From what we've seen, birthdays are celebrated very similarly as they are in the US. Kids bring cupcakes, apfelschorle, and goodies to school on their special day and have a birthday party. Sometimes an all day party! And not all of the kids in the class are invited, so it's extra-special that he has been invited to 3.
I heard that the traditional rule of thumb is to invite only as many kids as the age the child is turning. So, if he's turning 8, he would invite 8 kids. However, this isn't always followed. He's been to parties ranging from 7-15 kids.
At Jackson's age, the kids are dropped off and the parents come back to get them at the specified time. With each of the ones he's gone to, we drop him off at the birthday-child's home, the parents then take the kids somewhere, and we pick him back up at the home (or in one case, they dropped him off at our house on their way back).
The first was an all-day party at a play-land about 45 minutes away. (Unfortunately Jackson got carsick & nearly threw up in their car, which made me feel awful. But he got to ride in a convertible with the top down on the way back!)
The next party was technically set for 3 hours but the family threw a bbq in their backyard afterwards and invited families to stay. During their 3 hours, the kids all walked together to a local ice cream shop and a play ground where they played some organized games.
The next one will be next Tuesday afternoon and will be a Treasure hunt! According to the invitation, it's ok if it rains...just bring your rain clothes!
The one on the right is such a cute handmade invitation with a minion on it!
I'm taking notes since Jackson's birthday is only 7 weeks away! I have no idea what we will do...I'd love it if he would choose a trip instead of a party, but I'm getting the impression he'll want a party with all of his new friends!
No comments:
Post a Comment