WIBU to push DD's birthday back a day this year?

[Discopanda]

DD1 is turning 4 on Wednesday, the same day we're moving house! We also have a 10 month old baby and DP can't get the day off work and hasn't ordered her main present yet (I would do it but not sure what card he wants to use and he said he'd do it!!!). She also wants me to make her a Hello Kitty cake! WIBU to tell her it's her birthday the following day just this year and make her cake, wrap presents, etc when she's at preschool? Wednesday is the only day she hasn't got preschool so I'll have to look after both DDs whilst we're moving things, DM is coming from a long way away to help with the girls but won't be here until at least noon.

Happy birthday - you get a whole new bedroom!!!
Token present on the day followed by bigger fuss next day/weekend

DC2 is about to turn 4. No way can we change the date, he knows exactly when his birthday is, checks the date every morning and works out how many sleeps left! However, he understands that his party is definitely not on his birthday and that because DH doesn't get home from work before bedtime, his 'family celebration' won't be on his birthday either - he'll get to open a couple of presents in the morning.

Not a problem as long as you explain it - maybe tell her the presents will be waiting in the new house and have a banner ready?! Or give her a little suitcase as a present early in the morning and ask her to pack the things she wants to carry by herself to the new house in it... Very grown up!

We moved house the day after DS's second birthday. His actual birthday was spent with DP packing and me at the new house with the carpet fitters / various other trades people...

He didn't even notice we barely marked the day. I'm sure at 4 you can get away with celebrating on a different day.

Dd1 is also about to turn 4. This is the first year that she is going around telling everyone the date of her birthday: 'it's Feb-ry the 29th'! Think yourself lucky to have the option of celebrating her birthday on her actual birthday .

And seriously, no I don't think it'd matter.

We did this when DD was about 5. We went to Florida in the school holidays, and the only day we could travel back was actually on her birthday. We celebrated her birthday a day early while on holiday and she had a great time. No harm done.

Would DD understand if you told her that she can have all the 'big' presents, cake, party, etc on a different day, but she could have a card and a little present on the day itself?

Or if 4 is too young to have any concept of dates at all then just celebrate a day or two later and let the nursery know so that she doesn't get told that it was her birthday yesterday...

If her birthday is on the Wednesday and you're moving house, I would celebrate on the weekend before or the weekend after and tell her why! As long as she's getting gifts, I'm sure she'll be perfectly happy with the plan.

Celebrating her birthday on the next day - fine.

Pretending the date is different and it actually is her birthday the next day when she is four and old enough to get confused about it - don't do it!

I don't think either of my kids have ever had their birthday celebrated on the right date, other than cakes at school. As a family, we always just do it on the nearest weekend. I once moved DD's by 3 weeks when she was 3 so she could share a b'day party.