[Simple and Easy!] Birthday Surprise Ideas for Friends

Send a celebratory LINE message to everyone at once

Isn’t almost everyone keeping in touch with friends on LINE? Here’s a surprise idea: send a flood of celebratory LINE messages all at once.

The plan is to decide on a time in advance and have everyone send their congratulatory messages simultaneously.

If you send from individual chats, the screens will fill up with celebration messages, boosting the sense of happiness.

Try thinking up warm messages to send.

As a variation, you can also send stickers or gifts.

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message board (with group messages), group card, or collective autograph

Surprises that you’ll want to look back on later are wonderful, aren’t they? With that in mind, I’d like to introduce the idea of giving a group message.

It’s a very simple concept, but it warms the heart, and you can revisit it later or even display it.

You can write on a standard message board (shikishi), or on a handmade message card, or even on the gift itself.

Try arranging it freely with your own ideas.

Another recommendation is to paste photos into an album and add group messages there.

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Handmade album

A handmade album filled with memorable photos is perfect for a birthday surprise for a priceless friend.

Simply arranging the photos is lovely, but crafting it with vibrant cut-and-paste decorations reminiscent of a yearbook can make it feel extra special.

Adding a message to each photo is sure to deepen your friendship even more.

And of course, decorating not just the contents but the album itself will make for a festive, one-of-a-kind surprise.

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Put a present in a desk or bag

You’d be surprised to come to school in the morning and find a present in your desk, right? That’s why I recommend the surprise of putting a gift inside the desk.

The size of the present is limited, but it’s easy to do and has a big impact when it’s found.

You could also put it in a bag or a shoe locker instead of the desk.

If it’s in a bag or a shoe locker, they’ll likely find it on their way home.

Try placing it according to the timing when you want to give the present or set up the surprise.

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Homemade bento as a present

How about a heartwarming surprise with a homemade bento? The contents can be anything, but it’s nice to tie them to a birthday or to the person themselves.

For example, you could recreate a birthday cake in the style of a character bento, or pack it full of their favorite foods.

This is a surprise you can pull off either by yourself or with a group of friends.

Beforehand, don’t forget to tell them, “Don’t bring a lunch tomorrow!” Alternatively, you could focus mainly on desserts.

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