Did the party have a theme?
For a first birthday, the theme is usually just "One." Everything is usually a color theme with the number or word.
Tell us about the party.
For the first birthday we usually go all out. There is a lot to celebrate in that first year! We might have a nice food spread, a jumpy in the back yard for older kids. This is a family affair - not just for kids. So we also have just spaces for adults to come and talk and hang out. We'll have the traditional hats and maybe a few mylar balloons but not a ton of decorations.
Lessons Learned
- We cover the floor under the birthday child with the plastic table cloth. This way, you can sit the baby right on the table cloth in a diaper and hat and let them get really messy with the cake. Easy clean up!
- Don't give out toys to other kids that present choking hazards for the birthday boy or girl.
- Don't expect people to sit and watch birth videos or hours of footage of baby's first.
- A video invitation with the "firsts" works nicely to cover those basic milestones.
