Birthday Idea

This has been a busy birthday weekend in our house.  None of my kids were celebrating but it seemed like each of them had a party to attend and one of them had two.  When this happens I, unfortunately, am not one of those organized mothers who has a stack of gifts ready to hand out.  Instead, I either reach for my stash of gift cards – for the older kids I am told iTunes cards are a hit – or I head out to Woozles.  The latter is great because I can get a book, gift bag and card and they supply the tissue paper.

This weekend Woozles saw me twice, and the gift cards have been depleted. I, however, didn’t need either of those for one of the parties.  I have a friend who always comes up with great ideas. She is the one who got me onto the mock sleepover.  That is where the kids come over in their jammies, have all the fun of a sleepover but go home at 9. She is also the brains behind the book exchange birthday party.  For the last couple of years, she has asked that every child invited to the party bring a book they have read and no longer want/need.  She asks that it be wrapped with no card.  At the end of the party, each child goes and takes one of the wrapped treasures home.  This weekend my daughter scored a couple of Nancy Drew mysteries which she is very excited to start reading.  This may not work for everyone but I think it’s a good idea to spread around.

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