| These baby parties can be formal occasions | | | | traditional clown or teddy bear and in colors |
| where you want to showcase your baby and show | | | | other than blue and pink there are many other |
| how well you are coping with life, work, | | | | types of birthday cakes. These cakes are |
| entertaining and your baby. On the other hand | | | | found in shapes like Scooby-Doo, Bart |
| you could just have a really fun type of | | | | Simpson, My Little Pony, Barbie, a fireman |
| baby's 1st birthday party. | | | | and many others. |
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| For this type of birthday you really just | | | | There is one item that you might want to do |
| need to keep a few facts in mind. Since you | | | | for a 1st birthday party and that is to have |
| are going to be having your baby at the party | | | | small individual birthday cakes for the |
| it is best to keep things simple. Planning on | | | | children to eat as they wish. These little |
| having a buffet style table of food is one of | | | | birthday cakes don't have to very expensive. |
| the best ways to keep your guest feeling | | | | |
| relaxed as they can socialize and eat at the | | | | What you can do is to buy lots of cupcakes in |
| same time. | | | | flavors like chocolate or vanilla and |
| | | | decorate these "cakes" with tons of frosting. |
| Keep the buffet food stuff to tasty but | | | | To make the cupcakes look even more delicious |
| simple menus. You should plan on a variety of | | | | and festive you should sprinkle some |
| different sandwiches, hotdogs, pizza slices, | | | | multicolored M&Ms or sprinkles over these |
| burgers, fried chicken pieces, salads, bread | | | | little cakes. |
| rolls and lots of tasty cakes, sweets, and | | | | |
| drinks. | | | | Even though your baby is still too small to |
| | | | fully enjoy the party you can plan on having |
| For added enjoyment having lots of brightly | | | | lots of fun games like Pin the tail on the |
| colored balloons strung around the site of | | | | Donkey, breaking Piñatas, Musical chairs |
| the birthday will encourage your one year to | | | | and you can even have a mystery treasure hunt |
| look around at the various items that can be | | | | for your small guests to enjoy. Have lots of |
| seen. This is a good way to encourage their | | | | chairs placed everywhere for your guests to |
| interest in people. As birthday cake is one | | | | relax in your house and garden. |
| type of food that kids love to eat you should | | | | |
| buy a large sized cake in soft bright colors | | | | By keeping things simple but enjoyable both |
| that have lots of icing. | | | | you and your guests will enjoy celebrating |
| | | | your baby's 1st birthday party. As the party |
| When you are looking at the different types | | | | winds down you will have a store of memories |
| of birthday cakes that you can buy for a 1st | | | | and photographs to share with your baby once |
| birthday party, you will see that besides the | | | | they are a little older. |