I remember the days where we used to get excited for birthday parties at McDonald’s, or Chuck-E-Cheese’s. The pizza, cake, games, ice cream and of course, the loot bags! Oh, the memories. Well yesterday, we were taken back in time when we attended a birthday party for the daughter of one of my childhood friends.

I don’t ever remember having a puppeteer, magician or an inflatable castle, but I do remember having as much fun as the kids did yesterday. It got me thinking about the next generation of birthday parties. I mean the parties our parents threw for us were great, but now we have so many more options! You can always choose to host your party at Chuck-E-Cheese, Gymboree or the Lollipop Club or have all the kids over to your house for fun-filled themed afternoon. After attending the party on the weekend, I have so many ideas running through my head that I could probably plan all of Nikhil’s parties to the age of 10 but of course my hubby isn’t letting me do that because I’m sure it’s because he has ideas of his own!

Here’s to the next 8 months of planning for Nikhil’s first birthday party

Happy 1st Birthday Anisha!