Birthday Essentials

If you’ve known me for a while, you know I have always LOVED a birthday. What used to mean month long celebrations for myself, have now translated into special birthday breakfast mornings and little traditions I hope we’re only lucky enough to carry on for many, many years.

Over the past four years I have finally discovered my favorite pieces to celebrate with - what to splurge on, and when to not (i.e. lego themed napkins…) I know we will always celebrate first thing with breakfast at home, so I love having pieces that I can pull out for all our birthdays year after year.

Barber Birthday Must Haves:

  • Early morning breakfast with sprinkle pancake cake

  • Homemade bolognese for dinner (with birthday boy/girl’s choice of pasta)

  • Funfetti cake with buttercream frosting

  1. Meri Meri Bamboo Plates - I absolutely love having special birthday plates, and these are the perfect colorful mix that can be used for all our birthdays, mixed up with different napkins and other pieces to make the table their own.

  2. Oeuf - Happy Birthday Crown - They unfortunately no longer make this version, but here are some other cute options.

  3. Party City 24” Balloons - It’s the same day inflated delivery for me. I usually get delivered the latest time slot the night before a birthday.

  4. OVO Things - Birthday Candles - I’ve used these for every birthday for a few years now, our favorite!

  5. Cake Stand - Ours is no longer available, but similar here and here.

  6. Heather Taylor Home - Kid Napkins - I may or may not have an entire cabinet dedicated to napkins. I love pulling out for different occasions, and HTH makes the best, especially her kid sized versions. More colors and patterns here.

  7. The Little Market - Happy Birthday Garland - The quality and look of this sweet little felt garland is too good. I’ve bought mannnny happy birthday garland over the years and never love any that we can all use until I found this one. Looks like the rainbow version we have is currently sold out, but you can sign up to be notified when it’s back in stock! Otherwise, there are solid color options here.

  8. Grimms - Wooden Birthday Ring - Both Margot and Harrison have their own “collection” of ornaments, and are gifted one each year that represents something they’re loving during that moment in time. I love keeping this ring out all birthday week long to celebrate. MommysGiftShop on Etsy has been the best place to find ornaments. I’ve been collecting the numbers over the years, and Margot will reuse Harrison’s.

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