Many more people may have to face their birthdays in lockdown. So, how can you make a loved ones birthday special in these circumstances?
1. Breakfast in bed
What better way to treat a loved one than making them breakfast in bed. You could go all out with fresh pastries, fruit, pancakes or even a full English breakfast. Although simple, this is the perfect way to start off their day.
2. The Birthday cake
Essential for any birthday, a cake! One way to fill the time is to make a cake at home. Get creative and make it more personal. There are thousands of recipes online to choose from. For example, BBC Good Food have a section especially for birthday cake recipes. These range from an easy vanilla cake to a banoffee marshmallow cake.
If you want something slightly more luxurious, ordering a cake could be an option. Look online at bakeries in your area that are delivering cakes to people's homes. This will help to make their birthday extra special.
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3. Afternoon Tea
Planning an afternoon tea is a great idea. You can find cheap stands online to place the food on. It's up to you whether you want to buy or make the food from scratch. Decorate the room with banners, balloons and anything else you wish to make it look more exciting. You could also consider buying a pack of tea bags that include range of flavours, like you would find if you went out for an afternoon tea.
4. Cocktail making
If all participants are over 18, cocktail making is a fun activity to do for someones birthday. There are so many kits you can buy online that provide you with all the high-quality ingredients and recipe booklets. This is perfect as everyone can get involved in helping to make them. Just put some music on in the background and start making your favourite cocktails!
5. Movie night
A more relaxed option is to have a cosy movie night. Start by picking out some of the birthday persons favourite films to watch. You can even make a fort out of cushions and blankets to make things extra cosy. As well as putting together a selection of snack and drinks to place within the fort. If you have a projector you can use that, however it's not essential, an ordinary TV works perfectly fine too.
These are just some of the ways to make having to stay at home on a birthday more exciting. Having a plan for the day will help to make the birthday person feel that despite the circumstances people still want to celebrate with them.
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