What happens at playgroup (parent & toddler group) for birthdays?

[OldieButGoldie]

Help! I am a novice mum and would like to know what happens at your playgroup for a childs birthday. I'm in Scotland so by that I mean P&T group for 0-3 years.

My DS is very nearly one and I recently started taking him to playgroup once a week. This week they were talking about which child would be first to have a birthday and named X child, then asked when my DS was born. When I said his first birthday was soon they said he would be first. First for what? I'm not sure what to expect. Will there be a party of some sort and am I meant to do anything ie. take a cake?

What happens at yours?

I've been to 3 or 4 mums and tots groups and tbh there was only one where some of the mums brought in buns for birthdays (it was baby play for 0 to walking so 1st birthdays).

they prob just meant his birthday will be first

nothing has ever happened at any playgroups I'[ve been too.

One group I went to the other children sang Happy Birthday and the birthday child had the option of wearing a birthday hat. It was quite low key though.

At the Surestart toddler group I used to go to we had a little party for each child's birthday, and the group leader brought a cake in. It was a stable group and there was always a snack time, so we just sang happy birthday and had a piece of cake.

Phew!
I can put my mixing bowl away then

At ours, people tend to bring in cakes on the birthday, and we sing Happy Birthday and share the cake. But it isn't compulsory AFAIK - in fact, for DS 3rd birthday I chose to go to our usual Thursday group on the Monday so as to take in a cake, because the usual Monday group was too huge and chaotic and no one else ever took birthday cakes in anyway.

Mixing bowl half out again