Unique kids birthday surprise ideas: 10 Great Ways to surprise your child on their birthday and creating a birthday tradition.  Every year since my son has been in school on his birthday I have shown up at school with balloons one for each of year.  This year since he is in 7th grade I did  not go to the school with the balloons… (I don’t want to be uncool parent) So instead  the dog and I pick him up at the bus, fully loaded with 13 red balloons.  He still smiles and is happy on his birthday because, it is his special day.  I see me sending balloons to his office when he is 30.. it makes me giggle at the thought.  So for me the balloons have become a birthday tradition in our house.  My kids have come to expect their surprise of balloons and mom making a fool of herself.   As my son gets older I am looking for  new ideas to celebrate his teenage years that are  affordable birthday surprises. Here are some other ways to make you child feel special on there big day!

10 Birthday Surprise ideas for Kids

1. Balloon at school pick up:  if you wear a costume it makes it extra silly (I wear a superhero cape every year from BabyPop my  superhero cape  store)
2. Flowers: My daughter has been getting flowers since she has entered kindergarten.  I asked her if she wanted Flower or Balloons a few months before her 6th birthday.  She said flowers.
3. Decorate house overnight: My friend Hillary does the decorating of the house while her kids are asleep. When they get up the morning of their birthday it is the land of streamers.
4. Birthday Food: make a favorite meal or breakfast.. When I was a kid one day a year my mom would buy Cookie Crisps cereal .. our birthday cereal and we would also get  our favorite dinner
5. Birthday Plate: make one at a local ceramics shop like at Color Me Mine  or Hallmark makes one if you can find it
6. Birthday balloon avalanche from My Dream Sample box
7. Birthday balloon box form DIYSTUDIO.com
8. Power of Silly String: This year I attacked him with silly string while he played his new video game.. I also bought 2 other cans so the kids could have a silly string fight in the backyard.. my son said he loved it. My daughter then requested it for her birthday. I loved this idea for Teen birthday surprises. I might have to wake him up with silly string.
9. Confetti: never underestimate a good mess
10. Trick Candles or Sparkler candles:  I know this is old school but kids love the idea

What special things do you do for your kids birthday?

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