| The shout of, "Happy Birthday!" brings all of us a little | | | | acts no differently than their twelve year old friends, |
| tingle of excitement. Birthdays, even when we try to | | | | there is a certain status that comes with entering the |
| pretend they are depressing, are really a bit of fun. | | | | hallowed teens. The beginning of the teen years |
| For our children, birthdays are far more than a simple | | | | makes party planning a bit more complicated. Look |
| passing of time; they represent important milestones | | | | for decoration and invitation ideas on The Doll |
| and bring that child one step closer to adulthood and | | | | The Sixteenth Happy Birthday |
| the freedoms it offers. | | | | In some cultures the fifteenth birthday marks the |
| The most celebrated of childhood happy birthdays | | | | coming of age, but in most sixteen is the magic |
| are the ones with the greatest meaning. | | | | number. Girls have Sweet Sixteen parties and boys |
| The First Happy Birthday | | | | start to move out from under their parent's thumbs. |
| The first year of life is truly amazing. At no other | | | | Not only are these older teens beginning to |
| time in life will so many changes take place in such a | | | | experience a bit of grown-up freedom, they also |
| short measure of time. Newborns who can barely lift | | | | qualify for a driver's license in many states and |
| their eyelids will be racing around and smashing their | | | | countries. |
| cupcakes with tiny fists by the time they turn one. | | | | The Eighteenth Happy Birthday |
| No wonder so many parents mark the occasion with | | | | Turning eighteen lets the world know that you are |
| a huge party. | | | | no longer a child, you are an adult. Eighteen is the |
| The Sixth Happy Birthday | | | | magic number for many things including the right to |
| Either the fifth or sixth birthday will be the one that | | | | vote, buy tobacco or lottery tickets and, for males, |
| makes the child ready for school. Suddenly all baby | | | | to register for the draft. It is an exciting year for |
| and toddler effects are gone, and your little one is | | | | teenagers, but scary at the same time. Eighteen |
| ready for formal learning in the classroom. Not only | | | | often is the age where children leave their home to |
| that, but this birthday is one of the most magical as | | | | begin their own life. |
| your child is young enough to believe in birthday | | | | The Twenty-First Happy Birthday |
| magic, but old enough to help plan the party exactly | | | | At twenty-one, it is official that you no longer have a |
| the way she wants. Look for decoration and | | | | child on your hands. Your child is an adult in every |
| invitation ideas on The Doll | | | | sense of the word and has every right and privilege |
| The Thirteenth Happy Birthday | | | | the world extends to him. Alcohol, car rentals and |
| There is no greater milestone for many children than | | | | more are now available and with the passing of this |
| entering their teen years. Even if a thirteen-year-old | | | | year, all manner of childhood passes along with it. |