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Born on Christmas day....how do you celebrate both?

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BethBoo · 05/12/2007 09:53

My dd celebrates her birthday on 25th and we are trying to make sure she enjoys both occasions but it is bound to get tougher as she gets older.

We are planning a summer party so that she doesn?t miss out totally but how do you celebrate both in your house hold?

What do you do?

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CountessDracula · 05/12/2007 09:56

My dad's bday is on Xmas day

We have always had his bday in the morning and Xmas in the afternoon. Obv we had our stockings first thing, but all the pressies under the tree wait til after lunch. Usually various people drop in in the morning for random drinks to bring him bday pressies and he opens his presents from us in the morning too so there is no possibility of buying one present for both.

has always worked well

CountessDracula · 05/12/2007 09:57

Also makes the day more exciting waiting for presents under tree

CountessDracula · 05/12/2007 09:57

Also makes the day more exciting waiting for presents under tree

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Hulababy · 05/12/2007 10:02

One of DD's friends (5yo) has her birthday on Christmas Day. Although she does get some cards/presents from family on this day she doesn't actually celebrate her birthday as such then. Instead she has her party and big celebrations on June 25th (half birthday). Seems to work wellf for them.

mumblechum · 05/12/2007 10:04

DS's mate is 24 Dec b'day, they pretty much ignore his "real" b'day but have a big party, pressies etc on 24 June.

RTKangaSANTAMummy · 05/12/2007 10:09

My Dbro has his birthday on Christmas eve and he has his birthday party on June 24th

Apartfrom when he was an adult and he now has it on christmas eve

sensiblehead · 05/12/2007 10:15

A younger member of our family has a birthday christmas eve and gets cards on the actual day and a token gift from his mum and dad then has his proper party mid year with gifts from family and friends then.

They like it this way as it means that, not only is it seperate to Christmas, also his actual birthday is a kind of private and special thing for him, his mum and dad. I am not sure how they are going to manage it now he has a little sister who does not have a Christmas birthday though

sensiblehead · 05/12/2007 10:16

hmm, sorry, not a birthday his birthday!

Hulababy · 05/12/2007 10:26

Why would it need to change though sensiblehead? DD's friend has two siblings and they still manage it.

sensiblehead · 05/12/2007 12:43

Well, I am not sure, how do your friends do it? Do they have it split over two days for both children? I was thinking that, to be fair, they would have to do it over two days for the new baby too so that she has the special "just us" day on her birthday and then another day for the party. However, if they did that her party day would be in winter which kind of defeats the object of having a summer party....

Anyway, it is not for me to speculate how they manage it, I was just pondering!

Hulababy · 05/12/2007 12:46

No, the other children have their birthday and parties as normal. The little girl has immediate family cards and a small token gift on Christmas Day (her birthday) and then her party and presents from rest of family/friends on June 25th. Child is a middle child, and it just seems to work fine for them. The other siblings just see it as what they do and don't question it.

But then I don't really no anyone who has the birthday party on the actual birthday itself anyway, unless it coincidently lands on a weekend,so that aspect isn't an issue.

sensiblehead · 05/12/2007 12:51

True, I was thinking the new baby (when she is older) could be jealous that her brother gets two special days but she gets one. They make a big deal out of his birthday just being for him and them so I was thinking it could be a problem later, mind you I suppose there is nothing to say they can't start to down play that now...

Anyway, this is nothing to do with the op, just got me wondering sorry!

bossybritches · 05/12/2007 12:51

A girl knew at school was born on Chrsitmas Day. To keep it special for her- once she was old enough to notice-they celebrated HER birthday on the 25th & family Christmas on Boxing Day. She then had a party in the summer holidays for her half year day.

UnquietDad · 05/12/2007 12:53

Well, whatever you do here is a song for all your seasonal sprogs

zebedee1 · 05/12/2007 13:54

My birthday is on christmas day, when i was younger my parents used to make sure i had birthday in the morning - presents, my choice of breakfast, visits from relatives. my sister was allowed a present to open aswell! then in the afternoon we did xmas. i always had my bd party mid december with lots of advance warning as people get booked up then. Parents did offer to give ma an official birthday in june but that never felt right. i preferred having a huge fuss made of me and 2 lots of presents on xmas day!!

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