Birthday cards...how long do you keep Birthday cards up for?

[mrspitt]

In my house it's about a week...what do you do?

A week unless something else comes along to take their place.

One week and then they get recycled

A week here too.

My kids have birthdays 2 days apart so they both just stay up for 2 days or it wouldn't be fair. They can put them up in their rooms after that. Suits me anyway because i can't bear clutter...

If it's my birthday, I open the cards then put them straight in the bin. I see no point in putting them up.

about a week, but always have Get Well Soon cards up then I people come round and the place is a tip, they think I've been ill.

Just tell people not to waste their money formerbabe

For the kids we do roughly until recycling day. Unless birthday is just before recycling day (then we do until the following recycling day!)

For us we may have them up for a day or so.

This year may be different and the baby will turn 1 a few days before dc2's Birthday so we may have a faster turnaround.

I put them up for a week. But I'd rather just get rid to be honest. I keep them up because I know that friends and family would be shocked to know I just binned them although I do that with Christmas cards .

@formerbabe, you sound like a bundle of joy!

A week here too.

I’ve just taken down DD’s cards. Her birthday is in April 😂

A week. Although Christmas cards have to come down so that DH's birthday cards can go up. His birthday is between Christmas and New Year.

Two weeks!

A couple of weeks, until I have to move them to make way for the Christmas cards.

I’m the eldest of 3
My birthday is 28th, my sister’s is 29th and my brother’s birthday is 31st...all the same month
So when I was younger I could only ever have my cards up for just one day
Now I keep them up for a week

A week here too but am I the only one who then keeps them (in a box on the top shelf of my wardrobe along with their new baby cards) afterwards?!

When they start to piss me off because noone else can see them

That's so good to hear!!
I think a week is totally reasonable. More than a week...you are busy! Even longer than a week then you've forgotten or can't see them! 😂
My son had a birthday on Monday he took the cards down tonight and I was like nooooooooooo ...you need a week! He said I'm away until Monday so that makes it a week🙈🤷‍♀️

A couple of days when i dont want to keep putting them up asthe ids get to them.

but usually cut out the pictures for the gluing and sticking box!

*kids

A week. My Mum told me it was unlucky to keep them up for longer. I realise now that might have been a lie...

OMG a week? Ours stay up a month at least! My “big” birthday ones stayed up 2 months, my cleaner hates it, I’m sure!

About 2 weeks.

A month usually. My birthday cards are still up and they make me happy to look at them  I'm lucky people care enough to buy or make me a card.