How it works
These birthday this or that questions are picks the whole party votes on: Balloons or streamers, Frosting or filling, Musical chairs or freeze dance. No pair treats a birthday as bad news or asks what a present cost.
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Vote around the cake
Read both options aloud. Guests stand for the first and stay seated for the second. Press a side once for each guest, then Next question. The birthday person votes last and breaks a tie.
Match the set to the moment
Press Topic. Cake and treats fills the wait while the candles are lit, and Presents and cards suits opening time: Guess first or rip it open. A week ahead, run The party as a real poll, Bowling party or skating party, and put the winner on the plan.
Tips
- Under Topic, Easy keeps to quick picks for the youngest guests, such as Pointy party hats or paper crowns.
- Under Topic, Getting older is for the birthday person alone: Later bedtime or bigger bike, Double digits or teen years.
Questions and answers
What are some birthday this or that questions?
Rainbow sprinkles or chocolate curls? Pin the tail or break the piñata? One big present or many small ones? A wish said aloud or a wish kept quiet? Every pair prints in the list under the deck, grouped by topic.
Do these work for a grown-up's birthday?
Yes. Most pairs have no age in them: Tall layer cake or wide sheet cake, On the exact date or on the nearest Saturday, An outing or a keepsake. Only the Getting older set is written for children.
Is anything on the cards unkind about age?
No. No pair treats a birthday as bad news, compares presents by price or mentions drinking or dating. Getting older here means a later bedtime, a bigger bike and double digits.