Birthday Traditions

My oldest is turning 9 next week. Does your family have birthday traditions?

 Growing up I got to choose dinner for my birthday. I always chose ravioli. My NaNa would bring over a Carvel ice cream cake for dessert. Birthdays were not big.

I wanted to make birthdays more special for my daughters. We decorate their bedroom door at night with streamers. Presents are waiting as they awake. The birthday child gets to choose events for the day from meals to activities.

This year’s request is cinnamon rolls for breakfast and joining her for lunch & recess at school.

We don’t live near family but my MIL almost always flies out for birthdays (sometimes other surprise relatives). My girls look forward to it.

My daughter’s birthday is on a holiday- Veteran’s Day. If we lived back on the East coast it would be a school holiday. Here in the Midwest it is not. She enjoys receiving the special birthday student treatment. Each grade has a different policy how to celebrate. What does your school allow?