Fun Ideas For Celebrating Birthdays During Quarantine

Birthdays are typically a comforting annual celebration where family and friends gather to celebrate with cake, presents and laughter. But what can you do when you can’t be together?

With the recent quarantine due to Covid-19 and continued social distancing, many have found creative ways to embrace the feeling of a traditional birthday celebration while staying safe.

The party food is easy with no-contact delivery when you order online. Once you have the meal covered, the next step is planning the party.

Check out a few fun ways of how to celebrate birthdays while staying safe during quarantine.

Big Birthday Signs

Let everyone know who is celebrating a birthday by having a massive yard sign installed in their front yard. The big, temporary signs are a great way to make someone feel extra special.

As a special bonus, these colorful displays will bring a smile to many passersby and might even illicit a few celebratory honks from drivers joining in the birthday greetings.

Birthday Car Parade

Long lines of cars decorated with signs and streamers honking their way down the block are a familiar sight during this time of social distancing. Being unable to have a party can be confusing for many young children. Organizing a car parade of friends and family creates a special moment to remember for a long time.

Reach out to neighbors, friends and family and let them know the time you want them to drive by the house. Since the parade itself is only a few minutes, it’s a low-stress option for those wishing to celebrate. With homemade signs, balloons or even some candy treats to toss out the window, you’ll soon have a parade that everyone will notice.

Note: be sure to let people know which side of the street the house is on! Having one of the big birthday signs described above also helps let everyone know where to go.

Video Greetings

Since many people have cameras easily available on their phones, it’s easy send a quick video message to wish a Happy Birthday. Gathering videos from loved ones near and far can create a heart-warming moment for those celebrating another year.

Reaching out on social media makes it easy to coordinate an extra special message filled with birthday greetings. Sharing memories, singing (even if you can’t sing), or just wishing for a happy day creates a lasting moment that can be revisited for years to come.

If you’re feeling extra ambitious, you can even setup a virtual call so everyone can interact together live. It may even capture a bit of the comforting chaos of having everyone together in the same room.

Make A Cake

Since many are spending more time at home, it’s no better time than to experiment with baking. Whether you use a box mix, bake from scratch or even repurpose a stack of hotcakes, it’s all about the experience of doing something by hand for someone’s birthday.

If it doesn’t work out, you could always just order them a chocolate peanut butter pie.

The best part about birthdays are they are not defined by the party, but by the joy shared in building memories together.