WHAT SHOULD I DO FOR MY DAUGHTER 5th BIRTHDAY..???

Question

SHOULD I GET MY DAUGHTER A CHARACTER TO COME TO HER TO HER PARTY OR JUST TAKE HER TO THE ZOO...I ASKED HER AND SHE WANTS TO GO TO THE ZOO....THIS WILL BE HER FIRST TIME GOING TO THE ZOO...... BUT IF I DON'T GET A CHARACTER THIS YEAR.... DO U THINK HER TURNING 6 YRS OLD.. WILL SHE STILL BE INTERESTED IN HAVING A CHARACTER COME TO HER PARTY...WILL SHE BE AT THAT AGE WHERE SHE SAYING THAT'S NOT REAL.......IDK.......WHAT DO U THINK...??? OH HER B-DAY IS IN 1 MONTH..... SHE NEVER HAD A CHARACTER BEFORE SO I WANTED HER TO GET ONE THIS YEAR.... OR NEXT YEAR... WHAT DO U THINK...????????????????/

Answer 1

Y don't you throw a zoo themed party and have a character come that is an animal like Pluto the dog or something. That way she can kind of get to have a 2 in 1 kind of.

Answer 2

Take her to the zoo.  She's never been before and that's what she wants. Put a character on her cake.

Answer 3

Have a character come on her birthday party. Play pinata with a lot of her favorite candies. I'm sure she will think it's real.

Answer 4

Take her to the zoo...it's not about what the parents want for their kids birthdays it's what the kids want and she wants the zoo.  Is this her day or your day?  If she's not interested in characters next year but wants someone to come over then you can have a simple magic show or have a clown come over...6 year kids still love clowns.  I have 5 kids and their birthday is their special day and the day of the year that we do what they want...regardless of what I want.

Answer 5

Zoo

Answer 6

welllll.. you could even take her to the zoo next year bc when she gets a little older she will know more about animals and it will be more fun for her she will also always remeber being able to go to the zoo for her 6th birthday and have her favorite charactor come for mher 5th! hope i helped

Answer 7

do neither... do a bounce house...itll ware the kids out making it less work  for you..and doing a character next year is fine  

Answer 8

If she wants to go to the zoo it's her day and you do what she wants. Hiring characters is a waste of money and totally unnecessary. Keep it simple and you'll both have more fun.  You could always let her bring a couple of her best friends along to the zoo to help celebrate and have cake and icecream afterwards.

Answer 9

I think you are making too big of a deal out of it. If the zoo is what she wants, why not take two or three of her friends to the zoo for the day. That is fine. You do not need a parade in her honor. Just let her have fun.

Answer 10

If she wants to go to the zoo, you should do the zoo thing.  Characters are tricky, some kids get scared and some love it.  

Answer 11

dont do anything, theres  nothing to celebrate its just one year closer to death

Answer 12

How about hiring the character to come to the zoo.  That way she has the best of both worlds and you don't have to worry if she will be too old next year.  Good luck!!

Answer 13

how about a charecter like a princess or something this year and th zoo next year  

Answer 14

Nothing special shes only five years old, its not like shes gonna remember it when shes 15 or something ...

Answer 15

I would get her a character while shes still young enough to believe its real

Answer 16

Take her to the Zoo, if she was like me, i loved the characters at theme parks till i was probably 9

Answer 17

Since she's wanting to go to the zoo for her birthday then that's what

you should do this year.  I think that next year, she'll like to have a

party with her favorite cartoon character there.  I think that

she believe in her favorite cartoon character until she's a

p*****n.

Answer 18

I'd go with what she said she'd like to do: go to the zoo. It's her birthday and she's told you how she'd like to spend it. You can ask her, "would you like it if so-and-so showed up at your birthday?" to see if she'd even be interested in a character. I think she might be getting too old to think characters are real, now that she's starting-school-age.

Answer 19

I bet kids can be a handful especially on their birthday.

If she is saying that the characters are not real, them maybe that wouldnt be the best idea. I think taking her to the zoo she will encounter enough weird and crazy characters there. (lol)

Maybe you can call the zoo ahead of time and see if they offer any types birthday packges, maybe you could host her party at the zoo.

I saw this show called "Party Momma's" on Slice T.v and this one lady threw a party for her 7 year old daughter that revolved around hollywood celebrities. She rolled out a red carpet and when her daughters guests arrived they would walk down the red carpet and get their picture taken like at a movie premier.  She made little gift baskets that were actually little purses she had found at the dollar store and filled them with jewlery, lip gloss, hair ties etc...

The kids on the show seemed to think it was great.

Just an idea hope this helps, but i am sure what ever you pick will turn out just fine. :o)

Answer 20

take her to the zoo because its something she wants for her birthday and she hasn't been there, I'm sure next year she will want a character she'll turn 6 not 16.

Answer 21

I think that it is her special day and you should go with what she thinks will make her happy.  There is plenty of time for characters in years to come, and some kids even find them creepy.

Answer 22

you could do both.

take her to the zoo in the morning just you and her.and then have a character come to her party

later that day;)

Answer 23

Please do what she wants, she will remember it. Help her remember by taking pictures of her in the petting area, feeding the ducks, going thru the butterfly exhibit. Don't forget some of the yucky looks also, like at the snakes, etc. Then do a memory book together.

Answer 24

A 6 year old would love a character. But you can take them places where somebody is already dressed up and for much cheaper. Your daughter will love what you do and you do not have to spend alot of money. Take her and a few friends to the zoo. Or take her to a pizza place with a few friends. That way the mess is left at the pizza hut.  

Answer 25

Take her to the zoo,she may never want a character to come to her party.

Then have some cake and ice cream and a few of her friends over.She will be happy as a lark.

Answer 26

No offense, but your daughter is too old to have Barney come over, you know?

You should take her to the zoo considering she's never been there before at all in her life.

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Answer 27

Does she like characters?  My five year old is deathly afraid of them.  Keep birthdays simple and stress-free as possible.  Do you remember your 5th birthday?  She probably won't remember much either. Birthday cake, some decorations, and family members baring presents might seem like little to you, but it can mean the world to a little one.  Besides, you have her entire teenage years to go completely over board.

Answer 28

My daughter's turning 5 in October.  They're actually going to be "a whole hand"!! :)  Amazing how time flies.

My daughter loves pony's.  So I'm giving her a pony party.  (It's not as expensive as one would think!)  It's what she wants and it's a stand out birthday (5, 13, 16, 18, 21) so I'm giving her what she wants.

BUT I completely understand your desire to do the character thing while she 'still believes'...  Who knows if they'll still believe next year.  I intentionally took Megan to Walt Disney World with our tax refund this year because I was afraid part of the magic would be gone for her if I waited and she ended up not believing in characters next year.  However, if you get her a character for her birthday for that reason, it isn't a reason you can tell her without revealing they aren't real, right?  So in her mind, it may amount to you just not letting her have a zoo party and that would be a disappointment - not what you want her remembering about her party.  :)  

Take her to the zoo, I'd say...and then look online for character visits to your town...they have them more frequently than you'd think, they just don't always advertise it well enough, in my opinion...

Good luck and take good care of your girl...and of yourself! :)

Answer 29

When you were in school did you learn the difference between upper and lower case?

Bring her to the zoo, she'll love it.

She'll still love the character at 6.