Q&A for How to Surprise Someone on Their Birthday

The most important thing to remember at a surprise party is timing. I always recommend that my clients leave at least 30 minutes between when guests and the guest of honor will arrive. That way, any latecomers can still arrive late without the guest of honor seeing them outside of the venue, potentially ruining the surprise. If you have friends that you know are always late, you may want to give them an earlier arrival time, just in case.

Sometimes gifts don't get special when they are all fancy and expensive. They can also be special if love and effort are shown in them.You can make them something with your own hands or you can surprise them by making dinner with the best items they like and having a pleasant atmosphere with a nice song and a few candles while gulping it up.

Set your alarm clock. When you get up, go to her room with streamers, balloons and blowers. Turn on all the lights and yell Happy _th Birthday! If you like, you can also take a gift.

You could give her a bunch of small gifts and wrap up each one individually. Stack them on top of each other, go to her house, ring the doorbell and then run away. Wait for her to open the door and see the big stack of presents waiting for her!

Buy a mug that says "World's Best Boss," fill it with candy and surprises, and put it on his/her desk when he/she leaves the office for a moment.

Fill his/her bedroom with balloons before he/she wakes up. You could make a doorway of balloons outside of his/her bedroom door.

Cook her a birthday breakfast! And make her a card and a banner with some streamers -- be creative!

Have a character-themed birthday.

Take her to a fancy restaurant when she thinks she's going grocery shopping or on some boring errand with you.

Have a surprise visit or surprise them by video calling them or texting them or sending them a card. It will mean a lot to them that you remembered their birthday.

It is already special. If you really want to make it more special, you can change your original plan so she doesn't know as much as she thought.

If your school has lockers, decorate their locker with wrapping paper, ribbons, and pictures. If they don't have a locker but an assigned desk, you can decorate their desk instead. Lastly, you could always bring them cupcakes, balloons, and a small gift.

Have pictures and collages of you and your mom, and decorate the place with colorful balloons. Try finding some balloons, streamers, etc. in her favorite colors.

Throw a big group party or you could take them to a museum, cinema or park, or even just to your house for an evening in.

Try mailing the person a birthday gift. If you plan it right, the gift will arrive on or around his or her birthday. You can also order fresh flowers online, and have them delivered to the person's home or office.

Take her somewhere special with you and your family -- maybe bowling or to the movies or to an amusement park.

It should be someplace they enjoy or in which they spend a lot of time and are comfortable. It could be a favorite bar or restaurant, home, or the office.

You can always send him a package and/or a letter.

Make breakfast in bed for her. Plan a full day of fun events she'll enjoy. Have dinner at a nice restaurant, and give her a lovely gift.

If they live in a dorm with a roommate, see if you can get the roommate to let you into their room and decorate it with streamers, balloons, etc. You could also wait for them after one of their classes and take them out for lunch.

You could take her to a park or to your house to hang out, and get her daughter to let you know when the party is ready.

You can just go to her and ask her to get ready. Take her to her favorite restaurant and order something special for her. This is not a surprise, as everything you are going to do, she is experiencing with you. When you are done with the dinner do a video chat with her parents, then take her out for an ice-cream, then buy her a gift and wish her a happy birthday. If she has a few other friends, feel free to invite them as well.

Decorate his dorm, gather friends, and then surprise him when he comes in.

Follow the instructions listed in the article above.

Tell her that you want her to come over to study, to show her something, or some other reason to come to your house.

You could have another friend distract her by inviting her to do something. While she is away, you can set up the surprise.

You could ask for help with the baking and bake her a big cake or some favorite treats -- be sure to package them beautifully. Buy hockey or lacrosse tickets for her to go see a great match or get her a hockey/lacrosse item, such as clothing.

If she likes doing hair and design, you could get her an Alex Spa Hair Chalk Salon but if she doesn`t but she likes science, you could get her the Big Bag Of Science by Be Amazing Toys. If she likes cookery, you could get her the Ultimate Oven Baking Star Edition by Easy Bake.

Buy her a gift she'll value, such as customized jewelry, a wrist watch, a framed picture of her at a past event looking nice or a pencil or paint portrait of her.

Wake up before he does and put your present outside his bedroom door.