C’est la Fete ©  Copyright Kapow! 2017

L'invitation ©  Copyright Kapow! 2017

C’est la fête! In France, they celebrate birthdays with: guests (invités) snacks (goûter) and party games (jeux). The snacks are mostly sweet (sucré). It’s often more like a playdate or with small number of guests. ©  Copyright Kapow! 2017

Le gâteux After about an hour of playing, it is time to sit at the table. The table is nicely decorated with: plates (assiettes) and drinks (boissons) and the cake has : - candles (bougies). ©  Copyright Kapow! 2017

Les cadeaux In France, they give presents just as we do in the UK. Can you work out what I'd like for my birthday? Pour mon anniversaire, je voudrais ... un chat? ©  Copyright Kapow! 2017

Une Fête du Jour Une fête du jour- a name day Traditionally in France children were given the name of the saint whose day fell on the day they were born.  However, it’s now more common to be given a name that your parents choose, and perhaps have the saint’s name as your middle name.  French children have a fête du jour (name day) as well as their birthday celebrations! http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/primarylanguages/french/my_calendar/celebrations/ ©  Copyright Kapow! 2017

Joyeux anniversaire, [name] ! C’est la fête! Joyeux anniversaire In France they sing a birthday song with the same tune as the English one. Joyeux anniversaire ! Joyeux anniversaire, [name] ! ©  Copyright Kapow! 2017