Quarantine Birthday

Does your child have a birthday coming up? 🎂🎂🎂
I know it is going to be hard because they can’t see their friends or family but here are some tips to help make them feel special. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ .
1) Video messages from friends and family.
2) Sending hand written letters because kids love to get mail.
3) Decorate their room - When they go to sleep after they have been asleep for a couple hours, go in and decorate their room – you don’t need to buy party supplies. Cut up paper, draw things, paper cut outs, pictures, etc. If you have access to a printer- print pictures of your child through the years and put on walls outside their room.
4) Bake a cake – with them or for them. My favorite sprinkles are on my amazon shop under the food category.
5) Make fun birthday party games- Take a pillow sheet and make a potato sack race! Plan a scavenger hunt.
6) And one more: a drive by parade of friends/family driving by in their cars with signs.

If your child is upset and asks why are we not having a birthday party? Say “I know you really wanted to have a birthday party. We are celebrating as a family and it is your special day.” If they ask why can’t I be with my friends- the response can be… “I know it is really hard and you wanted to be with your friends. Right now everyone is staying home so that we can make sure everyone is safe and healthy.”