Party 2021 LIK E IT’S
After a year of car parades and Zoom parties, kids are looking forward to the return of in-person birthday celebrations with family and friends. If your party-planning skills are a little rusty, don’t panic. We’re sharing tips and ideas to make your child’s big day fun for everyone. BY MK STAFF
10 MetroKids MAY 2021
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ne of the hardest parts of the pandemic for parents was making birthdays feel just as special as they did in the Before Times. We invited friends to honk car horns down our streets and hired magicians to perform over Zoom. We decorated cupcakes virtually and hosted outdoor laser tag parties in the dead of winter. And we mostly succeeded in making our kids’ celebrations seem normal, despite the extraordinary circumstances in which we were living. Today, vaccines are bringing us closer to our pre-pandemic lives, including the return of in-person birthday parties. But until children can be vaccinated, health experts still advise against crowded, indoor gatherings — especially without masks. Bounce houses, escape rooms and bowling alleys may be out, but outdoor parties are, well, in.
