Tomorrow is my son's birthday. Hubby has to go into work early, so we can't open presents in the morning. This is what we usually do for the presents from us. I hate to make my son wait until hubby gets home, but I get sad thinking that hubby won't be with us.
When do you open presents, especially if you have a spouse that isn't always around. I was thinking we could do it tonight, but then I know my son won't go to bed.
Is there a small gift he can open in the morning then do the rest in the evening when Dad gets home?
We always do it after dinner. That way everyone is there every time.
My sons 7th birthday was last Wednesday. His party is not until the 14th. I gave him the choice to open on his actual birthday or at the party. He chose his birthday. We let him pick the pizza place he wanted to get, then after dinner he opened his presents and I made a cake. It was probably 7:30 when he opened his presents and he was ok with that.
We open the presents when we have the family celebration, so it may not even be on the actual birthday. If their birthday falls on a weekday we usually don't celebrate until the weekend because my husband works evenings and can't be there to celebrate. On the actual birthday they will still get a special meal or treat, but gifts wait until we are all together.
Presents from us are in the evening on his birthday. If you want to do something special for the morning, we hang streamers from his doorway and scatter balloons around.
For birthdays we always did it after dinner, with cake/dessert, when daddy's home.
I'm not a morning person anyway so that was NEVER an option.
My kids don't care, it's their "normal" LOL!
In the evening as soon as dad gets home (before dinner).
We have a family birthday party with just us. IF hubby won't be there tomorrow I'd have done it tonight when everyone was there. If kiddo didn't want to do that then we'd just open them after dinner tomorrow. Hubby would need to try and be there though. That's special.
Personally I don't get the morning thing. Doesn't sound very festive and doesn't he then have to leave his gifts and go to school?
Why not make his favorite dinner, dessert and open in the evening. We always have a mini celebration with our little family at home or a restaurant. Their Dad and I want to commemorate the day I gave birth as much as the kids want a personal celebration with just us.
My kids always open their presents at night. After their special dinner, after their birthday cake. Just be sure to leave an hour or two after present opening!
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If we are having a party I usually buy my child something special/new to wear to the party. I can wrap it and let them open it before. Then after the party I can take them shopping to see what they *need*. Realistically my kids dont *need* anything. But some years they get an abundance of toys and some years they get an abundance of clothes. I have girls who love clothes so giving them clothes is no big deal. they love it.
For Christmas I have scaled way back. it started last year. Prior I would basically gift my girls with their winter wardrobe (6-10 outfits depending on what they needed). but then all bets were off on what they would get. Again sometimes it was all clothes and sometimes. it was all toys. So now my policy is to buy them 2 new outfits each and new jammies (for Christmas eve). Santa will bring them a few toys. (this year is a Barbie Dream house and some books and some small items in their stocking) After gifts from Grandmas and grandpas *if* they didn't get a new toy we *might* get something. For sure if they will still kind of need new clothes we will buy some but it depends on what and how much.
