Of Birthday Parties
We found ourselves at yet another birthday party last Sunday which, on that very morning, Munchkin's 3-day old fever miraculously disappeared like a mutual understanding. Anyway, I can vouch I'm getting pretty good with parties. See, it's not always about being a good host but also about being good guest. You might want to consider:
1. Choosing gifts. I can't reveal what I bought cos everyone will know what to expect from me next time but I can say that it's something which is okay for kids to own multiples of so less likely to get recycled.
2. Gift presentation. I like wrapping presents so Ms-thinks-she-can-do-it-all didn't leave it to the professionals. Sadly, she didn't see a migraine coming so that partly resulted in two failed attempts of wrapping an irregular-shaped item. Ended up dressing it with just ribbons which actually turned out far prettier.
3. Punctuality. We didn't come at the exact time the party started but I made it a point to catch the cake-cutting. Munchkin's favourite moment.
4. Party outfit! Something I never knew mattered until the 4th year of parenting. I've always been the type to stray away from being "typical" but through observations in these four years, I've come to realise that little girls WANT to look as pretty as all the other girls at parties and by "pretty", it's usually being dressed in something girly, frilly, glittery.. you get the idea. It's like a silent universal dress code if the party has no specific theme. Apparently, it paid off. Munchkin got voted for best dressed even though we left a little earlier (okay so I wasn't really that good a guest) cos migraine and I didnt have mutual understanding like Munchkin had with her fever.
1. Choosing gifts. I can't reveal what I bought cos everyone will know what to expect from me next time but I can say that it's something which is okay for kids to own multiples of so less likely to get recycled.
2. Gift presentation. I like wrapping presents so Ms-thinks-she-can-do-it-all didn't leave it to the professionals. Sadly, she didn't see a migraine coming so that partly resulted in two failed attempts of wrapping an irregular-shaped item. Ended up dressing it with just ribbons which actually turned out far prettier.
3. Punctuality. We didn't come at the exact time the party started but I made it a point to catch the cake-cutting. Munchkin's favourite moment.
4. Party outfit! Something I never knew mattered until the 4th year of parenting. I've always been the type to stray away from being "typical" but through observations in these four years, I've come to realise that little girls WANT to look as pretty as all the other girls at parties and by "pretty", it's usually being dressed in something girly, frilly, glittery.. you get the idea. It's like a silent universal dress code if the party has no specific theme. Apparently, it paid off. Munchkin got voted for best dressed even though we left a little earlier (okay so I wasn't really that good a guest) cos migraine and I didnt have mutual understanding like Munchkin had with her fever.
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