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a year ago
Co Creator: manillagee
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Posted On: October 5th 2025, 07:38 pm
When it was my own 6th birthday party my friend gifted me a ninja turtle flashlight. I opened it and said out loud in front of everyone “I already have one of these!” He started to cry and I felt terrible and I’ve never forgotten that moment. Sooo now we have a tradition in our family : When our kids open a present, they, together with all their friends and everyone at the party go “Oooohhhh!! YAY!!!” And cheer for every gift no matter what it is. It’s actually really fun and makes the experience hype..FOR EVERYONE :) ps. Another birthday hack and shoutout to my cheapskate under frugal wife. I noticed her putting already half melted candles into his birthday cake. “Did you save those candles from last year??!” Yup.
/// @jessgee
Comments (254)
tayapuiu 5 months ago

tayapuiu

My Mom the same. Oohs and awes at every little thing which makes it so rewarding to give to her. She taught me the gift of giving.

efficientlyme 6 months ago

efficientlyme

This is such a great lesson for kids and a great way to make it special for everyone!

heather_ashley_jones 8 months ago

heather_ashley_jones

He reminds me of a little JTT Johnathon Taylor Thomas ❤️

amor_dance_queen a year ago

amor_dance_queen

Happy Birthday 🎂

izzieflorez.official a year ago

izzieflorez.official

Happy Birthday 🎊💫💙

jessi0517 a year ago

jessi0517

🥺🥺 love this. So important to teach gratefulness!

3meraldoni a year ago

3meraldoni

People buy NEW candles every year?!???! My family rinses off candles after and re-uses them until we lose them. We've done that for GENERATIONS

kim_carmack01 a year ago

kim_carmack01

When my kids were little I taught to be excited and thank the person for the gift no matter. If we already have it then I will just exchange it later. We never wanted to hurt someone’s feelings

fairyfabolous_1 a year ago
geraldinesliv.de a year ago

geraldinesliv.de

❤️❤️❤️😍

taylorkitchentmt a year ago

taylorkitchentmt

What a great idea!

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