The older we get, the less we are happy about such an event in our life as a birthday. In childhood, we waited impatiently for this treasured holiday, we were looking forward to gifts and the arrival of guests, as well as goodies from our mother and, of course, surprises. Adults, as a rule, celebrate this date modestly, in the circle of family and friends, in a cafe or at home: they gathered, ate, drank, talked and dispersed. A familiar story?
So why not change the usual course of the holiday and think out birthday drawings for your loved ones? Complicated? Takes a long time? Not at all, the main thing is to show imagination, and everything will work out. Let's figure it out in order.
What are the draws?
First of all, of course, birthday draws are kind and not very good. If you don’t want to offend the birthday boy, we will dwell on the first option.
The essence of the birthday congratulations draw is to surprise, cheer up, make the holiday a holiday. A lot for this purpose is not really necessary, it is only important to know the preferences of the person we want to please, and his attitude to humor. Are you sure of success? Then we will deal with popular options:
1. On the street.
- Quest. Suitable for young and active. It is important to competently work out an action plan, to start playing better in the morning. Topics you can choose your favorite movie, cartoon or game congratulations. We write him / her an SMS message or call and offer to take a certain action (open something at home, get to some place), it leads to the next task. And so on, until the birthday boy reaches point X, where, for example, friends with gifts will be waiting for him. The scale of the event may be different: a courtyard, a district in the city, a summer cottage.
- For lovely ladies. Such an interesting option is suitable for a birthday drawing of a girlfriend or beloved girl / wife. Arrange with friends and acquaintances whom the birthday girl does not know, let them give her flowers, compliments or wear T-shirts with her photo. She will meet them on the street, in a cafe, at work or at school. A charge of positive emotions is provided, because ladies of any age really love attention.
2. At home. At work.
- Packaging does not happen much. If the gift is small, it can be packaged in a large number of different boxes, gift paper, foil (it all depends on the imagination). Let the birthday boy torment before digging it out. Such a rally on the birthday of a friend or boyfriend, for example, will be very helpful.
- With the participation of guests. It is important to come up with a funny idea and implement it with the help of invitees. For example, we put two guests in different rooms and give each task: one will have to stand on a chair in the room and pretend that he is hanging a chandelier, he must be informed that his opponent will dissuade him with gestures, to which the participant must also respond with gestures that it is necessary to hang a chandelier; We say to the second participant that the first will sit on a chair with the aim of hanging himself and that he will need to be discouraged with gestures. Then let them back into the common room. It will be extremely funny to watch a pantomime.
- Broken gift. If we plan to give something fragile (a vase, a phone, a set of dishes), we pack 2 boxes: the gift itself and the substitution with a broken product. Next, we present a birthday gift to the birthday man and look at the reaction, as well as comfort him in the event of a breakdown. When the passions subside, we give the present.
- Hide the gift. We put it in a box with a lock, but the key is not left from it. The birthday boy is trying to open his surprise and he does not succeed. Let's see how long it lasts. And then, for example, with the help of riddles or the game "hot-cold", we send congratulations to the real key and present our prize.
3. In a cafe or restaurant.
- Decoy waiter. We agree with the institution that your table is served by a magician who will drop everything, confuse orders and entertain guests. The evening will be fun.
- Repeat after me. We plant 10-15 decoy people all over the institution, who at a certain moment begin to repeat all the actions for the birthday person. Naturally, congratulations will notice this and try to find out what is the matter. Guests should pretend that nothing unusual is happening.
- Favourite song. At a certain point in the cafe / restaurant, a decoy gets up and begins to sing his favorite birthday song. Then people join him, and then the guests. Congratulations will be pleased.
There are a lot of options for how to congratulate Happy Birthday with a draw, only the most popular are listed here. But they can make the holiday much more fun.
Where to get ideas?
If you want to make a surprise, but there is no time to organize, then you should contact one of the agencies that offer similar services. They can order a birthday draw.
And you can show imagination and do everything yourself. It will take much more time, but you’ll think of all the nuances for sure.
Do you give gifts to the participants and, if so, which ones?
As a rule, participants in birthday rallies are involved in the process enthusiastically, which means that you can not deal with the choice of a gift for them. If you still want to thank the guests, you can think over small souvenirs to the participants, they will be pleased. It is worth noting that gifts should be chosen non-banal, but still focus on your budget. Holiday-themed souvenirs, such as fridge magnets, are suitable. It can also be small sets of useful gizmos: stationery, fruits and vegetables, small themed sets.
It is more important to think over gifts if, in addition to drawing for the holiday, various contests are provided with the participation of guests. This will spur their interest and desire.
In any case, you decide, focusing on your strength and time.
How to choose the right script depending on the type of birthday?
Of course, everyone understands that the director’s birthday and the brother’s birthday are completely different holidays. When choosing a draw, it is important to take into account the status of the birthday, the identity of the guests (company employees or close friends), the psychotype of the most congratulated one (not everyone is ready to run somewhere on the first call to achieve an imaginary goal; not every person will calmly relate to the box with a key that does not match her ) A birthday rally for a man and a woman should be different.
So, thinking over the draw, we must be sure of success at least 80%. Fortunately, the options for such events are very extensive, it is only important to choose the one that suits us for a particular case.
Where to celebrate such a holiday?
As a rule, the birthday man himself plans the venue for the celebration. We just need to know it in advance in order to choose a suitable option for surprise. If the congratulated does not plan anything concrete, come up with a place for yourself: in a restaurant / cafe / bar, at home, in the country, in the office. In this case, you need to be sure that the person will appreciate your choice. And then it remains only to choose the topics of the drawing and organize it in a high-quality manner. The field for imagination is, of course, much more.
Do I need help with the preparation?
It all depends on the person organizing the holiday: someone does an excellent job alone, and someone needs help and support. Be sure to evaluate your strength and time left for the celebration, because in the drawing it is important to think through everything to the smallest detail, to work out every step. If you need helpers, feel free to take like-minded people to your team, whether it's friends, colleagues or relatives. Moreover, to make a holiday together for a loved one is also a bright event.
Required Inventory
Whether he is needed or not depends on the topic of the draw. But, as a rule, it is still needed. In order to get everything you need, make a detailed plan of the event, and then a list of inventory. It can be bought in stores from the category "all for the holiday", in large supermarkets, and some can be done at home. It will also be nice to buy nice little things to maintain the atmosphere of the holiday: carnival caps, candles on the cake, decorations for the hall. This will set the tone for your event and set the guests in a festive mood.
Holiday be
If you are in doubt whether to make a surprise, then in most cases the answer is "do." We often doubt our abilities, that there will not be enough time to organize, that the guests or the birthday person will not appreciate the idea. In fact, such events are usually held "with a bang!". Believe me, it is worth organizing a holiday for relatives only once, and by the next important date you will already have a million ideas and ideas, you will want to give a good mood and get smiles and positive in return for your efforts.
Well, the beast is not so scary. If you take a creative approach, figure out what we would like to please the birthday boy, take some time to prepare, everything will work out. Go for it! Let's make the life of our loved ones a little brighter!