Yesterday my oldest daughter turned 9. She is a creative, crafty, cute gal! We are so lucky to have her in our family!
Now that we have been parents for 9 years, we have come to realise that we have some of our own birthday traditions that have developed over the years. They are simple ideas, but our children really look forward to them.
Breakfast in Bed
My hubby’s family do birthday breakfasts in bed. I just love the idea of making the day special, right from the beginning of the day!
We make a special breakfast and bring it to the child’s room to eat in bed (or eat next to their bed, depending on their age).
Apart from having their favourite breakfast food and treats, we seemed to have accidently started a food tradition with some foods making an appearance year after year: having a piece of cake with a candle that they blow out on their breakfast tray, “pink milk”/strawberry milk, and strawberries and chocolate sauce.
We sing happy birthday as we enter their room, and give presents at this time too.
Our birthday girl woke up before us, and choose to clean her room to get ready for her breakfast in bed!! She has done this before, once she waited patiently with a crown on her head for us to arrive!
Special Family Activity
The birthday child gets to choose a special activity to do as a family.
E.g. We recently did bowling for one child, and bungee for another child. Last night we went go-carting for my 9 year old’s activity choice and my youngest daughter has asked to go to the pool for her birthday, which is coming up in a few days.
We spend the Saturday closest to their birthday doing fun things together, and then we have the special activity.
The children get excited about which activity they are going to choose next. Will it be laserstrike? Go to the farm? So many choices!!
What birthday traditions have you developed in your family?
Here the birthday child has no chores for the day, gets to choose whatever they want for dinner & cake choice…. We also like to fo something fun! 
