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[Make It a Day to Remember] A Collection of Ideas to Liven Up a Birthday Party!
Here are some ideas to make your birthday party even more exciting!
A typical birthday party has blowing out candles, eating cake, and giving presents.
But don’t you think it would be even more fun if you added surprising twists, performances that wow everyone, and memorable activities?
We’ve gathered plenty of ideas that everyone—from kids to adults—will enjoy, such as handmade items, games everyone can join, and touching surprises.
Feel free to use them as inspiration!
Since birthdays come only once a year, take your time and create unforgettable moments together with everyone!
[Make it a day to remember] A collection of ideas to liven up a birthday party! (1–10)
Piñata
A piñata is a paper figure made for children’s birthdays in places like Mexico.
It’s usually round like a kusudama, and it’s filled with candy.
While a kusudama is opened by pulling a string, a piñata is broken by hitting it with a stick, so kids can enjoy it like a game! Decorating the piñata itself brightens up the party venue, and it also serves as entertainment—two birds with one stone! If you’re hosting a birthday party with lots of kids, why not try making one?
magic trick
How about surprising everyone at the birthday party with a magic trick? It takes a bit of practice, but once you’ve mastered it, the party will liven up and you’re sure to become the star of the show.
If you do a card trick like in the reference video, using cards with numbers related to the birthday person would likely make them happy.
Surprise box
Open up a box made from a single sheet of paper and… surprise! Inside are tons of decorations—so many that you’ll be amazed they fit in a palm-sized box.
The box is very easy to make: take a rectangular sheet of paper, fold it into thirds vertically, then score it into four equal sections horizontally, and make cuts along the creases.
On the unfolded panels, decorate to your heart’s content with messages to the recipient, memorable photos, and cutouts of their favorite characters or celebrities.
Give them a one-of-a-kind, memorial keepsake box!
Video message
Record congratulatory messages and funny videos in advance from friends who can’t make it to the birthday party, then show them on the day or burn them to a DVD as a gift.
A message from a friend you haven’t seen in years would make an even better surprise, wouldn’t it? It’s a classic idea, but classics have their own kind of charm.
Candy scooping
How about trying a fun game that uses plenty of treats loved by both kids and adults—candy scooping? Prepare various types and sizes of snacks, from small penny candies to big bagged snacks, float them on water, and compete to see how many you can grab within a time limit and how skillfully you can scoop them up! You can float them in the bathtub, or fill an inflatable pool with water and scatter the snacks.
If you set it up in advance on a balcony or similar space, it’ll add an element of surprise that’s sure to delight everyone.
portrait cake
Illustrated and portrait-adorned birthday cakes have become a classic choice lately.
You do end up eating them, but the excitement when you open the box—and the way everyone’s energy spikes—is definitely different from a regular cake.
Using an illustration or photo of the birthday person is great, and cakes featuring their favorite character are also a big hit, making it a birthday to remember.
Ordering from a bakery is a solid option, but how about giving it a shot and making one by hand? There are plenty of websites and videos explaining how to do it, so check them out for inspiration.
Quiz tournament
Using origami paper from a 100-yen shop, you can make a quiz that kids will love for their birthday.
First, prepare the questions by drawing faces on square sheets of origami as they are, and on the back, attach the correct answers made out of origami.
Finally, insert a chopstick so you can flip it over with a quick turn, and you’re done.
It’s a good idea to adjust the hints flexibly based on how the child is responding.
