| The old-fashioned birthday card is losing steam, and | | | | the beach, guitar cookies for someone more musical, |
| newer ways to wish your friend a Happy birthday | | | | or car cookies someone who likes the racetrack. |
| are replacing them. Sometimes, simple well-wishes on | | | | Cookies by Design also offer large cookies, similar to |
| Facebook or a birthday email are enough but | | | | those offered by Mrs. Fields. And if cookies aren't |
| oftentimes we want a more creative way to wish | | | | your first choice baked good, you could always opt |
| our friends a New York Happy Birthday. There are | | | | for buying a cake with a happy Birthday message |
| lots of options for simple but interesting ways to | | | | written on top. Famous New York bakeries like |
| recognize a friend's birthday. | | | | Veniro's in the East Village or Magnolia Bakery in the |
| You can quickly and easily send an online greeting | | | | West Village offer great birthday cakes or pies. |
| card with funny animations, music, and a cute | | | | Another option is to order a champagne bottle online |
| message. Online greeting cards are available at a | | | | with a custom-printed message on the label. This |
| variety of websites, including evite.com, | | | | way, your friend gets both a nice bottle of |
| 123greetings.com, bluemountain.com, and If your | | | | champagne, and your personal message! For the |
| sense of humor is more snarky you should check out | | | | artistically gifted, you could print out your own label |
| for more tongue in cheek humor. On all of the | | | | to stick on the champagne bottle. This idea could also |
| e-cards websites you can sort through greeting cards | | | | work with a great bottle of wine instead of |
| based on the recipient or the type of card (for | | | | champagne. |
| example, funny cards or top picks) and the site will | | | | If you only have time to quickly stop by a store, you |
| allow you to customize the card with a personal | | | | could send your friend a "Happy Birthday" balloon |
| message and then email the card to your friend. | | | | either by itself, with a card, or with a gift. It's also a |
| Another more creative way to deliver a message is | | | | popular NYC tradition to embarrass a friend at work |
| through writing on baked goods. In New York, Mrs. | | | | with a big helium balloon waiting at their desk the |
| Fields offers delicious cookies of various sizes with | | | | morning of their birthday. |
| custom messages written in icing. Who wouldn't want | | | | The possibilities for wishing someone a Happy |
| a giant chocolate chip cookie topped with icing? Or, | | | | Birthday are endless. A traditional card is becoming a |
| NYC Cookies by Design will deliver a custom bouquet | | | | thing of the past; there are many more original ways |
| of cookies with a message to your friend. Their | | | | to share your birthday wishes. A friend's birthday is a |
| cookies come in a variety of sizes and styles, so you | | | | chance to be creative and show your friend that you |
| can get flip flop cookies for your friend who loves | | | | thought of them on their special day! |