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CREATE YOUR OWN BABY PARTY - BABY'S 1ST BIRTHDAY PARTY THEMES:

ABC & 123 Party - Use solid primary colored party supplies, building blocks and children's sing-a-long music to create a baby friendly environment. Lead a "circle time."

Mommy and Baby Tea Party - Invite a few special friends to celebrate your baby's 1st birthday with a traditional tea party birthday!

Zoo Party - Animals, fresh air and so much to discover. Celebrate the first year of your baby with a trip to the zoo. Either go to the zoo with some special family friends, or set the stage at home with stuffed animals, posters and solid colored party products. Make masks with paper plates, and play animal charades!

Mother Goose Party - Have your guests dress-up as their favorite Nursery Rhyme character. Hang drawings or posters of Mother Goose Characters. Decorate a sheet cake to look like an open book.

A Coloring Party - Decorate your home with solid brightly-colored balloons, streamers, flowers etc. Ask your guests to dress in solid colors; all red, all yellow, orange etc.- Color rainbows. Have a rainbow cake. Children can decorate your walkway using sidewalk chalk. Give a coloring book and crayons as a party gift. Serve cupcakes made in colored ice cream cones.

Old Macdonald Had a Farm - Take your guests to visit a farm, or create one in your home with stuffed animals, toys, and posters. Make farm animal caps for little guests, search for plastic chicken eggs, play duck, duck goose and of course sing Old MacDonald Had a Farm!

One Is Fun - Baby bottle bowling, bubbles and a parade will celebrate being one!

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BABY'S 1ST BIRTHDAY PARTY TIPS

How should I plan my baby's 1st bithday party?  

• Keep the birthday party short 1- 1/12 hours is about the most a one year old can handle without getting overstimulated and possibly cranky.
• Schedule the birthday party around nap times. Late morning, allows for a morning nap or late afternoon to allow for an afternoon nap.
• Weekend birthday parties usually work better for parents and other adults.

How many guests should I invite to my baby's 1st birthday party? 

• Most first birthday parties are for the adults in your child's life (family and friends). Invite the most special friends and relatives to the birthday party.
• Keep the birthday party to a manageable number of guests for you and your space. Keep in mind, that you will be caring for your little one at the same time.
• If you intend to invite other babies or toddlers 1- 3 guests is ideal with a maximum of 5 at your baby's first birthday party.
• Parents of little ones should be included as guests at the birthday party so they can assist their children and you if necessary.

Should I serve food at my baby's 1st birthday party?  

• Although it is not necessary to provide a meal at the birthday party, finger foods are always nice. Check out our baby food recipes!
• Check with ALL parents regarding food allergies and safety. 

What else should I keep in mind?  

• Be flexible! All parents know that children and their behaviors are not predictable. Unscheduled rests, tears, accidents, etc. are to be expected at a baby's
  first birthday party. Just relax and go with the flow.
• To help you be flexible, arrange for help from a reliable friend or family member who can watch your child or entertain while you change a diaper or pick up a spill.
• If you plan on having children at your baby's 1st birthday party, keep plenty of toys and activities available to keep them occupied.
• Baby-proof the baby's birthday party space.
• Parents: Get a healthy alternative to the standard birthday cake for your baby's first birthday cake.
  REMEMBER - This is a day to celebrate the birth of your child. Keep your baby's 1st birthday party simple so you can do just that. Plan some special quiet time at the end of the birthday party just for Mommy, Daddy and baby.

BABY'S FIRST BIRTHDAY GAMES & ACTIVITIES
Truly, babies' birthdayparties are for the grown-ups to celebrate. Here are some birthday party game ideas that adults can enjoy. When children are attending your baby's 1st birthday party, these traditional party games can be played:

Baby Bottle Bowling - Also a good baby shower game! Fill ten baby bottles with water or rice to make them more stable. Arrange the bottles on the floor like bowling pins. Mark an "X" a reasonable distance from the "pins". Players will take turns trying to get a strike using a ball. 

You Are So Special - Place a current photo of your baby in a cardboard mat frame with a wide edge. Place the photo with acid-free markers or gel pens on a table. Throughout the party invite guests to write a message to the birthday child. You are special because . . . Happy birthday, Why we love you etc. . . After the party, place this special birthday party keepsake in a glass frame and hang it in baby's room!

Take a Guess - Fill a jar with dry Cheerios cereal, a baby's favorite! You'll need to count the cereal before placing it in the jar. Every guest will write their name on a piece of paper and make their guess as to how many pieces of cereal there are in the jar. Closest guess wins a prize!

Baby Gym Relay - This relay race will give your guests a workout! Place two baskets at one end of a room and a pile of toys at the other end. Divide the guests into teams. The game starts at the pile of toys. Players take turns picking up a toy, crawling (or walking on their knees) to the basket, drop the toy into the basket and return to their team. Next player takes their turn and so on. Until  all of the toys are in the basket. First team to finish wins!

Baby's First Guessing Game - Before the birthday party, collect photos, momentos, and hand-drawn pictures of your babies milestones. Tape them onto construction paper and then mount them on the wall chronologically, but without dates. Examples of milestones: left hospital, first shots, 1st bath, first trip, slept through the night, 1st smile, met grandma, first solid food, first babysitter. Then give the players some "sticky notes" and a pencil. Each player writes their initials and the date that they think the milestone occurred. Place the sticky note on the milestone picture. Whoever has the most correct guesses, wins a prize!

Baby Can Do - Before the birthday party, write a list of tasks your baby can and can't do; clap, eat with a spoon, walk, use the potty, count to 20, throw a ball . . . Can your birthday party guests guess correctly? To play, designate one side of the room to be the "CAN" side and the other, the "CAN'T" side. All players start in the middle.  When you call out a task, if a player believes your baby CAN do it - they move to that side of the room and vise versa.

Messages to Baby - Before the birthday party, decorate a plastic shoebox container. Provide pen and paper. Encourage your family and friends to write special notes for your child to read when they get older. Good topics are: My hopes and dreams for you are . . . How you've touched my life . . . What I like about you . . . I love you because . . . Store the container to be opened at a later date!