First Birthday Party Ideas For A Memorable 1st Birthday PartyThat Are General In Nature; Not Theme Specific!
As you know, a 1st birthday party is primarily for family and friends. Nonetheless, it deserves an A-1 special celebration. You will want to capture all the awe and wonder your little one will experience on his or her special day. A first birthday is like no other. It truly is a milestone event that you will cherish, especially during those trying teen years! Due to the young age of your party go-ers, you'll want to keep the party short and sweet so you can try and avoid the tears of tiredness. Too many people might overwhelm the birthday boy or girl, so try to keep the invitees to a minimum. Another consideration you'll want to factor in when planning your party is the time it will be held. Be sure to plan it after naptime so everyone is happy and fresh. Below are some general ideas that are not theme-specific, except to be centered around turning one. You may use any of these ideas to create a party that will stand on its own, or use them to compliment any of the themes listed in the 1st Birthday Party Section. 1st Birthday Party Supply Ideas #1 INVITATIONS - Make #1's out of construction paper or cardstock. Write the party details on one side and your child's name on the other. Decorate with fun birthday theme stickers or add glitter to the edges of the #1. PHOTO INVITES #1 - Using one of your party colors, cut 8 1/2" x 11" shiny cardstock into two pieces and fold in half. Using decorative scissors, trim the edges of a photo of your baby, so photo is slightly smaller than the cardstock. Glue photo to the front of the invitation. Put (Name) Is Turning 1! above the photo. On textured white scrapbook paper (finished size will be 4 1/2" x 7 1/2") either type or handwrite in calligraphy the party details on the left side. PHOTO INVITES #2 - Turn your invitation into a keepsake. Start with a piece of 12" x 12" scrapbook paper that has a fun print that coincides with your little one's personality and cut it into four pieces. Glue 3-4 photos of your child onto the paper in a scrapbook fashion. Use fun borders, decorative scissors, stickers, etc. to embellish your pictures. Select photos of various ages ranging from newborn to the present age. Remember to leave room to add your party details. BIRTH CERTIFICATE INVITES - Reduce the size and photocopy your child's birth certificate onto either pink or blue paper. Embellish the edges with glitter and put all the party details on the reverse side. FUN SILHOUETTE INVITES - Select something like a butterfly, monkey head, puppy head, cat head, or any other shape that your child likes and cut the shape out from one-half of a piece of construction paper. Create your invitation's wording on your computer or write it out in calligraphy on a piece of decorative scrapbook paper that has a faint design and will coordinate with your choosen silhouette. Cut this paper about 1/2" smaller than the silhouette, while keeping the basic shape as the silhouette. Glue the scrapbook paper to the construction paper. BALLOON INVITATIONS - Blow up balloons that match your party colors and write the party details on them in permanent marker. Deflate the balloon and mail them to your guests with a note instructing them to blow up the balloon for a good time! COLLAGE INVITES - Create a collage of pictures depicting some of your little one's best moments. Have the pictures range in tie from birth through the first year. Scan them into your computer and print them out onto photo paper. Put all the party details on the reverse side. You can even add word bubbles for added fun. NEWSPAPER INVITES - Using scrapbook paper that looks like light newsprint, make your invitation look like a newspaper article. For the headline, put something like, (Name) Just turned 1! Then add a little story about the first year of their life. On (date of birth), we were blessed with the birth of (Name). This past year she has outdone herself and has learned more then the average baby. For example, she not only crawls, but she walks! She can talk a blue-streak and loves to laugh and give her parents kisses. She drinks from a cup and practically cuts up her own food. She is simply amazing! You must see her in action; she is unbelievable. (Name) requests your presence at her very 1st birthday party.
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RSVP: If you opt to not have a "theme" like Elmo, Sesame Street, etc. you may just decide to lean towards a cute outfit in the party colors. This will make for great photos to have your baby's clothes coordinate with the surrounding decorations. However, if you just can't resist dressing up the "Dollie", here's some adorable Baby Costumes that are irresistible!br>
To create a festive atmosphere you can decorate the party room using traditional pink and white or blue and white, or opt for a color combination derived from some of the party packages listed below. To get your creative juices flowing, check out the following first birthday party ideas for decorations:
FIRST BIRTHDAY PARTY IDEAS FOR GAMES & ACTIVITIES Here's an entire page with nothing but 1st Birthday Games, such as:
FIRST BIRTHDAY PARTY IDEAS FOR BIRTHDAY PARTY FOOD You'll want to have some baby-friendly foods, along with food for older kids and adults. Here's a few first birthday party ideas relating to food options you might consider for the little ones:
Here's a few first birthday party ideas relating to food options for the older kids and adults:
FIRST BIRTHDAY PARTY IDEAS FOR 1ST BIRTHDAY CAKES
TINY CUPCAKES - Buy or bake mini cupcakes. Decorate in party colors. Use theme cupcake liners, and add color sprays, sparkle gels, edible confetti, etc. to adorn them. CUPCAKE STAND - Make or buy colorful cupcakes and place them in a wire cupcake stand. This can also serve as your table centerpiece. You can add a #1 to each one using decorator gel. #1 CAKE - Bake a sheet cake and cut it into the number 1. Frost it and then pipe out frosting around the edges and decorate with various edible confetti. ABC BLOCK CAKE - Bake 3 square-shaped cakes. Frost in various primary colors. Pipe on "A", "B", and "C". Place two cakes side by side and one on top straddling the two. ABC CUPCAKES - Make cupcakes and frost in various primary colors. Pipe on the letters of the alphabet. ALPHABET BLOCK CAKE - Bake four 8-inch square cakes. Trim tops and sides to level and make them all the same size. Stack all the cakes while applying frosting between each layer. Frost each side in a primary color. Decorate top and each side with a letter of the alphabet. PHOTO CAKE - Take a picture of your baby and have a bakery put it on the cake. For some more 1st birthday party ideas for cakes, check out our 1ST BIRTHDAY CAKES photos and how-to tips. They are nothing less than fun and fabulous!
Fill a brown Kraft handled bag or decorative cellophane bag with any of the following: teddy bear, stickers, baby sunglasses, bubbles, alphabet book, alphabet coloring book with crayons, or ABC wood blocks. MORE FIRST BIRTHDAY PARTY IDEAS Just in case you're still on the hunt for some more
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