to ask how much did you spend on your DD or DS's second birthday?

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We have bought 3 presents totalling £95 and will be having a BBQ/tea in our garden with family. So all in with food, birthday cake, banners, balloons and a couple of bottles of prosecco about £200.

I'm not playing birthday trumps, I genuinely have no idea what is the 'norm'. The last couple of kiddie parties I've been told about were for a 4 year old and a 7 year old and both parties cost almost £500!! That seems obscene to me.

2 gifts totalling £50, a small birthday cake from Asda and a little tea party for with just myself, DH, her big sister and her granny popped in. For her 3rd she is getting a little bit more but she is getting the bulk of it this summer as her birthday is two weeks after Christmas (a small toddler trampoline and enclosure) then a few cheap presents to open on the day (colouring books, crayons, storybooks, sticker book type things etc) so she has stuff to open (she will also get stuff off grandparents).

If I had 200 family and friends ( I don't) and a few grand spare ( I don't) I would throw a massive party. There is nothing wrong in adults celebrating a much treasured child.

If I had 200 family and friends ( I don't) and a few grand spare ( I don't) I would throw a massive party. There is nothing wrong in adults celebrating a much treasured child

Me too, I love a good party! Since when is 'any excuse for adults to have a party' a bad thing??

90 each on the dt's, as they got micro scooters. Im sure we never got them anything else, grandparents and aunts and uncles spoilt them though.
uppity that was the comedy gold moment of my day

£100 some trainer pieces and a trip to the farm.

The reason the 2nd birthday was so important was because it was after her first Holi & so it was the first one that counted (we didn't celebrate her first birthday). Hindu cultural tradition in the part of India my dh's family is from. 200 people because the religious aspect is considered really important (more important than the naming ceremoney, headshaving, or janoi all of which we had parties for over 200 people ) .

Not over, under. Stupid iphone

What presents did you buy for £3000? We wouldn't have the storage

Gold mostly. Some silver

About £25 on presents and about £20 on food and drink for a little party at home. I'm saving my money for when she actually starts wanting fancy toys and parties!

Ah ok. Slightly different to a micro scooter then!

No idea, but "fuck all" would probably be accurate. 200 quid sounds ridiculous to me.

If I included the food I bought as well as presents probably would have been £150-200... It's easy to spend money on lunch at home, drinks and cake then presents I guess.

Over £1k, but that included a naming day ceremony and party for around 80 people.

Ds got a playhouse which was £250 but it's still in use 8 years later! Dd got I think a train table maybe? Which was £50. Neither had a party.