Birthday Ideas

Make milestone birthdays unforgettable

Birthdays come but once a year and major milestones—like Baby's One-derful day, Sweet 16, quarter-century and the Big 5-Oh!—give us extra-special reasons to celebrate the ones we love. With so many ways to make a big deal out of someone's big day, you can be sure to make every birthday wish come true.

What a One-derful Day
You'll always remember Baby's first birthday. Gather your family, friends and their little ones, too.

• Winter One-derland is a perfect party theme for cold-weather birthdays. Make snowmen out of white balloons, cover the furniture with white sheets, serve sugar cookies, hang snowflakes and white lights.
• You can also play off your baby's favorite storybook or TV show.

Sweet 16
Only the best will do for your little princess. It doesn't take much to throw a smashing bash that will have guests talking till next year.

• Celebrate with personalized paper plates featuring photos of favorite moments.
• Send fun birthday e-cards leading up to the big day.
• Have an at-home spa day just for the girls. Give each other manicures, pedicures, face masks and makeovers with standout diva-like PJs for the guest of honor.
• Get party-goers moving with a dance-off or singing contest.
• Park it poolside for a luau-themed summer birthday. Serve Hawaiian pizza, pineapple and non-alcoholic piña coladas.

Life begins at 20, 30, 40, 50, 60…
Mark the turning of a milestone with ideas that celebrate the decade of their birth.

• Wake the birthday boy or girl using their favorite song.
• Decorate their room, locker, office and them, too!
• Send party invites to friends from the past so they can share fond memories.
• Celebrate the birth year celebrities born on the same day, fascinating facts and musical chart toppers.
• Make a memory book or photo collage and put it on display.
• For a gift, give them an experience of something they've always wanted to do. Sky-diving, anyone?