The one-year mark is a significant milestone and most definitely a reason to celebrate, especially for the parents who made it through the trying first year. However, you don’t have to go all out and spend a fortune to make the event memorable. In light of this, here are a few first birthday ideas that are simple to execute yet are nonetheless utterly gorgeous.
- Make it vibrant
Party decorations that are bold and colourful are a certain way to make a gathering seem more celebratory. In actuality, there is never too much colour for a first birthday celebration. One Little Project’s rainbow-colored party, which essentially provides an instant boost of joy, is a good example.
- Have a Smash Cake
Smash cakes, or cakes that children may smash with their small hands and paint all over their faces, have long been a staple of first birthday celebrations, mostly due to the incredible picture opportunity they offer. A secondary cake should be available to offer the guests as the smash cake won’t be very edible once the birthday child has finished with it. Additionally, the spectacle is rather amusing in real life as well.
- Create a Buffet of Finger Foods
You could host a BBQ, but the host would have a lot more work. If you choose for a buffet table instead, you can keep things relaxed and low-maintenance for your child’s first birthday celebration and it will feel a lot less chaotic. Set up a buffet of finger snacks, including adult cuisine and baby-friendly favourites, before the party guests arrive. You’ll do better with a food setup that lets visitors help themselves while you take in the festivities.
- Stick to a theme
A themed party requires a bit more work to pull together, but the finished product will undoubtedly provide for fantastic material for a first-year album. If you choose to take this way, pick a theme that corresponds to your child’s present interests and keep in mind that you don’t need to go overboard; just a few accents or foods that connect with the theme will suffice. A Beautiful Mess’s adorable puppy-themed party ticks all the right buttons.
- Assemble a first-year photo exhibit
A mosaic of first-year photos as décor is a touching choice for a first birthday celebration. Parents also have a creative chance because there are many ways to use a child’s infant images on the big day. Of course, you could also keep it straightforward and use a subtle collage, like this one from A Beautiful Mess, to highlight the birthday child’s month-to-month growth.
- Pick a good Photographer
A photographer shouldn’t be one of the many hats the host of a first birthday celebration must don. However, unless you assign a visitor to perform this task in advance, there’s a strong risk that you’ll find yourself more preoccupied with recording the event than truly enjoying it, which is bad. It’s also regrettable to discover that you don’t have any photos from the important day. By assigning a family member or reliable acquaintance to be the photographer for the day, you may prevent both of these situations.
- Make it brief
As was previously noted, little babies are often easily distracted, and a first year celebration is sure to have that impact on the birthday child with all the décor and guests. Because of this, keeping the event brief will allow you and your child (along with any other visitors in the same situation) to appreciate it much more. Really, a first birthday celebration shouldn’t go more than 2 hours from beginning to end.
