10 Terrific Ways To Celebrate Your Birthday At Home With Your Family During Lockdown

It’s been a year and the pandemic doesn’t seem to be easing up, but that doesn’t mean we need to forgo having fun, especially if your birthday is approaching. We’ve gotta get through this and stay strong but we can for sure sprinkle some fun and giggles on all our birthday plans even if we’re stuck at home! And we’ve got just the list for you that’ll help you come up with a fantastic birthday plan with your friends and family! Read on to find out! 

1. Set Up A Themed Birthday Party 

Who says you can't dress up and have a fun fancy dress competition with your near and dear ones at home? Yup, so set a theme, put on your most outrageous outfits at home and compete with your fam on who can pull off the most ridiculous outfits! And don’t forget to take loads of pictures for memory or just to tease your family for years on after! *wink*

2. Bake A Cake & Treats With Your Family

Cake has more or less become a staple for birthday celebrations and if you’re hesitant about ordering from outside, why not put on your apron and get to work with your family and kiddos to create the perfect birthday cake at home? Cook up other fantastic snacks and mocktails and have a blast with some music in the background as you fumble your way through the process with your family, ‘cause a fun-tastic birthday awaits! 

3. Decorate Your Home Or Try A Home Makeover

Decorations are mandatory to jazz up your abodes with balloons, flowers and streamers on a birthday, won’t you say? So, go all out on the supplies and get to blowing up those fancy balloons and taping up the cutest birthday hanging you can find. And, if you’re the creative sorts, why not make special and personalized birthday cards for the birthday boy/girl? They’ll surely be appreciated, so get to work and add that pizzaz to your homes! 

4. Host A Virtual Birthday Party

Going virtual in these times is how we’re coping with the need for socialising in the current times, and if your birthday or a friends birthday is coming up, why not plan an online birthday party, or surprise your friend who has the birthday with a surprise live stream where you can chit chat and play silly games that have you on the floor rolling with laughter! 

5. Plan A Barbeque Party At Home 

For all those with a backyard, garden or terrace, a barbeque party at home with the family can be an absolutely fun affair. Get the grill started and take turns cooking up delicious sausages, veggies or burger patties. Get some mocktails and drinks to go with it and don’t forget to decorate the yard with some pretty fairy lights to set the mood. Now all you need to do is feast and have fun! 

6. Pamper Yourself With A Home Spa Day With The Fam

It’s your birthday so take some time off from the daily chores and WFH meetings and just lay back and pamper yourself with a relaxing spa day. Get the water steaming with bath salts, put on a soothing homemade face mask and just let all your worries go as you listen to calming music. To make it more fun, get your family to put on face masks with you and dip your feet in bath salts and maybe do each other’s manicures and pedicures while you’re at it. Sounds heavenly, no? 

7. Host A Virtual Movie Marathon With Friends And Family 

There are several apps nowadays that let you watch movies and shows with your friends online like Netflix Party app and more, where you can chat with them and share a screen. So set a time, pick up a new movie or a nostalgic movie that y’all love, have loads of snacks and candy ready and just binge on! 

8. Make A Time Capsule Or Memory Jar 

If you’re going for a much more personalised and nostalgic experience, then why not make memory jars or time capsules with your family and friends. Write letters for your future selves and put in your most cherished memories in the boxes and seal them away, for them to be opened at a later date together! You can put in predictions for the future or just a note to yourself on your hopes and dreams for the times to come. It’ll truly be a thrilling experience once you open it in the future! 

9. Play Online Virtual Games Like Heads Up! & More

Party games are always fun and we all have some of the juiciest anecdotes from when we’ve gone all out and have a competitive game night. So fire up a zoom call and play fun games like pin the tail or other virtual games like Pictionary, Heads Up, Cards Against Humanity and more. And if you’re a video game lover, then get your gang and have a fun session of Call Of Duty or Fortnight. Happy gaming,y ‘all! 

10. Arrange A Scavenger Hunt 

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Scavenger hunts plan out beautifully if you have small kids at home. So, hide a few treasures around the house for the kids to find and leave them with certain clues that they can follow on their treasure hunt. Watch them scamper around, trying to find their gift. You can even plant several clues leading up to their final wrapped birthday present or hide small gifts everywhere around the house. These even work wonders for an adult party, after all, who doesn’t like a fun treasure hunt with a gift at the end? *wink*

And there you have it, folks! You can make your birthday’s special even while you stay home, so try these tips and tricks and let us know how they worked for y’all! Cheers!