first birthday party-need input!

Hannahsmom25

My son turns 1 on the 25th and I finally decided on a theme. Dog! Im going to iron on him a #1 with a doggy on shirt for his outfit. It will be either blue and brown or green and brown for the party colors. Streamers and balloons with those colors, puppy confetti on the tables, homemade banner with the same dog on each side. Then doggy cupcakes and a little cake for him. For food I was thinking a hotdog bar, pasta salad, dip with chips and a veggie/fruit tray. How does that sound? Any ideas that might go with this theme? Its at our house and will be about 20 people! Oh also Im going to decorate a box and have everyone write on index cards a note to kyle that he can read later on(we did this with dd and she loves to read them now) and for a game Im going to make poster with pictures of his first milestones and have everyone guess the age he was when each milestone was reached. (also what we did at dds first bday)

purple4u

Cute theme! But hot dogs seems a bit weird to me. I would not eat them if I was your party guest. 

Hannahsmom25

Well the invite says- Hot diggity dog! Its Kyles first birthday! So the hot dog bar goes with that. Personally hotdogs are not my favorite but Kyle loves them and everyone coming does too. Is it the healthiest thing to eat? no, but its just for fun and since he likes them (and rarely gets them since I dont like them) we might as well. Also just found how to make dog bone shaped chips to go with dip : )

jadebaby

You can also serve "puppy chow"! I love that stuff!

Hannahsmom25

ah I forgot all about puppy chow! That stuff is like crack lol. Its going on my list now, thanks!

duffmaker

Love the theme and I think the hot dog bar is cute! I second the puppy chow.. that stuff is amazing... a double batch lasts maybe a day in our house.

Are you doing favors? You could do dog bone shaped sugar cookies and wrap them in clear cellophane (sp?) with a tag that says thank you for coming or something like that.

ETA: I adore the idea of personal notes from the guests... I will definitely be stealing that one from you

J234

clizh:

Love the theme and I think the hot dog bar is cute! I second the puppy chow.. that stuff is amazing... a double batch lasts maybe a day in our house.

Are you doing favors? You could do dog bone shaped sugar cookies and wrap them in clear cellophane (sp?) with a tag that says thank you for coming or something like that

Or even easier, they sell "Scooby Snacks" in snack pack bags, which are bone-shaped graham crackers.  You can include little bouncy balls or tiny frisbees too.   Sounds cute!!

OregonSarah

I think your theme, party, and food sound so much and festive.  (I think hot diggity dog with a hotdog bar is a great idea!)  Just perfect, I say!  Enjoy and have fun!