Suggestions on how to celebrate my daughter's second birthday?

[Lady Xeona]

I think it is more important to have fun then to have gifts.  A playground is always a fun place to have a bday party- and its free.
I always try to get gifts that will last at least 5 years if not longer- I call them investments not "toys". 

[Nikita]

I have so much for my littlies that when my youngest (number 5) turned 1 recently, I bought her Nothing. When my 4th is 3 in November I plan to give her...hardly anything. As long as I have a little party for her (at home, not many people just a few relatives and some close friends of mine and their older kids) which involves a few munchies and drinks, the invited people will no doubt bring something (usually unneeded, like teddy-bears). I am a stickler for getting useful items..is there a law that says gifts for your kids have to be new? Kids dont notice or care if you buy it brand new or secondhand at a garage sale or ebay. As long as you wrap it up so they can unwrap it, I think the fun is in the seeing a pile of colourful wrapped presents. At 1 year old my daughter didnt care about not getting anything, though at 2 they might notice or expect something. At 3, definitely! Seriously, I have so much (mostly 2nd-hand) stuff that I cant have it all accessible. So if I went to my storage areas, I could rustle up presents from my own collection without having to leave the house to go buy something. Maybe you have items in the house she hasnt seen that you could wrap up? And if you put things inside cardboard boxes with wrapping paper over the top they seem bigger and more exciting. Taking up more space (I always used this trick with my older kids, and they swear they got HEAPS of presents ("you always give us too much mum"). ) More fool them!!

[2010BEBES]

hypatia,
I too am fond of giving toys that have a educational message or action on the back. That 'lacing cheese' looks excellent and it definetly will last long. There are also many wooden puzzles that they like at 2 yrs old. My grandon like at tah age a toy consisting of 10 hard boxes that fit one inside the other and had figures of animals, baby things, numbers, etc. It gives him an idea of sizing /like the funnels you got) and also sets of related figures.

About the party, I think, as said before, that the playground option is very good. At this age they do not have friends of their own so family and some parents friend are normally invited. later own at school age she can be with her friends.
Nowadays in lima, peru some celebrate on Kentucky or mc donald playgoruns but i do not like this too much because mostly all the kids are on their own. I preferred it when my sons (now grown ups) where kids and we celebrate in our house or park nearby with a lot of music and games for their age.
Have a good time and for your daughter a VERY HAPPY BIRTHDAY

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