Even if you’re at home, these 7 birthday party ideas will make your kids happy!
Birthdays are the most eagerly awaited moment for almost everyone. Especially for children, because there are lots of gifts, balloon decorations and candle blowing sessions on their special day. For them, this is very enjoyable.
However, in the midst of the COVID-19 outbreak, of course birthday celebrations cannot be held in large numbers because they must comply with health protocol rules.
As a parent who wants to make your child happy on their birthday, don’t be sad. You can still celebrate this special day more simply. Even if you’re just at home, CekAja has 7 unforgettable children’s birthday ideas.
1. Make decorations simple
Keep making decorations like a birthday celebration. Just something simple, for example with flag chains that say “happy birthday” and colorful balloons.
Collect your child’s favorite toys or dolls, so that the atmosphere feels livelier. If necessary, install a small speaker to play his favorite songs.
2. Order a birthday cake
Children usually really wait for the moment when they blow out the candles and cut the birthday cake. So make sure you also provide this for him.
To be more practical, just order via telephone and delivery. Choose flavors and colors that appeal to children. For example fruit cake, red velvet, or cheese cake. Add some cake toppers with your child’s favorite cartoon characters on top, so that the appearance of the cake looks even more attractive.
3. Keep buying gifts
Apart from cakes, of course little ones are also looking forward to gifts from their loved ones. Children usually also like lots of gifts, rather than expensive but only a few.
Make sure you wrap it neatly using wrapping paper, because they will be happy when they open the parcel one by one.
4. Video call with relatives or friends
Children start to protest because the birthday party is quiet? Get around this by making a video call with relatives or friends, when you want to blow out the candles and cut the cake.
So it feels like celebrating a birthday but online. In this way, relatives can still give greetings and stay in touch, even if they don’t physically meet.
You can use Zoom, a video application that allows your little one to meet lots of people.
5. Provide his favorite food
Especially on birthdays, pamper your little one with favorite foods that you may not be able to eat often. For example, chicken nuggets, sausages or nachos as finger food.
Also serve pasta that is more appealing to children, such as penne or fettuccine, with carbonara sauce. For dessert, make pudding or ice cream. Besides being easy to make, you can also save more on your budget.
6. Make a game
Just celebrating your birthday at home is not as boring as you imagine. To make the atmosphere even more festive, create a number of games for all family members.
For example, guessing pictures in the style of Eat Bulaga. This method can also train children to be more responsive and enrich their vocabulary, you know.
Provide small prizes to make the game more exciting. For those who can’t answer, give them an ignorant ‘punishment’ with powder strokes.
7. Watch a movie together
As the highlight of the event, create a film watching session together. It’s been a long time, haven’t you felt the atmosphere because of social distancing? Change the layout of the living room like a cinema, dim the lights and turn up the volume a little.
Let your child choose a film they like to watch together. Don’t forget, provide snacks such as instant popcorn and soft drinks to make it more like a cinema.
Launching HaiBunda, child psychologist from Three Generations @ Brawijaya Clinic, Fathya Artha Utami said, there are many benefits when celebrating a child’s birthday.
First, he can feel something pleasant. Apart from that, your little one will also feel special and his existence will be appreciated by other people. So, you can throw a small party with the 7 children’s birthday ideas above and additional info.