I love birthdays! And as I mentioned last week, we are in “Birthday Mode” in my household. So over the next couple weeks, I will be sharing some of my favorite birthday traditions. If you have any you would like to share, please send them in! I would love to hear how you make birthdays special! Email: kristenATcelebrateeverydaywithme.com.
Birthday Tradition #1: Waking up with the Birthday Box & Song
Each birthday upon waking, our children are greeted with a musical angel playing “Happy Birthday” and a little gift in their Birthday Box.
This particular musical angel is from my childhood. I remember the anticipation as I would hear the music coming down the hall and eventually into my bedroom. It’s a fun way to wake up!
The Birthday Box is the first gift the kids open. It is made so that it can be used over and over again every year. Sweet Boy and Sweet Girl each have their own box.
Extra Thoughts:
- A word of advice to parents of small children: don’t leave the box sitting out too long … your child WILL tear into it!
- Incidentally, age is not an issue. I was greeted with these items each birthday until I moved out as an adult!
- If you’re looking for your own Happy Birthday Music Box, I found these adorable musical cupcakes on Amazon! If I didn’t have my family heirloom angel, this is what I’d pick out!
($19.95 each)
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Pink Musical Cupcake |
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Blue Musical Cupcake |
Happy Celebrating!
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My name is Kristen. I'm a former Wedding & Event Planner blogging about fun ways to celebrate each and every day and the special occasions of life. Here you'll find inspiration for family fun, children's activities, party planning and a faith-filled life. 
Love this! Every year we woke up to the sound of Captain Zoom singing Happy Birthday to us. Even today, my parents still email me the song and they have gotten the song with each of my kids names also!
Marcy, I love Captain Zoom too!! I have to get it for my kids. How fun that your parents still email it to you!
Once again, great idea! I’m going to do this for Colin on his birthday in October. Colin is going to have the best birthday ever!
My cupcake came in the mail yesterday! Looking forward to using it on Colin’s upcoming birthday.
Oh, I’m so excited! Hope he loves it. 🙂