A half birthday party?

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I've got a daughter with a birthday right before Christmas and she has suddenly asked for a "half birthday," which is in June. Half of me feels sorry for the poor kid because her birthday is a pain and is often overshadowed by the big C event. On the other hand I really can't be arsed to organise a party in the next couple of weeks. I think I'd need a bit more of a run-up. Does anyone do half birthdays?

Half birthdays really aren’t a thing.

I have a child whose birthday is the 21st December. Just don’t let Christmas overshadow your DD’s birthday. Make a big fuss of her birthday.

Ok great, that's what I was hoping someone was going to say

We used to do half-birthdays when I was a child. For me (late November birthday), it was great because the present used to be something outdoors-y which I could use in the garden. We never had parties though.

I am going to do it for my December born every year, but just a wee our family party.

We used to do a half birthday treat. Like a day out at the zoo with a friend. No presents or party tho

My friend used to have her birthday party in the summer on her half birthday. Much nicer than a December party.

Perhaps you can get her an extra present this year in June, and say you will plan her next party for June 27 instead of Dec 26. Gives you plenty of time to get your head around it.

My GM invented me a 3/4 birthday in August, so that I could something nice on a day I wasn’t at school , like my July sister.

I guess it depends on when in December. I can see that 24-26 December are difficult and 31 December / 1 January, but then just have the party the week before. My ds is a December birthday and would have a party every week if permitted!

It isn't her birthday in June, surely it wouldn't feel special ? I say this as someone who has a birthday just before Christmas. I find it strange to be honest.

My friend had a half party back in the 80s, every year in June. She was very spoiled but also generous and her mum made half cards and cakes and half a pass the parcel, another year we watched the fist half of one film and the second half of another 😂we loved it 😂
I'd completely forgotten about that!

Mine is Christmas eve. Never done half birthdays. It would just be a random day

Did she have a party for her last birthday ?
Did Christmas take precedence over her birthday at all ?
Did she get separate presents from everyone ?

what a shame you ' really can't be arsed to organise a party in the next couple of weeks ' for your own daughter.

p.s. half birthdays are not something new, I had a colleague who did this every single year for his child - and that was 28 years ago.

It was done for me as a child as my birthday is very close to Christmas...trying to organise a child's birthday party that close to Christmas was a mare for my folks so I had one in June

Have I missed how old she is op?

How old ! 5 ?? 25?

Life is short with many misrsble things going on .
If just do it. Love the idea above of a half literal party

It was a thing in our house when DS was younger. His bday is Christmas day. So we had a half birthday every year in the summer at the beginning of July. I wanted him to have a special day that was just for him rather than celebrate his birthday on Christmas Day which is a special day for everyone who celebrates it - for us that's everyone we know.
He had a party, cake and presents. Then on Christmas Day in the afternoon he'd have a card and one present and a cake so his birthday was still celebrated but more of a nod that a big celebration!
It kind of came to a natural end when he left school though I always bought him a present in the summer.

DS's birthday is just before Christmas, and once he was a primary school it became difficult to organise anything with so many other things going on - and also a couple of years when heavy snow brought everything to a halt.

So we copied the late Queen with her official birthday, and he had a summer birthday. Easier to organise things and we gave him toys for outdoor, warm weather use. Worked fine.

It's not a thing. My birthday is just before Christmas and I've survived 43 years without having a half birthday. I know others who have birthdays just before, just after and on Christmas day and also have never hsd a half birthday.

My birthday is January 10th...even more depressing everyone is skint and hibernating. I have never really been a birthday person. Two years ago my Dad died on my birthday...thanks Dad! My mum jas decided we are having a private half birthday for me on my Dad's birthday. This neatly happens to be 10th June! My son's birthday is 27th December. He had half birthdays when he was young. Now he wants expensive stuff. I have the licence to roll that expensive up in one. People have cabin fever at twixmas so we always get a good turn out for a birthday party.

My dd is Xmas eve. When she was younger we would have a little tea party or something on one occasion a bouncy castle and it was her day as such but we never did presents and made it clear to anyone coming it wasn’t her actual birthday. Now she’s 14 she isn’t fussed.

If she’s little I would just do it. Almost no one will be available for a C birthday and it’s overshadowed. She must be bothered by it if she’s asked, especially if she’s attending her friends throughout the year

My son has a January bday so we had a half bday party for him last August before he started school, it was a nice to catch up with all the nursery friends who weren’t going to his school. And we also had a naming ceremony for him when he was little on his half bday so we cud do it in our garden. You’ve just reminded me to start organising this year’s. Maybe you could do a small gathering for your daughter, it’s quite short notice. Or tell her you’ll do it next year but it’s too short notice for this one and maybe she can just have her best friend sleep over for the night?

I'm a late December birthday, I was allowed a Halloween party a few years, always great fun and I enjoyed it as much in my teens as I did when I was little.

If I knew kid with a ‘half birthday’ party I’d assume they were just a very spoilt kid.

Just don’t let Christmas over shadow her birthday, and why would her birthday be a pain? She could celebrate it several weeks early or late but a half birthday is a bit much in my opinion