Seven party ideas to celebrate your baby's first birthday

Our baby's first birthday is a very special and emotional date. We parents live it with nostalgic happiness to see how quickly the past twelve months have passed, the amount of milestones that our little one has reached and how much he has physically changed in that time.

Although the way to celebrate their first birthday is something very personal and each family decides based on their circumstances, more and more parents are opting for Have a party in style to commemorate your baby's first year. If this is your case, but you are still not sure how to organize it, we give you some ideas that may serve as inspiration.

Theme party

One of the ideas that triumphs most in children's birthday parties, is the make a thematic celebration according to your child's tastes. But since your baby is still very small and maybe your tastes and interests are not defined yet, you can choose universal themes that will be a sure hit, such as: Disney characters, the circus, animals, clouds and stars ...

The theme chosen will serve as a guiding thread for the organization of the party, since from the decoration, to the cake, the food buffet, the plates and glasses or the cards for the guests must follow the same line.

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On the Internet you will find a lot of ideas that can serve as inspiration, although if the theme is simple you can also find multiple relationship articles in any party store.

  • Minnie Mousse party, with personalized buffet table, Minni cake and pink as the main decoration:
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  • Princely style party, the colors blue and gold. Details such as crowns, scepters and royal uniforms are not lacking:
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  • Circus themed party: white and red striped decoration, animals, clowns, attractions ... and a decorative poster behind the buffet table:
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A corner for the protagonist

Dedicate a special corner to the protagonist of the party, It is a nice touch that will excite all the guests, especially when we talk about the baby's first birthday and the nostalgia of the passage of time is felt in the environment.

We can make a garland with the most significant photographs of its last twelve months, frame a large photograph that presides over the table and that has a special value for us, make a picture that recalls the most representative milestones of its first year ...

We share some ideas that we have seen on Instagram and that have moved us.

  • Birth Reminder Chart, and baby's first milestones:
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  • Blackboard describing tastes of our baby, and the main achievements in his first year:
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  • Garland with photographs of our baby, whether current or chronological from birth to its first year:
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When the cake and the buffet make a difference

And there is no birthday party worth its salt without a delicious snack and a spectacular cake on which to blow our baby's first candle. Depending on the type of celebration you wish to hold, this point will be especially important, and that is there are parties in which all the attention is focused on the cake and its spectacular buffet.

If you dare to do it yourself, on the Internet you will find endless designs of pies made in fondee that will leave all your guests speechless, although my favorite sweets are cupcakes and personalized cookies!

  • Precious custom cake on the grounds of the Disney movie, Vaiana:
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  • Spectacular double decker cakes Micky Mouse theme:
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  • Custom cupcakes:
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  • General plan of a buffet table personalized with unicorn theme:
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  • Butter cookies inspired by Minnie Mouse, with custom shape and colors:
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A photographic party

And although the parents are always with the camera in hand, immortalizing all the moments that our baby is organizing (especially when it comes to her first birthday), there is a detail that can make the difference between conventional photographs and those that will remain Forever in everyone's memory.

So that, How about incorporating an original photo session in your child's first birthday party? You can opt for the classic "smash cake", which is becoming so fashionable, dare with other unconventional ideas or with sweet and classic ideas, or make a homemade photocall, so that all guests can be photographed with the honoree.

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  • Make a cardboard frame for a photocall with the guests. Everyone will love to register for the photo !:
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  • If you don't like the idea of ​​the photocall, prepare a custom corner for photographs:
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Custom party

Just as when a remarkable event takes place and the shops and streets are full of merchandising about it, we can also do something similar with our baby's birthday party. We can personalize with your name all the details; from birthday hats, to pennants, t-shirts for guests to wear, piñata, or gift details at the end of the celebration.

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  • Custom details to give to guests:
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  • Birthday crown and personalized decoration with your name:
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  • Custom cookies to put in the buffet, or as I remember:
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Costume party

There are also those who prefer celebrate the first birthday with a costume party. If you have chosen a themed party, the costumes should be consistent, but you can also opt for DIY costumes, costumes exclusively for the little ones, original group costumes, funny face painting, masquerade party or only disguise your baby. Surely you can come up with a lot of original ideas, like these that we share below!

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  • Costumes for the baby:
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  • Fun masks for coloring and distribute to the guests:
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Balloon party ... many balloons!

Regardless of the party you do, there is a detail that you cannot ignore: balloon decoration. The balloons, with their wide variety of shapes, colors and sizes, are an excellent resource to decorate, and well combined we can make authentic works of art.

So if what you are looking for is Prepare a party where balloons grab the attention of all guests, take a look at these photographs that we share and that will inspire you to create arches, structures or columns with which to decorate the entrance door or the corner of the buffet table.

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