They were simpler times, that's for sure. I think we played a game of musical chairs, munched on some toffee apples, ran through the sprinkler and then it was time to get back out there and round up the sheep.
Oh, I almost forgot. I got a ViewMaster that year. The reels that came with it were Laverne and Shirley, and Charlie Brown and the Peanuts gang. Man I loved that present.
Fast forward to 2021 and a seven-year-old's birthday is a serious business!
My son and his friend are only a couple of days apart and it's smack bang in the middle of the school holidays so they are having a joint gathering.
Cracker idea. Two mums to take charge, 10 kids to go rogue and add some trampolines in the mix and you've got yourself a party.
We decided to have a Hi $5 party which is where instead of a gift you give $5 in a card.
As a parent who buys a lot of presents, I think this is such a good idea.
It's easy and cheaper on the whole so I'm all there for it. The trouble now is that he wants to invite the whole school so he'll have enough money to buy himself a new car he reckons.
He's got his sights set on a truck like granddad's or a ride-on lawnmower with sadly not a ViewMaster in sight!
