In July, we'll be throwing a first birthday party for DS at our house. There will probably be around 30 guests. We don't have a pool or anything like that.
Does anyone have any ideas they can share for a creative party theme? Or food? I'm thinking of doing catering, but usually we do catered Italian food for things like this and I'd like to do something different.
I'm not looking to spend a ton of money or drive myself totally crazy, but I would like to do something special/creative, and to make sure everyone has a good time. Suggestions?
Re: Creative first birthday ideas?
Have you been on pinterest? If not, go there.
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I second Pinterest. I also have no idea what we are doing though!
pick a theme and run with it. like if you do a sport theme - you can do a whole bunch of things or a princess theme or rainbow theme. Search Birthday parties on Pinterest.
what we do for our kids' birthday parties is do buffet style foods. so like appetizers. we do meat and cheese trays. Punch (we don't serve alcohol) coffee, tea to drink. Have a cake themed the birthday. why do you need a pool? if you are having a lot of kids, aim to have activities for the aged groups-- again searching PINTEREST can help with that type of stuff and Etsy.com has cool things you can print. I have been to some neat parties in the past like a super heros party.
good luck
Got a bunch of ideas from Pinterest.
We'll be doing butterfly theme (party about 30 people, no other little kids, mostly family). I'm going to make fruit skewers with the watermelon cut out in butterfly shape. Finger snacks of pretzels with m&m's in the wholes & body of choc so they look like butterflies. I also stuffed snack size ziplocks with candies & squeezed middle with clothes pin decorated like butterfly body. The cake will also have butterfly on it.
We'll be doing pizza and what's nice is the themed food isn't any extra really since I'd by fruit & pretzels anyway to go with the pizza.
I need an intervention.
We're doing a bug theme. I just ordered him a beetle cake. My mom found blow up dragon flies and such that we're going to hang in the trees out back. Then at Krogers they have some ants for picnic tables we're going to scatter around.
I also just ordered his invitations. They were expensive for what they are, but my mom is excited to throw his first party so she fronted the bill.
Anyhow, these are we got:
https://www.pinkpeppermintpaper.com/inv78.html