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You don't have to wait until your next birthday or major holiday to throw a big bash.

Half-Birthdays (or Even Quarter-!)

Birthdays are an obvious reason to celebrate, but sometimes, it's fun to celebrate half- or even quarter-birthdays-especially if you weren't able to have the big bash you were planning for the actual birthday.

How to celebrate: For kids, it's the perfect opportunity to have a different-style party than they're used to (i.e. summer birthday folks can have an ice skating or sledding party, while winter birthday kids can finally have that pool party they've been wishing for).

Have fun with the "half" aspect, by serving half sandwiches, Arnold Palmers (half iced tea, half lemonade), and half cookies or a half cake for dessert. (For the half cake, bake a cake in two rounds, cut the rounds in half, and stack the halves with layers of buttercream in between-stick a straw, a skewer or a dowel down through all four layers to help avoid toppling.)

Changing of the Seasons

Summer solstice is a big party in Scandinavian countries in particular-and ancient winter solstice celebrations were the inspiration for many Christmas traditions. But you can celebrate every time the seasons change.

How to celebrate: Theme your get-together to the season. For summer solstice, wear flower crowns and serve new potatoes with dill, herring, shrimp, and strawberries and cream like the Europeans, or make this the day you reintroduce your summer favorites-fire up the grill for a cookout, break out your favorite summer salads, and finish the party with an ice cream sundae bar.

Winter's the perfect time for a hot chocolate bar, cozy soups, and an epic snowman-making contest (use yarn pompoms, styrofoam balls, or clay if the weather doesn't cooperate).

For fall, think pumpkin-spice anything, hot apple cider, and crafting with fall leaves and pumpkins. And the spring equinox is the perfect time to deck your home with tulips and serve fizzy elderflower cocktails to celebrate everything being in bloom.

Kids' Milestones

Kids are always up for a party, and fortunately, they're always doing something that's worthy of celebrating. Whether it's a great grade on a tough test, scoring in a game, getting braces on (or off!), or the first or last day of school, plan something fun to commemorate the day.

How to celebrate: For the first and last day of school, stock your kids up with the gear they need-chalk, water guns, and flip-flops for the last day of school, and fun school supplies for the first. (And plenty of ice cream works for either day!)

Other things may be worthy of a smaller celebration, like a small gift or another special treat. (Though if you're looking for a pick-me-up, a party with a crew of their friends probably wouldn't hurt either!)

A TV Show You Love

If you have a new season of your favorite show to binge (or the big finale), a watching party is definitely in order.

How to celebrate: Create a killer snack bar with plenty of popcorn and other goodies-or go above and beyond and serve up dishes themed for the show-like a champagne high tea for Bridgerton.

National Food Days

Just Google your favorite food or beverage, and you'll likely find a day on the calendar dedicated to it-whether you're partial to rosé (June 11) or tacos (Oct. 4).

How to celebrate: Have a feast dedicated to your favorite goodie. If it's something that's more ingredient that meal (like avocados), consider basing the whole meal around it (think guacamole or avocado-chocolate truffles). You could also serve up a tasting menu, like a variety of chocolates for National Chocolate Day (July 7) or an epic cheese board for National Cheese Day (June 4), or host a competition among your guests for bragging rights for the best chili (Feb. 24) or cupcakes (Dec. 15).

The Weather

Snow days, rainy days, that first warm day of spring-no matter what the weather, it's a reason to celebrate.

How to celebrate: Indulge in activities that embrace the weather. Sledding, snowball fights and snowman making (followed by a cup of cozy hot chocolate) makes for a perfect snow day. Opt to splash in puddles, or cozy up with a good book for a rainy day. And head outside to enjoy the sunny weather, whether you opt for a hike, a bike ride, or just lazing the day away in a hammock. (And the more, the merrier for any of these activities.)

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Many families opt to host birthday parties at outside facilities, either because they don't have enough space at home, or because they like the ease of putting the party entertainment in the hands of a professional.

Most communities have at least a few basic birthday venues for kids' parties, whether your child wants to go bowling, eat pizza, bounce in an inflatable castle, or compete with friends in a game of laser tag.

Below, you'll find ideas for those tried-and-true birthday party places, as well as some party locations you might not have ever considered. You might even build your party theme around the venue if you find a spot that sparks you and your child's imagination.

Tried-and-True Birthday Party Venues

Almost every community has at least a few of these places available for kids' birthday parties.

Inflatable play facilities (also known as bounce houses or trampoline parks)

Pizza parlors

Bowling alleys

Ice-skating rinks

Roller-skating rinks

Miniature golf courses (indoor and outdoor)

Laser-tag facilities

Paintball facilities

Arcades

Amusement parks

Zoos

Ice cream parlors

Build-A-Bear

Soft play gyms (such as My Gym or Gymboree)

Paint-your-own pottery facilities

Art studios

Fire stations

Budget Birthday Venues

If you don't want to spend a lot of money-or any money at all-to book a space, consider these budget-friendly party places.

Public parks

Beaches

Forests (perfect for a Robin Hood, fairy, or woodland theme)

Campgrounds

Public gardens (host a garden, bug, or fairy party)

School gyms or classrooms (for a sports- or school-themed party)

School tracks

Community centers

Church recreation halls

Libraries

Back to Nature

Get in touch with Mother Earth with a party that celebrates the outdoors. These party places make it easy for kids to connect with nature.

For Creative Minds

Some birthday parties offer kids an opportunity to try a new skill or learn about the world around them. These are great venues for families that like to think outside the box.

Children's museums

Science centers

Art galleries or museums

Nature and history museums

Aquariums

Painting studios

Craft stores (many offer private classes for specific crafts)

Bakeries or restaurants (learn cake decorating or tour a professional kitchen)

Kids' cooking class venues

Candy or chocolate shops

Ballet studios

Music studio or classroom

Tea houses that host tea parties

Bead or jewelry-making stores

Civic theaters

Paint-your-own pottery facilities

Educational farms (also called farm schools)

For Active Kids

Have a kid who wants to get everyone moving on his or her birthday? Choose a birthday party place that encourages physical fitness.

Ballet and dance studios

Gymnastics centers

Karate facilities

Taekwondo facilities

Tennis courts

Indoor soccer fields

Swimming pools

Ice skating rinks

Rollerskating rinks

Hockey rink

Public-school gym or sports field (perhaps where teenage cheerleaders, football players, or other athletes could teach skills to younger kids.)

Yoga studios

Go-kart facilities

Fun buses or other transportable gyms

Golf courses

Skateboarding parks

Batting cages

Rock climbing gyms

Seasonal Party Venues

Depending on the time of year when your child's birthday falls, you might consider a birthday party venue that celebrates the season.

Party Places for Older Kids

Bounce houses are a blast for younger children, but teens and tweens might be looking for something more sophisticated. Oftentimes, they opt for an outing with a few close friends rather than a full-blown birthday party.

Whether your older kid wants a small affair or a big bash, consider these birthday party venue ideas.

Day spas/beauty salons

Restaurants

Movie theaters

Malls

Professional or semi-pro sporting events

Concerts

Coffee houses

Karaoke facilities

All-ages dance clubs

Art studios

Cooking class facilities

Over-the-Top Fun

If money's no object, host a party at one of these upscale locations.

Mansions

Historic homes

Destination cities or attractions, such as Disneyland or New York City

Boats that offer day cruises

Hotels

Dance clubs

Your community might have businesses who have developed their own party packages, such as a pet store that throws puppy parties, where kids can pet and care for dogs, for example.

You might also find professionals who don't normally host parties but are willing to organize something for you on the side, such as school art teachers, crafting experts, ballet instructors, or college athletes.

Start by talking with your birthday boy or girl about their interests, and brainstorm the party venue possibilities from there.

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Carnival games are a hit at family festivals, but they can be expensive to rent from an event company. Plenty of popular carnival games can be made inexpensively, however. From trunk or treat events to school fundraisers, these homemade carnival games are easy to make, easy to win, and fun for all.

In this game, a contestant selects a rubber duck out of a pool of water and turns it over. If there's a colored dot on the bottom of the duck, the participant wins a prize.

In order to set up the game, you'll need a bunch of small rubber ducks, permanent markers in various colors, a plastic swimming pool, and water. Fill a small plastic swimming pool with water. Mark the underside of each rubber duck with a colored dot and wait for the marker to dry. Once the ducks are dry, add them to the water.

The different colors represent the type of prize the participant will win. For example, a red dot could mean candy, while a blue dot might represent a small toy. If you have one large prize to give away, mark one of the ducks with a green dot.

Water Coin Drop

The concept of the water coin drop is simple: Place a glass on the bottom of an empty aquarium tank. Fill the glass with water and a few coins to anchor it and then fill the aquarium with water.

To play, participants place the coin in the water and let it go. If the coin lands inside the glass, they win. Have enough coins on hand to last you throughout the event. Provide the same type of coin to make it fair to everyone who plays.

Tip

To make the game more difficult, use a shot glass. For an easier game, increase the size of the glass.

Balloon Pop

To set up this carnival game, you'll need index cards, balloons, pins, darts, and a wall for this game. Start by thinking about how you would like your balloons arranged. It's easiest to line them up in rows, but they can also be arranged to depict an image. For example, if the game is played at a fall festival, use orange and green balloons to create a large pumpkin.

Don't arrange them yet, though-you need to get their prize cards attached first.
Once you know how many balloons you will use, write out your prizes on index cards, using one card per prize. Pin each index card to the wall with the prize facing the wall so no one can see it. Place a balloon over each index card, pinning the base to the index card, so you don't pop the balloon.

To play, participants will throw the darts at the balloons and attempt to pop one. If they pop a balloon, the index card will be revealed. Remove it from the wall, turn it over, and show the winner what they won.

Gone Fishing

For this game, you'll need a child-sized fishing pole with a binder clip attached at the end instead of a hook. If you don't have a fishing pole, make one with a stick with thin rope and a binder clip attached.

The object of the game is very simple and guarantees a prize, which makes it an instant hit with younger children. The player will cast a line over a wall where an adult is hiding on the other side. Watch your head! Clip a piece of candy or a small toy to the clip and give the fishing line a pull as if the kids have caught a fish. The player pulls out the line and takes their prize.

This homemade carnival game can be a bit messy, but kids will love it. To create the game, you'll need sand, plastic shovels, plastic "dinosaur eggs," and a small container, such as a kiddie-sized swimming pool.

Put stickers and other small prizes inside the plastic eggs. If you have larger prizes, write the name of the prize on a slip of paper and put it inside an egg. Place all of the eggs in the small container. Fill the container with sand, making sure all of the eggs are completely covered.

Hand out plastic shovels and let participants start digging. To minimize the chaos, only let one or two people dig at a time. The game is over when they find an egg and receive their prizes.

Bean Bag Toss

Make your own bean bag toss game, in which a bean bag making it in the hole means the participants win a prize. If you would like to give players more than one shot at winning, add more holes to the boards and paint rings around the different holes to represent prize tiers. For example, the hole at the top center is the hardest to get the bag through, so paint a red ring that signifies that the winner gets a big prize. Paint blue rings on the second row to indicate a medium-sized prize and yellow rings on the bottom row, which are the closest and easiest to hit, so the winner gets a small prize.

Spin the Wheel

There's something about a spinning wheel that draws a crowd of young and old. Additionally, you can theme the wheel for the festivities-for Halloween, you could put ghost and pumpkins on a wheel and ask the player to choose one. If the wheel lands on the one they've chosen, they win a prize. Alternatively, if you want players to try for specific prizes, put pictures of the prizes on the wheel.

If you're using candy as the prize, put numbers on the wheel and have participants guess which number the wheel will land on next. If it's not the number the player has called, that number of candy pieces goes into a pot. The next player then calls a number. Repeat until the wheel finally lands on a player's number and they win the candy loot.

Milk Bottle Toss

The main thing you need for a milk bottle toss is a couple of heavy-bottomed bottles-you can use metal milk bottles, or you can order some wooden stand-ins. Stack the bottles on a table, create a line that people need to stand behind to throw a ball, and you're in for a good time! The person who manages to knock down the most bottles wins. To accommodate different ages of players, set a few different distances for people to throw from.

In this game, participants try to get as many rings around the tops of bottles as they can. This is a really fun and easy DIY carnival game. All you need is a crate, bottles to fill the crate (can be plastic or glass) with, and some rings. Have everyone stand behind a line and throw their rings towards the bottle. Whoever gets the most rings around the top of the bottle will win a prize.

Water Gun Spray

Have guests go head-to-head in this quick game. Grab a couple of water guns, some lightweight balls, and golf tees. The aim of the game is to knock your ball off of the tee using the spray from the water gun before the other person knocks their ball of their tee. Get lighter balls to make the game easier, and heavier ones to make it a little trickier. A larger ball stand (such as a the top of a can with the pop-top taken off) would also make the game harder.

Donut Eating Game

If you're looking for a game that can get a lot of people involved at once, this is it! It takes a little bit of effort to set up, but once people start playing, it'll be worth it for the laughs and the sweet taste of a donut.

Find a place where you can tie a string from one sturdy thing to another. You can use two trees or even a clothesline. Get your donuts and some string, and tie the two together. Hang some donuts on longer strings and some on shorter strings to accommodate people of different heights. You can also wrap a donut with a string multiple times to make it a little trickier.

Get everyone to stand underneath a donut. The aim of the game is to finish your donut first without any of it falling on the ground and without using your hands.

Tip

Cut the dangling strings off after each round and hang the next round of donuts on new strings. No one wants to eat off a string someone else was eating off of. Pre-tie the strings to the donuts for a quicker transition.

Tin Can Bowling

Tin can bowling is fun for people of all ages. Raid your recycling bin for tin cans. Stack them on top of each other in a pyramid shape. You'll need a round ball, like a soccer ball or basketball. Participants try to knock down as many cans as they can by rolling the ball towards them. Younger kids can stand closer while adults can try their hand from further away.

The popular game from the 1980s Plinko can be easily DIYd with a piece of plywood, nails, a hammer, and something circular that can roll down it. A medium-size metal ring, bangle bracelet, or even something like a napkin ring could all work.

Hammer a bunch of nails into the plywood just far enough apart that your circular item can fall down (but not straight down) between the nails. Then write or paint numbers at the bottom of the board for each lane. The aim of the game is to try and get your piece into the number you've selected. Because the route is usually random, it's actually a pretty tough game!

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THINKING OF HAVING A CELEBRATION? HERE ARE A FEW IDEAS FOR EACH MONTH!

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Every month is full of days and weeks to observe and celebrate. Many of those days, have much ado surrounding them like Halloween parties and Mother's Day brunch and are quite well known. But, have you ever heard of Backwards Day? Or Look for Circles Day? These special days can help pique your kids' interests and stimulate their minds.

January Special Days

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There are plenty of reasons to celebrate these special days during the month besides New Year's. They include:

Trivia Day

Appreciate a Dragon Day

National Kazoo Day

January is also National Book Month and International Creativity Month.

February Special Days

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February is full of fun holidays and celebrations. Celebrate more than just Valentine's Day with these silly days:

Read in the Bathtub Day

World Thinking Day

Tell a Fairy Tale Day

February is also Black History Month and includes International Snow Sculpting Week.

March Special Days

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March is the month when ​everyone is welcome to be Irish for St. Patrick's Day. Other fun days for kids are:

National Pi Day

World Meteorology Day

Tolkien Reading Day

March is also Women's History Month and includes International Brain Awareness Week.

April Special Days

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Every month has at least one well-known holiday. In April, it's April Fool's Day. Besides that tricky day, other special days in April that children will appreciate are:

National Library Day

Scrabble Day

Richter Scale Day

One whole week is just for budding poets, so get writing (or reading) during Young People's Poetry Week. Some celebrations last all month; April is the Month of the Military Child and Math Awareness Month.

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May Special Days

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Mother's Day and Memorial Day are two of the holidays celebrated in May, but there are plenty of other days that are perfect for children and families:

Mother Goose Day

Nerd or Geek Pride Day

Buy a Musical Instrument Day

Kids will no doubt enjoy Astronomy Week this month, too.

June Special Days

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You can celebrate Father's Day and Family History Day in June. During the summer months, you can get creative with these special days:

Drawing or Pencil Day

Camera Day

More focus on the family this month is during National Family Week. June is also National Audio Book Month, which is perfect for a summer road trip.

July Special Days

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By mid-summer, some kids may start to get bored, so it's no surprise that July is National Anti-Boredom month. In addition to the family favorite, Independence Day, there are many other interesting days kids will love include:

International Joke Day

Video Games Day

Spoonerism Day

August Special Days

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In August, the weather can still be pretty warm, but the vacation season is winding down as kids prepare for school to begin. It makes sense, then, that August would be designated as Family Fun Month. It's time for the whole family to enjoy time together before school starts. Little artists will appreciate that among the special celebrations in August is Artist Appreciation Month.​

Other days kids will appreciate include:

Book Lover's Day

Poet's Day

Aviation Day

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September Special Days

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By now most children are back in school, so it might be good to take note of Positive Thinking Day in September. Other fun days during September, in addition to Labor Day, include:

Punctuation Day

Talk Like a Pirate Day

September is also Classical Music Month and includes Fall Astronomy Week.

October Special Days

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October features a highly favored ultimate dress-up day for children: Halloween. A lesser-known favorite is English Language Day. Holidays others might enjoy are:

Curious Events Day

Moment of Frustration Day

October is also Sarcastic Month and includes Chemistry Week.

November Special Days

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November kicks off the holiday season, punctuated by a countdown to Thanksgiving. Some zany holidays in November include:

National Children's Non-Fiction Day

I Love to Write Day

Look for Circles Day

Since families often gather for Thanksgiving, children can take advantage of Family Stories Month. Kids and their families can also enjoy Game and Puzzle Week.

December Special Days

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With Christmas, Hanukkah, and New Year's Eve in December, it's not surprising to find Cookie Cutter Week as well.​ Lesser-known holidays this month include:

Look on the Brightside Day

Make Cut-Out Snowflakes Day

Card Playing Day

December is also Write a Friend Month, the perfect time for sending holiday wishes.

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The idea that everyone should celebrate their birthday is, weirdly, not very old itself.

Not until the 19th century-perhaps around 1860 or 1880-did middle-class Americans commonly do so, and not until the early 20th century were birthday celebrations a tradition nationwide. In fact, the song "Happy Birthday" is not far beyond its own 100th birthday.

Throughout history there are scattered examples of birthday festivities around the globe, but the honorees tended to be either rulers, such as Egyptian pharaohs, or powerful members of an upper class. For a while, a similar pattern held in the United States: Birthdays were for rich people or national heroes. Americans celebrated George Washington's birthday, for instance, but for everyone else, a birthday-if they even knew the date-was just another day.

The shift in the mid-19th century started with kids. Some scholars have emphasized the increased attention that began to be lavished on individual children as families started having fewer of them. Kids' birthday parties may have been an early hint of how American children were starting to be viewed as less valuable economically (as workers) and more valuable emotionally (as family members).
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The rise in birthday celebrations was also part of a larger shift in how people conceptualized the passing of time. Clocks in preindustrial America were "rare and seldom accurate," according to the historian Howard Chudacoff. As the 19th century progressed, the widespread production of household clocks and pocket watches made it possible for Americans to constantly know what time it was. And as more people followed the schedules of factories, streetcars, and trains, they had more reason to watch those clocks.

As Americans became more aware of time, they also became more aware of how it passed in their own lives, Chudacoff argues in his 1989 book, How Old Are You?: Age Consciousness in American Culture. This newfound focus on age was visible in many 19th-century institutions: Schools started using age to separate students into grades, and doctors started using it to assess people's health and development. Not coincidentally, this was the same era when people started noting their birthday.

The precision of and attention to time seem to be what link the process of industrialization to the observance of birthdays. As Hizky Shoham, a cultural-studies professor at Israel's Bar-Ilan University, pointed out to me, the two have coincided in other times and places, such as in Sweden in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, and in rural Estonia in the mid-20th century.

America's own period of industrialization in the 19th century was when the rituals and trappings of birthday parties went mainstream. The way we celebrate today is a mishmash of traditions: Cake can likely be traced back to ancient Roman birthday rites (though some accounts indicate that Americans used to be just as likely to celebrate with fruit). The candles appear to come from aristocratic German birthday celebrations, and date back at least several hundred years. And the expectation of wrapped gifts is a product of good old Western consumerism.

Relatedly, people started selling birthday cards in the late 19th century. Before long, card makers were releasing the same age-phobic dreck that you can find in drugstore aisles today. One 1926 card read, "I know your age / But I'll keep it mum / If you'll do the same / When my birthdays come."

Today, the idea of someone celebrating their birthday is noncontroversial, but in the decades when the tradition was still new, some groups resisted it. Researchers have noted that various birthday-party poopers thought that the celebrations were self-centered and materialistic, took attention away from God, and turned children into brats.

The haters, of course, lost. But they were right to suspect that birthdays have a dark side. As anyone past a certain age can attest, marking another year is not all balloons and ice-cream cakes. A birthday can be anxiety-provoking, in the sense that it "provides a milestone by which individuals can compare their status, accomplishments, [and appearance] with other people who are the same age," Chudacoff told me. "It's kind of like a train: Are you ahead of time, on time, or behind time?"

In fact, the era when birthdays exploded was also the era when those terms- on time, ahead of time, behind time-entered the lexicon. They were used to talk about daily logistics, but they were also applied to people's progress through life in a way that quickly laced birthdays with anxiety. "I lay in bed this morning thinking, 'forty-six years old and nowhere yet,'" one woman wrote in her diary in 1921.

A century later, cultural expectations have loosened around when and whether people should reach milestones such as getting married and having kids. But the pernicious stigma associated with being "behind time" persists. So on your next birthday, as a gift to yourself, kick back with a nice big bowl of fruit, don't look at the clock, and take the day off from neurotically comparing yourself with everyone else.

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The Strange Origins of American Birthday Celebrations

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The idea that everyone should celebrate their birthday is, weirdly, not very old itself. Not until the 19th century-perhaps around 1860 or 1880-did middle-class Americans commonly do so, and not until the early 20th century were birthday celebrations a tradition nationwide. In fact, the song "Happy Birthday" is not far beyond its own 100th birthday.