For my twins' 6th birthday, I planned a 24-day birthday countdown. The idea was to give them one thing each day - a craft, a game, an activity, a thing, an edible treat, or an experience, and repeat. I wrote rhyming notes for each day and put the notes in the little drawers of the advent calendar shadow box that I turned into their birthday countdown shadow box. Each day my kids had NO clue what they would get because I planned and prepared everything when they slept, and they received a new surprise each day. They loved their birthday countdown so much, and bring it up in our conversations so many times, that I can tell it was one of the best decisions I made this year to make not just their birthday but their entire month memorable. In this post I'm sharing what we did for their birthday countdown.
Birthday Countdown:
◙ 23 days to go: Pass the Parcel Game ◙
◙ 22 days to go: Puffy Birthday-Theme Stickers ◙
◙ 21 days to go: Hot Chocolate with Marshmallows ◙
◙ 20 days to go: Birthday Cake Craft ◙
◙ 19 days to go: Bake & Decorate Cookies ◙
◙ 18 days to go: Aluminum Foil Surprise ◙
◙ 17 days to go: Giant Birthday Word Search ◙
◙ 16 days to go: Birthday Donuts ◙
◙ 15 days to go: Birthday Banner Craft ◙
◙ 14 days to go: Play-Doh Station ◙
◙ 13 days to go: Popcorn and Movie Night ◙
◙ 12 days to go: Blindfold Games ◙
◙ 11 days to go: Birthday Jenga ◙
◙ 10 days to go: Money Bank ◙
◙ 9 days to go: Birthday Lotto ◙
◙ 8 days to go: Birthday Crown Craft ◙
◙ 7 days to go: Pancake Bar ◙
◙ 6 days to go: Birthday Picture Crossword ◙
◙ 5 days to go: Birthday Paint Party ◙
◙ 4 days to go: Birthday Bingo ◙
◙ 3 days to go: Punch Box ◙
◙ 2 days to go: Birthday Placemat ◙
◙ 1 day to go: Birthday Balloon Games ◙
◙ The night before: Read Birthday-themed Books ◙
◙ 0 days to go: Birthday treasure hunt and Piñata ◙
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Some more ideas to make the child's birthday special:
Watch the birthday interview with my kids for their 4th birthday in January 2019. They were young so the questions were simple, but as they grow up I can ask more reflective ones. Click here to get the printable of birthday interview for kids.
◙ Birthday coupon book for kids ◙
Watch the video of this fun coupon book I gave to my kids in May 2020, but giving one for a birthday countdown is a good idea too, because the coupons have so many choices to make great memories around the year.
◙ Birthday countdown photoshoot ◙
I did a 10-day birthday countdown photoshoot for my kids for their 2nd birthday, and each day I put up a different backdrop, different clothes, and clicked their pictures. They grow up so fast :)
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For more activities and ideas for kids, check:
◙ youtube.com/c/keshalish ◙ facebook.com/keshalish ◙ instagram.com/keshalish
xoxo,
Nisha
