His birthday is 2nd Jan and anyone who has read the other thread on lousy dates to have a birthday will know that 2nd January seems to be the worst.
I've always tried to do something really special for a party as he never wants much in the way of presents after Christmas.
When both my boys were little I used to do the magician/entertainer thing. Then we've had skating, laser zone etc.
Always stressful, especially when you have a houseful of over excited little boys.
This year he invited 3 girls and 3 boys. His idea for a retro party. They played Twister for an hour. Lots of oppotunities for boys to land on girls and vice versa .
Then we made pizza and they all sat around the table drinking pop from wine glasses, followed by a DVD and popcorn. They finished off with a snowball fight outside in the dark.
No mess. No noise. No shouting or squealing.All home by 8pm. Bliss.
I think the girls had a civilising effect on the boys who were all keen to impress and on their best behaviour.