Recently we took our son Dylan to a bowling alley for his 6th birthday party. It was a blast! He now loves to bowl. It reminded me of the things we've done over the years making his 4th and 5th birthdays extra special and I wanted to share hem with you. Hopefully this will give you some idea's for that upcoming special day for the child in your life.

Have lots of balloons!
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If you don't own a bouncy house, rent one!

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It's okay to ask the child's friends to bring a gift.

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Let them have cake, one with the child's picture on it is extra special.

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Hire a clown!

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Here's what we did 2 years ago for our son's fourth birthday. Add to the list of suggestions, a popcorn machine, and having one of those personalized song CDs made.

We hope this helps make that wonderful day for the the children in your life, extra special.

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