While Baby is unlikely to remember their first birthday it’s a major milestone that you and your family will want to celebrate. Indeed, first birthdays are excellent opportunities to take some photos and create memories that will last forever, and that you will still talk about once your little one is all grown up. With that in mind, read on to discover how to throw the best 1st birthday party ever!
Theme
One way to make your child’s first birthday party special is to give it a theme. There are many themes to choose from, and some of the most popular include kids’ shows that your child loves like Coco Melon. The great thing about choosing this kind of theme is that it’s easy to find supplies and accessories that match like paper plates, cups, napkins, and even decorations and bunting, something that makes it easy for you to create a great-looking party without too much effort. There are hundreds of other TV shows and media themes to choose from too such as Word Party, Beat Bugs, Alphablocks and Octonaughts.
Another option for a party theme is bringing everything together by color. That means buying table wear and decorations in a specific pallet of colors, often with a metallic accent thrown in. This can be a particularly classy way of growing a child’s first birthday and can make for some amazing photos.
Food
The food you provide for your child’s first birthday party will depend largely on the other guest you expect. For instance, if you are asking other children and their parents, a finger food buffet suitable for little hands might be best. However, if you are planning a simple family get-together with fewer kids then a BBQ might work better.
However, one thing that you must always have for a Baby’s first birthday is a cake. Indeed, in recent times smash cakes have become very popular because it means Baby can dive into them themselves, and create some wonderfully messy photos!
Of course, the idea of your one-year-old being let loose on a sugary full-size birthday cake might not sit well with you. The good news is that if this is the case you can make something like this healthy smash cake for babies, instead. Then you can make all the wonderfully messy memories, and still know that your child won’t be exposed to unhealthy ingredients.
Gifts
It’s tradition to bring gifts to a birthday party and many parents find that people will go all out on their kid’s first birthday celebration. Now there is nothing wrong with that and if you are happy for guests to choose which gifts to bring you can leave them to it.
However, if you would rather guarantee that your child will receive specific items, that you know they will use, you can use a gift registry instead. Then you can have more control over the number of toys and clothes they receive better matching them to their current needs and preventing repeat gifts and waste.