Occasion HandbookBirthdays 11 examples

Birthday Wishes for Children

Short, and about them rather than about how they have grown. Children read their own cards now.

For young children

  1. 1 Happy birthday! Have the best day and far too much cake.
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  2. 2 Happy birthday to the funniest six-year-old I know.
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  3. 3 Seven! That is a very good number. Enjoy it.
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  4. 4 Happy birthday! Hope there is jelly.
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Naming what they are good at

Children remember being noticed for a specific thing.

  1. 5 Happy birthday to the fastest runner in your whole class.
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  2. 6 Happy birthday. You are extremely good at drawing dinosaurs and I have kept the last one.
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  3. 7 Happy birthday. You ask the best questions of anyone I know.
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For a party you are attending

  1. 8 Happy birthday! See you at the party.
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  2. 9 Happy birthday. Cannot wait for Saturday.
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For a party you are missing

  1. 10 Happy birthday! Sorry to miss the party — have an extra slice for me.
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  2. 11 Happy birthday. I will see you soon and we will do something better than a bouncy castle.
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Questions people actually ask

What do you write in a birthday card for a child?

Two lines, and name one thing they are good at. Children remember being noticed for something specific far longer than they remember a card telling them how tall they are.