Birthday Ideas for 13 Year Old Twins?

[kellyandthecat]

Want to have a proper celebration for my DD2 and DS3 13th birthday (birthdays!) and I'm suddenly at a loss as to what to do for it. I don't think they're especially bothered but they're my youngest and I feel like this is the last birthday they'll tolerate spending time with us primarily so maybe I'm getting all misty in wanting to do something special. As a twin, I know the difficult balance between celebrating them together but also as separate people. Always used to do outdoorsy gender-neutral things when they were younger (they are a boy and a girl) and I can't really remember what I did for my other DC's 13ths!

Any advice would be appreciated!

[TeenAndTween]

ice skating?

[kellyandthecat]

Is ice skating 'cool' these days? They would certainly have a laugh watching me and DH fall over!

[Agggghast]

Paint balling or laserquest, spent yesterday helping a friend deliver and collect excited 13 year olds of both sexes and from the comments they all loved it!

[bigTillyMint]

Ice skating is definitely cool!

Or bowling? Or paintballing (painful!)

Where do you live, OP? I think we did the London Eye when DD turned 13.

[kellyandthecat]

Yes we are in Islington that could work. Thinking of a family affair and a seperate event for their friends as might get a bit crowded otherwise

[Heyho111]

All go on a Segway experience. They are supposed to be a good laugh and the in thing to do.

[LeftHandedMouse]

Karting?

But paintball and laserquest are pretty good fun if they're the active sort.

There's also a place near us that does clay pigeon and target shooting from age 12 and you can get a package day out.

Forest/adventure segway sounds cool, Go Ape do those I think.

And ice skating is a good idea, or going to see an ice hockey game?

[bigTillyMint]

Heyho, I want to do a Segway experience now you've mentioned it!

[Leeds2]

A driving experience. Think DD did her 13th at Mercedes World. They can drive ordinary cars around a laid out road system, complete with roundabouts, traffic lights etc or a 4 wheel drive across rough terrain.

[netballcrazy]

I would second a driving lesson. Can't remember the name if the company but they do it the top floor of the car park at brent cross. Ds did it and had a ball.

[kellyandthecat]

Thanks everyone for your ideas! I've got some super ideas to choose from now