Happy Birthday to you...And me!

 
When is your birthday? Do you love to celebrate? What’s your favourite memory from when you’ve celebrated in years before? Does a birthday party make you feel excited, maybe worried that you may be getting older or does it fill your heart with happiness?
This week our bloggers got busy documenting their thoughts on birthday’s and here’s what they wrote…
 
Welcome to my birthday blog. In this blog I talk about my experiences in my own words, like how I like to have my own parties and my own cakes which always look so yummy and delicious and might make you want to have a snack because you will start feeling hungry!
This year I’m turning 21 and I’m having my party at Amstel Club I can’t wait to celebrate the night with family, coworkers and friends. There are many different types of music that can be played at parties whether it’s a kids party or a adults party.
Some of the songs you can play at parties are the Chicken Dance, Nutbush, Macarena and YMCA.
It’s important to talk to an adult you trust about who you would like to invite to your special event. There are so many different decorations you can use or have at your event like balloons, party poppers and streamers. There are so many different flavours of cakes you can have. Some are: ice cream cake, chocolate mud cake or vanilla cake. I personally like the ice cream because I love ice cream especially if its cookies and cream. Which cake is your favourite flavour?  
You can make or buy your Invitations from the shops. I prefer homemade ones as it's the thought what counts not the cost. People turn different ages all around the world. You get a star sign each month for different birthdays. My star sign is Sagittarius because my birthday is in December.
You can have different themes for your party like a disco, unicorn, jungle, candy or rainbow theme. They are all amazing themes I like a disco theme with disco lights because I love dancing with disco lights on in my own time. 
What sort of theme would you have at your party or event?
You can have your parties at so many different venues like a restaurant, play center or a cafe. I’ve had some of my birthday’s at Maccas and Hungry Jacks when I was little. 
This year I’m having my party at Amstel Club in the courtyard where there will amazing food and some drinks too. 
It's also important to plan ahead for your events so you don't worry or get stressed on the day before and it's also a great skill for your resume called organisational skills. – Scarlett
 
 
 
Rewind back to the parties of the past, when parents planned the parties, the invitations were handed out before class at school, the excited chatter about who's coming, what everyone is going to wear, themes (wiggles, HI-5, Telly Tubbies & disco), if there was going to be a jumping castle or face painter, Lolly bags, balloons and your parents/guardians covered the cost. Don’t forget about the music! Dancing around to Aqua, S Club 7, Spice Girls and doing the Macarena.  Party games were things like twister, hide n seek, guess who, Simon says, charades, musical chairs and pass the parcel.
I remember having parties as a kid at a play center, in a park, time zone, at my house and it was always great fun! It was so much better when you got to have a friend stay the night and you could talk about the fun that was had and the day's events. The effort that was put in by my parents to make the parties special for my sister and I was always something to be grateful for.
 I always got to have my very best friend at my parties or if I didn’t have a party that year, we had a sleep over. There were always the best treats and party food my, favourite I think at the time was fairy bread, I wasn’t super picky about party food I just wanted to eat as much of it as I was allowed (I was the garbage guts), watching Disney movies was also a favourite for me too and most importantly it was always a fun experience for everyone.
My younger sister also had some very exciting parties planned for her as well, I loved being able to relive the magic of having a birthday party with her. Getting to do the kids party stuff during my teen years was great fun so I suppose I should thank my sister for letting me be a part of them!
As the years go by kid’s parties change and might not be the same as they were in the 90’s and 2000’s when I or my sister was a kid but one thing remains the same, kids' parties are and always will be magical.
And a shout out to all the parents/guardians who put the hard work and funds in so we could have the parties! – Shan
 
Birthdays to me are when I am having a party with my friends, listening to music and having a yummy chocolate cake. Getting older does not bother me because I feel the same, my star sign is Pisces which is known for being a friendly person. My birthday is also special to me because I share it with my twin brother. Can you imagine having a friend since you started to form in your mum's belly. This is very cool. Going to places like your favourite restaurant and sharing a nice meal with your family and friends is always very good. Some of my favourite gifts are an Xbox and gold class tickets from my favourite friends and this made me very happy. – TJ
 
 
My birthday was on Monday last week and I turned 19 years old.
I went out to Amstel with my family to have dinner. After that my family and I went home to have a black forest cake for my birthday and afterwards my family and I played deal or no deal with 8 boxes. In each box there were different presents.
How did I feel opening all of my presents? I felt happy and excited about every present in the boxes but my favourite thing that happened was spending time with everyone at Umbrella Support on that Monday which was my birthday.
There are so many different types of birthday cakes for so many different birthdays. Some people also make cakes for birthdays or even buy store bought birthday cakes
What is your favourite birthday cake or present? - Charlotte 
 
We hope this blog has you excited about your next birthday or party you are going to. We’ll be back next week to…JUST WRITE!