DD doesn't want a party. =-(

[ColoradoLime]

Sunday marks our 90 days until Disney! For weeks I've been planning to have a day long celebration. I bought Mickey Head rings to make Mickey pancakes, I was going to make pizza dough to shape into Mickey heads for dinner, make a Mickey cake, buy balloons, and I bought a TON of items for DD to use on our trip that I was going to give her. I thought for sure she'd be thrilled.

So this morning when I mentioned that our party was only 2 days away and wasn't she excited about it, she says very grumpily, "I don't want a party, why do we have to do it anyway?"

My heart broke. I know she probably just doesn't understand the purpose of celebrating when the trip is still so far away and she'll defintely have a blast while we're celebrating. It just took the wind out of my sails to hear this.

 

[missfigment]

maybe it was a grumpy morning? She might be excited once she actually sees it all. Excitement is contagious.

 

[msmayor]

90 days is a lifetime away for a child that little, so its not surprising she's not that excited...because to her the trip is still 'forever' away.

I'd wait until MUCH closer to the trip to do this.

 

[katiebug86]

Six year olds are very very fickle. Today she could not want to have the party but tomorrow she could. I would go ahead and have party anyway. I think she will get into once you have everything set up.

 

[Ashlander]

Definitely do the party...at 6 she'll get mad if you don't do it. She was probably having a bad morning and will be a completely different child this afternoon.

 

[ColoradoLime]

Thanks all. I am still planning on doing the party. If nothing else, I'll have fun!!

I know DD will enjoy it, I just wish she was as excited about it as I am.

 

[ckdsnynt]

Kids are fickle; sometimes people are fickle. We all have bad days when nothing sounds good to us. Hang in there. She'll be fine and so will you. In the words of Scarlett O'Hara "Tomorrow is another day!" Heck, to a six year old, fifteen minutes is like another day.
Keep planning. Mickey shaped pancakes are my favorites. You just can't make those without smiling. The hard part is cutting into them. I feel like apologizing to Mickey.

 

[tami82]

Maybe she was just in a bad mood. Maybe by tomorrow her mood will turn around. My 6 year old daughter has bummed me out a few times. It has made me feel bad as Im not really doing it for myself but for the kids to have fun. Why should i spend the time or money i always think if i have that kind of response but always follow through with it.
Every year we go to a fun resort during x-mas time and she never seems enthused or even says much about it even though we have been there before. One time she said "i dont care".
Meanwhile my other daughter gets very excited talking non-stop about things we are going to do. The day before or day of my daughter will usually get a bit more happy.

 

[PrincessMama605]

I wouldn't take it too hard, she might have been having a grumpy day. To her it may be too far away to get excited. My dd (3) is the same way, we told her that she could choose a party or a short trip to WDW for her 4th b-day. She was VERY excited to celebrate her b-day with Mickey......at first. Then she went through about a week where she didn't want to talk about it at all. But then today on the way to pre-school she was making plans and telling me everything we were going to do at WDW. I think your dd will come around.

 

[zurgswife]

90 days is a life time to a child. Not much meaning. Maybe a paperchain countdown but I think I party to celebrate the 90 day date might be just too much for a 6 yr. old. If your determined to do it and she is still not into it don't make a big deal out of it.

 

[Deb & Bill]

Heck, 90 days is a long time to me, unless I have a project due at work.

Why not just do one of these every ten days or so? Instead of going full blast for one day, stretch it out a bit. Let her choose the timing for each celebration. Tomorrow pancakes, next week one surprise, two weeks, another surprise, three weeks, cake, etc.