Your birthday is like a holiday

2024 Author: James Gerald | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 14:00

The entertainment industry does not stand still. Every now and then, children's clubs, cafes and play centers are opening in Moscow. The range of their services allows everyone to find for themselves the best option for holding a prom, wedding or a friendly party. But I would like to talk about the most important event in the life of moms and dads - the birthday of their baby. Little tips and tricks will help you make this day really fun, interesting and unforgettable.

Birthday at home

Usually, for the birthday of their baby, parents begin to prepare in advance. They think over options with a gift, make a list of guests and decide the main issue with the venue of the celebration. Some parents are happy to go to the children's club on this day, hand over their birthday boy to the care of local animators and do not experience any problems with organizing the holiday. They do not rack their brains over the festive menu, which, by the way, costs a lot in such establishments. A children's buffet consisting of a forfeit, a sandwich and a fruit tartlet costs about $ 10 per person, and the same with the addition of salad and hot will cost you $ 25.

Do you think it's expensive? Do you already agree to arrange a celebration within your own walls with washing dishes under the curtain? Then let's get started!

The most important thing is to create a festive atmosphere at home. Be sure to purchase a sign"

Highlight a place on the wall where you can arrange a small "personal exhibition" of your birthday boy. There may be his drawings, the first recipes, handicrafts, in a word, what the kid managed to create in a whole year. When the guests start to admire his talents, he will be just happy.

Do you want to see the happy face of the baby right in the morning? Then do not be lazy at night, while the birthday boy is sleeping, inflate as many balloons as your lungs will allow you. After that, scatter all the balls around the room, so that there is no place to step. In the morning, if the balls do not deflate, the effect and excellent photography are guaranteed!

Now let's talk about gifts. If your child has a specific desire, for example, a bicycle, this is one option, but if your treasure doesn’t know what he wants, then this is more difficult. If so, I advise you to purchase many inexpensive gifts from different areas of the toy industry. With something, but guess what. This option has one more advantage over the "single" gift. All these gifts can be given not all at once, but during the whole day, extracting them from the most unexpected places. Imagine, you ask your son to take the T-shirt to the washing machine, he opens the door and finds a ball there. Even if he does not need this ball, the baby will receive positive emotions anyway.

The festive menu should be tailored to the tastes of your child's guests. One is not allowed smoked sausage, the other is allergic to chicken, the third does not like Bird's milk cake. Of course, you cannot please everyone, but it is necessary to consult with other parents.

Children love to imitate adults and love to clink glasses at the table. It is better if there is light juice in their glasses, since cherry, currant, strawberry juice is very poorly washed.

So, the gifts have been handed over, the candles on the cake have been extinguished, the congratulatory song has been sung. It's time to think about entertainment. I advise you to show the kids a puppet theater. All kinds of dolls, fairy-tale characters and even heroes of the program "Good night, kids" are now sold in stores for this. It doesn’t matter that you don’t have a theatrical education and directing experience. Whatever you say, standing behind the screen, the children will be delighted with your entreprise.

At the end of the show, let your puppet heroes give your baby a gift. Better if it is a disc or videotape with a new cartoon. Then all the children will be happy to sit down to watch it, and you can, with a sense of accomplishment, relax in the kitchen with other parents and raise a glass of champagne to the health of your baby.

Clown to order

"An unforgettable birthday for your baby!" - ads of this kind can often be found on the pages of newspapers and children's magazines. Most often, under such advertising is a clown who, for a couple of hundred dollars, promises to entertain your child for 1, 5-2 hours.

Once I witnessed such entertainment in one of the children's clubs. Celebrated the birthday of a ten-year-old girl. Dressed like a princess, she looked at the clown with blue eyes and kept expecting some kind of miracle from him. But the miracle did not happen. The clown grimaced absurdly and made riddles like "hanging pear - you can't eat". Fifteen minutes later, no one was listening to him. Then he invited the children to split into teams to participate in the relay.

- Come up with a name for yourself! - the presenter commanded.

- We'll be Teletubbies! - answered the girls.

- No, you will be telepics! - the merry fellow joked. The boys giggled, but the clown immediately tamed them.

- Why are you laughing? You will be teleunitaziki!

Outraged parents asked the clown to behave decently and do without vulgarities. Then a man in a matted wig and a red nose came up with another amusement. The guests were invited to drink the hero of the occasion with water from a spoon with their eyes closed. The result is a drenched dress, ruined hairstyle and tears of the princess.

So how to protect yourself and your child from such would-be clowns? Call the phone number indicated in the advertisement, find out the name of the program, because the program with the name will carry a certain meaning and take place not spontaneously, but according to the script. Indicate the age of your child (some clowns only know about this by the number of candles on the birthday cake). You cannot "play" the same program for a five-year-old toddler and a twelve-year-old teenager.

By the way, when inviting a clown to a child under five years old, you need to proceed very carefully. Many kids are simply afraid of them. But if you do decide, then ask the clown to make a not very bright make-up. A wig and a red nose will be enough for the kid. Ask the host about the competitions in detail. Feel free to say that your child will not understand the assignment. It is better to adjust the program in advance, than to see later how the kid makes a helpless gesture, and the presenter will nervously think on the move how to "save" the birthday.

When agreeing to hold a holiday, tell us about your child's hobbies. If you have a little intellectual growing up, then he will like riddles, quizzes, math puzzles, etc. more. If you are bringing up musical talent, then ask the presenter to include music competitions in the program (sing a song, guess the melody, tap a given rhythm). In a word, the child should feel like a hero of the celebration, not only because he is a birthday boy, but also because he knows a lot and can do a lot. Of course, in this case, other children will be less involved in the holiday, but do not worry. After all, it's your baby's birthday, and they are his guests.

Don't miss an important moment with prizes. Sometimes it happens that the host has a limited number of them, and it may not be enough for everyone. Prepare small souvenirs (stickers, fountain pens, lollipops) and give them to the host in advance.

In the kids club

So you've decided to go to the club! What should be guided by when choosing a club? First of all, the prices for entrance tickets, unless of course this question is relevant for you. Average price in Moscow: 200 r. - child ticket, 50 - adult. Multiply that by the number of your guests and … smile!

Clown services are paid separately, just agree that you have a personal clown, otherwise all the children present in the club will have fun for your money.

Often, animators offer face painting as entertainment. Except for dirty hands and clothes, you will get nothing. Also, imagine how you will then go home. Not every child will agree to go out with a painted nose, cheeks and mustache like a cat.

Almost all children's clubs have three-level labyrinths with slides. Make sure that your child first "gets drunk" enough, and then sat down at the festive table, because even in kindergartens and schools, the schedule is made so that the physical education lesson is held before breakfast. Slides in such labyrinths end with a dry pool. If your baby is still very young and, moreover, is slow, he is in real danger of being knocked down by a child moving out after him.

The most pleasant thing after visiting a noisy club is returning home, where your birthday boy will be able to finally enjoy the new donated toys, and you, dear mothers and fathers, in cozy silence, remember the most important event in life, namely: the birth of a little miracle - your baby!