People celebrating birthdays in March have been left with few means to mark the day in a special way while under lockdown.
2020-03-26But with nothing but time on their hands, many have come up with exceptionally creative ways to celebrate, including in-home pub crawls and beach days brought to the backyard.
Many birthday kids have also resorted to using hair dryers and fans to blow out candles on their cakes — to prevent the spread of germs — and recruiting stuffed animals to be their birthday party guests.
Here are a few of the best:
One family went on a "pub crawl" through their home to celebrate a daughter's 22nd birthday.
When a woman's birthday beach trip was canceled, her boyfriend brought the beach day to their backyard.
These parents felt bad that their son couldn't celebrate his 21st birthday in the traditional way — by going out — so they built a "club quarantine" in their garage, with dad acting as the doorman and mom as the bartender.
One 60-year-old man had friends bring him a meal for his birthday, which they passed to him using an extendable rod.
@aliciabonanno0 My dads best friends brought him lunch for his quarantined 60th birthday ##foryoupage ##quarantine ##fyp ##quarantinebirthday
♬ Birthday - The Retros
One girl presented her best friends with presents, cards, and cakes on a driveway, while keeping their distance.
@blackladder ##greenscreenvideo ##foryoupage ##happybirthday Happy quarantined birthday to my best friends! ##corona
♬ Classical Music - Classical Music
Another TikTok user celebrated her birthday with a virtual game of beer pong — with her friend dialing in on video chat.
One daughter made a New York-themed birthday cake for her mom after her birthday trip to the Big Apple got canceled.
@bethbridges13 Quarantine birthdays don’t have to be so bad ##fyp ##foryou ##birthday ##quarantine ##happy ##coronavirus ##uk
♬ death bed (coffee for your head) - Powfu feat. beabadoobee
Another daughter made her mom blow out her candle on top of a can of Corona, to poke fun at the circumstances.
@syd.k.nee quarantine birthday! ##fyp ##abcxyz ##foryou ##quarantine ##birthday
♬ Its Corona Time - Red Knight
Vitamin C gummies and powder packets decorated a birthday display in another video.
@faryal..malik Happy Quarantine Birthday to me ##happyathome ##28
♬ Satisfaction - DJ Tokeo
Another family kept their distance as they sang happy birthday to one young man, who was treated to a KitKat-themed cake.
@sohrab..s Social distancing ft homemade cake 🎂. ##coronavirus ##birthday ##foryou ##xyzbca ##quarantine
♬ Happy Birthday - sohrab..s
A girl was treated to a suitcase of White Claw and Twisted Tea as she celebrated her 21st birthday on lockdown with her family.
@ohokayemily Happy responsible quarantine ##birthday ##coronavirus ##quarantine
♬ Just like that come my way - jordanaudiož
Many TikToks showed people avoiding blowing out their candles to lessen the risk of the spread of coronavirus.
@gtrb26 Quarantine birthday.. ##fyp ##foryou ##quarantine ##covid ##birthday
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Others filled out their birthday party with stuffed animal guests.
@catfitness How to celebrate your birthday during the quarantine/##birthday ##fun ##funnyvideos ##specialmoment ##quarantine ##coronavirus ##selfisolation##uk
♬ Lotto - Joyner Lucas
