Coronavirus birthday

[Bexyp45]

I'm just wondering if anyone has any suggestions for how to spend my dad's birthday. He will be 78 on Wednesday and a few months ago I booked his birthday off work to spend the day with him. He lost my mum over 20 years ago and my brother lives at the other end of the country. He isn't hugely social but loves walking, eating at his favourite cafe every morning and watching TV. We were going to spend the day in the hills, taking a picnic and going for a walk. I'm really not sure what to do for the best especially as he is supposed to be socially distancing himself and as a full time retail worker, I'm obviously in contact with lots of people. I would absolutely hate to pass anything onto him. The thought of him alone on his birthday breaks my heart too. He would be extremely sad - despite understanding the reasons. Is there anything I can do to make his 'on his own' birthday not so crap?

Leave a hamper/goodybag/present on his doorstep?

Go over and wave through the window so he can at least see your face/that you've made the effort?

Have a Skype party if he's into that?

Make sure he knows you'll do the walk and picnic in the future when things are back to normal.

Skype is the most preferable way forward. I have a cough and feel unwell and very tired, may just be another virus but I’m isolating . It was DS birthday, I FaceTimed them whilst shut up in my bedroom, we all ate dinner together. My friend and I raise cups of tea and clink the screen, we have done this for years.

Thank you for your replies. I have made up a boredom buster hamper for him and will make his favourite cake too. Sadly Dad isn't very technology minded and can just about phone from his mobile 😆. My daughter and I are going to wrap up warm and will sit outside his conservatory and sing Happy birthday to him. That'll really make his day!!! 🤦 Now that I think about it - there are things we can do - at a distance.