It can feel frustrating to have to celebrate yet another milestone in lockdown but it doesnt have to be all that bad.

How to celebrate birthday in lockdown alone. The national lockdown in the UK started just after my birthday plans were cancelled and I spent most of the day alone. While we may need to get creative to celebrate lockdown birthdays science suggests that doing so is good for our well-being. When it comes to birthdays Ill admit it Im a bit of a brat.

Carolyn is 61 and has lived alone for nearly 10 years. She says that the key things that have helped her during lockdown are. When Amys housemate Megan turned 25 in the middle of Victorias long lockdown they decided to throw a housemate-only party in their Geelong sharehouse.

Simply set up stations in your home where you can go and chat to two to three people on a video chat at a time - much like you would working the room at a normal real life celebration. Set a theme for the birthday party. A balloon-clad convoy of friends and family has helped a 5-year-old boy celebrate his birthday during lockdown.

Kasen Weston was supposed to celebrate his fifth birthday. Having a good breakfast. Read a self-improvement book take a workshop or start writing in a journal.

In all my thirty-one years I have never not had a birthday party of some kind. Planning for Your Celebration 1. We are so used to the idea of birthdays surrounded by other people that it can be hard to imagine spending it by ourselves let alone enjoying it.

Or go the less traditional route and treat yourself to an internal makeover. DIY a spa basket for them. Send the birthday boygirl a gift from Amazon or Myntra.