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The Montessori Birthday Celebration, known as the Circle of The Sun Ceremony, is a really beautiful tradition that celebrates a child’s life while connecting it to the passage of time.
While you might not want to do the full celebration at home, there are some wonderful parts that you can weave into regular birthday parties, like:
These stories help to make the day a little more meaningful for the child and it gives them an opportunity to reflect on their experiences.
During the ceremony, the birthday child circles the "sun" once for every year of their life, pausing after each lap to discuss that year.
You can use many different items to represent the "sun", like a candle, yellow play silk, image of the sun, etc. We have a simple printable that you can use, found by clicking here.
Children learn best through experience and this celebration helps children to recognize the passage of time by recounting the experiences they had throughout the year.
While all schools and families do it a little differently, these are the general steps most people use:
I also find this is a really lovely ceremony for parents because we love and cherish those memories of our children.
It's a time to share those special memories, celebrate our children, and look back on everything that's happened since they were born!
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