5. Make Video Cards
Whether you’re a words of affirmation person or not, everyone loves to hear how much they are loved and treasured—especially on their birthday. Cards are fun, but take it one step further by having friends and family send video clips wishing the birthday girl or boy a happy birthday. If you’re really tech-savvy, you can piece them all together into a video montage, or simply just watch through all of the clips as they come rolling in.
6. Virtual Paint and Snack Party
This one takes a little more coordinating, but hey, it’s nothing you wouldn’t be doing to plan a birthday party anyway. Sync up with other parents to ensure everyone has the same painting supplies and snacks. You can even put together little kits and send them out ahead of time so everyone has what they need. Set up a Zoom call and then queue up the same YouTube video that walks guests through a painting project. Everyone can snack and paint together from the safety of their own homes!
7. Send a Treat
With so many local restaurants and businesses doing free delivery, you can’t beat sending a special treat right to their door. Shop small and send the quarantine birthday party to them!
8. Virtual Bingo Party
Everyone loves a good game of Bingo. With websites like My Free Bingo Cards and Bingo Maker that set up the games for you, hosting a virtual bingo birthday party could not be more simple. Coordinate a Zoom call and let everyone play Bingo together.
9. Decorate the Yard
One quarantine birthday celebration I’ve seen over and over during this time of social distancing is people bringing the party TO the birthday girl or boy — by decorating their yard.
Real Estate companies across the nation are taking requests for yard signs that they set up for you! Or, have friends come by one at a time and create a yardscape of birthday proportions. You can also customize your own yard signs here. Surprise that birthday boy or girl with a yard decorated special just for them!
10. Host a Virtual Craft Party
Like the paint and snack party, this one takes a little bit of planning on the front end, but is still a fun and easy way to host a killer quarantine birthday party. Find a craft tutorial on YouTube and send out little packets with supplies ahead of time. When it’s time for the party to start, hop on Zoom and follow along with the YouTube tutorial together. It’s a great way to do something fun as a group, from the comfort and safety of your own home.
There you have it folks! The coronavirus pandemic may have cancelled just about everything, but there’s no need to stop celebrating birthdays! Get creative and have some fun with it because it’s not everyday that you get to host a quarantine birthday party.
