The highlight of every parent’s year: celebrating the arrival of their child into the world.
But birthday celebrations aren’t all about presents and singing ‘Happy Birthday’. There’s loads of other stuff involved in throwing a children’s birthday party, with its own unique joys and challenges.
No matter the age or party theme, these are the 19 truths you’re going to have to face…
1. Sorting out the guest-list will be harder than any high stakes business negotiation you’ve ever seen
‘Yes darling, I know Emma’s a “poohead”. But her mum invited you to her birthday party, so she has to come to yours.’
2. The amount of consideration that will go into the party bags will be, quite frankly, insane
In the game of ‘how many tiny things can I fit into this tiny bag?’, you’re winning.
In terms of money and time spent, you’re running a major loss.
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