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How to celebrate a birthday at a children’s home
The trust’s photographs of children’s homes include birthday cakes: a cake on a small table, girls lined up in front of it, volunteers clapping. For a child in a home it may be the only party of the year.
Ask the caretaker first
The caretaker knows the children, the routine and any child who should not eat certain foods. Agree the day and time.
A cake for everyone
Every child receives a piece, not only the birthday child, so that nobody feels left out. Choose a cake that can be cut into enough slices.
Keep it short
An hour is enough: a song, the cake, a small gift for the birthday child and a photograph if the caretaker agrees.
Respect the children
- Do not post photographs of children on personal pages without permission.
- Do not ask children about their families.
- Leave the room as you found it.
The orphanage care page explains the trust’s work with homes. The trust number is 97036 30893 (call and PhonePe).
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