Five girls play Bite the Marshmallow at the fifth birthday party of one of them. The birthday girl wears a paper crown. Linschoten, The Netherlands. May 1996.
A boy's first birthday. His father makes a video while his uncle tries go get him to blow out the candle on a Lion King cake. Amstelveen, The Netherlands. January 1997.
Four friends during the birthday party of a boy who turns twelve. The glasses of Coca Cola have been emptied, the cake has been eaten, the boys tell tall tales. Vlaardingen, The Netherlands. November 1996.
Slow dancing during a disco in honor of the birthday of two twelve year olds in a room behind the local snackbar. At this age the girls are generally much taller than the boys. Zuidhorn, The Netherlands. May 1997.
A group of boys celebrate the birthday of a newly seven-year-old with a scouting expedition in the Dutch Museum of Antiquities. The children are dressed like Romans. They raise their fingers to be chosen to answer the guide’s question. Leiden, The Netherlands. March 1999.
A boy waves balloons at this second birthday party. In the background guests and his father, who has just inflated another balloon and is tying it up. Den Haag, The Netherlands. September 1996.
Children eat cherry pie at the party of a nine year old girl (center). They eagerly raise their fingers to attract the attention of the parents handing out the treat. Zetten-Andelst, The Netherlands. November 1996.
Birthday party of a boy (on the right) turning six. He is on a treasure hunt with his friends in a forest at night. They’re getting sleepy. Malden, The Netherlands. October 1996.
Slow dancing during a disco in honor of the birthday of two twelve year olds in a room behind the local snackbar. At this age the girls are generally much taller than the boys. Zuidhorn, The Netherlands. May 1997.
Twin sisters who celebrate their sixth birthday, and one of their guests, relish the whipped cream that their mother squirts into their mouths while decorating the home baked birthday cake. Dordrecht, The Netherlands. December 1996.
A twelve-year-old boy (third from the right) celebrates with his friends at the bowling alley. His mother keeps score. Vlaardingen, The Netherlands. November 1996.
Girls wait to hear the score of a game of shuffleboard at the birthday party of twin sisters (on the left and the right) who turn six. Dordrecht, The Netherlands. December 1996.
A birthday party at a zoo for a girl (on the left) who turns seven. The children get to touch and even hold a python. Emmen, The Netherlands. February 1999.