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Baby's First Birthday Party
By Jessica Hartshorn @ www.americanbaby.com

Fun ideas and survival tips for baby's first birthday party.

First Birthday Theme Parties

It won't matter to your baby whether you throw a catered party for the neighborhood or just have the grandparents over for pizza. How much you do is up to you--do only what feels fun and festive, and cut back if you get stressed out. Here are some tips to get you through this event.

Make or buy a creative cake. Your baby will love looking at the cake as much as eating it.

Recipe ideas include:
 
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If there will be other young kids, keep the party short--an hour or two is plenty.
If you want to decorate with balloons, opt for the silver helium-filled kind. Latex balloons are a choking hazard to kids under the age of 4.
If you're serving food, do yourself a favor and don't try to make everything. For instance, bake the cake but buy deli sandwiches. Or grill burgers and have a bakery do the cake.
Take pictures of the cake and of baby in his birthday outfit before the guests arrive.
Don't force baby to be social. With all the attention, your little one may need to retreat for a bit.
Consider hiring a sitter or asking a young relative to stay with the birthday baby when he needs a break.
Consider doing the fun part the night before. Strip baby down to a diaper and let her experience her first piece of cake. Then, if he's too thrown off during the party to enjoy the "real" cake, you won't feel disappointed.

Birthday Party Theme Ideas for a First Birthday Party
By Ellen Neuborne @ www.americanbaby.com

Hard to believe it's been a year! And so much has changed. Your enthralling and mysterious infant is now sitting, crawling, maybe even walking and full of personality. As the big Oh-One approaches, your family may begin to ask what you've got planned for the festivities. Keep in mind the tender age of the guest of honor and any similarly sized guests who may attend. Stick with familiar situations and themes to avoid an unintended fright.

Fireman First Birthday Party

fireman or fire chief hatsMany a baby loves the big red noisy fire truck and will thrill to see a birthday bash in this theme. A firefighter party is easy to put together. And firefighters appeal to a broad age range, so this is a good pick for a party that will have older siblings in attendance.

Fire Hat   /  Plastic Fireman's Hat

Party favor: Red plastic firefighter hats.
New plastic fire hat is priced right for those little firefighters.

Use these Pails And Shovel instead of traditional loot bags. Fill with Stickers, Beach Ball, Yellow Squirt Ducks and Squirt Frogs.

Game: Firefighter's Parade. In addition to rushing to fires, fire trucks are known to roll through town in holiday parades. Enlist the parents and older kids to don fire hats, ring bells, and toot horns for a firefighter's parade. It can be around the block or around the living room, depending on your guests' enthusiasm.

Party Favor: Magnet picture frames, suitable for use on a refrigerator or other first birthday Party Favors

Making a Band Party
Be sure to invite the neighbors -- this party is a noisy one! Babies love to make music and you can plan a party around that activity that'll be a blast. To make sure everyone has fun, have duplicates of some favorite instruments, such as drums, tambourines, and maracas. Use caution if instruments have small parts.

Party favor: Musical instruments. Keep it simple. A maraca or bell or mini drum works just fine. So long as it can stand up to a good banging from baby. You could even use sturdy plastic Fun Plates

Game: Music performance. Get your future rock stars out into the middle of the room. Put on some Party Music and encourage the little ones to play along. Pick some  favorite Party Music for the background so kids will recognize it and want to join in. 

Queen for a Day First Birthday Party

This makes a good choice for an event where many of the guests will be too tiny to truly party. The mood will be festive and the party favors fun, but the little ones won't have to do much more than sit around and be cute.

Cake: Make your own princess Castle Cake ,
Musical Cake Knife

Party Favor: Picture frame. Loot Bag Treats

Game: Photo opportunity wearing robe and crown. Use a Polaroid instant camera and set up a "throne" in a safe, comfy easy chair. Use this Fairy Princess Hat or Happy Birthday Tiara to capture a Kodak moment of the princess and her court.

Sesame Street First 1st Birthday Party

An easy baby/toddler favorite. Sesame Street provides baby's first celebrities, and a party devoted to Elmo and friends is sure to be a hit. Place a "Welcome to Sesame Street" banner on your front door and have the birthday boy or girl wear a Sesame 1st Bib and you're good to go.

Party Favor: Elmo and other character stickers. Look for big stickers that make a big impression (use stickers with caution).

Hooray 4 Elmo Pulls / Hooray 4 Elmo Blowouts
Sesame Ballet Stickers / Sesame Street Mini Dots

Game: Sesame Street sing-along. Switch on the VCR or fire up the CD player and encourage big and small party-goers to belt out their favorite Sesame Street tunes. Set aside Sesame 1st Birthday Treats for the adult who has best command of Sesame Street lyrics.

Barney First Birthday Party

For a party with lots of love and hugs, you can't beat the big purple guy. Babies love him and adults, well, it's not like the Barney phase lasts forever so you may as well enjoy it while it's here. Soon enough they'll want to borrow the car keys. Barney is a surefire baby pleaser.

Game: Finger painting. It's a Barney favorite -- so roll up those sleeves and paint the colors of the rainbow. Everyone's an artist.

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One month before first birthday party day:
Make guest list, plan menu, send invitations.

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Two weeks before first birthday party day: Shop for theme 1st Birthday Party supplies, Stickers, & Party Favors.  Ask a friend or relative who has RSVP'd to act as your assistant on party day.

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