Help me celebrate this month! In honor of my turning a happy forty-something, let�s explore all things birthday! Since each and every person we care about has a celebration of this kind, doing birthday pages pose a special problem. Are your birthday pages boring? If you are running out of unique birthday treatments for your party photos, read on. What do you need? Title ideas? Page layout concepts? A fresh look at a classic celebration?

Birthday Titles: Go out on a limb and pick a fun and funky title!

Baby�s First Birthday Cake
A Sweet Sensation
Baby Cakes
Cake and Ice Cream and Pass the Napkins!
Recipe: Frosting Plus Baby Equals Mess
Ice Cream Delights and Birthday Sights
Light �em Up!
Gifts and Giggles
Presenting�.the presents!
It�s all about me!
Teen Birthday Scene
Sweet Sixteen
Thirteen goin� on Twenty-one!
Now I can Drive Up!
These aren�t wrinkles! They are laugh lines!
Cake Anxiety
Eighteen and Lovin' It!
Too Hot to Handle (Too Many Candles!)
50 years young
Still Sporty at Forty
Nifty FIFTY
All my Vast Years of Knowledge
25 bits of advice at 25 years
Over the Hill--Again!
Celebrating You

New takes on the standard birthday page spice things up. Sometimes looking at your birthday page from a new angle is all it takes to make a unique layout. Instead of documenting only the gifts and guests, include more. Ask each person at the party what they think of the guest! You might get some fun answers to include in the journaling!

Look Around.
Do you celebrate each birthday with a special cake platter? Has that punch bowl been passed down through the generations? Do you have your parties inside or outside each year? Include your personal customs and why you do them into your photography and journaling.

Ask What do You Think?
Does the guest of honor have some advice for the younger set? Include a list wise of "10 best tips for aging well" or spoof the concept of advice with "Five things NOT to say to a person celebrating their 50th" If the birthday girl or boy is under age 8, ask their advice for living a long time. Kids say the darndest things!

Don't Forget the Cards!
Include a pocket for the cards. Or collage the best parts of the card sentiments onto a page. A little archival spray will insure that they last on the layout.

Got Sparkles?
Save a little of the confetti, sparkley bows, or gift wrap. Add them into the page layout as borders, shaker accents, or copy them for personalised background paper.

Photograph the Hands
Gifts are about giving. Photograph the open hands of the giver of each gift. From young to old, these shots are precious! Be sure to take notes on whose hands are in which frame on the film.

Enjoy!
Most of all enjoy the party. A joyous heart makes both a better photographer and a happier guest of honor. Have some cake on me!