Christmas Eve Birthday

[AvoidingDM]

LO birthday is Christmas Eve. Up until now we have moved it to the weekend before, cake, candles, presents etc. Christmas Eve focusing Christmas stuff.

Shes 4 this year, so more aware of Christmas and I feel she should know when her birthday is, instead of a vague just before Christmas.

If it wasn't for covid I'd probably stick with family round the weekend before open their gifts then, keeping ours for actual birthday.

I can't figure out what to do this year. Definitely no plans to have a summer half birthday. Wwyd?

Any birthday plans with family I'd do it in one go. If you wanted to spread it out a bit you could also do something a week before?
Whatever you decide to do this will be the last year you can get away with it!
Hoping my DD adopts a summer birthday like the queen when she's a bit older!

We have a birthday on 23rd son 11. Thinking of giving him an activity day ie teen driver but we are planning on doing a birthday treat for him and friends later in Yr if covid allows.
Hubbys birthday is Christmas day!

Any birthday plans with family I'd do it in one go. If you wanted to spread it out a bit you could also do something a week before?

In an ideal world, I'd probably suggest family pop round on the Sunday before Christmas and keep our own gifts for her actual birthday. Which also gets round the overwhelming situation of loads of stuff one day after the other.

However we aren't living in an ideal world. No visitors allowed in the house, other than the Christmas bubbles.
Neither families seem to want to follow the bubble rules, think seeing one other household at a time is perfectly fine, not quiet grasping that's actually equally as dangerous to be creating chains of potential transmission.

On a slight tangent, but do you like panto? We go every year and the cast always include a slot where they give birthday shout outs. Maybe start a tradition from next year that you go to panto on Christmas Eve followed by dinner to celebrate her birthday.
Do family party the weekend before.
Do friends party the other weekend day.
Extends her birthday to make her feel extra special.
Outsource Christmas to M&S because you'll be knackered by then!

My birthday is Christmas day. I've never celebrated in the summer, why would I?

She'll be glad she has a separate day and two days of opening presents. Unlike me haha.

Just invite family around on the day.

My stepson’s birthday is Xmas eve. We usually invited family over on Xmas eve at lunch time and did a buffet and cake.

My sons birthday is Boxing Day ,we are usually with family and he gets two days of opening presents and I do him a buffet tea etc ,it is a bit crap to have a birthday on or near Xmas

My son's birthday is Christmas Eve. We celebrate on his name day earlier in the year instead so he gets to have a party or trip out with friends. Then his actual birthday he gets fewer, smaller presents and a cake just with family. Not ideal, but it keeps a day special for him when his friends aren't all busy with family gatherings.

Like another PP, my birthday is Christmas Day. As inconvenient as it sometimes can be, I'd never dream of celebrating it in the summer.

Just make sure you create a distinction between birthday and Christmas; make a big fuss of her birthday, lots of balloons and banners