Article: If you are apart from your boyfriend, you likely make use of video chat services anyway. For his birthday, make it a special date by both of you cooking the same meal and eating "together" while chatting.  Alternatively, have takeout delivered to him where he is and get the same food for you to enjoy. You could also read him a poem you wrote or play him a special song, one you wrote or one that makes you think of him. Nothing says you're missing him like a package from you! If he's far from home, he'll appreciate some little things that he misses. If you're the one that's far away, send him some special items from where you are.  For instance, if you're still at home while your boyfriend is in another state or country, send him some snacks he loves that he can't get where he is. Throw in a homemade baked good or something else he misses, such as his favorite shampoo he can't find where he is. Alternatively, send him something special from where you are, such as a local food item or a novelty item. You could also send him something sentimental, such as a rock from a local park you hung out in or sand from a beach where you're visiting. That is, print out a picture of him, and then take him around to special sites where you are. Take a picture with the photo, and then send him a collage of all the pictures you took. This present will make him feel like he's there with you! Gather messages, notes, and small gifts from your boyfriend's friends and family, and then mail them altogether in a package. Your boyfriend will feel the love even from a distance! Alternatively, take video of different friends and family wishing him happy birthday. Put them together into a single video, and send it to your boyfriend for his birthday. Have each person hold up one letter of a birthday wish, such as "Happy Birthday, John," and take a picture of each one individually. Put them together on a card, and have everyone sign it before you mail it off. You can also just have them all hold a banner in one large picture.

What is a summary?
Have an extra-special video chat date. Send your boyfriend a care package. Create a photo collage of you and your boyfriend at local sites. Get your boyfriend's friend and family in on the fun. Create a friends and family birthday card with pictures.