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You are absolutly right. Do what is best for your child. Little kids just get tired of big parties, and won't remember much. Do something that he enjoys, take him out to some place he never been before, maybe zoo, or rides, or icecream treat. My kids are 1 and 3, they like zoo and rides. We took them for rides, there was one with the car, they spent half a day on it and didn't want to get out. Luckily, I got passes that were valid whole day istead of paying for each ride separatly. Make it a special day for your child, you don't have to make it special for all his friends.

What I did for my kids' birthday, I bought a pack of ballons in 99c store, filled with air, you can even blow it youself, and let him play with it untill he would pop them all, they will last at least a week. My kids love it. And I also baked cake, gave my kids spoons and let them eat it without cutting, they got dirty, but they had fun. Oh, don't forget the candles first, then remove it and give him a spoon, and make pictures.