As the weeks carry on under lockdown, many of our children will experience birthdays without their friends and family. Here are a few ideas to make their birthdays feel special at home.
Order supplies online in advance.
Do you need balloons, decorations, cards, cake ingredients? Are you having a theme? Make sure you leave enough time for postage.
Happy Birthday multiple signs or hats!
Contact friends and family in advance, ask them to create a happy birthday sign, hat or decoration with your child’s name on, stick it up in their home or wear it and take a photo to share. Your child will see happy birthday signs for him/her in lots of different places.
Group Happy Birthday singalong
Set up a group meeting using an app like Zoom or Houseparty in advance, get the birthday boy/girl to sign in last as a surprise, then sing Happy Birthday together.
Movie and Picnic
Create a cinema in your front room with popcorn, sweets, or a picnic on the floor. Choose a movie and make the tickets for it and posters, collect the tickets on the way in to the room,
Order or send a dessert
Keeping the cake a secret? How about asking a local business to send a cake or special dessert to your front door.
Indoor treasure hunt
Organise a treasure hunt throughout the house. You can even download clues here: Treasure hunt ideas making it even easier!
Online magic parties!
Online magic parties with Captain Fantastic
Professional entertainers will completely engage your child through the phone or laptop, they even have tips if you are not familiar with using Zoom, Google Hangouts or Skype.
Tik Tok Family Dance Challenge
Families are setting each other dance challenges on this social media site. You can see an example here: Buzzfeed news article
Virtual Tour or Facebook Live
Join in virtually with the animal feeding at Banham Zoo or with the farm animals at Wroxham Barns
Have an idea for a Virtual birthday? Let us know at team@mumbler.co.uk
