How to Celebrate Boy Birthdays on Valentine's Day

So, your son was born on Valentine's Day. The first birthday was not a problem, as it was wonderful to celebrate with hearts and the color red to express your love. Now, as your son is growing up, Valentine's Day feels more "girly" with heart-shaped candy, pink cards, lace, and frills. What to do as your son’s party lands each and every year on Valentine’s Day?

The good thing is, Valentine's Day has not become as huge as, say, Halloween, where the holiday could easily overshadow your child's party. Also, everyone will be doing activities specific to Valentine's Day, so your son's celebration will be a fun and unique birthday party.

Valentine's Day often falls on a weekday, so if you are hosting a party, it most likely won't be on the actual holiday. This will make it easier to plan a non-related theme for the party.

On your child’s actual birthday, you may want to send a treat in to his class to celebrate. Be prepared, as there will be a lot of pink, white, and red baked Valentine's goodies around the classroom.

You may want to have a word with your son's teacher to let him or her know you will be sending in a special treat for your son's birthday that is not related to Valentine's. This differentiates the treat from everything else, and the teacher can make a birthday announcement so a round of "Happy Birthday" can be sung as well.

Send in whatever you were planning on making, and don’t give a second thought to keeping it with a Valentine's theme. By making something completely different, you will help keep his celebration separate from the holiday.

If you find your son’s birthday party day has fallen on Valentine’s Day, the same ideas apply. Go ahead and have your unique thematic party. The kids will have fun celebrating a birthday, and also have their own Valentine’s celebrations with their friends and family.