7 Easy Birthday Party Ideas For Teens

As I've grown older it's been harder and harder for me to decide what to do for my birthday. Everything I think of or find online seems too kiddish or just extravagant that I can't do. That's why I'm making this list! This is going to be 7 easy birthday party ideas that you can throw for cheap (lots of them at home!!). Hope this is helpful to some of y'all who can't decide what to do. :)

1. Karaoke

So so soo fun and sooooo easy!! I did a karaoke party in 6th grade and had a lotttt of fun. Basically, all you need is a microphone. How we did it is one of our friends had this whole speaker set up which connected to a microphone and we played the karaoke videos with lyrics and everything from youtube just on the TV. 

2. Mall

This is definitely one that is done a lot but it's still always fun. You can invite a couple of friends and just hang. Maybe get some ice cream/something sweet somewhere, maybe go ice skating, and definitely just shop and laugh with all of the freindsssssss. 

3. Photo Scavenger Hunt

I did this one this year (14 birthday!!) and had sooo much fun! It's actually usually done at a mall but since I don't live super close to a mall we did it at a shopping plaza. Basically what you do is you make a list of items that they can take photos of. Maybe 4 hats and some chocolate. It totally depends where you are. I recommend splitting up people in groups of 3 and then you can give them the list of photos they need to take. They need to take photos of all of those items with a group member in the photo. Whoever gets back to the starting point with all of the correct photos first wins! What I did is we did three different stores with specific photo prompts for each and the group that won the most sections won the game!

4. Pool Party 

If you have access to a pool and haven't had a pool party yet, um what??? Pool parties are easy and always fun. Have some floats and drinks maybe some pizza and candy and you're set. Pool games are also always fun! You can add a bit of competition in there and have prizes and everything (extra points if the prizes are pool related like water guns or extra floaties!). 

5. Spa

I've always thought of this one as so hard but it's actually not! You can do pretty much whatever you want with it and you probs already have a lot of stuff. Plus the parent or adult person doesn't even really have to do that much. Everyone can do everyone else's nails and stuff. A fun group thing. 

Ideas:

-sheet/clay/mud masks (cucumbers!!)

-hair

-nails

-maybe makeup??

-nail polish/makeup/masks/general stuff party favors!

-do DIY of maybe a lip scrub or even a make your own mask

6. Movie 

Two optionsssssss. You can either go to the movies (this is a bit expensive but still fun) or just watch a movie at home! There are so many movies you can get on Netflix or from the library that everyone will love to watch. Popcorn, of course, must be included! You could even change it up a bit and instead binge a tv show you and all of your friends love. Maybe even have food and stuff based off of the show?

7. Escape The Room 

For this one, you do have to go somewhere and pay for it but seriously it is so crazy fun!! If you have never done an escape the room you are missing out big time! Basically, you are put in a room and you have to work together to solve all of the puzzles and get out. For this, the guest count might have to be a bit low. 

I super duper hope that was helpful to y'all! Comment down below something you like to do for your birthday/fun birthday parties you have been to in the past. :)

MY BLOG IS TURING FIVE AND I'M FREAKING OUT SO WE'RE GOING TO CELEBRATE AND I'M GOING TO GIVE SOME SHOUTOUTS TO SOME COOL PEOPLE

So ummm???? My blog is turning five??? On the 11th?? And I'm so confused??? How is that even possible?? Five years is such a long time for me. Five year olds can walk. And talk. And eat. My little baby is growing up and bro I'm so confused??? I have nooooo idea how I could have had this little space for that long. I remember when I first started my blog. And when I changed the name. And when I got insta. And when I did my first blogger collaboration. And when I did my first brand collab. And when I really started doing youtube.

Blogging gives me so so so much joy. It has given me so many friends and opportunities and just confidence that I wouldn't have otherwise. My life has been pretty stressful with school lately and some things have been getting me down. I can always come back to blogging though and this amazing community. I love y'all so so so much and I hope you guys know that. :) If you don't already know to celebrate this occasion I'm going to try to do a bunch of collabs this month! I already have a couple lined up but if you want to collaborate please email me at nabileve@gmail!! I would love to work with you! For this post to start off the month I thought it would be fun to list some peeps I love and that have super duper helped me in my blogging journey. :)

One side note before we get started though, my schedule is going to be super off this month! Sorry y'all!

Lexie- Lexie was one of the first bloggers I ever found and she's so cool!! She's one of the only bloggers that I've known from the beginning who has actually kept up a consistent blog. She's super sweet and I'm happy I get to call her my friend. :)

Abbie-  Abbie is one of the coolest peeps ever. I absolutely  love her blog and her positivity and her music and just everything about her pretty much haha.

Kenzie- If you don't know this cutie you are missing out. I did a collab with her a couple weeks ago and I'm kind of obsessed with her. She regularly comments on my blog which always makes me happy and I've screamed at her about books and she somehow still doesn't hate me and even joins in so like, that sounds like a great human to me. 

Kristian- I met Kristian on insta and she's a super coolio blogger friend of mind. I've been talking to her a bit less lately which makes me sad but she's still super duper cool and also a really good writer?? Like she's really good?? 

Dani- Another old friend who is actually still posting!! There was one summer where I talked to Dani like every day and it was great. I found Dani when she was a little baby blogger and I like to think I maybe helped her a tiny bit haha. 

Mckenzie- I talked with Mckenzie at the same time I was close with Dani. At that time though we called them Issy and pronouns have changed multiple times it's like a whole thing haha. We all had a group chat and we talked like a lotttttt. Lots of memes and laughs and blogging talk. 

Rukiya and Noor- These are two separate people but they kind of have the same experience with me so I'm putting them together haha. Basically when I first found young bloggers it was Rukiya, Noor, and Lexie. I looked up to them a lottttttt and after some time and me being the little annoying person I am they actually started talking to me. Like what???? I know it's weird. So yeah we were friends and we talked regularly online. Noor was like low key a god in the little blogger community I was in and I thought she was so cool and all of this cool stuff went on. Then they just kind of evaporated from the face of the earth?? And it makes me sad?? Like old blogger friends please come back???  

Gray Marie- This girly regularly comments on my blog which is soooo great because not that many people comment???? Like I'm happy for all of my followers and I do get comments which I'm grateful for but I might like the people who comment a tiny bit more. Just a tiny bit. She also has an awesome cute blog that I love reading and just her general aura is so fun. 

Andrea- Andrea also comments on my blog (do you see I like people who comment??) and I love her blog. Plus she's supes funny. I was just reading the titles of her blog when I was thinking of what to say and they're so funny???? How can I make my blog posts funny?? Give me tips??? Cause I'm bad at that??? 

Lanie- UPDATE ON MY LIFE I HAVE OFFICIALLY SEEN LOVE SIMON AND LANIE IS THE ONE WHO MADE THAT HAPPEN SO LIKE SHE'S GREAT. We did a little screenshare thing cause she has the movie (may or may not have been illegal but it's fine) and I squealed like the entire time?? Probs not good?? Might have made Lanie scared because I make noise a lot?? But it's fine?? 

Vanessa- I've known Vanessa for a while actually and then I think she disappeared and came back??? Maybe??? I'm like not actually sure??? ANYWAY THOUGH she is so crazy nice and sweet and just ahhh I love her. Recently she sent me this random letter that made my day and it had some tea and was just awesome. If you ever want to make me happy just send me a random letter. I am so cool with it. 

Ann- I recently found Ann but she is so nice!! And she comments on my blog like a lot and as we have established that is the way to my heart. 

Rosie- I said this in the interview I did with her but I just think Rosie is so cool!! She comments on my blog, has a freaking amazing and so professional blog herself, and just also seems to put out coolness into the world?? I don't know??? 

Abigail- I've known abigail since the beginning era so that's like two years or something. Oh my gosh that's so weird!! She just recently started college (all of my blogging friends are leaving me for college like why must they turn into adults I don't approve) and that is so weird to me!!!! Like she was just starting high school or something!! What?? I absolutely love her posts and her writing and everything is just so good. We recently sent letters to each others and hers was supes cute and yeah Abigail is just cool. 

Olivia- Olivia is almost more of an insta friend then a blogging friend but she does have an awesome blog!! I found her on insta when I started and I love everything she puts out into the world!! Her outfits are amazing, she sometimes talks about political stuff, and she is also just soooo positive which I love so so much.    

That took me so long to write like y'all better appreciate this. If you are not on this list but also read my blog or we're friends or we just know each other somehow YOU ARE STILL SO COOL LIKE SHOUT OUT TO YOU FOR SUPPORTING THE LITTLE CRAZY HUMAN THAT I AM. I said this earlier but my blog makes me so happy and it is because of you guys. :)

14 Things I've Learned In 14 Years

YOU GUYS IT'S MY BIRTHDAY AND I'M KIND OF FREAKING OUT. LIKE AHHHHHH. As you can tell from my past posts on the subject birthdays make me pretty happy. I'm officially 14 which means I can now technically watch tv-14 shows and it's pretty great. When your reading this me and my family should be going to New Orleans to spend the weekend for one of my dad's conferences. As of when I'm writing this I'm pretty excited. :) Today I thought in honor of this special day I would share 14 things I've learned in my 14 years of life!

1. The world and everyone around you aren't personally out to get you. When I was younger I thought everytime someone did something annoying it was because they wanted to be annoying to me specifically. In some cases that was true (aka my siblings a lot of the time) but most of the time it wasn't. I remember just staring at someone as they were doing something that annoyed me and thinking about how they knew I didn't like it and was doing it anyway so why ask them to stop? That makes zero sense. If someone is being annoying ask them to stop! You either never told them you didn't like it or they just forgot. People have extremely bad memories sometimes (aka me every day haha).

2. Community and having friends that make you happy is everything. I just love being around people, and having a community I can go to and that actually love me is so important to me. When I'm in a new situation I can get super nervous but if I have a friend? It's a million times better. 

3. Time management and being organized is so important!! If you actually manage your time efficiently you can get soooo much more stuff done then you ever thought possible. For example, with school, I have an agenda where I write down all my homework and stuff. If I didn't have that I might actually go crazy. I am alllllways forgetting what needs to be done so writing it down is kind of a lifesaver. 

4. You can't do everything. You just can't. And yes it's ok to say no to things sometimes. I realized this school year that I really really want to do everything. I want to be the president of the student council and of NJHS and I want the lead in the play while taking two high school credit courses. Is that at all possible though? No. No, it's not. You have to choose the things you genuinely like doing over the other stuff or you won't have time for anything at all. 

5. Even if you're not the best at something if you participate and try to learn it will be ok. Aka theatre for me. Some people have this natural skill for things like school and theatre. That's pretty helpful. But if they don't apply themselves and actually try they will get absolutely nowhere in life. Ever. They will always pick the nice person over the talent. 

6. Don't be afraid to let people know you. And your opinions. And the things you liked. I sometimes have a hard time telling people things I enjoy doing or watching or reading because I'm afraid they will judge me especially if the thing isn't that popular. I have been opening up more though and seriously the friendships that can be made over liking the same musician (aka Dodie in my case) is kind of mind-blowing. If you don't let yourself express yourself you're just going to be another mindless drone.

7. You have to let yourself get into things. I am extremely good at getting totally into things and enjoying things and honestly, it's a skill. I think some people hold back their excitement or maybe just tell themselves it's not that cool. WELL GUESS WHAT IT IS COOL AND YOU'RE HAVING AN AMAZING TIME. Just tell yourself that. It works a lot more then you would think. This goes along with the whole positive thing. 

8. When I stress over things I mess up. I've noticed in the past that if I'm supposed to say something maybe on the announcements (which is something I do at school I know I'm cool) and I go over it over and over again it is actually more likely for me to mess up. I noticed this recently and I'm not sure why it is but I thought it was interesting. 

9. Sometimes people are meant to leave your life. I've been super lucky so far and I haven't lost/lost touch with that many people. I have lost a couple friends and other people in my life if it's we just don't talk anymore or they moved. It's hard. There are some people and friends that might be in your life that just aren't supposed to be. 

10. You always have to take a break from social media every once in a while. Especially for me since I'm boring, blogging is basically what I do in my free time. I'm weird but it's ok. That means I'm always thinking about my next insta post and getting back to that person and getting that done on time and it can be a lot. Especially because there is so much stuff that can be done and no ones regulating me so I just want to do absolutely everything. Sometimes a break is needed to just chill.

11. Wear something that makes you feel cute. I also mentioned this in my post on how to have a happier more productive day but it's kind of crazy how much wearing something that makes you feel good can have an effect on your day. 

12. Music can do so so much. The amount of friends I've made over the shared love of an artist is crazy. Music can change someone's day, it can set the mood, it can make people think, and it can literally save them from so many things. Music is fascinating and beautiful and something to be celebrated. 

13. Habits are one of the hardest things to break and that's also why there super important to start. Bad habits can be sooooooo annoying. Maybe it's you bite your nails or always wake up at 5 in the morning. But that also goes for good habits and why you need to start things like exercising and having a good study plan at an early age. 

14. Knowing what's happening in the world is really important. For my broadcast class, you have to know current events and because of that, I've been looking at the news even more than normal. If you don't know what's happening you can't make good decisions and also I believe you can't have opinions if you don't have the whole story. 

That just turned into like an essay sorry y'all haha sorry! If you actually read all of that then props to you!!

What's something you've learned that has really stuck with you? What's your birthday? How old are you? 

2018 14th Birthday Wishlist

Hey you guys. Guess what?? MY BIRTHDAY IS COMING UP. I'm turning 14 on October 4th. It's pretty cool. And sooooooo I thought it would be a good idea to do a little birthday wishlist. Also if this is any time before or after my birthday I always love presents so still feel free to get me something. Or maybe you're buying something for another 14 year old and want to know what to get. That's cool too. I'll also be linking to an Amazon product of the thing but feel free to get it from anywhere.

1. Polaroid

2. Vlog camera

3. Basically any camera

4. Cute/colorful pens 

5. Any other cute school supplies

6. Cable Protector

7. NASA shirt

8. Van slip ons

9. Gladiator sandals 

10. Cute summery dress even though it's not summer

11. Romper

12. Overalls

13. Fun jeans

14. Rainbow stripe shirt

15. This shirt

16. Any other cute t-shirt

17. Earrings

18. Ear cuff/warp

19. Chocker

20. Rings

21. Jewelry in general

22. Tickets to see a cool musician 

23. Manicure/spa/makeover

24. Lipgloss

25. Other makeup

26. Cute shorts

27. Flower crown

28. Cat Ears

29. Jewelry Hanger/Organizer

30. Cute room decor

31. Mini backpack

32. This bag

33. Kanken

34. Any of the Just Dance games for XBOX 360 besides 2017 and 2015

35. Other fun XBOX 360 games 

36. Some way to see Love, Simon because I haven't seen it yet so that's fun

37. Scrunchies

38. Cute hairpins

39. Other cute hair accessories 

40. A million things of washi tape

41. This

42. Laptop case

43. New computer charger

44. Or even a new laptop for that matter

45. Cute phone case

46. Cute socks

47. Knee high socks

48. Books and or bookish things

49. Cute pillows

50. Bomber jacket

51. This

52. Jacket

53. Hoodie

54. Leggings

55. Running shorts

56. Cowgirl boots

57. Combat boots

That took me a weirdly long time to write?? Like why??? Also, can we just count how many times I said cute in that post? Like seriously I want to know, someone please count. 

When is your birthday? What is something you've been wanting a lot lately? 

I'm A Teenger | How It Feels + Lots of Screaming + Photos Through The Ages

I'm a teenager now.
That's kind of crazy for me to say.

I have always been very interested in names and what you can call yourself when.
I did a whole post about it a while back but I can't seem to find it now (annoyingly).

I have been wanting to be a teenager pretty much since I was 6.
Teenagers have always been this almost godly figure to me.

Those people in high school who have their own cars and phones and do social media and have a million friends.
As I have grown a bit older I realized that most of what I imagined wasn't really true.

Once you turn 13 you don't magically grow wings and the ability to make all of the friends you want.
It's still pretty cool though.

 That was like deep and kind of sad but now for the happy part of the post. I'M A FREAKING TEENAGER NOW AND I DON'T EVEN KNOW HOW THIS HAPPENED. Wednesday was my birthday and thank you everyone both in real life and here on the blog for wishing me a happy birthday. The whole day I was just so happy and I really never stopped smiling. My mom woke me up singing the "it's your birthday, so happy birthday to you" song which was a pretty cool way to wake up. When I was walking to school with my friend she gave me this adorable bag that I'm kind of obsessed with right now and will definitely show you in my birthday haul post. I always get to school early so for that about an hour that we waited I kept running up to people saying it was my birthday which was seriously like a lot of fun. Throughout the day a lot of my friends told me happy birthday (after I reminded them but it still counts). During homeroom one of my friends even made a card and got everyone to sign it. As my mom likes to say my love language is words of affirmation which means I pretty much love compliments so my birthday is by far one of my favorite days of the year.

I still can't even believe THAT I AM 13 and actually writing this post. I started this blog when I was 9 and I have grown so much since then. It's crazy to look back at some of my old posts and just see how the ways I have changed both in my thinking and appearance. 

This is a picture of me from this post dated february 2016. That's not even that long ago but first of all just look at this photo quality. It's kind of horrible. The photos on my blog aren't that great but they are improving quite a bit. I must admit though I still have that same shirt and it still fits me (I've matured but I haven't grown that much). 

Also this picture which was from december 2015 when I was doing Daily December. First of all I'm actually sick in this photo so I don't look that great. Second WHY DOES MY FACE LOOK SO FUZZY. Like why did you put this on the internet past Nabila? Third I actually look kind of younger in this photo. My appearance face wise I would say hasn't changed that much but my face looks kind of like a baby in this picture. Does anyone else see that?

I found another photo of me! This one was just a month earlier than the last one in November 2015. It was when I went to this cool art thing  My first point is again the quality. Like WWWHHHHYYYY. Second WHAT AM I DOING. I am not like the best at modeling for photos but I've been trying to get better at it (mostly so that I don't look so awkward in photos) and I would say I have definitely improved. 

Wow. Haha. Is it bad that I really like making fun of my older posts? No? Ok good haha. Ok another thing I am super excited about is that I now have an instagram account! I convinced my parents like two days ago that yes it is ok if I get instagram so you know... Follow me! But seriously though it's so weird that I am actually 13 now and I would love some advice in the comments! Also I might have changed my profile picture about ten times in the past week so I'm sorry but this will hopefully be the official one for now and so sorry if I confused anyone. :)

What is some advice you would give me as a new teen? If you're a teenager how did you feel when you turned 13? If  you are not a teeneger what are you looking forward to about being a teen?

17 Memes and Gifs You Have To Send To Your Friends On Their Birthdays

I am the queen of long titles. I just am. So if you know anything you will know that currently memes kind of rule the world. They can literally destroy a person's life. They can also change a person's life. For example that baby meme with the fist that everyone has seen. That baby will probably be famous for life. If you don't know what a meme is it is a picture usually with words on it. Google says it is "a humorous image, video, piece of text, etc., that is copied (often with slight variations) and spread rapidly by Internet users". Memes are pretty cool things. You can also send memes to people. Hence this post. I am going to list 17 Memes and Gifs (which is like a moving picture for people who don't know) You Have To Send To Your Friends On Their Birthdays. So if you have a friend with a birthday you can send one of these to them and maybe make them smile.

*note none of these images are mine and if they are yours say so and I will give credit

 

I'm sorry. I really am. This could be so so funny though. Just send it to a friend that will laugh instead of like hate you forever.  

This might not be actually wishing someone happy birthday but it is still very funny. 

Pretty but simple but also a compliment. Perfect.

When you can reference Adele and wish your friend happy birthday you basically have to do it. 

It was so amazing I had to do it twice. 

I sent this to one of my online friends a couple days ago (all of you guys should go tell her a late happy birthday at her blog here) and she said it was cool. 

The MINIONS!

Like how cool is that cat? There are no words to express how cool this cat is. Like I want those glasses. 

Cute and simple. 

I seriously want a bunny. Like I saw a little witty bunny the other day and I fell in love, sadly I didn't get it. The above image is so cute though. 

More MINIONS. 

I love this one for some odd reason. 

Yes. Just yes. 

It's like those candles that never stop burning. 

Like Adele when you can use Pokemon for anything it is a lost opportunity not too.  

I will. 

Last but not least SpongeBob.

I feel so proud of myself. Why you ask. Oh well because I said this post was going to be only 11 originally and then I got 17. I usually set a goal like that and then end up doing only 7 or 6. Any bloggers will relate to me. Also, I love how I made the whole intro about memes and then mostly put gifs. I am just so misleading like that. So did any of you wonderful people enjoy this post?? Maybe? Possibly? If you did then I would absolutely love if you could follow my blog (I no joke do a happy dance everytime I get a follower). Should I do more posts like this? Do any of you guys have birthdays coming up? What do you usually do for your friends when they have birthdays? Do you like memes and gifs? What are your favorite memes and gifs? For my birthday in 4 months if anyone comments or sends me any of these and actually remembers this post I will explode and then shout you out in a post.