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First Birthday Party Themes
A Seasonal Guide for That Important Milestone
By Shannon McKelden
- Fill up several inexpensive inflatable pools with small colored balls to create an instant ball pit.
- Have a couple of beach balls lying around and it's sure to invite some fun for the kids.
Use inexpensive sand buckets and shovels for souvenirs. - For dessert you can make individual cupcakes iced in a light chocolate butter cream. Decorate with a small drink umbrella on top of each cupcake and each guest will have a tiny little private beach.
Or how about an under-the-sea party?
- Hang streamers in different hues of blue from the ceiling.
- Cover the floor with blue balloons to give the impression that you are under water.
- Purchase fish-shaped Mylar balloons and weigh them down at different heights around the room.
- Serve goldfish crackers as snacks.
- For dessert, serve individual cupcakes, iced in blue frosting and topped off with Swedish gummy fish.
- For souvenirs, purchase small glass fish bowls from a craft store, fill them with blue M&Ms and add red Swedish gummy fish on top.
Fall
Leaves are falling, there's a chill in the air – it must be autumn, which is a great time for a first birthday full of great memories. A baseball party theme might be fun for your little one, suggests Ferrales.
- Create a baseball game ticket for your invitations.
- Serve peanuts and cracker jacks as snacks (for adults and older children) or go all out and rent a hot dog cart and serve hotdogs.
- For souvenirs, create inexpensive baseball T-shirts with each child's name on the back. All you need is a blank T-shirt, iron-on transfer sheets and a home printer.
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