How to celebrate the birthday of a child at 2 years old?

Two years is, perhaps, the age at which a child first becomes a conscious participant in his own birthday. For most parents, their baby is the greatest value, and they prepare for its holiday much more intensively than for their own. This approach is correct, but let's not forget that the hero of the occasion is already an independent person, which means that the event should revolve around him and be interesting for the child, and not only for the invited adults.

In order to correctly and sensibly celebrate a child's birthday, you need to understand what a birthday person is at 2 years old. In fact, many experts believe that the scenario of the first celebration in life as a whole can be repeated and it is too much to puzzle over coming up with a full-fledged scenario for the hero of the occasion - simply because what is happening will not be remembered anyway. However, one should also not forget that the holiday, first of all, is with the baby, which means that he should be at least just interested.

At the age of two, any child already has some preferences in everything that surrounds him. He likes some games and doesn't, and the same pickiness is observed in fairy tales and in cartoons. Aloud, the birthday boy is unlikely to already talk about what he likes, but parents should understand how to please their child by their everyday reaction. All this information should be competently played up when choosing a theme for the holiday: all irritants should be removed, surrounding the hero of the occasion only with what is interesting to him. However, we will talk about the choice of topics a little later.

In the meantime, it is worth paying attention to the fact that at two years old, the baby can already be a rather social person. It all depends on the conditions in which the child was brought up up to this moment - while from some you have to "squeeze" every word (especially in the presence of other people's uncles and aunts), others are happy to make contact and chat incessantly. Of course, it's too early to talk about having friends, but if it turns out that communication with peers is already taking place in one form or another, it may be worth organizing such a company on your birthday.

Children's celebration is most reasonable to spend in a playful way, but your ideas, of course, should be realized through the efforts of a two-year-old child. Strict adherence to the script is out of the question - if the kid suddenly doesn't like it, it is necessary to give up what causes him upset, even if the preparation of the competition or the game took a lot of time and effort.

If there are several children at the holiday, in all competitions the kids should participate only in a team with adults - the birthday person may simply be afraid that he was put in the center in front of everyone and that they want something. It is best to come up with such contests, participation in which does not provide for obvious losers - even among adult participants there should not flicker a shadow of disappointment on their face, because the hero of the occasion is not as incomprehensible as someone might think.

Entourage is a separate topic. The child may not remember this day, but today he should be fine without any reservations. An integral attribute of the holiday is a large figure showing how old the hero of the occasion is - you can buy it in the form of an inflatable ball, make it yourself from cardboard or colored paper, or simply hang a photo on the wall in such an order so that it resembles a two.

Keep in mind that children, especially if there are several of them, are not interested in sitting at the table with you - they love to crawl and play. They have a lot of aspirations for continuous movement, but with the ability to stay on their feet, without crashing into anything, while the trouble is, let them have fun downstairs, if only it is safe. For this, a whole relaxation zone is assembled for them, for the "construction" of which absolutely any soft objects are suitable: pillows, blankets, mats or, if any, a pear chair. You can combine all this in the most unexpected combinations to build a whole town.

Although a tough scenario is useless for a small child, it is still better to celebrate the baby's birthday in a certain setting, which, as we said, should correspond to the tastes and preferences of the birthday person. Here are some good thematic examples to inspire or even follow.

• Little builder. The best option for a boy is that there is no boy who, in his childhood, did not try to build or repair something. Here, however, take into account another point: it is often more interesting for a child to break, not build, so a good organizer, in addition to a conventional constructor from blocks, will also provide a toy hammer - so that it is more convenient to destroy. Toy technique for entourage will also be in the subject.

• Tutti Frutti. Although formally such a scenario is suitable for a child regardless of gender, it is often considered optimal for a girl.This is where you don't have to rack your brains too much - it is important that there are as many different fruits on the table as possible, necessarily not only tasty, but also beautiful! Printed images of fruits are also hung on the walls, but preferably not those that are not on the table - why tease the appetite of those present in vain? In games, fruit motives are also pursued, if there are toys in the form of fruits - generally excellent.

• Young farmer. Another option that will be equally interesting for children of any gender, because many kids are very fond of the theme of animals, as well as bright and beautiful vegetables and fruits. If the child has at least a general idea of ​​what a vegetable garden looks like, then such a scenario may be very interesting to him.

Following a similar principle, parents can come up with a specific theme of the celebration and create props for a home event with their own hands. If it was decided not to celebrate at home, but in some public institution, completely and completely focused on young visitors, then the animators there will offer a lot of interesting ideas and active assistance in creating the required entourage. Thanks to this approach, it is not at all difficult to organize a believable holiday in the style of, for example, Masha and the Bear.

Both children and adults need to do something interesting during the holiday - you can't just eat all the time! The entertainment program will consist of very simple games for the birthday boy and his friends, if invited, but adults can afford contests in their circle - after all, they can solve more difficult problems and will not be too upset even if they lose.

If an adult company celebrates in some sense separately from the kids, then full-fledged contests can be thought up for them - with the only difference that the topic of the hero of the occasion or childhood as a whole should be disclosed. Here are a couple of good ideas.

• Birthday quiz. There are no casual guests at such a holiday, but you can always check which of those present knows the few facts about the life of the hero of the occasion better. Questions are given to the participants in random order and in equal numbers, they concern the hour at which the child was born and in which hospital, what is his favorite food now, a cartoon, and so on. The winner is determined by the most number of correct answers and can claim a symbolic prize.
• Let's remember childhood. Gathering about a child's holiday, adults inevitably recall their own childhood. This venture can be turned into a game if the presenter will show guests the heroes of popular cartoons of the past decades, and they will have to guess who they mean. Alternatively, the presenter can change - whoever guesses will be the next presenter. Then it is logical that the cards with the characters were painted in advance, and everyone pulled them at random.

Entertainment for kids should be subordinate to the general theme of the holiday, or at least not contradict it explicitly. Above, we have proposed three different versions of the thematic holiday - accordingly, we will offer one game for each of them, and then you yourself will show your imagination and diversify the evening program.

• Obstacle roads. One of the versions of the good old maze with obstacles in the form of pillows, toys and similar harmless things. In such a town you can walk or "drive a car", which the kids will certainly be very happy about.
• Fruit coloring pages. Why not - children are very fond of this kind of entertainment, and it fits perfectly into the Tutti-Frutti format. Naturally, we will color the fruits.At the same time, you should not drive the kids into the generally accepted framework - even if they completely confuse the colors and draw you a blue apple or a green peach, they are just having fun, and not passing the exam.
• Horse racing. Typical "farm" fun that kids should love. As a horse, use everything that even remotely resembles it - if there is no mask in the form of a head of the required size, stuff a sock with a synthetic winterizer and put it on a stick. It's more fun to ride to the music, and even more so - in the company of loyal friends!

Due to a childish whim, the hero of the occasion may want to end the celebration earlier than planned, and in order to prevent this from happening, you just need to remember that fatigue in two-year-old children is expressed much more strongly than an adult. Consequently, the end of the evening should be relatively early, but such that the guests not only not take offense, but also understand that the script is logically completed.

Here are the options for a beautiful finish.

• A thank you rhyme on behalf of the hero of the occasion. An adult reads it, expressing gratitude to the allegedly the baby himself, with a clear hint that I really liked it, but I was tired. This option is good because it can be played even if the evening ends unexpectedly - it will turn out very believable. Of course, the rhyme is read after the tired birthday boy has been taken to bed.
• Distribution of gifts to guests. Those who arrived are unlikely to expect that on someone else's birthday they will receive gifts - the more it will surprise and delight them. Sweets or small toys for children, photos of the hero of the occasion or discs with a film about him for adults - this is an unequivocal signal that the holiday is over, but if someone could have been disappointed from this, then it was leveled by a pleasant surprise.
• Launching sky lanterns or balloons into the sky. Later, a few years later, the fireworks will be a gorgeous option - now it is more likely to scare a child. But something beautiful and bright that flies into the sky is very spectacular and symbolic. The main thing is not to go too far, otherwise the kid may think that the most important thing he has just lost, because in his eyes the most valuable thing is what looks beautiful.

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