Hello! I posted awhile ago about whether or not your area has actually 8th grade graduation ceremonies (ours did but they are changing...next year...so our daughter will have one this year).
Anyways...so now that its getting close I am wondering what kids/families in other areas are doing for this.
Around here it seems some kids have parties (friends) and a few have said they are having a "open house"type family party. Many are getting gifts- I've heard a laptop and a LV purse! That was suprising to me!
We are thinking about letting our daughter have a bonfire/campout here at our house. Not that unusual since she has bonfires or little parties (30 kids or so) here often (our house is kinda the hang out place). If she does I'll plan some survivor/fear factor type games to make it a little more like a official party, and she'll be able to invite as many as she wants. We own DJ equipment so we'll get all of that out too. Our daughter said she doesn't really care about a family party- we don't have any family on my side and only a few on DH (and they all live in our neighborhood) so it seemed kinda silly (DD said "Its kinda boring- all the adults just talk to each other anyways!"). Her ceremony will be at 7PM on a week night - so I'm thinking maybe we'll just do dinner the next night and family can come if they like (they cover their bill). We are getting her new catchers gear for a gift (she needs it anyways so I'm killing 2 birds with one stone).
What do you all think? Am I too low key about the whole thing? For her its a huge accomplishment- not because 8th grade is a big deal- but unless she falls off the wagon she will most likely be one of the top of her class since she just pulled off her 11th straight quarter with a perfect 5.0! In addition she is involved in many many activities and athletics (often the team captain) so she'll wear different tassels, etc. because of that, so I don't want to just blow it off (she is getting 2 days out of school and a trip with 2 friends to see Fall Out Boy to celebrate the straight A's) but I think having a open house in our situation for 8th grade is like begging for gifts. What goes in your area?
Missy
Anyways...so now that its getting close I am wondering what kids/families in other areas are doing for this.
Around here it seems some kids have parties (friends) and a few have said they are having a "open house"type family party. Many are getting gifts- I've heard a laptop and a LV purse! That was suprising to me!
We are thinking about letting our daughter have a bonfire/campout here at our house. Not that unusual since she has bonfires or little parties (30 kids or so) here often (our house is kinda the hang out place). If she does I'll plan some survivor/fear factor type games to make it a little more like a official party, and she'll be able to invite as many as she wants. We own DJ equipment so we'll get all of that out too. Our daughter said she doesn't really care about a family party- we don't have any family on my side and only a few on DH (and they all live in our neighborhood) so it seemed kinda silly (DD said "Its kinda boring- all the adults just talk to each other anyways!"). Her ceremony will be at 7PM on a week night - so I'm thinking maybe we'll just do dinner the next night and family can come if they like (they cover their bill). We are getting her new catchers gear for a gift (she needs it anyways so I'm killing 2 birds with one stone).
What do you all think? Am I too low key about the whole thing? For her its a huge accomplishment- not because 8th grade is a big deal- but unless she falls off the wagon she will most likely be one of the top of her class since she just pulled off her 11th straight quarter with a perfect 5.0! In addition she is involved in many many activities and athletics (often the team captain) so she'll wear different tassels, etc. because of that, so I don't want to just blow it off (she is getting 2 days out of school and a trip with 2 friends to see Fall Out Boy to celebrate the straight A's) but I think having a open house in our situation for 8th grade is like begging for gifts. What goes in your area?
Missy