How to celebrate a teenager's birthday?

Why celebrating the birthday of a teenager is always so difficult?

To please the teenager in choosing the scenario of celebrationhis birthday is very difficult. Usually preparation for an event looks like a continuous chain of puzzling problems that require immediate resolution.

Teenagers are eager to grow up, becomeso entertainment programs with clowns and pirates often seem to them "children's babble". However, they are still not interested in the "adult" program of the holiday, because in some respects they are still children.

In addition, in adolescence, the child is particularly important what his friends think about him, so often the pleasure of a teenager from a holiday is measured in the number of admiring reviews of guests.

Problem number 1. Sitting at home or somewhere to go?

So, what is better - to celebrate the birthday of the house, or somewhere to go? To make the right decision, you need to weigh several factors:

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  preferences and hobbies of the birthday man


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  season


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  expected weather


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  estimated holiday budget


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  number and composition of guests, their features and preferences


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  physiological characteristics of adolescents - the need to throw out energy in motion, dancing, moving games, competitions


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  the age-related need of adolescents to make as much noise as possible - to scream themselves and listen to loud music


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  the amount of free time that you can devote to preparing a holiday

Precisely say in advance which versionholiday for you it will be preferable - it is impossible. It all depends on your specific situation. But if you are thinking about the program for a teenager's birthday, you will not be guided by how "it is customary" to conduct it, and not how you spent it in your childhood - most likely, you will have a really good holiday, and this day will be remembered by a teenager for a long time.

Problem number 2. What should I treat guests if you celebrate the birthday of a teenager at home?

The birthday of a teenager can be perfectly celebrated at home. Only one condition: you do not need to turn a birthday into a "confectionery" with a few changes of dishes.

At the dinner should be discussed in more detail. To birthday and guests were not "sluggish" and literally tired of abundant food, it is best to organize a buffet table or a buffet. To serve such a table should be snacks on comfortable skewers, various sandwiches, patties, cookies with surprises, many soft drinks. The food is simple but satisfying. Very good, if on the table there will be a lot of fruit. You can also cook one - but only really one - a simple "specialty" dish. However, remember that the adolescent's appetite is excellent, so the food on your buffet should not only be varied and beautiful - it should be just a lot.

And at the end of the feast - of course, a cake with candles, because whatever the adolescents say, at heart they are all the same little children who adore sweets and surprises.

Problem number 3. How to make a home holiday interesting and original?

Choosing a script to celebrate a birthdaya teenager largely depends not only on the financial capabilities of parents, but also on the tastes and preferences of the birthday person and the entire invited company. Of course, in any case there will be a lot of music, noise, running and dancing. But this is still not enough to make the holiday unforgettable.

Competitions

The dinner should be "diluted"cheerful, moderately "adult" competitions. Consider and prepare them in advance. To choose competitions for a holiday it is necessary necessarily together with the birthday person - the character and interests at all different, so only the teenager can decide, whether the competitions which have liked you will go for its company. And do not forget that the winners of the competitions are entitled to prizes.

Games

Play a variety of games - fun forany age, although the games are different. Teenagers often like intellectual games with elements of competition - erudite, danetki, borima or anagrams, etc. However, it is much more likely that they will be carried away by games that require movement and noise - for example, kinopantomima, impromptu theater, candle, recognizers, dancing with orange and the like. A command quest like "find a treasure" is usually very good. But whatever games you choose for a teenage holiday, remember that they should be interesting for all guests and should not offend anyone.

Thematic parties

Recently, more and more popularcelebrate a birthday party at a pre-designated theme. The success of such a holiday is determined, of course, by its organization. The theme of the party should be interesting to all the guests. Guests should have plenty of time to prepare for the party. Usually there are cosplay on such holidays, so you need to have some stock of thematic clothing elements for guests who have not had time to prepare their own costume. Games, contests and menus for a themed party are also chosen very carefully.

The choice of a theme for such a party is a separate issue. Attempts to persuade adolescents to "fairytale" subjects usually result in failure, even if the tales are interesting to them - in fact it is necessary to demonstrate their "adulthood". Much better if the topic is related to any film or computer game, the main thing is that they are familiar to everyone in the company. Girls may like "fashion show" or "cat's party", boys - "wild west", any teenagers like parties for "vampire" theme, fruit (orange, banana, etc.), color (black and white, red and etc.), sometimes - geographical (Japanese, Indian, American, Russian, or just marine, cave, mountain, etc.). And of course, the birthday boy must play the main role at the festival.

Problem number 4. Where can I go to celebrate the birthday of a teenager?

Mark the teenager's birthday outside the home andeasier, and more difficult than in your apartment. On the one hand, you do not need to cook anything, do not think about a big cleaning after the holiday, it's easier to organize entertainment and in general you can invite the presenters with the already prepared birthday script. But on the other hand, such an event, firstly, can be very difficult for the family budget, and secondly, assumes your responsibility for all minor guests whom you will invite to the celebration.

If funds permit, and you are sure that adults will be enough at the celebration that nothing happens to your teen's guests, you can choose from several options.

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   Teenager's birthday is very funnote in the water park, on the rollerdrome, climbing wall or ride a quad bike. The main advantage of this celebration is that the birthday person and his guests have a place to "turn around". It is possible to run from the heart, jumping, screaming - to tear yourself away from the soul.


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   Just sit in a cafe - a common, but boring option for teens. Usually it is combined with a visit to a bowling club, a cinema or an entertainment center.


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   Many teenagers will certainly like to play "shooters" - paintball, laser tag, quasar.


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   A teenage girl can be pleased by having organized in her honor a professional photo shoot or shooting a "movie" - she can feel like a real singer, model or actress.


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   Perhaps a teenager and his friends are united by some common passion, for example, cycling. Then organize a hike in some beautiful and unusual place - a great option.


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   Another great option - a birthday inequestrian club. Usually there they arrange sledging or in carriages, depending on the time of the year, and also it is always possible to ride a pony and a horse.


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   If the window is summer, then celebrate the birthdaya teenager can be, having arranged a picnic in the forest, on the lake, at the dacha. It is important only not to forget, along with snacks and shish kebab, to grab another ball or set for playing badminton.


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   Holidays are very interesting.teenagers are offered a live quest: participants must play a certain plot and solve a whole series of riddles, visiting several objects in the city. To organize a live quest, you need to contact special agencies, because the success of the event depends primarily on the professionalism of the leaders.


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   And finally, you can always order a themed holiday show with professional leaders at the agency, which is held either in a cafe, in a special club, or on a leased river tram.

Problem number 5. Do I need alcohol at the teen's birthday?

This is an extremely delicate problem, and common to allshe has no solution. On the one hand, adolescents still have to drink alcoholic beverages. However, the "forbidden fruit" is especially attractive for them, and so a young man and guests can get drunk on a cheap "port" and guests can easily get around the corner, thus marking their "growing up", and you can hardly prevent it. Therefore, each parent will have to decide this for himself, taking into account the attitudes and traditions of his family.

In any case, if you still decide to fileto the table alcohol at the birthday of a teenager of 15-16 years old, you will be sure, at least in how much it was drunk and what it was of quality, and the birthday boy does not have a feeling that you do not trust him. But the choice of alcohol should be taken as responsibly as possible. Of course, strong drinks on the table should not be. Carbonated alcoholic cocktails are not an option at all. First, they are generally extremely harmful. Secondly, adolescents subjectively do not feel intoxicated with such cocktails (they are too "similar to lemonade"), and therefore try to drink as much as possible. Perhaps a small amount of good wine will help solve the problem.

Problem 6. Should I invite relatives for my teen's birthday?

Should adults celebrate their birthday?a teenager with his friends? Often parents on the birthday of a teenager invite their "own" adult company. Grandparents, aunts and uncles, other relatives and friends of the family gather to admire the birthday boy and congratulate his happy parents. Undoubtedly, parents have the right to share their joy with these close people, but the teenager thinks that it's usually that sitting at home with his family is childish and boring, and in some ways he is right. After all, for all the relatives present, he remains a child, and after congratulations begin to completely uninteresting teenager "adult" talk, during which he plays only the role of scenery.

If you can not refuse familycelebrations with relatives - divide the company. Let the teenager accept the congratulations of adults, but his main holiday will still be separately, with a company of friends. Best of all, if these two events can not be held in one day, but in different. First - the actual birthday of your teenager. Well, the next day or next weekend - family gatherings with relatives. It is unlikely that a teenager will refuse to extend his holiday for another day, but the solemn family feast in this case will no longer seem so painful to him.

The birthday of a teenager is, first of all, not a different bother, but a holiday with a capital letter. Let this holiday become your favorite and unforgettable for your teenager!

And what problems did you have to solve, marking a teenager's birthday? Tell us how you coped with them.