Is a surprise birthday party for someone with few friends a bad idea?
I like throwing surprise parties the day or weekend after the birthday. Sometimes I get the post-birthday blues and it’s a nice, um, surprise. Also takes the pressure off for the birthday itself to be OMG perfect- it’s like dessert. For a small group, you could do activities like: Flying trapeze lessons at a local circus school (did this for a wedding shower once, it was awesome. You don’t need to be exceptionally athletic to do it.) Cookie making party- like a gingerbread house party, except to be more seasonal, don’t make Xmas houses. Pick something funny. Like, you all make little trailers for a gingerbread trailer park or something. I went to one of these recently too, with 8 people I barely knew, and it was relaxing and fun. Go on an adventure picnic & play a sport (I’ve done this going 30 min outside the city on public transit to the Toronto Islands with a potluck picnic; we played soccer and ate orange wedges, then had lunch & beer, it was great) Dinner party (in the living room
