https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Mon, 20 Apr 2026 05:34:12 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-buy-your-lo-birthday-gifts#post-2716344 Sun, 26 Mar 2017 07:12:46 +0000 SweetiePie 2716344@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes always. If I did a big experience I think I'd still have a small gift or two to open with cake - a book and some matchbox cars or something. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-buy-your-lo-birthday-gifts#post-2716339 Sun, 26 Mar 2017 06:52:03 +0000 Charm54 2716339@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We didn't for their 1st birthdays but have for every other. We usually have their party a bit before their actual birthday, but we do have a small family dinner on their actual birthday. we save our gift for then so they have something to open. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-buy-your-lo-birthday-gifts#post-2716335 Sun, 26 Mar 2017 03:56:02 +0000 SugarplumsMom 2716335@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Always. She loves unwrapping packages, especially gifts :happy: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-buy-your-lo-birthday-gifts#post-2716334 Sun, 26 Mar 2017 03:39:00 +0000 AprilFool 2716334@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Always. The most exciting this about a birthday is opening a presents. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-buy-your-lo-birthday-gifts#post-2716324 Sat, 25 Mar 2017 23:36:23 +0000 ALV91711 2716324@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We do but we haven't ever spent more than $50 -$60. This year at 4 we gave him an action figure he really wanted and a couple things for the garden. </p> <p>He got enough gifts from family and friends. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-buy-your-lo-birthday-gifts#post-2715773 Fri, 24 Mar 2017 10:36:41 +0000 Cole 2715773@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We do but I try to limit what we buy for her in-between gift giving holidays. It tends to work out that either Christmas or her birthday she gets one "bigger" gift but otherwise it's a few smaller things that I've been eyeing or hoarding for her anyway. </p> <p>We do birthday parties but they aren't huge and while she gets gifts from friends and family they often are not things that we trend to prefer or end up being duplicates, a solid third of her gifts last year were duplicates of each other or things we had so I was excited to pick out things I knew she'd really get a lot of use out of. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-buy-your-lo-birthday-gifts#post-2715755 Fri, 24 Mar 2017 10:13:24 +0000 snowjewelz 2715755@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DD1 only had 2 birthdays and she didn't really have a clue anyway. Even if I didn't get a gift, other people did. I get her stuff as she needs through out the year so I'm not gonna put such an emphasis on a big birthday gift (and her bday also is in Dec). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-buy-your-lo-birthday-gifts#post-2715675 Fri, 24 Mar 2017 08:52:11 +0000 yin 2715675@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes. I always ask LO what he wants for his birthday, and it's usually a simple gift. I also buy a book in addition to the main gift. I usually spend about $30 - $50. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-buy-your-lo-birthday-gifts#post-2715661 Fri, 24 Mar 2017 08:44:22 +0000 looch 2715661@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yep, I always give my son gifts. We've been able to give experiences, this year we gave art lessons, for example. He's 6 so he understands that now. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-buy-your-lo-birthday-gifts#post-2715651 Fri, 24 Mar 2017 08:37:34 +0000 erinbaderin 2715651@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes, always. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-buy-your-lo-birthday-gifts#post-2715567 Fri, 24 Mar 2017 02:49:24 +0000 lamariniere 2715567@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>For his 5th birthday, the venue party was the gift, and he understood that. Other years, we haven't done friends parties so we have given gifts. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-buy-your-lo-birthday-gifts#post-2715564 Fri, 24 Mar 2017 01:11:47 +0000 Purpledaisy 2715564@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We did for the first time this year for her 4th bday. Just a pair of shoes that I thought she would like. We keep the birthday party as the main present. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-buy-your-lo-birthday-gifts#post-2715503 Thu, 23 Mar 2017 21:27:40 +0000 jhd 2715503@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes. When he turned 1 we got him a play kitchen from Ikea. For his 2nd birthday I got him a Peppa DVD and George Pig tshirt. This year we are doing an experience gift, but I am sure I will get him something to open on his actual birthday. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-buy-your-lo-birthday-gifts#post-2715500 Thu, 23 Mar 2017 21:21:48 +0000 wrkbrk 2715500@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>For sure! Nothing terribly extravagant. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-buy-your-lo-birthday-gifts#post-2715462 Thu, 23 Mar 2017 20:36:40 +0000 Coral 2715462@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes, definitely but I love gift-giving. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-buy-your-lo-birthday-gifts#post-2715461 Thu, 23 Mar 2017 20:35:35 +0000 lady baltimore 2715461@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Not yet, but she's only one. I plan on lots of experience gifts when she gets older, though. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-buy-your-lo-birthday-gifts#post-2715388 Thu, 23 Mar 2017 19:47:50 +0000 autumnlove 2715388@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes, we always buy gifts. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-buy-your-lo-birthday-gifts#post-2715369 Thu, 23 Mar 2017 19:38:26 +0000 youboots 2715369@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes we do want/need/wear/read for birthdays and Christmas. I always take a quick snap to remember what we got her. This year want- toy camera, need-coloring book and crayons, wear- a cute sweatshirt, read- an usborn duck book. We keep it pretty simple- this time about $50 </p> [attach=5281/17/onan42.600x400.murray-2408.jpg] https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-buy-your-lo-birthday-gifts#post-2715362 Thu, 23 Mar 2017 19:34:25 +0000 travellingbee 2715362@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We always buy a gift, but nothing huge. Not yet anyway. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-buy-your-lo-birthday-gifts#post-2713756 Thu, 23 Mar 2017 19:15:00 +0000 Boogs 2713756@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>LO1's birthday is coming up and DH recently asked what we were buying him. I told him the place we are taking him for his birthday was his gift! He agreed, but maybe wants to get him a little something to open.</p> <p>Do you always buy your LO birthday gifts? Or do you ever count an experience as a gift? </p>