My neighbor threw a rockin' good birthday party for her six-year old daughter this weekend. (Think Hannah Montana, Miley Cyrus and Taylor Swift look-alikes.) Ironically the party was for one of my son's classmates, but it was my daughter (four and a half) who was invited because it was a "girl only" party. Because she's only 16 months behind my son the three of them all play together. And besides the fact that he could hear them all playing in the yard, he didn't seem to mind missing this makeup-laden event.
Invite for my otherchild? This was a benefit to Baby Bunching that I never expected. The closeness in age of my kids can make for instant playdates. (Note: this does not always apply and sometimes could have the adverse effect.) I wasn't sure how this would go over with my daughter since she would be one of the youngest at the party. But luckily since kindergarten now spans from young 5s to almost 7 it didn't seem to be a problem.
She walked in a little timid an unsure--like any other kid for any other birthday party. She was probably a bit behind the preteen rock star songs they were singing to, but she held her own but doing varying degrees of acrobatic like dance moves to woo the big girls.
Today when we attended my son's school for a presentation, my daughter was greeted with hugs by all the girls from the party. Most had no idea she was the big kid's sister. She was their new friend Anna, and they were surprised and excited to see her at school.
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