I went to a birthday party this past weekend that just seemed a bit over the top for a 5 year old. It reminded me of the sweet sixteen birthday parties of celebrities that spend thousands of dollars for one day. Don’t get me wrong, we had a great time at the party, but I don’t want my children to come to expect parties like this and think it is the norm.
I think it’s perfectly fine for a child to have a bounce house, or a clown, or a pony, or an entertainer, at his or her party, but when all of the above are present I think that’s completely overboard. It’s a good idea to have some restraint when it comes to planning a party for a little kid. I’m sure the child’s mom just wanted to shower her with anything and everything possible.
It just seems crazy to me and somewhat wasteful when the money that was used for all of the entertainment could have been put to soo much good to benefit other children. I would rather instill in my child the values of hard work because I don’t want them to take what they do have for granted.