How to spend a child's 1st birthday? Ideas for celebrating a 1 year old child's birthday

• October 27, 2018
• Holidays
• Tatiana Pekha

The first year of a child’s life is the most exciting for parents, because the baby is just beginning to explore the world, everything is new and unfamiliar to him, and both mom and dad try to saturate their child’s life with bright events as much as possible. New parents awaiting their child's first birthday. Such a serious date as 1 year old causes some fears in preparation. For example, where to celebrate this day? If a family decides to invite guests to their home, then they need to take care of the decor and atmosphere of the room. Any parents can independently create a magical atmosphere in their home for the upcoming holiday. The main thing is to decide on the theme of the event. For a boy, this could be blue shades of decor, images of cars, favorite cartoons and animals. And for a girl, the choice of decor is quite varied, so later in the article we will look in detail at how to decorate a room for a 1-year-old baby for little princesses.

How to organize a 1 year old child's birthday?

Parents want to celebrate their first birthday in a special way. To organize a great fun holiday, you need to prepare for a long time and not miss anything:

• Determine the venue: home, cafe, nature. Be sure to consider the child's needs. If it’s summer outside, then you can safely organize a holiday in nature. The child will walk outdoors with other children. And after the holiday, tired and full of emotions, go into a deep sleep
• Determine the approximate time. With a small child this is quite a difficult task, because the schedule of a child under 1 year of age changes very often
• Determine your guest list. You should not invite people to the holiday that the child does not know at all. Children react differently to strangers. Let only the people closest to the child be on the guest list. It will be very good if you invite children
• Determine for yourself how you see the upcoming holiday: a fun holiday exclusively for children, or you want to have fun for adults as well; At the celebration, every little detail will be thought out or decide to make do with a beautiful cake and balloons; Will there be a holiday theme? By answering these questions, you will know, you can create a clear preparation plan
• Choose an outfit for the birthday boy

• Make or order invitations (optional)
• Make or order a book of wishes (not required, but will remain as a keepsake)
• Think about accessories for the holiday
• Decide how you will decorate the room
• Choose suitable competitions
• Think about what the holiday table will look like
• Order a beautiful cake in advance
• Print out the best photos of the first year of life

IMPORTANT: Since the young mother has little free time, it is better to start all preparation 2 months before the event in order to gradually carry out each stage of preparation

Holiday for the princess

The main decoration of the holiday is, of course, the birthday girl. Parents should take care in advance of buying a beautiful outfit for their baby. The important point is that it should be comfortable and not cause discomfort. A crown would be useful. You can purchase a ready-made version at a children's store or make it yourself. The little hero of the occasion can be painted (children's face painting) by drawing a beautiful pattern or a heart on her cheek (it's all up to mom's imagination).

How to celebrate a girl’s one-year anniversary if there are no other children at the party? The high chair should be decorated. The baby should be seated in the center of the table, next to mom and dad. And if there are small guests, you need to prepare a children's table, decorating it accordingly.

It may turn out that a one-year-old baby will not appreciate the inflatable balloons that were mentioned earlier. The child may be afraid of them, especially if one of them bursts unexpectedly. Therefore, soap bubbles can come to the rescue. To avoid the hassle of blowing them out, you can purchase a special gun. The kids will be delighted.

Scenarios for a 1 year old child's birthday

A child's first birthday is a holiday that can tire a baby. Therefore, the script should not be too intense for the child. Let the guests participate, but the baby does not need to be dragged to every competition. He will quickly get tired of this. You can create a general outline of the scenario. And the mother, based on the list of guests, the character of the child, the venue and the budget, will clarify and supplement it.

General scheme:

• Meeting with guests. Guests can be greeted in poetic form and formally. But, given that all the guests do not arrive at the same time, you can simply greet all the arriving guests with the birthday boy in your arms and receive gifts. The baby will be happy with such an abundance of new things

• Invite the waiting guests to look at the photos of the birthday boy that you have hung on the walls or photo posters
• When all the guests have arrived, you can invite everyone to the table for the first toast to the birthday person. After the toast, you can sing the classic song “Happy Birthday to You” to the birthday boy. Toasts during the evening can be made in a funny way. It's a children's party. A talking toast can sing a toast, can dance or speak while standing on a chair
• Competitions. In order not to tire guests, it is better to present competitions in parts. Alternating between children and adults, active and table games (read more about competitions in the article Preparing a birthday party for a preschooler. Top simple and fun games for guests)
• Arrange a photo session while your baby is not yet tired of everyone's attention

• In the interval between competitions and toasts, together with the guests, compose a memorial telegram for the child. Print out the form. And ask guests to take turns naming adjectives. Fill out the telegram. Then read the result

• Birthday cake
• After the cake, you can turn on a film about the first year of the birthday boy’s life.
• After the film, invite guests to fill out a wish book.

IMPORTANT: For a one-year-old child’s birthday, this scenario is sufficient. Don't overdo it with competitions. Remember that your child is still a toddler. Don't let him become emotionally overloaded

Birthday theme for 1 year old child

Of course, the main requirement for choosing a holiday theme is that the theme should be for children.

a boy ’s birthday , then you can support the following topics:

• Football. Make the entire holiday decoration with an emphasis on the famous football team. Dress your baby in a football jersey with the appropriate logo and shorts. For the photo zone, traditionally use a ball, whistle, boots (nothing like adults)

• Gentleman. Dress your child in a shirt and bow tie. For a photo shoot, use photo props: mustache, glasses. Make skewers with tailcoats at the ends for a candy bar

• Sea. Use blue tones in your holiday decorations. Dress your child in a vest-like sweater and tie a scarf. A blue beret will also come in handy. Seashells, stars, fish are obligatory elements of the holiday in any form.

a girl ’s birthday , then you can support the following topics:

• Princess. The most popular topic. Everything is soft pink, beautiful and lush. A cute pink dress on the baby, a headband with a flower, a lot of pink balls. In general, everything is cute and pink

• Masha and the Bear. You can make invitations, a photo poster, a wish book, or a cake in the “Masha and the Bear” style. It will be difficult to dress a child in this style, since a scarf and floor-length dress will obviously be uncomfortable for the child

• Owls. Use owl figures wherever possible for you

IMPORTANT: Do not forget that the child should be comfortable, even if this means you have to remove his uncomfortable shirt or bandage

Commemorative wall newspaper

A wall newspaper is a great option for decorating a room for a 1 year old girl. How to choose a wall newspaper? It depends on your preferences, priorities, ideas and desires. You can use whatman paper or a piece of unnecessary wallpaper as material for a holiday sign. On a blank canvas, guests can write various wishes for the birthday girl, draw something, or leave some kind of message. If you have a huge number of photographs of the birthday girl, then make a photo collage consisting of rare and funny photographs. Such posters can be kept for a long time until the girl grows up and reads the wishes addressed to her on her own.

Accessories for a child's birthday

Accessories are the little things that make a birthday party elegant and themed:

• Invitations
• Book for recommendations
• Caps

• Accessories for table decoration
• Balls
• Stretch marks

• Paper pompoms, balls

• Digit 1
• Photos decorated in various versions
• Photo album of the first year of life

Setting up a candy bar

Every children's party should have a small table set up like a candy bar. There are cupcakes, candy stands, pancakes, milkshakes, popcorn and cake. Additionally, the bar is decorated in a holiday style. Festive umbrellas in children's cocktails, skewers and figurines with your favorite characters will look natural on the table.

Book of wishes for a child's birthday

• A wish book is something that you will keep for many years. Your child, when he grows up, will be able to read a book and experience the most pleasant emotions
• You can order a book of wishes from craftsmen, you can buy it in a store, or you can make it yourself. It’s quite possible to make it yourself and it will be very pleasant to understand that all your efforts are for your beloved child.
• This could be a softcover book (the most beautiful option), a hardcover book, or a simply decorated purchased notebook for writing notes.
• The book can be made exclusively for the first birthday and contain 10-15 thick sheets, or it can contain many sheets with the expectation that every year, according to tradition, the best words for the child will be written into it

Birthday outfit

It is quite natural that on the first birthday of their child, every parent tries to dress the birthday boy in all the best. With girls, this issue is easily resolved - young ladies try on lace dresses and bright shoes with great pleasure. Boys do not always take into account the opinions of their parents, and very often new clothes cause them a feeling of rejection.

Try to talk to the child, tell him that today is his holiday, and the birthday boy should be the most beautiful on it. If persuasion does not work and the baby categorically refuses new clothes, do not insist, dress him in casual clothes. The most important thing is that your child feels comfortable in any situation.

Decorating a child's room for his 1st birthday

It is better to decorate the room late in the evening, when the child is already asleep.

So, when your baby wakes up in the morning, he will be delighted with how his room has been transformed.

How to decorate a room:

• Balls
• Posters
• Stretch marks
• Paper pom poms
• Digit 1
• Paper flowers

Fairy lights

How to decorate a room for a 1 year old girl using garlands? Very simple! The main thing is to use some rules:

• do not use garlands of different textures;
• make do with garlands of several colors;
• do not experiment with the sizes of garlands.

The size of the garlands should not be too large, as tall guests may cling to them with their heads. Figures on garlands that are too small will also not work; they simply won’t be visible, so check the size of the garland and the height of its attachment before decorating the room. What can you make the garlands yourself from? How to decorate a room for a 1 year old girl with your own hands? See photos of the variety of garlands below.

Garlands are a great option for realizing your talents; try making them from paper and cardboard, yarn and threads, flowers, fabric, small toys, that is, from everything you can find at home.

Table for a 1 year old child's birthday

The table can be decorated with :

• A beautiful tablecloth. In stores you can find options for disposable tablecloths with a children's theme. The tablecloth will immediately give the table a festive look and the appropriate mood
• Disposable colored plates. Plates can be chosen in the same theme as the tablecloth. They come in different sizes
• Disposable colored cups. Similarly, the theme can be matched to the tablecloth and plates

• You can purchase or make your own food toppers

• A bottle of champagne can be covered with appropriate stickers
• You can tie small bows on the forks
• You can place a beautifully decorated napkin on each guest’s plate, and a beautifully packaged chocolate bar next to it. This will serve as a bonbonniere for the guest.

of the children's candy bar deserves special attention

• Buy a lot of different sweets: gelatins, marmalade, candies, dragees
• Bake or order beautiful cupcakes. If you bake yourself, bake in beautiful disposable paper muffin tins.
• Prepare a lot of themed toppers
• Make a banner over the candy bar with the words "Happy Birthday, Elizabeth" for example
• Place a lot of juice jars
• Place a lot of fruit on beautiful dishes

IMPORTANT: The design of a candy bar largely depends on your budget, since making beautiful sweets to order is not cheap

What will you need to decorate the room?

Regardless of who the hero of the occasion is - a boy or a girl, you can select available materials with the help of which the process of solemn transformation of the house will take place. The materials are suitable both purchased and already on hand.

You can create a festive atmosphere with:

• colored or corrugated paper;
• cardboard;
• gouache or acrylic paints;
• Whatman paper;
• children's photographs;
• bright stickers;
• foil;
• glue;
• balloons or gel balloons;
• garlands;
• themed cutlery;
• various accessories - caps, whistles;
• inflatable toys.

Then everything depends on your imagination. With the help of interesting ideas for decorating a room, you can create a real atmosphere of a fairy tale and comfort. Much depends on the baby’s gender , imagination and financial capabilities of the parents . Some ideas are suitable for both girls and boys, and some are individual for each. The main thing is that the decorative elements can then be easily folded and put away for reuse after a while.

Video: Interesting DIY decoration ideas for your baby's first birthday

Invitations for a 1 year old child's birthday

• Invitations, like other accessories, you can make yourself, you can buy ready-made ones, or you can order them from a master
• Invitations must match the theme of the holiday
• In the invitations, indicate the date of the holiday and the approximate time

IMPORTANT: If possible, indicate in a separate line that a more exact time will be communicated 3 days before the event. This clarification of time is connected with the constantly changing regime of a one-year-old child.

Birthday cake for a 1 year old child

The child is unlikely to appreciate the beauty of the cake, but as a keepsake and for photos, you can order a beautiful cake that matches the theme of the event, the gender of the child, and the interests of the child.

Depending on the hobbies of your child’s loved ones, the cake can be made:

• With figures of Masha and the Bear
• With a crown
• With a ball
• With bodysuits and booties
• With bears

IMPORTANT: Cakes with mastic are popular, as they allow you to choose almost any design for the future cake.

Posters for a child's first birthday

It will be interesting to use posters containing photographs of the child in the design. The poster can depict anything in a children's theme:

• A locomotive, in the carriages of which photos will be located
• A clock with a photo of a child instead of time numbers.
• Just a beautifully designed poster without any theme, with photographs in frames

You can decorate your child’s room or hallway with posters if there is a holiday at home. If the holiday is on the street, then hang it between the trees or on a prepared stand.

IMPORTANT: Place the best photographs of the baby’s first year of life on the poster.

General tips for decorating an apartment

Use ideas suitable for decorating the interior for a celebration for a one-year-old boy or girl. The only difference will be in the content and content . If this is a poster, then butterflies, bows and flowers are drawn on it for the birthday girl, and stars, cars, and animals are drawn on it for the hero of the occasion.

Balloons for a 1 year old child's birthday

• Balloons at a children's party are a must. They create a festive atmosphere and make it clear that the main birthday person is the child.
• By the time your child wakes up, launch a lot of helium balloons into the ceiling and throw colorful balloons on the floor. The child will be very happy with such a gift
• You can order a figure made from balloons: a hare, a bear, a car. Or you can choose a ball in the shape of the number 1
• For a 1-year-old child, you can buy the simplest balloons without pictures, but in different colors

DIY number 1 for birthday

Number 1 is a symbol of the holiday. You can easily do it yourself if you start preparing in advance.

There can be many variants of the number, but the meaning is the same: a number of the desired size is cut out of cardboard, flowers are made, and glued onto the cardboard.

A simplified option would be to wrap the number completely with satin ribbon. You can attach a bow on top, for example.

Making a flower.

Buy the simplest napkins. Select your desired color. It is better if the napkins are soft, then the flower will be more magnificent.

Fold the napkin in half. Place two more on top as well. Start rolling from one edge to the other.

Next, tie the middle tightly with thread and cut off those edges where the paper has folded.

Next, fan out the resulting package. And carefully lift the napkin up one layer at a time. So until the end of the flower.

Cover the cut out number with these flowers.

IMPORTANT: This is a lightweight version of making numbers. To be more precise, this is the basis of technology.

You can make a three-dimensional figure, combine colors, make flowers from plain paper or corrugated paper.