Five Tips For Making Your Child’s Birthday Month Special

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birthday month celebrating special Providence Moms BlogBirthdays have always been my favorite. When I was little, my parents made a pretty big deal out of them. It was never extravagant, but the celebration often began at the beginning of November and lasted all month.

It’s a tradition that I continued into my early thirties, and one that I honestly assumed was totally normal. My husband thinks I’m absolutely nuts, but that’s neither here nor there. As a parent, I plan to continue the birthday month with my son – so I have five tips on how you can celebrate all month long (in a relatively easy and inexpensive way).

Decorate, Decorate, Decorate!

Grab some construction paper and crayons, stickers, and decals and let your child run wild! Okay not really, but this is a super fun way to involve older children and show them that their birthday is important. Go the extra mile and include a happy birthday banner over a mantle or hallway!

Scavenger Hunt!

Start a 30-day scavenger hunt with clues that lead to a small gift! Include clues that speak to the story of your child’s birth, tidbits about their siblings and parents, their hometown, and your life as a family! Example: On the day you were born, mommy was too tired to get the mail. Go look in the mailbox for the next clue!

Special play dates!

If your child is old enough, have a special birthday-themed playdate each weekend for an entire month! Let your child choose a different friend to invite over and the activity that they would like to participate in. Some ideas include riding bikes, a trip to the library, baking a cake, painting, or watching a movie!

King or Queen of the day!

Choose a day of the week (for example, Tuesday) and make it all about your child for that entire month. Each Tuesday, they can pick the dinner choice for the family, and you might even want to write a cute note to them in their lunchbox for the day. Just make Tuesday extra special, all month long.

Take photos!

The photos don’t have to be extravagant or even professional. How about a collage of photos from the entire month that document how much fun the activities were? Don’t forget to get Mom or Dad in the photos too! You’ll always want to remember birthday month each year.

Editor’s note: For those of you with six children, apologies for the six months every year that you’ll need to spend celebrating.

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Amelia Sugerman
Amelia Sugerman is born and raised in SE Massachusetts. She lives with her husband and son (2016) in Attleboro and is a full-time working mom (mostly by choice) focused on corporate communications and employee well-being. When not working, she loves ski weekends with her family, reading at the beach, spicy margaritas, and long walks in Narragansett. She is passionate about girls empowerment and has served on the Board for Girls on the Run Rhode Island. You can find her drinking iced coffee year round and in her pajamas by 6pm on most evenings.