Bouncy 1st
Birthday Party Ideas for Baby
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Party Theme for a First
Birthday
Your baby's first birthday is
approaching. We all get only one first birthday, so
we want to make the occasion special and memorable.
By the time baby's grown up
and thinking of starting his own family, it's nice
to have a permanent family record of this one and
singular event. Here are some tips on 1st birthday
party ideas that make the most of your future
cherished memories.
Location for the
Party
Think about where you'd like
to have this birthday party. If the weather is
nice, an outdoor location, in your backyard or at
the park, gives you so many photo opportunities
with nature as the backdrop. A visit to a farm
animal zoo also provides lots of cute picture
possibilities for that important 1st birthday
party.
Ideas for great locations
are, of course dependent on your locale, but it's
certain there are tons of great places you can hold
this glorious celebration. In inclement weather,
it's just as fine to hold an indoor party. Your
imaginative decorations can make terrific backdrops
just as well.
Where to Get
Supplies
In either case, you'll want
to visit a party supply store. These stores have
every imaginable theme and accessory you'll need to
inspire colorful and creative 1st birthday party
ideas. Store clerks can also point out some of the
most fabulous items you might overlook, so ask for
advice.
Look online as well. If
you're short on time, as any mother of a 1 year old
is, online shopping saves time and money, as well
as sparking your imagination for those really good
1st birthday party ideas. If you find a great
decoration that's a bit outside of your budget,
consider making something similar at home. Visit
craft sites for more inspiration.
Gift Ideas for a First
Birthday
As for gifts, try to include
a few keepsake items that last, virtually, forever.
Gifts such as a silver spoon, an engraved picture
frame, little treasure box or the famous bronzed
shoes can be handed down when baby's grown with a
family of her own. Of course, there will be toys
too, but keepsake gifts become more treasured as
the years pass.
Don't Forget the Baby
Pictures
Another great commemorative
1st birthday party idea is the photo mini-album.
Parents are known to take plenty of pictures! When
you've developed all of the pictures of this joyful
party, choose the five or ten cutest
pictures.
Get a mini photo album for
every family member and friend in attendance and
make sure everyone gets a copy. Alternatively, you
can also burn your photos on to a CD, which is a
good idea anyway, as a backup. This way, you can
quickly and easily share the occasion with
relatives and friends across the country.
Also be sure that one copy of
your mini photo album and a CD is preserved for
baby in later years. Just squirrel it away for now.
Your baby's future wife or husband, as well as your
grandchildren, will be thrilled to have this
ultimate keepsake.
First Birthday
Cake
Now for the birthday cake. A
cake topped with whipping cream and filled with ice
cream provides some of the cutest 1st birthday
party photos you'll ever find. A one year old with
such an inviting 'meal' right in front of them,
isn't going to be looking for a fork.
It's going to be finger food.
We had such a cake for our daughter's first
birthday and she was so enthralled, she decided to
plunge her face onto the cake for a close up and
personal look! We captured that moment with a
camcorder. It's priceless.
She first looked over this
amazing meal, looked up and smiled and then tried
to kiss the cake! When her face encountered whipped
cream and a bit of chocolate, she looked up in
utter surprise. However, she recovered quickly and
used her fingers to clean her face in a
taste-as-you-go operation. Cute, cute,
cute!
First Birthday Party
Themes
A theme that more fully
expresses the meaning of this 1st birthday can make
the occasion more meaningful to your child as he or
she grows up. Let's take a look at some examples to
illustrate.
Many babies have favorite
objects in the nursery, such as a big, soft turtle
toy. Perhaps it's the color or texture, but for
whatever reason, baby loves that big sot guy. Such
favorites may be loved and dragged around for
years.
In any case, your child will
have happy memories associated with that toy, even
into the teenage years. Here, maybe a theme of
turtles would be the way to go for your 1st
birthday party theme. A turtle shaped cake, in the
colors of the real guy, won't be forgotten. Visit a
party supply store for turtle theme
decorations
See What Baby Likes - Then
Decide Your Theme
Here's another example.
You've decorated the ceiling of baby's room with
those stickers of stars and planets that glow in
the dark. If baby giggles, smiles expressing
delight when the lights go out, you've got another
terrific 1st birthday party theme idea.
Make your streamers out of
strings of gold stars. Stick some of the glow in
the dark stars on the tablecloth. So, the idea is
just to think along the lines of creating some good
memories.
While baby is not going to
understand the significance of gifts, you still
want to have some fun stuff to play with, in
addition to some meaningful mementos, marking the
birth year of your sweet little one.
Remember, It's a 1st
Birthday Party
Another idea is to choose
gifts that are age appropriate that baby will get a
kick out of, such as mobiles, fuzzy cuddly stuffed
animals, and talking ones. Go crazy with streamers,
festive and abundant decorations and a large cake.
These elements of the party make for great photos.
Your child will later appreciate knowing how much
she's meant to you for all these years.
Along with fun-today toys,
this momentous occasion deserves a few memento
style gifts. Many parents want to memorialize this
1st birthday mainly in photos, but there's no
reason to confine yourself here.
Just as sweet 16 birthday
parties often include coming of age gifts such as
sweet 16 pendant or charm bracelet, your 'custom'
1st birthday party theme creates loving memories.
Your baby will certainly enjoy these mementos as he
or she gets older.
The Religious
Theme
Ideas for mementos might
include a personal copy of your family religious
texts, with places in which to write in dates of
events of religious significance, such as
confirmation, a bar mitzvah or baptism. Christmas
ornaments of baby's birth year can become a family
tradition.
You can have ornaments
inscribed with your baby's name as well. Music
boxes and snow globes usually remain treasured
items right into adulthood.
You Know Your Baby - Make
His or Her First Birthday Special
You've spent so many hours,
holding, cuddling and kissing that baby, no one
knows your child's delights better than you. Create
a 1st birthday party theme suited just to your
unique little bundle of joy. Both parents and child
will have richer memories as a result!
Remember, the best 1st
birthday party ideas come from you! Photographic
evidence is the key to those treasured memories!
Now, get out the cake and camera.
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