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Home › Articles › Birthday Time › First Birthday Party Themes

First Birthday Party Themes

A Seasonal Guide for That Important Milestone

By Shannon McKelden

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  • If you really want to go all out (and if it's snowing) make a snowman together outside.
    • Spring
    For a springtime birthday, depending on where you live, there may be sunshine or rain. But there are sure to be lots and lots of flowers and fun.

    Cindy Lo, president and owner of Red Velvet Events in Austin, Texas, suggests a sunflower/growing theme.

    • Tie invitations to a fake or real sunflower and hand-deliver to invited guests.
    • Put party favors inside a terracotta flower pot instead of the traditional plastic gift bag.
    • An activity could be to fingerpaint decorate their own flower pot (which can then be used to take home their party favors). Give the little ones oversized T-shirts to wear over their clothes for protection, maybe decorated with a photo of the birthday child's face embedded in a sunflower image. This would serve as a secondary take-home gift.
    • For the cake, decorate cupcakes with a sunflower frosting top.

    Courtney Ramirez of Sanger, Calif., suggests a teddy bear picnic birthday party, which can be held indoors or out, depending on Mother Nature.

    • Invite guests to bring their teddies.
    • Decorate with red and white picnic tablecloths.
    • For an activity, let older kids attending the party make teddy bear puppets. They can put on a puppet show for the little ones.
    • The menu could include hot dogs, beans, chips and other picnic food. Always supervise small children when eating hot dogs or other foods that could be a choking hazard.
    Summer
    The weather's warmer now and parties can be moved outside. Casual is the name of the game for summer birthdays.

    Break out the bathing suits for a pool/beach party! Ferrales suggests the following:


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