Caution Mamas
Anything you say on my facebook page can and very possibly will inspire a blog post. Oh sure, I have things to say, but there’s a poop streak on the bedsheet calling my name and let’s face it – the best stuff always comes from you, anyway. So, without further hullabalo, here are five brilliant birthday ideas too good to keep buried in an obscure status update:
Breakfast In Bed? Nah, This Is Better!!
“We always wake him up singing (and video taping). We usually have some special breakfast waiting. Of course he gets to pick all of the foods for the day.”
~Alison
Tell Their Story
A rousing performance (with re-enactments from older siblings if possible!), slideshows, a journal entry, or even by making a dish you prepared while in labor. There are tons of fun ways to relive the day. Try them all!
Create A Time Capsule (Sort Of)
I write everything about what they are like at that point in time. Everything I love about them, what I am praying over them & God’s plan for them. Then I seal it and put in a box specific for each of them to have later in life. I also sit with them and tell them the same things..knowing they may not fully understand it all at this age.
~Rena
Oh Mom, THAT Thing Again?!?!? {Hides Grin}
I bought a sparkly decorated “birthday girl” party hat for my daughter. She will be three this year, so this will be the third year we use it while we sing Happy Birthday to her. Hope she doesn’t hate me when she’s 16, because she’s still gonna have to get at least one picture taken with it on her head.:)
~Peyton
The Smorgasbord Approach
We all cuddle up in the morning first thing and sing happy birthday, open their couple of family presents and hear their birth story. I also make whatever that child wants for breakfast and dinner. At breakfast we go around and tell the birthday boy how much we love him and all the things that make him special to us. We usually have a little party with family and/or friends as well, but the other things are our traditions.
~Jennifer
And of course – as many moms notes – there’s ALWAYS food. Usually we whip up a traditional carrot cake with my mom’s recipe, but now that we’re a GAPS family I’ll be baking these grain-free carrot cake mini’s from The Urban Poser.
Did you have a birthday tradition growing up? Have you created any special traditions (birthday or anyday) with your kids? Tell us about it!
