first birthday celebration

First off it will be more memorable for you. Children tend not to remember things until they reach the age of 3 or 4. Please excuse me, I don't mean to offend. I just wanted to let you know. I have 3 boys and I thought the same way. If you want to give him a really nice party, your best bet, make sure you take lots of pictures to show him when he is older. Keep the party simple, if you are going to have a lot of little ones around, the simpler the better, their attention span isn't very great, they want to be on the go all the time. Keep things at a point where it is easy to clean for yourself. Otherwise you are in for a long afternoon of cleaning. Have fun with decorations, but don't go to overboard.

To be honest he is far too young to even know what is happening as long as you take lots of pictures so in years to come he can look at them but why waste loads of money on a party he wont even know is happening trust me there are many to come lol

Think back, can you remember your first birthday? You son won't remember it, but I know you want to make it a special day to celebrate his birthday. Why not have your family over for a celebration. Fill the room with balloons and cute decorations. Let your son eat the cake and make a mess. Just relax and have fun. You won't want it to be stresses about it because it won't be as special if you are tense.

My son is turning two this saturday the 17th. I will give you advice. Don't go all out. Spending alot of money on their first couple of christmas' and birthdays is a waste. They aren't going to remember it and half the stuff you get may not get used. Last year I went over board and promised i wouldn't repeat that again this year. I haven't went over board yet but i have some how still managed to spend alot of money.

No matter what you do for his 1st birthday he won't remember it but you will. For my older ones their first birthday was a simple party. Just close family members and cake and presents. The older they get the more expensive their partys get so enjoy a small party this year. One week before my youngest one turns 1 his sister turns 6. So I'll have 2 parties within 1 week.... what were we thinking????

Ditto pretty much what everyone else is saying. This birthday is more for you celebrating your child's first year and how much they have accomplished and grown. We did the cake thing and took a bunch of pictures for our daughter in Dec for her 1st. But I wouldn't go all out just yet, you could even put the money that you were going to put into a big blowout into an account for your child and go all out when they can remember it and have a great time - maybe 3 or 4. Good luck with your decision. I would say a trip to the zoo that day or aquarium or someplace new and exciting might be fun to experience.

I feel bad and wonder why no one want to respond to it!

My son turned 1 last December and his bday wasn't goes according to my plan. As it's hard to prepare a party on your own and also we don;t have that much friends here and my hubby's friends are busy at work so no really guests only me my hubby and my baby and his auncle. His bday was so very simple. Maybe he will having extravagant when he is big enough. Hope that you have a nice party for your son and you can make it the way you want to. Happy posting.