Ideas for Family Birthday Rituals
Many parents have provided ideas about simple things they do in their families to make birthday celebrations meaningful and family-centered without being high-pressured. Each idea has worked for actual families. See which ones might work for you.
- Most years a family-only party, occasionally an extra party with friends.
- Family guests and just a couple of genuinely close friends.
- Birthday child selects the menu for family birthday dinner at home.
- Birthday child selects the restaurant for the family meal celebration.
- Waking up the birthday with the whole family singing “Happy Birthday,” with their choice of birthday menu.
- During the birthday dinner, each family member shares something they especially love about the birthday child.
- Taking family vacations around the child’s birthday.
- One to one traditions such as mother and child going out to a special place each year.
