How many birthday parties?

Now that Madame has started school, I’m finding that the number of Birthday invitations is rapidly increasing.

According to my calculations, with 60 children in Reception there is a likelihood that she could have a party a week to go to!   That’s a lot of presents, cards and gift wrap.

Realistically, how many parties do your kids go to in a year?

I have to run out this morning and get a present for a 6 year old boy which I’ll find challenging.  I’m okay with buying presents for girls the same age as Madame, but when it comes to boys I’m a bit clueless.  I’m thinking of some kind of construction kit.

Luckily I have a selection of cards and wrapping paper at home courtesy of Orchard Cards, who also have loads of gorgeous Christmas Cards, wrapping paper and Late Advent Calendars.  They have also kindly offered a £25 worth of Orchard Cards products to one of my lucky readers.  Simply enter using the Rafflecopter form below.

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95 responses to “How many birthday parties?”

  1. Ashleigh Avatar
    Ashleigh

    Just this morning – a card for my daughters friend!

  2. Attachment Mummy Avatar

    A Christmas card for my daughter

  3. Sandy Calico Avatar

    Sadly, it was a sympathy card.

  4. Sandy Calico Avatar

    Sadly, it was a sympathy card.

  5. John Taggart Avatar
    John Taggart

    An Engagement card for my son :-)

  6. Rachael Lines Avatar

    It was a welcome to your new home card for my brother.

  7. laura banks Avatar
    laura banks

    a birthday card for my work mate

  8. Amy Harding Avatar
    Amy Harding

    What a wonderful prize. I am always having to buy cards last minute after remembering the occasion, but spend so long choosing as its one thing I love about my Birthday, receiving gorgeous cards, so know how meaningful they can be. The last I bought was for my Nanna x

  9. TheBoyandMe Avatar

    Last one should have been an anniversary card for my husband today, but it was a birthday card for my dad

  10. iain maciver Avatar
    iain maciver

    a wedding card for my sister

  11. Anne Wallwin Avatar
    Anne Wallwin

    my mom’s birthday card!

  12. helen battle Avatar
    helen battle

    Sadly it was a Sympathy card :(

  13. Gemma Turner Avatar
    Gemma Turner

    I bought my Christmas cards for my close family!

  14. Isabel O'Brien Avatar
    Isabel O’Brien

    A whimsical birthday card for one of my friends. I was quite proud of finding such a funny one!
    @yyesidolikecake

  15. Nikki Thomas Avatar

    A birthday card for my nephew’s ninth birthday.

  16. Jane Townson Avatar

    A get well card for my nephew.

  17. Gillian Holmes Avatar
    Gillian Holmes

    Happy Xmas Mum and Dad last year

  18. Eileen Teo Avatar
    Eileen Teo

    christmas card. had wrote them all last week!

  19. jackie curran Avatar
    jackie curran

    An engagement card for my son and his girlfriend x

  20. claire woods Avatar
    claire woods

    My mum’s birthday card.

  21. Tracy Newton Avatar
    Tracy Newton

    A sorry you are leaving card for my ex boss

  22. Rikka B Avatar
    Rikka B

    A nephew birthday card

  23. Demi Hale Avatar
    Demi Hale

    A Valentine’s card…for myself :'(

  24. Hannah ONeill Avatar
    Hannah ONeill

    my grandmothers birthday a few weeks ago

  25. anna Avatar
    anna

    i tend to buy loads to keep in stock but last one given would have been a wedding one

  26. Carolin Avatar

    It was a Good luck in your new home card for my sister, who has just recently moved into her very first flat x

  27. EMMA WALTERS Avatar
    EMMA WALTERS

    christmas cards for my boys

  28. Carolin Avatar
    Carolin

    Happy Birthday for my sister in law, last thursday :)

  29. Catherine Thomas Avatar
    Catherine Thomas

    bought some fab christmas cards at a local craft fair!

  30. Kevin Honey Avatar
    Kevin Honey

    A 30th anniversary card for my wife

  31. Nia Wyn Roberts Avatar
    Nia Wyn Roberts

    Christmas card!

  32. Claire Smith Avatar

    My Christmas Cards from the Guide Dog Association.

  33. Red Rose Mummy Avatar

    Two cards for my Dad’s birthday, one from us and one from the children.

  34. carol stirmey Avatar
    carol stirmey

    For my nephew, 8th birthday, on 20th Nov

  35. Laura Pritchard Avatar
    Laura Pritchard

    A birthday card for a 3 year old girl.

  36. Michelle G Avatar

    A wedding card, for a couple I don’t know, have never met, and due to distance I doubt I ever will. Because my Mum wanted me to send it, to her friend’s son. I hope they’re as bewildered receiving it as I was having to send it :-/

  37. Reneetoby@yahoo.co.uk Avatar
    Reneetoby@yahoo.co.uk

    80th Birthday Card, last week, for the lady I clean for.

  38. Jo welsh Avatar
    Jo welsh

    A birthday card for my 5 year old to be daughter

  39. Emma @mummymummymum Avatar

    Happy 3rd Birthday :-)

  40. kathleen hooper Avatar
    kathleen hooper

    a 7th birthday card for my niece

  41. sharon johnson Avatar
    sharon johnson

    brought my daughter a 7th birthday card last week xx

  42. Kara Avatar

    My mums Birthday card – it is for Sunday!!

  43. tracey gibbons Avatar

    birthday card for my dad

  44. Hazel Rea Avatar
    Hazel Rea

    A wedding card for a friend.

  45. Kathy D Avatar
    Kathy D

    10 year old girl birthday card for my niece Ellen

  46. Janet Coverdale Avatar
    Janet Coverdale

    9oth Birthday card for my grandfather

  47. peggy rossiter Avatar
    peggy rossiter

    My grown up son’s birthday card

  48. Kelly Rendall Avatar
    Kelly Rendall

    I bought a Christmas card “Greetings from Teignmouth” to send to my auntie in Australia

  49. Kim Dillon Avatar
    Kim Dillon

    It was a get well card for my elderly Mum. I’m hoping she’ll be out of hospital this week after a 2 week stay.

  50. Katy MacLachlan Avatar
    Katy MacLachlan

    two engagement cards, two of my best friends have got engaged in the last week!

  51. cherie shaw Avatar
    cherie shaw

    A birthday card for my lovely mum :)

  52. chris parham Avatar
    chris parham

    christmas card for my family

  53. Lorna Peppiatt Avatar
    Lorna Peppiatt

    Birthday card for my stepgrandson

  54. SCOTT Avatar
    SCOTT

    birthday card for my nephew

  55. Victoria leedham Avatar

    A birthday card for 5year old girl next door

  56. NICOLA TERRY Avatar
    NICOLA TERRY

    Christmas cards

  57. Pauline Wilson Avatar
    Pauline Wilson

    Bought a large daughter Christmas card today

  58. fiona waterworth Avatar
    fiona waterworth

    It was a new baby card for my daughter

  59. louise m Avatar
    louise m

    a birthday card

  60. Jane Morfett Avatar
    Jane Morfett

    Birthday card for my niece

  61. sarah patrick Avatar
    sarah patrick

    50th birthday for my partners dad

  62. Linda Avatar
    Linda

    Birthday card for my Mum

  63. Wendy Collard Avatar
    Wendy Collard

    Sympathy Card unfortunately

  64. Party Bags Avatar

    A birthday card for my brother and sister – twins!

  65. Anna Aird Avatar
    Anna Aird

    5th birthday card

  66. vicky morton Avatar
    vicky morton

    A 4th birthday card which I bought today!

  67. Katrina Day-Reilly Avatar

    happy 17th birthday

  68. DANIELLE VEDMORE Avatar
    DANIELLE VEDMORE

    My God sons christening card :) xoxo

  69. Michelle Large Avatar
    Michelle Large

    A new baby girl card for my niece❤

  70. vivian allman Avatar

    a good luck card :)

  71. Fiona Matters Avatar
    Fiona Matters

    My dad’s birthday card.

  72. Karen R Avatar
    Karen R

    Probably last year’s Christmas cards. We make all the other special occasion cards

  73. Cheryl Pearson Avatar
    Cheryl Pearson

    my mum’s birthday today, but I dont buy cards anymore as my children love to make them, and get quite upset if they dont get to make personalised cards for the family!

  74. Kelly Roberts Avatar
    Kelly Roberts

    A 6th birthday card for my son who’s birthday is on Saturday

  75. Catherine McAlinden Avatar
    Catherine McAlinden

    A wedding anniversary card for my husband

  76. joanna glasspool Avatar
    joanna glasspool

    A 60th Birthday Card for my Fab Mum xx

  77. Fiona Harris Avatar
    Fiona Harris

    Birthday card for my mum :-)

  78. Lilinha Espindula Avatar

    It was a Christening card a couple of weeks ago. I suppose I better start buying Christmas cards soon!

  79. irene gilmour Avatar
    irene gilmour

    birthday card (nephew) hes 9 today :-) with haying 3 kids im always running at last min to buy cards for partys

  80. jessica cook Avatar
    jessica cook

    my sons 2nd birthday card xx

  81. Lisa Avatar
    Lisa

    A birthday card for my little brother who turned 27 :-)

  82. Danielle Pearce Avatar
    Danielle Pearce

    The last card I bought was on Monday for my Sister in laws birthday.

  83. Ian Yates Avatar
    Ian Yates

    Christmas. x290.

  84. jane nisbett Avatar
    jane nisbett

    new baby for wee cousin

  85. Sarah Avatar

    Christmas cards :D

  86. Katy Avatar
    Katy

    A 40th birthday card for my friend, Liz

  87. Sheri Darby Avatar
    Sheri Darby

    My sons birthday

  88. olivia kirby Avatar
    olivia kirby

    A birthday card for my friend.

  89. james wood Avatar
    james wood

    Birthday

  90. Carol Avatar

    Birthday card for my brother in law in Australia

  91. Miranda Holman Avatar
    Miranda Holman

    birthday card

  92. Becci Cleary Avatar
    Becci Cleary

    Happy Birthday for my Dad :)

  93. adele knight Avatar
    adele knight

    Baby boy card

  94. Jennifer Baker Avatar
    Jennifer Baker

    A Get well soon card for my poor Dad whose broke his leg, and wont be up and about until next year! he’s useless on his crutches lol xx

  95. Carrie Talbot-Ashby Avatar
    Carrie Talbot-Ashby

    Last card I bought was a congratulations card for my mum, for getting a job after five years of illness as her disability money has been stopped, despite the fact she’s partially disabled! So now she’s 62 and has a job in Tescos. Its a bitter-sweet memory really! On one hand I am so proud of her, on the other, I can’t help but think after being a nurse allher life its a bit sad she has to spend her later years doing this! But thats life I guess!

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