'Glad he stopped eating paste!' Will Smith takes to social media to wish son Jaden happy birthday and shares throwback photo

By Paul Chavez for MailOnline

Published: 00:03 EST, 9 July 2015 | Updated: 03:01 EST, 9 July 2015

Jaden Smith received birthday wishes on social media on Wednesday from his famous parents.

'Jaden is 17 years old today. I'm just glad he stopped eating paste!,' his 46-year-old father Will wrote in a Facebook posting.

The Oscar-nominated actor included a throwback photo of Jaden as a boy smiling while sitting in a large birdcage. 

Birthday boy: Will Smith posted a birthday message on Facebook on Wednesday to his son Jaden and included a throwback photo of his son in a birdcage

Birthday boy: Will Smith posted a birthday message on Facebook on Wednesday to his son Jaden and included a throwback photo of his son in a birdcage

The teen's mother Jada Pinkett Smith, 43, also took to social media to wish her eldest son happy birthday.

'To my son,' wrote the Magic Mike XXL star.

'Today you are 17. It was on this day a tremendous gift was delivered to me. A baby boy, whose existence reflected back to me all the passion, curiosity, love and beauty that only a child could collect from the deepest recesses of his mother's secret heart and breath it into the world,' she continued. 

On the stage: Jaden is shown performing on Sunday at the Wireless Festival in London

On the stage: Jaden is shown performing on Sunday at the Wireless Festival in London

Tremendous gift: Jada Pinkett Smith also took to Facebook to wish her eldest son happy birthday

Tremendous gift: Jada Pinkett Smith also took to Facebook to wish her eldest son happy birthday

'You have made the beauty I could only feel within myself... absolutely tangible. You were not only born from my body... but born from my soul,' Jada added.

The Gotham star also included some pictures of Jaden with one of his favorite people as she posted photos of him with Canadian rapper Drake.

Jaden and his 14-year-old sister Willow performed together on Sunday at the Wireless Festival 2015 in London's Finsbury Park.

Family time: Trey Smith, Willow, Jaden, Will and Jada are shown in May 2013 in New York City

Family time: Trey Smith, Willow, Jaden, Will and Jada are shown in May 2013 in New York City

Jada was on hand for their performance and smiled as she stood from the side of the stage.

Will likely was in Toronto, Canada where he has been filming David Ayer's Suicide Squad alongside co-stars Margot Robbie and Jai Courtney.

Drake was a headliner at the festival and was spotted catching Jaden and Willow perform.

Brooklyn Beckham, the 16-year-old son of David and Victoria, also hung out backstage with the teens.

Teen singers: Willow and Jaden are shown in January 2014 in Los Angeles

Teen singers: Willow and Jaden are shown in January 2014 in Los Angeles

 

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