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I was just blogging a few days ago about giving your own kids a joint party…when it occurred to me that two separate families may decide to throw their kids party together as well.What is the present etiquette for such an occasion?
Well, it seems to me that if you throw your own kids a joint birthday party…you will basically have a few kids coming over for each of the children. Really, the guest should only bring a present for the child he or she knows and not the sibling.
In the case of a joint party where two families are celebrating two non-related kids, and your child has a relationship to each of the birthday kids, then a present for each child is appropriate. If your child only knows one of the kids then only buy a present for him or her.
This seems to be a good rule of thumb. Make sure if your child is bringing two presents, one for each of the birthday kids, that they are of equal value and yet still unique!
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I would like some etiquette on co-hosting a bithday party for classmates turning eight. We were in hopes of having all of the December born children in my son’s second grade class to join in a “Buddy Club” birthday. As it turns out three of the seven have signed-up. I do not want my son to feel slighted. Any ideas on making each child feel special and how to handle the gift giving arrangement. I am not too sure how exciting my son will be about a book exchange or a secret Santa exchange. However, it seems unreasonable to have each of the 30 some familes to bring three gifts. It also seems that every year for his class party I end up giving half of the gifts received to Toys for Tots. The mothers are meeting tomorrow. Please help with a speedy response. Thanks!
Gifts should only be brought by the guests for the birthday kid he/she knows. You can make this clear on the party invitation. One way to make each of the three kids feel special is to provide each child with his/her own special cake and make sure to sing a round of Happy Birthday three times. Shared games, crafts, activities are all reasonable and should not have the kids feeling slighted. Also, if you are having presents for each of the kids, you will need to determine if you will open at the party or not. This could be a moment of feeling special for each kid or if the three kids each receive different amounts of gifts it may not be a good idea as one may feel slighted.
If you feel that the presents are not really necessary at a class party, then the three kids could determine a favorite charity that they all like, as an example, the local humane society, and ask for items to donate to the place. It instills a lesson in philanthropy and people can still bring stuff to the party.
Good Luck!