Birthday plan?

My daughter turns 2 on Tuesday and she’s in nursery that day, both my husband and I are working that day too. We are off on the weekend and then have also booked Monday off work to do something fun for the day. My question is when are we going to let her open presents? On the Monday when we have some time but it’s not her actual birthday or on Tuesday when it’s her birthday but she won’t have any time to really play with stuff? I’m not sure if I’m overthinking this but how has everyone else arranged it? Thanks 🙏🏻

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Basically same problem here. I have her all to myself day before her birthday but don't want to celebrate without daddy. But I'm commuting and getting home at her bedtime on her birthday... And her birthday party is 2 weeks later when family could make it so even more confusing

Id do it all on Monday. My little girl turned two at the start of jan and she had no concept of what was really happening she was just so excited to open presents and then play with her toys! I think when you’re both off and have time to play with her and her toys makes more sense and will be more fun x

I’d just go for whatever suits you, which sounds like the Monday. You could still do a little celebration on her actual birthday, but maybe just a cake or a small toy. I don’t think my daughter will have any concept of birthdays for a long time after how it fell for her: 14th Dec: birthday party 15th Dec: opened some presents 21st Dec: opened rest of the presents 25th Dec: Christmas and daddy birthday so everyone opening present and more happy birthday singing 26th Dec: headed to visit my parents and opened some Christmas presents 27th Dec: her actual birthday, so more presents and happy birthday, but seeing more family and everyone opening Christmas presents.

I’d probably save a present or 2 and cards for her birthday, and do the rest on Monday when you have time.

Ok thanks all🙏🏻 we will do Monday as the main event! Then Tuesday she can have her nursery birthday and feel special there too ❤️ Tbh she was so overwhelmed by Christmas and all the presents that we will probably be opening presents all week long!

I wouldn’t overthink it whilst they’re this young - let’s be honest they haven’t got a clue what day it is! Do it whenever you want to, if you’d rather save it for the day you’re at home and can enjoy it then go for it. Mine’s birthday is on a Friday and we’ve managed to both get the day off for it so we will do it then, but we’re not doing cake/meal out until the Sunday. She’ll have a cupcake I think on Friday to blow out a candle. Maybe do 1 present on the actual day and then the rest on the day you’ve got off? Don’t stress either way!

Yeah, We're doing some fun things today (presents, meal out, SoftPlay), she'll go nursery on her birthday, have some cake and candles at her grandparents this weekend and her birthday party is mid-Feb which we've saved a gift for.

We're celebrating on Sunday with his cousins but will give him the presents during my partner's break on his day in Friday (he's a chef and works close by) so that I can entertain him on Saturday as my partner does a double shift 8am-10pm. Again, until next year or the one after, we celebrate more for ourselves

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