If your child celebrates their birthday during the cold, winter months, why not give him/her a taste of a summer birthday? Throw a “half birthday” party and let your little one experience a party like they never have before.

Peppers and Pollywogs has all the tips you need to throw a great party in honor of your child’s half birthday.

Here are some tips for celebrating a half birthday:

1. Send out a half invitation using one side of a card. Name it a “Half Birthday Party!”

2. The party theme has to be something that goes well outdoors: swimming, camping, a Luau, beach, etc.

3. Serve half foods, i.e. half sandwiches, half a birthday cake.

4. Break popular party foods in half: brownies, cupcakes, fruits, veggies, etc.

5. If swimming, make the kids wait a half hour before going into the pool. Play games during this time.

6. Hold a half treasure hunt, hide one half of plastic Easter eggs with half-sized candy bars.

7. Play one-legged and one armed relay races.

8. If girls are attending (or it’s an all-girl party) paint half of their nails.

9. Ask guests to bring half a birthday present, and half wrap them.

10. Fill goody cups half-full.