Saturday, February 28, 2009

#53 Birthdays

Make your own birthday cakes from scratch or from a box mix. The ones you make yourself taste great, cost less and are probably healthier (bakery cakes often contain a lot of shortening or fats). Decorate with inexpensive candies in the frosting.

Start some traditions such as a birthday table cloth or placemat, a special plate for the birthday person (one plate that birthday people get to use it on their birthday) possibly from a dollar store, maybe an inexpensive birthday hat for the birthday person, maybe an inexpensive banner that appears whenever a person in the house has a birthday, a few balloons on the table or in a place where they can be seen, and maybe making the birthday person's favorite meal on their day. Making someone feel special has more to do with getting special attention than it does spending a lot of money.

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