Protected
Couples participate in this competition. Each couple needs to put the birthday boy under protection. So, the first participants stand near the birthday boy, and the second ones stand a little further away. The first participants take turns pulling out a forfeit, which indicates the “alarm sound”, for example, a boiling kettle in the kitchen; physical trainer; cheerful nightingale; master of artistic whistling; playing a gnome on a pipe (that is, all sounds should be similar to each other). Then the presenter takes the forfeits and distributes them accordingly to the second participants. The second participants stand with their backs to the first. And the first participants randomly, starting, for example, from the third, “voice” their alarm. And the second participants must recognize in which of the participants it was their alarm that went off. The pair in which the second participant correctly recognizes the sound of their alarm in the first participant will receive a prize.
Unusual types of cafes: organizing a creative holiday
Art cafe
This is an excellent option in which you can celebrate the birthday of a creative person with a youth company. Art cafes - small establishments with extravagant design
, which gather creative people - poets, musicians, artists, photographers, etc.
The owners of such establishments often organize creative evenings to attract more like-minded people. There is a limited range of dishes here, because first of all people come here not to eat, but to have a heart-to-heart conversation and express their creative self.
Birthdays are rarely celebrated in such establishments, but for fans of the underground party this is the best place for a celebration.
Cabaret
Another name for this type of establishment is cafechantan. Here the emphasis is on entertainment services
— theatrical performances, dance numbers, sketch shows, etc. Upon prior request, the entertainer will create an individual program for the celebration.
A similar establishment is a cafe-cinema. The entertainment program here is represented by various films that are shown on the big screen.
Having agreed with the administration, you can use the screen to scroll through your video - for example, a film about the hero of the day or a selection of video congratulations.
Evening in the dark
A birthday spent in the dark will never be forgotten by the birthday boy and guests. You will experience a completely different taste of your usual dishes, because in complete darkness, taste and other sensations sharply intensify.
Throw it, don't be afraid
Couples can take part in the competition: man-woman. The men sit on chairs. Women sit in their arms. Identical trash bins are located at the same distance from each pair. And next to each pair there is a stack of sheets of paper (the same number of sheets). At the command “start,” the men take one sheet of paper at a time, crumple it up and give it to their women, who boldly throw the resulting lump into a bucket. The couple that crumples up the sheets of paper and throws them into the bucket the fastest will be the winner.
How to choose a cafe for a holiday
A cafe or restaurant is a favorite place for many to celebrate a birthday. On this day, you want to relax and chat with friends, and not stand at the stove, and then at a mountain of dirty dishes.
To avoid making a mistake when choosing a place for your celebration, consider the following recommendations.
Variety of cuisines
A cafe, unlike a restaurant, does not have such a wide range of dishes, but it is worth finding an establishment so that its cuisine takes into account the tastes of all guests.
It is better to stay at cafes that offer various types of national cuisine - Japanese, Italian, Uzbek, etc.
Convenience of location
To celebrate your birthday in comfort, choose a cafe that is easy to reach for all invitees
. Most often, such cafes are located in the central part of the city near good transport links.
If you are staying at a place located on the outskirts, take care of transferring guests after the holiday.
Interior and room design
Notice how cozy and spacious the cafe is.
If you are not renting an entire establishment, choose a cafe with a separate room where no one will disturb you.
The best option for a cafe where you can celebrate a birthday is a room with soft lighting, soft music, a balcony or veranda, and a platform for dancing and entertainment.
Find out if it is possible to arrange a banquet hall (some establishments provide this service).
Possibility of savings
Ask the establishment's administration whether you can bring your own alcohol. Other points that can significantly save your holiday budget are the presence of a rental fee for each person present and an additional service fee.
Ask if the cafe has the opportunity to book a room in advance and adjust the order if someone cannot come. Some establishments offer good discounts for booking several months in advance.
Establishment service
Explore the selected cafe
based on customer reviews or visit it yourself
to evaluate the quality of service.
You can find out the overall rating of service from the guest book in the establishment itself or on its website.
Discuss with the manager what services the cafe can provide. Some establishments have their own hosts and musicians, periodically hold show programs, organize karaoke and other entertainment.
In the animal world
We need 2 teams of 6 participants. In each team, they choose the most active one who has artistic abilities. Each team has 5 participants seated on chairs. The sixth (participants who are to show) close their eyes and stand behind the backs of their participants. The presenter glues sheets of animal names on the backs of the participants of each team (both the first and second teams are the same), for example, bull, giraffe, kangaroo, elk and whale. At the “start” command, active participants open their eyes, quickly read and remember which animal is which. Then they run around the participants and each of them is shown a specific animal, that is, the participant who had “bull” written on them is shown the bull, on which “giraffe” was written – they are shown a giraffe, and so on. The team in which the active participant can quickly and correctly show all the animals, and the other participants guess them, will be the winner.
Organizational aspects of the celebration in a cafe
Stages of organizing a holiday
You can entrust the organization of the holiday to a professional host or hold the celebration on your own.
Event agencies will take into account your wishes and adapt the scenario to the number of guests, their age and the design features of the establishment.
Birthday celebrations in a cafe usually involve the following stages of the event:
Menu creation and guest service
All cafes are divided into three types of establishments: self-service, full or partial service.
In some cafes you can find such a form of self-service as a “buffet”: dishes are displayed on a large table, and each visitor puts what he likes on his plate.
The waiters' task is to ensure that the range of dishes does not decrease and to restore their attractive appearance.
To celebrate a birthday, people most often choose a cafe with partial service.
The waiter takes the order and places the ordered snacks and drinks on the table. Guests serve themselves. Hot dishes are served in portions.
Full service is usually provided at classic banquets in restaurants. Waiters pay individual attention to clients, filling plates and glasses.
Meals are usually served in three courses - appetizers, main course and desserts. Between serving dishes, pauses are made for conversations and table entertainment.
Before creating a menu for a banquet, study the taste preferences of the guests. Don’t overdo it with originality - not everyone will agree to experiment with exotic dishes or try unusual combinations of products.
If the number of guests is less than ten, a personal menu is prepared for each one.
If for some reason a person does not eat a certain food (for example, he is a vegetarian or fasting), an individual menu is compiled regardless of the number of people present.
Long chain
Guests are divided into several teams with the same number of participants. Each team takes turns pulling out its forfeit, which indicates a letter (B, V, D, R, S, L, for example). The presenter explains the rule: you need to build the longest chain of any objects starting with a specific letter, that is, the team that pulled out a forfeit with the letter “c”, for example, must build a chain of objects that start with this letter, for example, a bag , hodgepodge, blue scarf (nobody canceled their ingenuity), napkin and so on. The team in which the participants turn out to be the smartest and fastest will become the winner and for the longest chain the team will receive a prize.
Combining a banquet and entertainment: the best ideas for table games
Birthday knowledge quiz
This competition can take place in two stages. At the first stage, you need to answer questions related to numbers (for example, what size are the feet of the hero of the occasion or at what age did the hero of the day receive his first earned money).
The next stage is the game “Believe it or not.” The host of a birthday party in a restaurant prepares for guests a list of statements about the birthday person. You have to guess whether it's true or fiction.
You need to consult with the hero of the occasion and choose the most interesting facts from his life, which many present do not know about.
Competition “Smile for the birthday boy”
The guests' task is to give the brightest smile by chewing lemon slices, which are passed to the guests on a plate. The one whose smile the hero of the occasion liked the most receives a memorable prize or a funny certificate in the “Smile of the Cheshire Cat” nomination.
Compliments in alphabetical order
Everyone sitting at the table takes turns naming compliments addressed to the birthday person, starting with certain letters in alphabetical order.
The exceptions are the letters “ь”, “ъ”, “ы”. If you wish, you can also exclude the letters “ё” and “e”, but the game is more fun with them.
Question answer
You should prepare two boxes or bags: one will contain questions rolled up into a tube, and the other will contain answers.
The leader passes the bags around. The first guest takes out a question, the next one takes out the answer, then another question, etc. Sometimes there may be funny coincidences that will amuse those present for a long time.
Examples of such questions:
- Do you love swimming under the moon?
- Why do you sometimes travel on public transport without a ticket?
- Do you like to walk on rooftops?
Possible answers:
- Nowadays it is not a sin
- Only on your birthday
- This is my deepest dream.
Let's drink to the birthday boy
Guests are divided into 2-3 teams of approximately 7-10 participants. The presenter and his assistants quickly tie the hands of all participants from behind. There is a chair at the same distance from each team, and on the chair there is a corresponding number of glasses of alcohol. At the “start” command, the first team members run to a chair and drink a shot (all with their hands tied). Then they run back and pass the baton to the second participants. The team that can “drink to the birthday boy” faster than the rest will become the winner and receive a prize.
Choosing a restaurant for a birthday: tips and tricks
A birthday is an event of special importance, so you want to celebrate it in a bright atmosphere, enjoying the feeling of a holiday.
Homemade feasts with the same type of dishes and a mountain of dirty dishes are not the best option.
In order not only to gather the closest people, but also to have time to communicate with them and completely relax on this day, many choose a cafe or restaurant as a place of celebration.
Listen to our advice on what to look for when choosing a restaurant for your birthday in order to get maximum comfort for a minimum price.
Cafe location
Focus on establishments that will be convenient for all guests to get to. As a rule, these are restaurants and cafes in the central part of the city.
If you have your eye on a restaurant located somewhere on the outskirts, according to the rules of etiquette, you will need to organize transfer of guests to their homes.
Restaurant's cuisine
Choose restaurants with a variety of cuisines to choose from
- Italian, Mexican, Japanese, etc. Guests will likely have different tastes, but it is important to consider each guest's wishes.
Dimensions and design of the room
As a rule, restaurants decorate the banquet hall for the holiday, taking into account the wishes of the customer. Ideally, if there are several rooms, among which you can choose the one that best suits the number of guests and the overall style.
Give preference to rooms with soft lighting, a platform for dancing or show programs
, with the opportunity to go out onto the veranda to smoke or breathe fresh air.
The size of the party room matters a lot. There is practically no room for dancing in the small hall and it is very stuffy even with the air conditioning running. But everyone present will soon become closer, and the holiday atmosphere will be very soulful.
In the spacious halls, on the contrary, there is enough space for dancing, outdoor games and competitions, but guests may find themselves separated and feel uncomfortable (especially at the beginning of the celebration).
Quality of service
If you are satisfied with all the points of the chosen restaurant where you can celebrate your birthday, look for information about the quality of service in this establishment. You can look for reviews on the Internet or read the review book in the restaurant itself.
It’s even better to visit the establishment yourself, evaluating the quality of the dishes and the service as a whole.
Important questions when choosing a restaurant
- Is it possible to bring your own alcohol to the party?
- Do I have to pay rent for each invitee?
- Do I need to pay extra for service?
- What additional service and entertainment options do you provide? (karaoke, live performance by musicians, own host, etc.)
- Is there a discount system for those who book a holiday in advance?
- Can I make adjustments to my order? (for example, someone will not be able to come, although he was previously included in the guest list).
- How to organize an anniversary with high quality and at a high level.
- Find original and funny skits that you can perform for your birthday here.
Subtleties of banquet hall design: a few bright ideas
Decoration with balloons
Balloons are the most common type of decoration for banquet halls.
They create bright subject compositions and decorate the entrance to the cafe.
If an anniversary is celebrated, it is appropriate to order a three-dimensional number made of balloons, indicating the age of the hero of the day. It is located in the center of the hall in the most visible place. The numbers are made from balls of one or two colors, intertwining them with each other.
“Woven numbers” are also used - an image on balls of a different color. You can purchase ready-made foil number balloons. The space around the numbers can be supplemented with single balls or an arch of balls.
Another option for decorating with balloons is to create various inscriptions. These can be congratulatory phrases (“Happy Anniversary!”, “Congratulations!”, “Happy Birthday”), the name and age of the birthday person.
Volumetric letters can be made from balloons or ordered foil balloons with individual letters from which the desired inscription is made.
Aerodesign masters create entire compositions from balloons. A good idea for a women’s birthday is to decorate the venue with voluminous bouquets of balloons.
From the balls you can make wall panels in the form of postcards and posters (they can serve as a photo zone), giant cakes, arches decorated with flowers or numbers, various items related to the hobbies of the birthday person (for example, a motorcycle or a car).
Floristry in hall decoration
Floral decor is another popular type of decoration.
Fresh flowers are used to decorate tables (decorating glasses and dishes, mini-bouquets on the festive table), banquet hall premises (flower garlands, hanging compositions, decorating a photo zone and the entrance to a cafe).
Floral decor is often combined with textile decor: flowing fabrics emphasize the elegance and beauty of flowers and create the effect of lightness. Floral decoration is preferred at outdoor events
— it combines celebration with nature.
Thematic decoration of the holiday
If the event is dedicated to a specific theme, it is important to introduce guests to the festive atmosphere.
To decorate the hall in a themed style, various props, balloon figures, posters, paper and textile garlands with inscriptions, and small themed figures on the festive table are used.
For example, to celebrate a child’s birthday in a nautical style in a cafe, it is appropriate to use ribbons or intertwined balloons to decorate the room, imitating sea waves, images and figures of ships, nautical paraphernalia (oars, lifebuoys, anchors, etc.).
A photo zone imitating the seabed with algae, fish, corals and a treasure chest will look colorful. To decorate a themed photo zone, you can use tantamaresques - photography stands with slots for faces.
With their help, you can find yourself on the seashore or on a spaceship, travel back to past centuries or the future, become pirates, Indians or supermen.
