My daughter is turning 11 in March. She doesn't want a party and says she just wants to spend the day with me, her dad, and 3 yr old brother, she doesn't want to invite friends at all. I have no idea how to celebrate her birthday; she's into everything, I mean everything. Last year my husband and I took her to Kemah Boardwalk as she said she'd like to go there, but I wouldn't want to do the same thing.
By Monica from Houston, TX
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I would recommend going to her favorite restaurant then go get ice cream some place. At the restaurant ask the waiter/waitresses to come sing to her.
Why don't you just ask her what she would like to do? Since she is into everything, just about anything should do. You could all take a trip to the zoo, to an amusement park, to see a movie, to see a play that would appeal to both children (Where the Wild Things Are was a recent production here), go tobogganing, go to a wave pool, spend an overnight at a hotel with waterslides, go to a Science center, go to a natural history museum.
There are many, many things that you can do as a family. The tough part will be to find something that the three year old will enjoy and that will be special for you daughter. If she has no desire to invite friends over, don't make an issue of it.
As far as presents go, do the same; ask her what she wants. Perhaps she would like some sort of experience for a present like a ski lesson, going to a climbing wall, getting a mani-pedi, going to a special craft class. Or perhaps she would like to do something like make a donation to an animal shelter, and spend an afternoon there playing with the animals.
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