The BirthDAY~Fun things to do on the REAL birthday

Here are 6 fun ideas to make the BirthDAY special:

1.  Here at our house Daddy crepe papers the little rascals into their rooms and they have to break out in the morning.  I decorate with crepe paper and balloons in the living area.

2.  They find a present waiting by the door but the rest of the gifts are hidden and they have to find them.  We do the HOT/COLD game for the older kiddos.  Here is my 9 year old finding one behind the TV.

3.  Give gifts of play time to each other.  Here is Daddy giving Ty a motorcycle ride on his birthday (Ty was in heaven!).  Here is Tate giving Ty a blanket ride around the hardwood hallways for a gift (Londyn snuck onto the blanket too)!

4.  For my husbands birthday I like to help the kids give him gifts of time.  I let them give him giftcards or tickets to Fun Centers, Movie Theaters, Sporting Events, etc so they can go PLAY with Daddy.  (This year we got a good one but I can't tell what it is due to the off chance that he may read this before his birthday on the 27th!)  It is so much easier than trying to let them pick a regular gift out and more FUN too! 

5.  Write on the windows!  Get some window paint like these and decorate the car!  If you have to go somewhere it is fun to have your child's window announcing the birthday! We did this to daddy's car a few years ago and we also filled the inside with crepe paper and balloons.

6.  The last gift.  Sometimes we save one last gift for the birthday kiddo to open right at bedtime.  It is a fun way to end the big day.  Her is our big five year old with her "last gift" on her birthday back in October.