since its outside and all the tables have giant umbrellas in the middle. I guess it'll keep me from going overboard with decorations.



Since we can invite so many people I'll probably invite her whole preschool class. It will be the last time she sees most of them since she is switching schools next year. We'll also invite family too. I just hope the weather cooperates.

I'm trying to talk DH into going to Disney on her actual birthday. If we do that gifts we will be very minimal. Otherwise I have no idea. She just got a bike for her birthday and doesn't really need anything.

[barefoot84]

We're having a party, we just haven't figured where/what. We were thinking of only having the in-laws over and some close friends, so about ten people. Last year, she invited a couple of friends to the trampoline place, and we're considering doing the same thing. Her birthday is also at the same time as the fair in town, so maybe we'll let her invte a few friends to the fair with her.

But then mrsplaydoh has me spiralling on the Web, and I found a place nearby where you can visit a farm and ride ponies, with a birthday package. It's over my budget, but less expensive than flying to mrsplaydoh's party...

[barefoot84]

Oh, and she's getting a boardgame (My First Carcassonne) as her only gift.

[roo1582]

We are doing a party at our place. I threw out a whole bunch of themes at her and she told me she wants a farm party. I've been pinning things like crazy getting ideas and there's the possibility it could turn out cute...or a horrible mess. I'm hoping to rent a bounce house or big slide providing the weather cooperates. We will probably also set up the sprinkler. At this point, we're not sure how big this thing is going to be. Definitely our close friends and their kids. I'm scared to invite her school friends since there are 18 of them...if its raining I would shoot myself if there's a billion people stuck inside my house. Her birthday is June 29th, so we will do the party the weekend before since the following weekend is the 4th of July.

Present wise we will probably get her a couple smaller Playmobile things and maybe a small craft set since she likes doing craft type things.

[laurski81]

We will have my parents and sister's family over for his actual birthday since it falls on a Friday this year. I have no idea what the theme will be yet since he keeps changing his mind but if I were to guess I think he will settle on PJ Masks which means I'll have to order crap off Etsy. We may do a larger bday party for all 4 kids combined this summer at my parents house because they have a pool and being that all 4 birthdays are so close together and we have all the same family it just makes sense. No idea about what we are getting him. The party may just be his gift from us because he will get so much from everyone else.

[origamimommy]

I am due 8 days before Tyler's birthday and I don't know what I want to do. We are considering a pool party at the place where he has his swim lessons. That way we have to do literally nothing except show up and then leave. I don't know though, we have a lot going on right now and my husband really wants Tyler to have a party because it's the last one before we will be celebrating two birthdays. Plus, he has a weird thing about birthdays because he literally never got a party as a kid, and so he is weird about giving Tyler a party every year. I imagine that will continue with the second kid. If we do the pool party, that is Tyler's present because it will be pricey. If we skip a party, we'll do a wooden playset thing and keep it at my in laws until we close on a house.

[aimeefarrahfowler]

A wants to do the same thing we did last year - farm birthday party. There's a farm not far from where we live that does a tour and let you pet animals and milk a cow and there's a hayride. Last year we just went with his cousins, he says he wants to bring a friend from his preschool and his teacher (adorable), but I might just send cupcakes the last week of school.

His birthday is on the 3rd, which is a Sunday, so we'll go to the farm in the morning before it gets too hot and then have the family over for dinner and cake. Nothing huge.

We're going to disney in the fall, so that's his present. I'm not buying him anything else big. I've suggested that people give him disney gift cards for his birthday so he can spend it when we go to the park.

[vanessalc]

Cooper told me he wants a construction party. I did that for his 2nd, so I'm trying to convince him to do something else. He's been obsessed with turtles and tortoises lately, so maybe "under the sea" since he LOVES the divers at the aquarium.
As for gifts, we take him to story land and Santa's village for his birthday. I'll end up giving him something small to unwrap.

[MissMusic]

Apr 26, 2016 14:02:05 GMT -5 junkytrunk said:

We are getting close to 4th birthdays around here!


Are you having a party? We weren't going to, but now that Lillian has friends at school she's taken it upon herself to plan her own party.

If yes, what's the theme, location? Have you started planning yet? No plans yet. She either wants to do Build-A-Bear (which is surprisingly affordable) or a "movie night".  I saw this thing on FB where you take big boxes and let the kids decorate them like cars, then they sit in their "car" and watch a movie while you bring them food and snacks.  I think that would be cute.

What gift/s are you thinking of giving? No freakin idea.


Also, how do we almost have 4 year olds?! I DO NOT KNOW!  WHAT IS GOING ON?!

Edit: just checked out Build A Bear's website and the party prices went up by about $5 per kid!  I guess we're not doing BAB this year, yikes!

[origamimommy]

Ok, we just booked Tyler's birthday party. It's July 2nd (which should be great fun for me) at the swim school. If you prepay for a year's worth of lessons, you get the birthday party for free. So his present is a year's worth of swimming lessons, because that shit ain't cheap.

[trixi282]

Are you having a party?
She seems to think she is.... But we haven't really figured it out yet. I have no plan. I think she believes her friends from school will be invited.... Last year we just did grandparents and invited aunts/uncles for cake and presents. Like 2 hours total and it was nice and simple. BIL/SIL couldn't make it, so there was only 5 guests.

If yes, what's the theme, location? Have you started planning yet?
Obviously haven't planned a damn thing... I haven't even thought of E's b-day and it's only 1 month away. Bad mom!

What gift/s are you thinking of giving?
I'm fairly certain she's getting a bike... Maybe a frozen bike.

Also, how do we almost have 4 year olds?!
Seriously, this is so surreal! No way she's so big already!

[bantyrooster]

I want to come to all of these parties!

Gages party will be June 25th. Its rescue bots (shocker) in the evening at our house. We do the kiddie pool. I plan to have his play set here and up by then (hid present). We do pizza, salad, dip/chips, and fruit. My SIL makes the cake. We ordered a special shirt and he asks about it daily.

[laurski81]

Henry just changed his mind and wants an Alvin and the Chipmunks party...did you know there is like nothing for an Alvin and the Chipmunks party out there. Not even on Etsy. Maybe I can still convince him to do something else or he will end up with just red, green, and blue plates/napkins/etc...