Birthday Ideas - Rockwall, TX

F.,
How about a big birthday poster you make with everyones picture, and a big quarter...have it outside the house, door, ect, when she gets up or goes out for paper, let the dog out, she will see it first thing in the morning

get on the computer and find events, people born the same day, history, news, fashion, coats of food, housing, salaries
make your own trivia game on round "quarters" and play with the family

Dollar Tree used to have a window sticker pkg that was like the pin the tail on the donkey game only it was the crown on the princess(I used it for our Adult Bible Study group for a 40+ lady...they all loved it.....got a few prizes from Dollar Tree....

Play ring toss with quarters

have a state quarters game.....or Bingo ganme you make your self with construction paper

make a cake and make a pattern for either a quarter or 2 and 5 be sure you freeze the cake before you frost it......a yellow or white cke is MUCH easier then a chocolate to frost even frozen!!!

does she like sports???? football is played in quarters
use 1/4th and make puzzles...pie, cake pizza,cup, clock ect...mix the pieces and have the family match pieces with each other...
I am sure I have you thinking now!
KST, laughing all the way

I am 25 yrs old going on 26 and I think it would be amazing for her if you would put together old pictures maybe from all her years so from birth on and if you have pictures from each b-day that would be great . You could think of all your favorite memories of her and who you were before she was born, how you felt when you found out you were pregnant and thru the years how she has inspired you. I think 25 yrs old is an age where we as women really learn to respect and appreciate our mothers. So seeing all your fond memories would be prefect for her. I think this would be the best birthday anyone could ever give me. So hopefully she would love it just as much. Its doesn't cost a thing to dedicate a day showing your daughter how much she has given to your life! You could have her favorite foods and maybe even some from the past (if you can remember what she used to love as a toddler) and invite some of her closest friends, how amazing would it be if there was an old friend she hasn't seen in awhile. Let me know what you decide and how it goes! God bless and it sounds like you are a very warm, caring mother so no matter what i'm sure your daughter will appreciate whatever you choose to do.

S. Ashcraft

Legal Assistant

Progressive Concepts, Inc.

Hi, What about getting her close friends together and plan a night like a girls sleep over. Make sure everything is about the year she was born. Examples: wearing clothes from that time, popular music from that year, favorite toys or stuffed animal, foods that she would eat when first starting baby food. just make the whole party about the year she was born. I think since she is a quarter of a century old this would be fun

I just turned 30 and for my birthday we went and played laser tag at Alley Cats in Arlington. We had a great time, even my daughter enjoyed it. It was something I had never done before but we had a blast.

I don't know how much money you are thinking about. 25 is a special year and honestly, I have no recall of what my family did.

Has she moved out on her own? That age is usually done with college and in a first apartment or something. Anything to help out with that transition might be appreciated.

My ideas for fun things to do involve money but you can see if any of them might be right for your family.

A special dinner at a very special place such as Del Frisco's or other very high end restaurant.

An overnight at a nice hotel and spend time shopping and going to the spa.

A day of pampering at a spa.

I would conclude any special day/dinner with the presentation of something special to her such as the photo album mentioned earlier.

I know a couple of new first time teachers who were THRILLED to get a washer and dryer of their own.

Hope that helps and hope you enjoy!

Since both my daughters live in the metroplex and we don't, H (the daughter who wasn't having the birthday) planned to take J out to dinner to celebrate her birthday. After they were seated, my husband and I slid into the booth beside the birthday girl -- she was surprised! We had a wonderful dinner just laughing and talking.
Then went over to H's house for cake -- where several of J's good friends were waiting with J's favorite cake -- this time I'd say she was flabbergasted! And we laughed some more as we ate cake.

Hi,
a beautiful place to go is the Dallas Arboretum at White Rock Lake. They have an area to sit and have lunch and a little restaurant. The grounds are beautiful and you can spend all day. If you are interested, I am a photograper and would be happy to take mother-daughter photos at a reasonable price.

B. Kiba

Hi! If its during the warm months I would plan an outdoor party at home. That way you can invite more people at a low cost. To make it more festive I would put a theme with it. Go to party city and pick out your theme/colors. To stay within a low budget I would do finger foods or bbq. Coordinate it with things she like. Let me know if I can assist further.

My daughter had her 'turning 40 meltdown' when she turned 25, so we didn't have a big celebration - something I really wanted to do for her. However, I'm planning the event for her 30th (she'll be 27 this year). The plans were - a surprise party with her closest friends from high school. Our normal celebration is to go eat - this time, tho - all her friends would be there (each of us paying for our own dinner and me paying for my daughter's dinner). One of her girlfriends was gonna bring the cake and everyone would bring pictures and stories/memories they have of Peggy Sue. We have a couple of restaurants in town that will allow you to have a private room and not charge your for it (as long as everyone is eating). And, I was going to have enough disposable cameras for everyone to take pictures so she would have memories of that nite. Not overly expensive and everyone would have a grand time!

Make her a memory book of photos of her childhood.
GL

Tell her you want to take her to dinner and a movie. Location.......home. Make her favorite dinner and a smi-homemade cake like you did when she was little. Then watch all the old family movies of her growing up. Everyone can throw in their stories and laugh. Theme....you've come a long way baby. Memories are what we all really treasure and it will last her a life time.

Play vidoes from when she was a baby to present. "This is your life". Cook her favorite meal or have it delivered. Write her a letter telling her how proud you are of her. Replay the day of her birth. How you were so excited to hold her, meet her, see her. Tell funny stories from her childhood.

Have fun celebrating.

Hi F.,

I'm not good on the planning part but have an idea for a great memorable gift. Go to shutterfly.com and make her a photo book! It would be such a great way to mark the first quarter of her life, you can put in pictures of her from when she was born all the way up to now. I know she'd love it!!

Good luck and have fun!

-Char

birthday movie night cake icecream and popcorn.pick a comedy all will enjoy or just have supper or another meal together talk remember good things god bless

I am a event planner and I had girlfriend of mine who want me to come up with something for her daughter. And we came up with a Pamper Party Idea. I found a lady who does in home massages for 25 dollars and spa pedicures for 15. Each friend brought money and we prepare the food and drinks. We took the den area and transformed it in to a spa retreat with candles and oasis music (a cd I found at the local Dollar Tree Store. And they loved it. And about a year later I received a call from one of the girls who wanted to do this for her bridal party. And instead of each person paying the Bride paid for the Bridal Party.

Have a pot luck. In a park, or if you have a big yard, play games ,like balloon (water) vollyball, or things she liked as a (kid), or if your family dances, put on the music. Fun family get togethers sometimes are the best memories and don't cost anything.

Take her to dinner or plan special dinner at home. In place of material gifts, have each guest write a poem or letter to your daughter and read them out loud. Give her a little box(dollar tree has some great ones)to place them in. She will be able to cherish them throughout the year and beyond.

something I did when I was in my 20s...was I had
a girlfriend party. Sort of a old fashioned
sleepover and we did all sorts of fun things.
We rented a movie... talked through most of it..ha
we all went for a nice walk.. were in the country..
chatted and had a great time.., did our nails, ate a lot of junk.. ha we all shared a lot together, we had
the best time and I will always remember that
birthday.

We made a memory album for my sister on her 25th. We had a BBQ (no expensive dinner) but ahead of time, everyone wrote a letter "I remember when..." and added a few photos. There are a LOT of scrapbooking places now (wonder where they were then??) and they can set you up with everything you need to make the book. We put her baby pic on the front cover with the words "One Quarter Century". Good luck!

A lot depends on the personality, interest of your daughter. Do you plan to include her current friends? Just family? Specially friend/s from past?

One idea might be to sort of "re-create" one of her favorite birthdays from her childhood. Updated of course, but maybe center the celebration highlighting her past accomplishments, and maybe even some fax pax (spelling?) type moments.

Let us know how things turn out.

last year, my daughter and I had pedicures for my birthday. We vistited during the time and then had lunch. It was wonderful. It wasn't a fancy place.

Hi F., I have 2 ideas, & both are inexpensive.
1. A gift from the heart is always worth more than anything money can buy. When my Husband turned 30, I wrote out on paper " 30 Reasons why I Love You ", I then found a nice frame at the dollar store and framed it. I did not type this, I wrote it in my own hand writing and signed it at the end with I Love You, T.
example:
J for your 30th birthday - 30 reasons why I LOVE YOU

1. I Love you for your honesty
2. I Love you for your kindnes
3. ect..
4. ect.
Another idea, some have already mentioned is a BBQ. When my husband & I got married, we had already lived together for so long we did not need any gifts, so we cooked all the meats & asked everyone else to bring a side dish instead of a gift. It was great, plenty of food, & no one had to stress out on what kind of gift to give us. Good Luck, T.

When my daughter turned 25 last year, her boyfriend organized her friends and family to each make her a scrapbook page as a surprise. I think she really loved it and loved seeing how she had touched her friends and family in those 25 years. As her mom, I included many items, pictures and details from when she was born which gave me a chance to get out her baby book and old pictures. It was really a special gift in my opinion. You could do the same thing for your daughter.