Joint birthday party, am I doing the right thing?

[elliejjtiny]

Some of my dc have been invited to a joint birthday party. One is a close relative, the other is someone we have never met. Normally for school joint parties I would give each child a card and present but we have never met the other child before. For this I am going to bring them both a card each to the party and then give my relative her present on her birthday when the non invited dc and my dh are there. Is this right do you think?

Sounds perfect.

Yes I'd do that and it's something I wish I'd done on a few occasions!

I think this is fine. Me personally, for joint birthday parties where I didn't know the other child, I'd only bring 1 gift, and that's usually what I've seen done. But I think what you are suggesting is perfectly fine. Maybe just mention to the relative's parent that you are saving her gift for her actual birthday, so she doesn't think you just gave a card. Though really, if they don't open presents there and then, I can't see how the other child would know they just got a card and the other got a gift.

Thankyou. I've told my relative's parents that she will get her present on her birthday.

I'd stick a bag of sweets in the card to them in relative but fine in principle.