http://www.your16th.co.uk/16th-birthday-blog/ A blog dedicated to 16th birthday ideas en-uk http://www.your16th.co.uk/16th-birthday-blog/16th-birthday-grand-prix-simulator-party/ Turning 16 is a big deal, but with all of the age limits still in place until you turn 18, sometimes it may feel like there’s not an awful lot of fun things you can do for a great 16th. Thankfully, you’d be wrong. It may be another year before you can get your licence, but that doesn’t mean you can’t drive an F1 Grand Prix race car. Well, sorta. Cutting edge F1 simulators can give anyone, licenced driver or not, the kind of experience you’d normally only get on an internationally renowned race track. Designed specifically with the younger generation in mind, these are as close to the real thing as a teenager can get! You’ll begin with a full briefing, giving you the ins and outs of what to expect, before you’re plunged in to the drivers seat for 20 minutes of qualifying laps. Just like a real Grand Prix, once qualifiers are over you’ll be set head-to-head against your mates to see who’s the fastest driver to complete the circuit. Spread over two race heats to give everyone the best chance at winning, you’ll battle it out until the bitter end. Points are awarded for each race heat, the top three drivers can expect a Grand Prix style trophy presentation once racing is finished! Expect fun, thrills, and an adrenaline rush to beat all. Who needs clubs or casinos when you can take to the race track without needing a licence! Designed for groups of ten racers, this great 16th birthday will only cost £22 per head. Groupies and supporters can be unlimited, just make sure they bring the banners and loud hailers. So grab your friends, get to the (simulated) race track and burn some rubber! Make a booking now http://www.your16th.co.uk/16th-birthday-blog/is-a-sweet-16th-as-important-in-the-uk/ Where America leads inevitably it’s only a matter of time before the UK (and the rest of Western civilisation) follows. Stateside, sixteenth birthdays are a huge affair often resulting in lavish parties and expensive gifts for those who can afford it. With sixteen year olds becoming eligible for their driving license, a sixteenth birthday present in the US will often come on four wheels with a gift bow for any teenager with wealthy parents. Here in the UK, with the rise in popularity of American reality TV shows and US culture, sixteenth birthday parties are rising in significance, not at all unhelped by the hit MTV show, My Super Sweet 16, documenting the over-the-top parties, tantrums and budgets of the wealthy and their teenager’s sixteenth birthday. Anyone with a child approaching their mid teens will know that coming of age is a big deal to them, in fact they’re probably already convinced they’re a grown-up. Taking a leaf out of American books and celebrating that turning point is becoming more and more popular, it will certainly help you win some extra Brownie points with your teenager, and it’s only a matter of time before a huge party where even the preparations are over-the-top are expected. Those of us on more modest incomes can still throw a sweet sixteen bash on a smaller and tighter budget, it’s all about appearing extravagant without actually bankrupting yourself. While your 18th and your 21st are still the more important birthdays in our culture, celebrating adulthood and the official end of childhood, sixteen is slowly creeping up behind them. For the Americans, Sweet Sixteen is about celebrating a girl’s transition into a woman, and can involve very formal rituals such as presenting the birthday girl with high-heeled shoes. The party is often a formal ball involving a special father-daughter dance and culminating in a video montage of the birthday girl. While many households can’t afford the same extravagance of the wealthy Americans, sweet sixteen in the UK is becoming about increasing maturity, a way to celebrate your child becoming one step closer to adulthood and throwing a bloomin’ good party to remember it all by. http://www.your16th.co.uk/16th-birthday-blog/personalised-16th-birthday-cards/ I was browsing the net earlier and found a great personalised birthday cards company called Scribbler. From just £2.99 you can pick from hundreds of birthday card templates and fully customise them so that they say 16th birthday. Click here to design your personalsied 16th birthday card now! http://www.your16th.co.uk/16th-birthday-blog/16th-birthday-jewellery/ If you are looking for 16th birthday jewellery then look no further than Lula Bula. Most online shops do not even stock anything remotely to do with 16th birthdays, but that is not the case here. You can choose from a selection of beautiful pendants and bracelets that are guaranteed to make your recipients 16th birthday that little bit more special. Pictured to the right is one of Lula Bula's 16th birthday charms. http://www.your16th.co.uk/16th-birthday-blog/seek-gifts-gift-finder/ If you haven't already seen it, we recently launched a gift ideas website called 'Seek Gifts' which allows you to search for items by entering a few simple criteria into the powerful search engine. All you need to know is the gift recipients age, sex and what they like (which if you are buying them a gift you should know!). We hope you find it useful for finding all those 16th birthday gifts!