If sending out birthday party invitations just doesn’t feel personal enough, start a tradition that does. You may find deeper meaning in marking the moment in one of the following ways:
Front Door Portrait
Each year, take a picture of your birthday boy or girl by your front door. I saw a moving collage consisting of forty years of a girl standing with her father in front of their door. The changes are slight from year to year and fun to study, but moving when you consider them a decade at a time. It doesn’t really matter if your front door changes over the years; the symbolic nod to transition works well. You could do it anywhere that suits you, however, just be consistent from year to year.
Birthday Chair Interview
Video a candid one-on-one interview with your birthday child. You can play both the interviewer and film-maker for one perspective. Or for another perspective, do your interview while someone else films. Be ready with the same questions each year to see how the answers change. Good topics to ask about could include questions about friends, favorite toys, activities and aspirations. Try these questions for your interview:
- What will you get to do now that you are x years old?
- What was the most fun thing that happened this past year?
- What would you like to do (or be) when you grow up?
Walk Down Memory Lane
Children adore seeing pictures of themselves. Get your child’s baby book out to read together. Sit down as a family to watch videos or view photos from their baby years. This is a great reason to dust off old footage you may not have reason to pull out, and it’s also great fun to do as a family, knowing everyone will get their turn (including mom and dad!).
All of these ideas are perfect photo-ops to add to the usual birthday party action. If you’re just getting started now with birthday party planning, find birthday party invitations unique enough for your child’s celebration at www.LookLoveSend.com. You can customize birthday party invitations online using easy tools to personalize them with a photo and your own text. You’ll find coordinating thank you note cards for many designs, and you can count on premium quality paper for all your invitations and cards.
