Baby's 1st Birthday Party -- Ideas
for the First Celebration
Make your baby's first birthday party
a day to remember!
This is the day you've been waiting for -- your baby's 1st birthday party! Here are some favorite first birthday party ideas and tips to help make this day as memorable and stress free as possible.
- Get the camcorder and camera ready early for the big day. Make sure all batteries are fully charged.
- Make it a family affair instead of kid oriented. Consider planning the day just as you would a family reunion.
- Remember, less is best! Keep it simple, and you will have no problem keeping the day focused on your little one! You don't want to miss anything because you are running around trying to tend to other things!
Baby's 1st Birthday Party Ideas - Party Games
One-year-olds are all about moving and exploring. No games are necessary since your child won't be interested in them anyway. Keep your child and other younger kids happy and entertained with plenty of soft playground balls and bubbles.Food Ideas
Your food choices are limitless. Plan whatever is easiest for you, keeping in mind who your guests are and what type of food they like. You could go with a potluck, a barbeque type dinner, hamburgers, hot dogs, or just have it all catered in.1st Birthday Cake Ideas
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A Number 1 Candle and
Chocolate -- Priceless!
Here are some things to remember when thinking about your baby's 1st birthday cake.
- Your child's cake will be the highlight of the day.
- Be sure to not forget about the infamous #1 candle to put on top of the cake. Every 1st birthday cake needs a #1 candle!
- Make or purchase 2 cakes -- one for your guests and one small one for your child.
- Ask a close relative, friend, or Godparent to make your child's smaller cake. This makes a great picture moment and memory.
Party Favors
For party favors, send home the balls and the bubbles that the kids played with during the party. Label each ball and bottle of bubbles with each child's name using a permanent marker or paint pen.Baby's 1st Birthday Party Mementos
A few weeks before the big 1st birthday party, take a picture of your child and blow it up to an 8x10 print. Secure it to a mat. Have the picture laid out on a table with a pen for everybody to sign the mat.
Hang the framed picture in your child's room so that you can look at it and talk about it every day together with your child.
An extra-special personalized memento
Don't miss seeing this extra-special gift! It's one of the most precious personalized mementos we've ever seen: the My Very Own Name
personalized children's book, which you can read again and again to your little one as he or she grows up.
1st Birthday Invitation Wording Sample
Here's a fun and adorable 1st birthday invitation wording sample with instructions for creating an invitation that will bring lots of smiles to your friends and family!
1st Birthday Family Traditions
Buy a unique fun birthday hat. Make this hat “the family birthday hat” that everyone in the family wears on their birthday. What fun you will have seeing how your child has grown through the years wearing this hat.
Party Themes for One-Year-Olds
- Keep your theme simple.
- Consider a theme of a character that your child loves and is familiar with.
- Themes like Sesame Street, rubber ducky, Dora the Explorer, or baby animals are great.
- When in doubt, go with the “first birthday” theme.
When planning your baby's 1st birthday party, use these ideas and tips to help you have a party that you will enjoy as much as everyone else.
