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Kids are very creative. And honest! That means when they get an interesting idea, chances are, they are going to tell their parents about it.
So it should be no surprise that X is full of posts where moms and dads have described their children's funny birthday party requests.
Whether it's huskies or Starbucks, some have also shared how they tried to make them a reality. Continue scrolling to check out the ones that we thought were the absolute best, and don't miss the chat we had with our parenting expert Vicki Broadbent — you'll find it in between the pictures.
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The Darkest Timeline 1 year ago
This one is reasonable and they did a nice job on the cupcakes.
Muhammad Hassan 1 year ago (edited)
Kids' birthday parties are like whirlwinds of chaos and joy, where cake becomes a weapon and balloons mysteriously vanish into thin air! Planning a three-year-old's bash? Brace yourself for giggles, tantrums, and endless energy as you dive into the world of magical themes and messy fun. From unicorn escapades to superhero showdowns, these parties are as wild and wonderful as the kids themselves! 🎈 #ThreeYearOldBirthdayThemes https://majorleaguemommy.com/birthday-themes-for-3-year-olds/
Muhammad Hassan 1 year ago
Kids' birthday parties are like whirlwinds of chaos and joy, where cake becomes a weapon and balloons mysteriously vanish into thin air! Planning a three-year-old's bash? Brace yourself for giggles, tantrums, and endless energy as you dive into the world of magical themes and messy fun. From unicorn escapades to superhero showdowns, these parties are as wild and wonderful as the kids themselves! 🎈 #ThreeYearOldBirthdayThemes https://majorleaguemommy.com/birthday-themes-for-3-year-olds/
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Bouche and Audi and Shyla, Oh My! 1 year ago
Melt lime sherbet to where it's shape-able. Smoosh it into the sides of a large freezer-safe bowl, leaving the main bowl area open. Put the bowl into the freezer. Let vanilla or strawberry (without fruit) ice cream melt to where you can stir it. If it's vanilla, put several drops of red food coloring while you stir in (either flavor) a bag of chocolate chips. Once stirred, put the ice cream into the bowl with the lime sherbet. Do NOT stir. Just smooth the top and refreeze. Presto! You have watermelon!
Terry Tobias 1 year ago
That is so creative! I'd love to see the finished product! 🍉
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Danish Susanne 1 year ago
Once when I was working as a cashier in a supermarket a man came to pay, and a minute or so later he came back in mentioning that he had forgotten to get potatoes. He came back to the cash register and paid for his new basket full. I didn't have the heart to ask why he had not gotten any potatoes.
Candid Panda 1 year ago
Put packets of watermelon seeds in their goody bags so the kids can learn to grow their own.
Michael Largey 1 year ago
Be sure to play Herbie Hancock's "Watermelon Man" instead of "Happy Birthday".
Multi-award-winning TV director and broadcaster Vicki Broadbent, who is also the founder of the acclaimed family blog Honest Mum, believes that a good birthday party, first and foremost, requires love.
"The people your child cares most about should ideally be present," she told Bored Panda.
"Of course, delicious treats and a birthday cake (homemade is wonderful) with some thoughtful presents are usually the ingredients for a fun party and will meet most children's expectations. Kids just want to feel special and loved on their big day just like adults."
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ewa 1 year ago
Maybe she wants to become the police officer?my two boys want to become criminal investigators,I have no idea why d though
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Sue Denham 1 year ago
Perfect. From studying tv murder mysteries I've learnt that 68% of murder victims are discovered by dog walkers.
General Anaesthesia 1 year ago
The "I Am Not A Bot" challenge: Count the candles on the cake. I count twelve.
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AnkleByter 1 year ago
I frequently take walks in the woods, I find it relaxes me. The fact that I may be dragging a body should be irrelevant.
Bouche and Audi and Shyla, Oh My! 1 year ago
Some children play with their friends, and some children find their friends' bodies out in the woods.
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bv7hearts 1 year ago
@Gémeaux jumeaux Stop it with the puns. We've all sulfured enough. :P
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Beth Wheeler 1 year ago
She's a STEM kid. My son joined the US First Robotics club in highschool. He is an engineer because of it and is the lead mentor for a home and private school team that started in 2010. His team has helped other teams, a couple of them are ALL GIRL teams. His team went to the world championship this weekend and made it to the semi finals.
Danish Susanne 1 year ago
But when you look at the picture of an atom there is nearly nothing there.
Kraneia The Dancing Dryad 1 year ago
Easy, just line up cupcakes in the proper shape and ice over em. Voila atom shaped cake.
#5
Bexxxx 1 year ago
I see two snakes in a jungle house, 10/10 if you ask me!
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Thom Serveaux 1 year ago
Her cool older brother handmade a cake after listening to what she wanted. She is going to remember that cake forever.
Agamemnon O'Neill 1 year ago
You do not have to spend $1000 for kids to be happy. That's on YOU
According to Broadbent, kids' wants and needs are different. "Some children don't want parties, so discover what they'd like to do to mark the day," the author of Mumboss (UK) and The Working Mom (US and Canada) said.
"My middle child shunned parties for years while they were young in favor of smaller family gatherings in restaurants, the cinema, a bowling trip, or even staying in a hotel for the weekend."
The mom-of-three suggests simply asking your little one what they would like to do—if they're old enough, you can also provide feedback on their thoughts.
#6
Danish Susanne 1 year ago
I like people but all I know likes animals, so I want such a cake for when I turn 71.
#7
Ray Ceeya (RayCeeYa) 1 year ago
All the signs and stickers in the liquor stores here say to check for 2003 on the IDs now.
Kraneia The Dancing Dryad 1 year ago
I'm planning on having an 80s themed party for my 50th next year 🎂👾🎹🎸
Michael Fernandez 1 year ago
Lol by 2001 we’re going to be sending manned missions to Jupiter to investigate that weird monolith they found on the moon.
Upthegunners_Arsenalfan 1 year ago
I hope no one dressed up as you know what ( hint they are twins)
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Couragetcd 1 year ago
I love that this has been floating around the internet long enough that there is a good chance it will still be around when she is old enough to get embarrassed by it.
#9
Eric S. 1 year ago
Just burn the cake. Mandatory party game is obviously "the floor is lava". Done and done.
Settled for Infamy 1 year ago
Lots of these are obviously not the child's idea IMO
Load More Replies... The Original Bruno 1 year ago
And if you close your eyes....Hear me out: Pink Floyd music, lava cake, spaghetti and meatball, cast-making crafts,
shankShaw deReemer 1 year ago
Some teacher inspired the kid with information about Pompeii. How awesome!
There are many reasons why birthday parties are so special to kids. For example, in a wonderful book by Vivian Gussen Paley, where a group of children are discussing the aging process, one boy, Frederick, tells Ms. Paley, "My mother doesn't have no more birthdays." Ms. Paley asks, "Do you mean she doesn't have a birthday party?" "No," Frederick replies, "She really doesn't have a birthday. How I know is no one comes to her birthday and also she doesn't make the cake."
According to Jacqueline Woolley, Ph.D., who is a professor of psychology and director of the Children's Research Lab at the University of Texas at Austin, what this conversation hints at is the intriguing possibility that young children might believe that birthday parties actually cause them to get older.
#10
BoredPossum 1 year ago
1. A 2 year old kid has sat through an entire movie? 2. She understood it enough to want her party that way? 3. She could tell you her wish clear enough to get it? 4. She's had one birthday, does she even understand what that is?
rullyman 1 year ago
I'm not sure they meant it literally. The parent probably means "they want a petting zoo and lots of music and chaos"
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Captain Kyra 1 year ago
It did, but now as a mom I understand Sally Fields reaction better.
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Arnold Larkins 1 year ago
C**p, now I can imagine the Queen in the band, Queen
Load More Replies... BoredPossum 1 year ago
You guys actually let your kids pick themes and seriously follow through whatever they wanna have? I let my kid wish for a cake flavour. It's gonna be an oversized playdate with sweets anyway.
Jenna Kay 1 year ago
I thought about that too! And then went to Pear Salad, chicken salad, tuna salad, pimento cheese dip. Everyone gets to fill and draw a face on devilled eggs. And of course, guess the mayo brand tasting contest! Decorate with jars of mayo and each kid takes ajar home when they leave as a party favor.
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Traveling Lady Railfan 1 year ago
What random themes. I love it. You can Google"desserts made with mayonnaise" , have you ever tried mayonnaise as a dipping sauce for french fries? Instead of ketchup? I had a dill infused mayonnaise in the Netherlands at McDonald's 30 years ago that blew my mind (although I've always loved mayonnaise on french fries). Use 💩 But make them white instead of brown as decorations... You probably don't need the extra time and effort to be thrown at you when you've got kids but I love a challenge like this. Wish I was your friend and neighbor and helping you out with this party! I know this was posted in January of 2023 but I hope it was a fantastic party for you all!!
Suby 1 year ago
They use both mayo and ketchup for dipping fries in Germany.
Load More Replies... Never Snarky 1 year ago
Serve them peanut butter and mayonnaise sandwiches. They really are good. I grew up on them.
Kraneia The Dancing Dryad 1 year ago
White colored everything, Patrick asking everyone if mayo is an instrument.... Ice cream toppings squeezed out of (empty and clean) mayo bottles.
#12
Michael Largey 1 year ago
Serve English cooking at the party. Your nephew can make new friends.
Sheba's Mum 1 year ago
Just to be clear, Big Ben is the bell inside the Queen Elizabeth Tower ( formerly known as St Stephen's tower)
The little ones can become really emotional about these special occasions. "Have you ever tried to propose to your young child that perhaps you could skip the party this year?" Woolley asks. "Or perhaps you have been unable to hold the party because you were on vacation or had another important family event at that time. If so, you have experienced your child's distress."
"If you thought about it, you may have assumed that he or she was most distressed for fear of not receiving presents, or not eating cake, or not seeing friends. What I will suggest instead is that a more basic fear may underlie this reaction — a fear that if the party is not held, the child might not age!"
The team at Woolley's lab at the University of Texas told kids three stories about children who were each 2 years old and who were about to celebrate their third birthday. One child had a party on his birthday. Another child, due to various circumstances, did not have a party. The third child, due to various other circumstances, had two parties. The children were asked to indicate how old each child would be.
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Kraneia The Dancing Dryad 1 year ago
I think it's the adults that make it complicated. Werewolf? Halloween supply website. 😉
ohjojo (you/your's) 1 year ago
Do a wherewolf party instead. Have a scavenger hunt looking for all the wolf things that you have hidden ahead of time.
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Arnold Larkins 1 year ago
I'm a kid and I can confirm this. We say the wildest s**t ever
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G A 1 year ago
What is an English themed party? And dressed as birds, the rock band or as some sort of sports team?
Suby 1 year ago
Probably a tea party. And the eagles will come in like in Lord of the Rings and carry everyone off. Even though I like your idea of the rock band better. Crash the party with good music.
Load More Replies... chickpea me 1 year ago
Be glad she didn't ask for Japanese. Dad's friends would have to wear kimonos.
ohjojo (you/your's) 1 year ago
I'm becoming more and more concerned about what the kids are watching on TV
Jillio 1 year ago
I was just picturingsome dudes all suited up in there Eagles football uni's...then I realized that was of course not really the Eagles they meant and I'm embarrassed for my 46 y/o self....
Jillio 1 year ago
And now even more embarrassed that I didn't take 5 seconds to proofread my comment and fix my grammatical errors...
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HI, I'M A SHOUTY MAN 1 year ago
Look, she's not going to remember it and it'll be hilarious to break these photos out as a teenager...
justanotherweirdo 1 year ago
Be perfect for blackmailing her kid in the future 🤣
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Nikki Gross 1 year ago (edited)
When I was a cake decorator we would get all kinds of requests. I've worked at corporate bakeries and a small, independently owned shop. When I first started working at Sam's Club in 1997 we were allowed a lot of freedom, as long as it didn't break corporate policy, basically anything considered offensive was a no go. I've dealt with Bridezillas and a whole range of weird working at both types of bakeries. The craziest request was when I worked at the small bakery. A woman, the bride, came in to buy a cake for her bachelorette party. She wanted a realistic cake of her future husband's penis as the cake for her party. The craziest part is she brought a picture of his erect penis...For us to use as reference. That is one of the few times the owners turned down a cake order, it broke one of the few rules that they had for their business. It's also one of the only times I have ever seen them embarrassed and I REALLY wished that unsee juice was a real thing.
Feathered Dinosaur 1 year ago
I remember the days. Boob really was the one most important thing for like 2 years
BoredPossum 1 year ago
So much work for someone who doesn't even understand what's happening...oh wait, it's not about the kid but about the parent...
Emie N. 1 year ago
Well no kidding. The first few parties are always about the parent. Might as well have some fun with it.
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Bouche and Audi and Shyla, Oh My! 1 year ago
My mom made cakes for people, mostly female ones. As it was the '70's, she always put an icing bikini on them.
"Our results revealed that a significant number of children between the ages of 3 and 5 believed that the birthday party itself actually causes aging!" the psychologist said.
Many children said that the child who didn’t have a party would remain 3, and many responded that the child who had two parties would actually become 5 years old.
"Children, like adults, are driven to seek explanations for personal, meaningful events. To children, the annual experience of the seemingly sudden change from one age to another is of great significance. Yet there is no obvious physical cause, as there is with other sorts of changes. Thus, children may grab onto the event that regularly co-occurs with this age change – the party – and assign it a causal role," Woolley explained.
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Upstaged75 1 year ago
Some of these toddlers are pretty specific! I think mine was much more generalized - like trucks or Paw Patrol.
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Bouche and Audi and Shyla, Oh My! 1 year ago
My uncle gave me the trilogy for Christmas when I was twelve. I was thrilled to death, until the Black Riders started chasing down the hobbits in the Shire. I couldn't see them getting safely to Bree, much less Rivendell. I couldn't read the books for several more years. The parts where Sam and Frodo are traveling alone (and with Gollum) are still hard for me to read. They're also really hard to watch. I love the story, but it's just too dark for me.
#18
Gémeaux jumeaux 1 year ago
I... I was ok with the pacifiers... until I, I scrolled down further...
LakotaWolf (she/her) 1 year ago
At least the diapers are on the OUTSIDE! XD
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Eric S. 1 year ago
Daughter in shock says "i meant BARBIES" and starts crying uncontrollably trying to unsee this horror scene
Goat express 1 year ago
Just confirmed that is Ben McKenzie (of the OC and Southland) with his wife!
BWC 1 year ago (edited)
Proud parent of children who no longer talk to them.
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Also, children don't always like other people's suggestions. A recent survey of 2,000 parents with kids ages 3–12 discovered 73% say their youngsters are not so easy to impress.
According to parents, kids expect their favorite foods (67%) and clowns or costumed characters (56%) for their birthday party, more so than inflatable playsets (44%) or laser tag (43%).
As for party themes, 81% of parents receive a specific request from their kids, with unicorns (46%) rising to the top, and video game-themed (41%) birthdays among kids' popular picks.
#19
Michael Largey 1 year ago
It won't tax your imagination that much. (Was he born on April 15th?)
Candid Panda 1 year ago
His birthday cake can be a giant calculator and the napkins can have receipts printed on them.
The Original Bruno 1 year ago
You pay $50 and all you get is that you can't get the free stuff you're entitled to? (I saw low-income people unable to claim hundreds of millions of dollars they were entitled to because H&R Block doesn't lift a finger to help people get the credits and exemptions they should get, and the IRS has to presume that for some reason they're not enttled to them because a tax preparer signed their form. Also, H&R Block lobbies like Hell to oppose tax simplification.)
#20
"Disembodied voice" 1 year ago
I can hear sounds of bottles flipping and I'm already irritated
Huddo's sister 1 year ago
I'm imagining one of those trick liquid pouring cakes, so a water bottle, 'suspended' above the cake by icing/candy that looks like water but has a skewer through the middle to hold it up.
Stephanie Barr 1 year ago
Search "BTS bottle flip" on youtube then ask if that's what they mean.
Kraneia The Dancing Dryad 1 year ago
Hang empty bottles in a garland, bottle flipping party games! 😄
The Darkest Timeline 1 year ago
Easy: drop all the kids off at the park where they can bottle-flip until they tire of it. Then they come back to the house for cake then go home, the end.
Mam cymraeg 1 year ago
That's easy just loads of empty bottles - hang as decorations - bottle bunting tie to helium balloons Loads of bottles for flipping Bottle cake
Conducted by OnePoll on behalf of Kinder Joy for the launch of their new birthday eggs, the survey also uncovered that the right guest list (58%), activities (58%) and treats (58%) are among parents’ absolute must-haves to make their kids’ birthday a success. Other essentials include goodie bags or party favors (49%).
At least the little ones know what they want. Working with an already established theme (albeit a funny one) sounds easier than coming up with something from scratch.
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#22
GrowingThruConcrete 1 year ago
Kids are naturally content with what they have... we teach them otherwise
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Eric S. 1 year ago
Oh so you were the people who visited that store that's always empty at the mall
tuzdayschild 1 year ago
You mean that store where you never have to wait for service? Sounds awful.
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Tucker Cahooter 1 year ago
If you wanted a Microsoft theme party you should have charged the guests on entry and regularly remove their food and only return it once they have stumped up more cash
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Natasha Arruda 1 year ago
Instead of picking a single theme for the birthday, like JUST lava or JUST Encanto the Disney movie, the kid couldn't decide so it's now a lava themed Encanto birthday.
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Michael Largey 1 year ago
Gee, you gotta pick between this or the Pompei party mentioned earlier.
meow point1 1 year ago
It was our wedding day We were getting ready and there wasn't a cloud in the sky Lava pours in, and it's fiery as sin! You're telling this story or am I?
Amalie Jaye 1 year ago
It’s meant to be from a Disney film, Encanto where they all sing “ we don’t talk about Bruno” and the mashup is they added lava instead of Bruno
Vicki Broadbent of Honest Mum thinks children should have a say in their birthday theme, provided there is going to be one.
However, since the budget is often also a point of consideration, she suggests the family calmly discuss what is possible, making a party plan and brainstorming what might work for the get-together.
"I like to offer a few choices with my kids, including some options in a smaller group too," she explained. "Compromise might be required on both parts, so for example paying for entertainment might mean fewer numbers. We like to make a list of close friends as inviting the whole class isn't always possible and not everyone gets on! You want an easy-going and fun day!"
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Mark 1 year ago
Set up an oval track with rope in the backyard and have them run around in circles.
Agfox 1 year ago
I'd almost consider paying to see people running around in circles on an oval track ;-)
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Idgafwyt AllDat'N'ABagOfChips 1 year ago
Depending on the kids age, he could have heard it at school or daycare?
Petra Schaap 1 year ago
he just picked up some words and "cars" somewhere and now you are making it a whole thing
Candid Panda 1 year ago
Great theme- so many fun things you can do. Decorate his chair like the winner's circle with black and white checkered flags.
#26
The Original Bruno 1 year ago
No, that means it was auwful. If it was THE s**t, that means it rocked.
Load More Replies... Idgafwyt AllDat'N'ABagOfChips 1 year ago
I've noticed when someone names their daughter Jordan, it's become common to spell it Jordyn, to try and make it more feminine. It also helps to differentiate between the typical spelling that is usually used for boys. The suggestion of some horribly spelled name for a sibling that may or may not exist, is a little exaggerated, IMHO. The way the name is spelt, it just swapped out 1 letter, not really a Tradjedeigh. Lol
Load More Replies... Bouche and Audi and Shyla, Oh My! 1 year ago
It IS a cute emoji. Did you have a showing of Flushed Away?
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Arnold Larkins 1 year ago
I would like my Lootie-Smooth-Pickled-Rat-Natrual-Flavoured coffe please
Upstaged75 1 year ago
Small? Fancier than any party I had in my entire life. But I did grow up in the 80's - we just brought sleeping bags and the parents rented the most inappropriate horror movie possible. :)
Lo Kindred 1 year ago
Granda Mocha Latte Crappy Panties for me please (thank you to my dear husband for that one)
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Natasha Arruda 1 year ago
😂 Look up the music video "Hey Mario" by Patent Pending. Not the lyrics one but the real people one.
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Trillian 1 year ago
I am not sure I blame it on astrology (we Geminis are sceptics anyway) but I always gave my son a "decide by now" date or I would get his last minute birthday ideas and wishes until the evening before the event.
Auntriarch 1 year ago
As a Taurean, I'm inclined to say it's a load of bull ..
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quentariel 1 year ago
Just make it as an unicorn in the Minecraft. Although cubistic unicorn might be quite a challenge to make.
Nikki Gross 1 year ago
I'm a Gemini, so if you marry us you will get multiple spouses in one, at least that's what my ex-BIL used to say. We still don't know which wife dumped and divorced his sorry a*s, but the rest of the family is eternally grateful to her. 😁😂
Cat Dragon 1 year ago
Gemini are the twins right? Heard that somewhere but forgot
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Chickens are fluffy 1 year ago
Understandable, I'm a Libra myself, when we're older we get better at deciding stuff. Just give us three weeks to do so
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Ken Beattie 1 year ago
Destiny the concept, or Destiny the computer game? If it's the latter it shouldn't be too hard.
Idgafwyt AllDat'N'ABagOfChips 1 year ago
So Mom was saying No, No, No, No, No, when it's really Yea, Yea, Yea, Yea, Yea?
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Kraneia The Dancing Dryad 1 year ago
Ask what they think their destiny will be and go with that 👍
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Rae Rory 1 year ago
my kid wanted an Indiana Jones themed birthday, No cake. He wanted monkey brains.
Kristal 1 year ago
They still happen, they just aren't as interesting to post about
Load More Replies... A girl 1 year ago
Theme? I got cake. White cake because that's what I liked. One year mom hired a clown but some of the attendees were traumatized. I do not understand the theatrics parents go through in modern life. Oh, and get off my lawn👵;)
Rahul Pawa 1 year ago (edited)
I've had a lot of fun coming up with birthday cakes and activities over the years. Having a theme gives me some boundaries and helps my brain think of ideas (or search online for ideas). Raising three boys, we've done Lego, Minecraft (at least twice), Pokemon, Mario, the Flash, PJ Masks, Fortnite and probably one or two others I'm forgetting. For Lego we got a giant bag of random pieces from the used Lego store and setup a build area for the kids. For the Flash we taped a long strip of bubble wrap to the floor and let the kids run across it. For Pokemon I got some small pokemon figures and hid them around the house for the kids to find. Fortnite was a Nerf gun fight in the backyard and a dance contest. Each of these themes also had a custom cake that I made and usually a custom invitation and decorations. Organizing birthday parties for my kids is fun for me and I see it as one of the ways I express my love for them.
Load More Replies... Petra Schaap 1 year ago
at what age do you ask what theme they want for their party? Why would you go all the way, trouble and expenses for 3 year olds that will say something differen every day you ask? and where do you draw the line when it comes to themes? Also, is this an American thing? I mean i see my sister making themed cakes for her children but thats about all the theme there is. oh, maybe napkins, true.
Rahul Pawa 1 year ago
I can't remember exactly when we started letting the kid decide on a theme for their party. I think it would have been around age 3-5. I also suggest giving kids that age choices rather than leaving it completely open. I would think about what their recent 2 or 3 interests have been and ask them to choose between those.
Load More Replies... Lene 1 year ago
When I was a kid the most exciting birthday I had was when my mom made mini-layered cakes, so everyone could eat an entire cake by themselves. It also beat that one birthday party I attended that were held at a McDonald's. Lol. But my kids are a very different generation. From they are 5 they can have themed birthday parties. So we have hosted one with Marshall from Paw Patrol as a theme and one with princesses/Easter as the theme. And I do fear that the next birthday (in early July) will be zombie-themed..... 🧟♀️🧟♂️
Helen Edwards 1 year ago
This reminds me of the waterwheel themed cake that my brother had one year- he was absolutely obsessed with them. Fortunately, there was a really nice cake decorator nearby who made a beautiful cake with a waterwheel on top.
Rae Rory 1 year ago
my kid wanted an Indiana Jones themed birthday, No cake. He wanted monkey brains.
Kristal 1 year ago
They still happen, they just aren't as interesting to post about
Load More Replies... A girl 1 year ago
Theme? I got cake. White cake because that's what I liked. One year mom hired a clown but some of the attendees were traumatized. I do not understand the theatrics parents go through in modern life. Oh, and get off my lawn👵;)
Rahul Pawa 1 year ago (edited)
I've had a lot of fun coming up with birthday cakes and activities over the years. Having a theme gives me some boundaries and helps my brain think of ideas (or search online for ideas). Raising three boys, we've done Lego, Minecraft (at least twice), Pokemon, Mario, the Flash, PJ Masks, Fortnite and probably one or two others I'm forgetting. For Lego we got a giant bag of random pieces from the used Lego store and setup a build area for the kids. For the Flash we taped a long strip of bubble wrap to the floor and let the kids run across it. For Pokemon I got some small pokemon figures and hid them around the house for the kids to find. Fortnite was a Nerf gun fight in the backyard and a dance contest. Each of these themes also had a custom cake that I made and usually a custom invitation and decorations. Organizing birthday parties for my kids is fun for me and I see it as one of the ways I express my love for them.
Load More Replies... Petra Schaap 1 year ago
at what age do you ask what theme they want for their party? Why would you go all the way, trouble and expenses for 3 year olds that will say something differen every day you ask? and where do you draw the line when it comes to themes? Also, is this an American thing? I mean i see my sister making themed cakes for her children but thats about all the theme there is. oh, maybe napkins, true.
Rahul Pawa 1 year ago
I can't remember exactly when we started letting the kid decide on a theme for their party. I think it would have been around age 3-5. I also suggest giving kids that age choices rather than leaving it completely open. I would think about what their recent 2 or 3 interests have been and ask them to choose between those.
Load More Replies... Lene 1 year ago
When I was a kid the most exciting birthday I had was when my mom made mini-layered cakes, so everyone could eat an entire cake by themselves. It also beat that one birthday party I attended that were held at a McDonald's. Lol. But my kids are a very different generation. From they are 5 they can have themed birthday parties. So we have hosted one with Marshall from Paw Patrol as a theme and one with princesses/Easter as the theme. And I do fear that the next birthday (in early July) will be zombie-themed..... 🧟♀️🧟♂️
Helen Edwards 1 year ago
This reminds me of the waterwheel themed cake that my brother had one year- he was absolutely obsessed with them. Fortunately, there was a really nice cake decorator nearby who made a beautiful cake with a waterwheel on top.
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