Desi birthday parties!

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Re: Desi birthday parties!

@Sahar02

I’ve been to lots of desi birthday parties like the one you described, particularly first birthday parties.

I was reluctant to do the same, but I really wanted to include as many people as possible, and since we hadn’t done an akika, I felt it should be something that everyone can enjoy, desi-style. Her party was just a few weeks ago. Anyway, we got a few dishes from outside, and then I made some, Ammi made some, and MIL made some. We also got a cake from a bakery that turned out to be DELICIOUS!! I was a little worried cuz I didn’t get a chance to try it out, but people said it was melt in your mouth amazing (yellow cake with one layer of white chocolate mousse and one layer of raspberry mousse). We held it at a local community center nearby, as I felt our home would be too crowded. Hubby really didn’t want to do anything big and formal, but I wanted to do something proper that would allow us to include our close family and friends. We kept it all desi (almost all local relatives, plus a few very close family friends and some relatives from out of town).

Still about 150 people were invited, about 100 were realistic attendees, but weather cut the guest list down further (thank goodness cuz technically the hall was only for 80 :halo: ).

I did a few games for kids, but due to a recent death in the family, I did not feel right doing all the dancing/music-related games. The party was “winter wonderland themed” and so we did a few games and activities and decor that related to that. The hall also allowed the kids plenty of space to entertain themselves, so it was a good choice.

We kept it at lunchtime, so that Bunny could enjoy herself and she had a ball being passed around and admired!

Oh and here’s the cake

sahar many congrts on enaya’s bday hugs ur cake bought a big smile on my face seeing the name… my daughter’s bday is 4 mnths from now…