Birthday 2010 - 4 Years Old
Today is a day of celebration at our house, it is a birthday day for our oldest daughter. Today she turns six years old. Whenever we have a birthday celebration it always causes me to pause and think - What did I like about my birthdays growing up? What sticks with me over the years? What are traditions I would like the kids to get used to enjoying every year?
We are incredibly blessed to have many of our family members close and are able to celebrate with them as well as family friends that have a connection almost like cousins to our children. Here are the traditions we have begun with our children. Many of them have already morphed and changed over these 8 years of parenting and I suspect they will morph and change more to come. Many have come from hearing what our friend's do with their children on birthdays as well. So if we got one of these ideas from you - thank you!
Beka's Family Birthday Traditions:
- Birthday Child gets to choose supper both on their birthday day and for their family birthday party
- Birthday Child eats with a red "You are Special" plate
- At suppertime Birthday Child is given compliments by everyone else at the table, using prompts like "I like how you...." and "You are special because...."
- When our kiddos are seven they have their first "friend-only" party. Before that it is a family affair. Family friends are invited as whole units.
- The Birthday Child gets to choose cake and frosting flavors and decorations that mom can make. Or cupcakes, cupcake cones, etc. The most creative request I have taken on was to have a brownie birthday cake with blueberry frosting. It was really quite yummy!
What are your birthday traditions with your children?
What birthday celebrations left an impact on you as a child?
If your child is young yet, what traditions do you look forward to starting?
I may try some of your traditions, I really liked the one with the special plate! One tradition that we started that I really like is we buy the kids a hardcover book as one of their gifts. It goes along with the theme of their birthday, and each guest that comes to the party signs inside the cover. They all leave sweet little messages that we love to pull off the shelf and look back on. Then we have another book to add to their libraries, also!
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