Is any one thinking about their baby's first birthday?

Samantha - posted on 04/24/2013

Great. In fact it’s good that you are ready in advance. I have seen many mommies running till the last minute to arrange things. Its never too early to start planning your child’s birthday but make sure you are always on time.

Laci Jade - posted on 03/19/2010

I havent really started planning yet but i will very soon! my son doesnt have a favorite tv show yet, since he will watch anything on tv..lol! he loves his musical giraffe he got for chirstmas so i may go in that direction...having a giraffe/safari themed birthday.

Shirin - posted on 03/12/2010

We'll go to Taronga Zoo. Mum in law is coming from Victoria. Looking forward to seeing baby elephatn!

Amity - posted on 03/12/2010

Ive been getting ready for my daughters bday and we''re doing a ladybug theme. i had alot of problems finding the right outfit for her. but on ebay i found an awesome woman who custom makes birthday outfits for girls. shes called the tutu fairy. go to http://stores.ebay.com/TheTutuFairy. they're adorable!! im so lucky 2 have found it I had to share!

Shannon - posted on 03/10/2010

My first daughter will be 5 on May 17th. My new baby will be 1 on May 14th. So we're throwing a big ice cream buffet party for the both of them. I can't wait. I've already got it all planned out.

Adriane - posted on 03/09/2010

I am doing the sesame street theme for my son's first birthday. I'm going to have Elmo there, and I'm getting these huge balloons one of elmo and one of Big Bird. I think I'm more excited then he will be when he sees it lol.

Kerri - posted on 03/08/2010

No no no no I don't want to think about it. Lol. Hes not supposed to be fixing to turn one. But Im not spending alot of money on "character" stuff. My sons not really into anything like spiderman or stuff like that yet so I don't see the point of spending money on that stuff. For my baby shower I had blue everything (obviously lol) and so Im just using that stuff for the plates and stuff cause we had a crap ton of extra stuff and im getting some other babys first bday decorations to go with it. and Im making 2 cakes because every baby needs there own cake to get filthy in!! Lol. But I still don't want to think about it. my baby is not suppose to grow this fast.

Alisha - posted on 03/08/2010

I think I must just be weird. I haven't really thought about his party at all. I don't know what to get him, and I don't really feel like planning anything. I'm looking forward to him being a year old though.

Michelle - posted on 03/07/2010

I am just having a big party at home. We did his nursery in a robot theme so we are going to go with a robot party theme. He loves robots, which is a good thing since he has so much robot stuff lol. Going to get a robot banner with his name on it and robot balloons, plates, cups, center peices, ect. http://www.birthdayexpress.com/Robots-Pa...

Julia - posted on 03/07/2010

we are military and stationed away from home so we are planning a trip for his 1st birthday on the 8th of may :) were going to have a decent sized party with lots of family and a few friends.
Since we have called him monkey since the day he was born and he LOVES monkey's were obviously going to do a monkey theme! hes going to have his own cake shaped like a monkey while we have a separate cake for all of our guests. I have already started ordering decorations! I am tooooo excited. ive made it a year!

Robyn - posted on 03/07/2010

I am so excited bout my little girls 1st birthday.....she is the 8th of may so hopefully the weather is still nice enuf for the park....we are having a mythical theme, with a unicorn cake hopefully if her great nanna can pull it off.....she is a master in the kitchen so we have high hopes if that falls thru then i have no idea.....

Alisa - posted on 03/07/2010

I've been researching and scheming for about three months now, his birthday it still two months away, but I'm still clueless about what I'm doing. I'm hugely conflicted because its always been a family tradition to have a HUGE celebration for a child's first birthday, I mean we are talking like wedding HUGE, hall rentals and hundreds of invitations sent out. My family is bugging me about who, what, where, when, and whys since he was 6 months old and I'm totally lost on what to do. I don't want to offend my family by not having a huge party, but I don't know if I really want to have a huge party. I mean, yeah my family is planning on help me pay for this HUGE party they want, but its not about the money ... its about the memories. I just hope it goes well whatever I end up planning.

Heather - posted on 03/07/2010

i've been thinking about my daughters birthday party for about three months now i'm very excitied since she is my only girl i finally get to do a little girl party!!!! i'm thinking maybe tinker bell???? my sons first birthday was an animal theme

Kara - posted on 03/06/2010

I started planning his party months ago lol. We live in Germany but are going home to MD for his first birthday so I had to start early. We rented a room in a Rec Center for his party. It's a pirate theme! I got AWESOME personalized invites online andwe're making him a pirate face smash cake and the big cake is going to look like a treasure map. I ordered a party pack from Party City that came with all the decorations and such. I'm so excited. We're serving soda, iced tea and water for drinks and fried chicken/chicken nuggets, coleslaw, potato salad for food. I hope it turns out fun!

Lorelei - posted on 03/06/2010

I planned all 3 (my 9yr olds, my 9mths olds and my hubbys) birthdays about a month ago one night. LOL. Ty's (my 9mth old) is going to have the Lil' cupcake theme from Birthdayexpress.com under 1st b-days. I'm making him a big top cupcake as his "dig in" cake, and I'm making regular size cupcakes and a little bigger than reg size cupcakes for the guests. They will be decorated like the theme. hehe. I'm so super excited. I can't believe in about 2 months he'll be 1!!!



We're doing the party at home so it's easier cleanup (bath tub). The top part of ty's cake will be choc and the bottom part will be white cake, and then a mix (or marble) for guests cupcakes. I'm actually ordering his birthday stuff this week so then I can color match for the solid stuff. (so things are cheaper I do so much in theme and get like solid colored napkins, plates, tablecloths, I mostly get invites, cake plates, 1 pk of theme napkins, and 1 tablecloth for gift/cake table. Somtimes the birthday banner in theme, but the rest in solid colors and it saves money! More to spend on gifts. hehe.

Tierra - posted on 03/06/2010

Yup! I've been thinking about my baby girl's first birthday party since she was born..lol. Its gonna be a Luau in my sister's huge backyard. Everything will be Hawaiin themed including the cake which will be decorated with flowers. They'll be lei making, limbo, and hopefully a kiddie pool (if its warm enough). I'm so excited!

Kristie - posted on 03/06/2010

i have been im so excited for his first birthday.but im thinking somekind of superman or hunting cuz his daddy loves hunting and his name is hunter. im just not shure yet.

Jacqueline - posted on 03/06/2010

I have been thinking about it for a few months already...lol. I bought her a brown corduroy dress with a butterfly on it, and the undershirt is pink with brown polkadots. So I am going to do a polka dot theme with the same colors that are in her dress. Chocolate cake with big polka dot sprinkles, and ofcourse her own personal cake to enjoy all by herself!

Amber - posted on 03/06/2010

I am doing Cokie Monster but it's a little discouraging that a lot of Cookie Monster stuff comes with the rest of the sesame street gang. We had gotten my son a stuffed cookie monster for Christmas and he just fell in love with it. We're gonna do a cookie cake for the big cake and then have a lil cupcake for him. Doing blue plates and napkins, have a cookie monster pinata, I am excited, I've had it planned since January haha but in my defense, my stepdaughter's birthday is April 1st and I have a cousin's birthday in April and my sister is due in June (baby shower in April) so there's a lot going on and it was just easy to go ahead and plan it

Stephanie - posted on 03/06/2010

ive been planning my daughters birthday since like january, i know !!! I just want it to be perfect and the best! Im doing a theme of 1st birthday princess and birthday express has some amazing things there!!!!

Christa - posted on 03/06/2010

Well ladies as much as I would like to say that I am planning, i need help lol any suggestions? My little mans room is fisher price precious planet and jungle animals, im planning on doing it by the lake as well- nice weather here in TX. Any suggestions? please? :)

Katie - posted on 03/06/2010

I have been planning my son's, we are also doing thomas the train, we are having thoas the train everything, a t. train pull string pinata he can pull, and a moonbounce thomas the train with a slide, he loves to jump, I was also thinking of a rubber duck pond with prizes for the kids, and some photo display of his first year, also a giant poster folded into a card for everyone to sign for him

Lisa - posted on 03/05/2010

I started to plan it but haven't gotten very far. My son's bday is May 10 so I only have a few months to go. So I better get started.

Tanya - posted on 03/05/2010

im having my sons at the park and i think the theme will be mickey or football

Dorothy - posted on 03/05/2010

i'm going to have my daughters first birthday at the park. i want everything in princess- thats the theme of her room/ just about everything she has. i already have her gifts and everything picked out. ! i cant wait!

Jessica - posted on 03/04/2010

Wow there are so many great ideas in here... I am so glad that everyone has replied to my post I thank each and everyone of you for sharing you babies first birthday themes.

Kristina - posted on 03/02/2010

I started planning it last month. For the past 13 years I have been planning girly parties for my 2 daughters and I finally got my little boy, so I am super excited about planning a boys party!!! I am having a baby's 1st Sports Birthday Party. Everything blue and sports! I have already reserved a shelter at the park, bought all the party supplies and now all I have to do is just wait for the party. Unfortunately my husband lost his job a few months ago so I can go over board like I do with all my girls parties. Have fun planning your little one's party.

Jenawae - posted on 03/02/2010

Yeah. . . I am making a Strawberry shortcake theme but its soo hard to find stuff ive got some but living in hawaii i have to order everything and here our babies first birthday is huge my husbands cousin just had her babies first party and they had like 600 people. Crazyness hahahahaha well good luck with your party and IF ANYONE KNOWS WHERE I CAN FIND STRAWBERRY SHORTCAKE THEMED STUFF PLEAS FEEL FREE TO SEND ME A MESSAGE hahaha :) thanx

Brenda - posted on 03/02/2010

Yes I have been starting to plan my daughters birthday! I am going to make one of those cupcake cakes that have butterflies on each individual cupcake. I'm gonna do a barbecue/ pot luck at a local park, with all sides of her family to be invited, (her father and I are not together, but on good terms :)). She LOVES to be outside, so I think she will enjoy that.

Lorna - posted on 03/01/2010

i was sooo excited when my little girl was one and i was emotional cos i was pregnant, but it was a small party because away from family and she had chicken pox so not everyone could come! now planning my sons first and he just turned 9mnths! his brday is may and hers is nov so it'l be nice to have it outside.

Tamara-lee - posted on 03/01/2010

I have also starting thinking about her 1st birthday and i dont want to leave it to the last minute.

Sah - posted on 02/28/2010

pink elephants for my lil girl- I found some gorgeous invites round Christmas time and that set wheels in motion... so excited!

Catia - posted on 02/28/2010

hi im planning on a big mascarade party so everyone can come as they like but the cake and decor im not sure yet any tips? i love winnie and i also like to put a lovely picture of him on the cake but i dont like mazirpan so lots of things to decide!! its going to b a great party!!!!

Kelsey - posted on 02/28/2010

it will be a memory for you as well as them when they get older, plus its fun to plan.

I'm going back to my childhood and doing a Rainbow Brite theme for my daughter's birthday. It's going to be at a park with a BBQ and Pink Champagne Cake Yum. We have a big family so it will be perfect, I'm praying for good weather!!

Shirin - posted on 02/27/2010

It's the first bday.. how much will they notice?????

Jacqui - posted on 02/27/2010

I found the cupcake pan in Avon. It is a yellow silicone pan

Jodye - posted on 02/27/2010

We are redoing his room and its going to be in Disney Cars....I am so excited. So for his first birthday we are doing a "cars" theme. I have already starting kinda planning it. I am so pumped

Victoria - posted on 02/27/2010

Where did you find cupcake pans like that? That sounds so cute!!!

Jacqui - posted on 02/27/2010

I'm going with a spring theme. I found some cupcake pans that are ladybugs, dragonflies, and other insects made cute. We are just doing something small at the neighborhood park. We will be out of town on her birthday for my brother-in-laws wedding. He told us the date when we called to tell he Alexiana was born, both are My 15th.

Victoria - posted on 02/27/2010

I have been thinking about my little one's first bday for a couple of months, too. I just can't decide what to do!!!! I suggested to my husband that we could have a huge slip n slide and Karaoke in the backyard!!!! I want everyone to have fun! He thinks I am crazy. Of course, there is the Little Gym and stuff like that. So many decisions!!

Nicola - posted on 02/27/2010

i no its coming around really quick but i dont want to think about it because i no it means my baby girl is growing up :( haha but her birthday will be all pink n girly :D

i just cant believe how quick it has come around seems like only yesterday i was doing the pregnancy test lol

Debbie - posted on 02/26/2010

Hi - Cooper will be one on May 6th. I am excited about him turning one. Last summer I bought a water splashpad at Target on sale. Towards the end of the summer Target begins to put a lot of their toys on clearance. I bit worried about the weather being rainy and not being able to use the pad. Paper products and stuff has been Elmo.

Stacey - posted on 02/26/2010

I have been planning my daughters since christmas with her Aunt. since her cousin is 10 yrs older and they share the same birthday, we are combining the 2 into one celebration with my family, and my hubby's family. I plan on having a princess themed cake for her, as she is my little princess,and first grandchild on my side of the family.

Tabatha - posted on 02/26/2010

My daughter will turn 1 may 24th and i have already got like the plates, cups, everything...I even got her banner with her name on it...Im doing her's in Strawberry Shortcake...

Kate - posted on 02/26/2010

i'm thinking of making matilda's first birthday cake carrot cake which will hopefully be more healthy than a standard brightly coloured and highly sugared cake. a friend of mine did a cake last year in the shape of a rubber duck and it was beautiful! i don't know if i'm dreaming or aiming too high, but i'm going to try and make a rubber duck carrot cake. the icing will be cream cheese coloured using tumeric to avoid using nasty dyes. it may also be gluten free because we have quite a few coeliacs in my family. wish me luck! other than that, the good old classics, chocolate crackles, fairy bread, lolly bags etc etc. :)

Amber - posted on 02/26/2010

I am very much looking forward to my son's 1st birthday also. But I have to plan it around my hubby's army schedule. He is going to be gone for the month of his birthday so I was thinking about having it the weekend before he leaves. I was thinking about doing everything in monkey's b/c his nickname is monkey. Other than that I have no idea. Anyone have any ideas?

Shadia - posted on 02/26/2010

OMG....i was telling my husband for 2 months about the first birthday party..and he was telling me it still early..it's nice to see that other moms are thinking like me..
For me i have 2 boys 8 and 7 years old..and lily is the first girl...So everything should be sooo pink and purple.....thinking of princess theme also...or Barbie..with a cake that looks the same...Barbie with nice dress...pink pink pink......
im still not sure about the place..but i have some options in mind...and we need to choose....I can't wait for 6th of may....

Micheline - posted on 02/26/2010

lol i've been planning my son's 1st birthday party for months now :D im soooo excited, he's gonna have a baby elmo and sesame street party i have everything with elmo on it...the cake, party bags, cups, plates, baloons everyhing!!! i can't wait until may 13 :D

Casey - posted on 02/26/2010

I have also been planning my sons first birthday party for a couple of months now! We are so excited about it. We are going to a petting zoo and having the barnyard theme birthday. We are super excited because there will also be pony rides and we get to feed the animals. Happy Planning everyone!!!

Lauren - posted on 02/25/2010

my mother has actually started planning! its her first grandchild and cant wait!

we know its going to be mickey mouse clubhouse themed and my fiances parents own a public pool so we are having it there so all the other older kids can be entertained.

i know i will definatley have to be stocking up on batteries and some disposable cameras.