Start traditions based around birthdays. There are lots of ways to do them. Here are some I found online:
Decorate Before Waking– Decorate the living room with balloons, confetti and banners in the living room the morning of their birthday.
Birthday Frame– I like this idea one mom posted on frames.Every year on her son’s birthday she makes a picture frame using the wrapping paper his gifts came in. She buys a 5×7 wood picture frame from a craft store and makes a collage using the pieces of the wrapping paper on the mat frame that comes inside the frame. When the frame is finished she puts in a photograph of her son from his birthday party. She hangs the picture on the wall and has a memory of each birthday.
Special Plate– It is fun to have a “special” plate (or a birthday crown) for the birthday person to use at meals, that is used only for birthdays. You can make a plate or buy a fun one at the store.
Letters to Remember– Write a special letter to your child each birthday. Keep them in a special place.
Birth Day Stories– The birthday child gets to stay up a little later after the other children have gone to bed and Mommy and Daddy tell him/her about the day they were born, and how their parents felt when that special child joined their family.
Birthday Growth Picture– Take a picture of the birthday child standing back to back with Daddy (or Mommy) and compare growth from year to year.
What birthday traditions do you have? Please leave comment below telling me about your birthday traditions.
My parents always decorated the house before I’d wake up on my birthday — I LOVED that! I’ll do that with my own kids some day 🙂