For grownups, there are various ways to celebrate a birthday: going to the beach, eating at a buffet, or having a simple dinner with family. But kiddie parties are a lot different. It’s loud and fun and huge back home.
Here are the top 7 things that will probably make you reminisce what it’s like celebrating your kiddie party in the Philippines:
1. Hampas palayok.
a. Admit it, at least one time you’ve hit that palayok full of candies in a birthday party. This particular event is also enjoyed by the adults—mainly because they have to be there to supervise and prevent anyone’s head or the kuntador from being by an excited child with a bat.
2. Pabitin!
a. This is where the kids find out who their real friends are. For those who force their mom or dad to lift them and get the most goods, it’s basically friendship over. For maybe two days. Then they just forget all about it because kids are cool that way.
3. The longest happy birthdaaaaaaaayyyyyyyyyyyyy…..
a. Yes, this is one game that’s actually safe to play…as long as the contestants don’t lose their breath in trying to win the longest greeting game.
4. Filipino-style spaghetti with cut-up hotdogs.
a. You’ll know the spaghetti is good when you see kids running around with spaghetti sauce all over their faces and shirts.
5. Personalized cake from Goldilocks!
a. Behold, every birthday party’s main event: the blowing of the candle. It’s not a party when there’s no cake written on it the kids fighting over the sugar flowers on the icing.
6. Marshmallows and hotdogs on sticks presented sticking out of a cabbage.
a. This is the kid version of an open bar. After all the sticks are gone, the cabbage can be a sahog to the pancit.
7. And of course, Jollibee!!!
a. This was the ultimate sign that you are an official cool kid. Ain’t no party like a Jollibee kiddie party.
