{"id":1523012,"date":"2020-07-30T23:50:11","date_gmt":"2020-07-31T04:50:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/?p=1523012"},"modified":"2025-05-19T23:32:06","modified_gmt":"2025-05-20T04:32:06","slug":"first-birthday-party-ideas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/article\/first-birthday-party-ideas\/","title":{"rendered":"The Most Creative First Birthday Party Ideas"},"content":{"rendered":"While every birthday is a special occasion, there\u2019s something extra-exciting about throwing a first birthday party. It could be the cute decorations, tiny presents or eating cake, but it\u2019s probably just the adorable baby!\r\n\r\nIf you\u2019re putting together a baby\u2019s birthday party for the first time, it can be a bit stressful. Arranging invitations, planning the menu and wrangling a baby that\u2019s becoming mobile is a lot. So, to make things a bit easier we\u2019ve asked Taste Recipes<\/em> set stylists, bloggers and event planners for some fun first birthday party ideas to give you a head start on your celebration.\r\n\r\nPsst<\/em>: Learn how to make the best birthday cake<\/a> for the occasion.\r\n

Tips for Throwing a First Birthday Party<\/h2>\r\nBefore you start planning a first birthday party, there are a few things to consider.\r\n

Choosing a Party Theme<\/h3>\r\nWhen deciding what theme to go with, first decide if it\u2019s going to be for the children or the adults. For the former, you can go with the baby\u2019s favorite book, nursery rhyme or television show, filling the space with familiar characters and bright colors.\r\n\r\nFor the latter, you can be more creative with the exact theme and color palette. Some fun options include party animals with a variety of barn or zoo animals with pastel colors, honey bee filled with gold and natural brown decorations or popping baby bottles with champagne<\/a> and bottles of milk for youngsters. Peek these adorable DIY birthday decorations<\/a> for some more ideas (or learn how to plan a princess party<\/a> for your little royal)!\r\n

Keeping Kids Entertained<\/h3>\r\nIf there are going to be a lot of young children at the party, make sure you have something for them to do. If you\u2019re hosting your party outdoors, the fun can be a few basic toys like hula hoops, chalk or outdoor lawn games<\/a>.\r\n\r\nFor indoor parties, your space will likely be more limited, so grab a couple coloring books, toys or plan some classic games like hide-and-seek or duck, duck, goose.\r\n

Remember Young Palates<\/h3>\r\nWhile canapes and a specialty cocktail are wonderful for a dinner party, they\u2019re not the most kid-friendly choices. Stack your snack table with finger foods that are safe for kids and toddlers, not to mention a one-year-old. If you need some guidance, take a peek at our food ideas for one-year-olds<\/a>.\r\n

First Birthday Party Ideas<\/h2>\r\n

Monsters, Inc. Birthday<\/h3>\r\n\"Monsters\r\n\r\nNo first birthday celebration is complete without a smash cake<\/a> dedicated to the birthday boy or girl. This cake by Tricia of Dish Bakery<\/a><\/em> captures the fluffy likeness of Sully with two-toned frosting that\u2019s perfect for a little to dig their hands into. Fill out the party with a character-inspired banner<\/a>, scream canister cut-outs<\/a> and some adorable customized straws. Our Taste Recipes<\/em> set stylists put these straw decorations together by cutting out oval-shaped pictures, punching a hole at the top and bottom of the picture and sliding them through a patterned paper straw. Throw together some monster munchies<\/a> and your party is all set.\r\n

Barnyard Birthday<\/h3>\r\n\"barnyard\r\n\r\nFor this adorable barnyard themed birthday party, Abby Copleston of Little Miss Party<\/a><\/em> softened an industrial event space with farmhouse florals and oversized balloons to create a petting zoo party that didn\u2019t have to worry about the weather.\r\n\r\nAdditional decorations included plaid tablecloths, a large barn door backdrop for the snack table and themed cups, plates and water bottle labels. Our favorite part might have to be the cow and puppy layer cakes, though!\r\n\r\nLittle Miss Party makes it easy to recreate this birthday party theme with their farm party in a box<\/a>. It comes with shaped helium balloons, party blowers, a craft, plates and napkins all in one convenient box.\r\n

Some Bunny Is One Birthday<\/h3>\r\n\"Some\r\n\r\nSpeaking of animals, this some \u2018bunny\u2019 is one birthday party from Diana Miranda of Dreamery Events<\/a><\/em> will hop right to the top of your list. Not only would this be the perfect way to repurpose Easter decorations (hello, bunny figurines and carrot cutouts!) but the soft pastel color pallet is a great option for a spring or summer celebration. We particularly love the bunny ears and coloring pages for kids and photobooth set up for families to snap a casual portrait.\r\n\r\nRecreate Diana\u2019s food spread by busting out the jelly beans, dipping strawberries in orange candy coating to look like carrots and throwing together this simple carrot garden ice cream dessert recipe<\/a>.\r\n

Sesame Street Party<\/h3>\r\n\"Sesame\r\n\r\nInvite your kiddo\u2019s go-to puppet gang over for a colorful Sesame Street birthday party. This cheery party was put together by Danisa Betances of ADAL Kreation<\/a><\/em> and features a rainbow of balloons, mini activity clipboards for coloring on the go and a clever \u201ctipsy street\u201d bar sign for adults.\r\n\r\nTake a page out of Danisa\u2019s book and pull out your child\u2019s Elmo and Big Bird toys to use as decoration around a photo booth or around tables and make your own character cutouts for a photo booth or purchase a few ready-made characters from Etsy<\/a>. Don\u2019t forget to make a batch or two of these Cookie Monster-worthy chocolate chip cookies<\/a> for your dessert table!\r\n

Alice In One-derland Party<\/h3>\r\n\"Alice\r\n\r\nGo down the rabbit hole your birthday party to a whole new world with an Alice in Wonderland themed birthday party. Dinah Wulf, the blogger behind DIY Inspired<\/a><\/em>, shared her friend Jennifer Hostetler\u2019s, fun semi-homemade Alice in Wonderland party. The bash was decorated with multicolored, mismatched place settings, centerpieces made from repurposed pretzel containers<\/a> and playroom tea sets. You can easily pull off an \u201ceat me\u201d sign for your snack table by painting a wooden picture frame<\/a>, adding a sheet of funky scrapbook paper and writing or using sticker letters for the text. In no time you\u2019ll be singing \u201cA Very Merry Unbirthday\u201d around a White Rabbit cake<\/a> and a few pots of tea.\r\n

Panda-monium Party<\/h3>\r\n\"Panda\r\n\r\nIf you want a more subtle theme, this panda first birthday photographed by Austin-based Priscilla Choi<\/a> is just the ticket. Among blue and white hydrangeas, custom banner<\/a> and patterned noisemakers and party hats are the cutest panda accents. You can pick up the panda candles<\/a>, balloons<\/a> and paper goods<\/a> on Etsy, or try to fashion them yourself. Either way, this first birthday party idea is one of the cuddliest around.\r\n

Peaches and Cream Party<\/h3>\r\n\"Peaches\r\n\r\nFor a cute and rustic party, look no further than this Peaches and Cream party by Kara Allen of Kara\u2019s Party Ideas<\/a><\/em>. While we love ways peaches are incorporated in this party, including peach balloons decorating straws and in a garland, peach-shaped cookies<\/a> and tons of fresh peaches, we\u2019re especially smitten with the rustic look of Kara\u2019s welcome sign (drawn by @letsletterthis<\/a>) and photo display. To make this photo display, Kara upcycled an old ladder with twine, fresh flowers and clothespins to hang photos of her birthday girl from throughout her first year.\r\n\r\nNow that you're brimming with first birthday party ideas, it's time to think about the menu. Start off with any of these crowd-favorite recipes<\/a>.\r\n\r\n\t\t\t
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