First birthday's are always very special as your child has reached their first milestone. As a mother of a daughter myself, I know how difficult it can be to plan a birthday for a 1 year old girl.
Children are a real blessing and planning a birthday party for your child can actually be an enjoyable experience if you start planning in advance!
Here are some tips which I hope you might find helpful in planning your daughters special day:
1. Create a guest list
The first thing you may want to do before you start planning your party is to create a guest list of the people who you want to attend your daughters birthday. This list may include the special people in her life such as your loved ones, friends and family members. The amount of people you are going to invite will help you to know how much you need to spend on food, party invites and other accessories.
2. Choose a venue
You may want to have a cosy first birthday at home or you may want to get a little extravagant and hire out a hall. You can choose a suitable venue for your child's special birthday according to the number of people you are inviting.
3. Party Invitations
It is always special to create or purchase party invitations for your daughter's special day. Some mothers even keep their original party invitation as a sentimental memory of their child's first birthday. If you don't want to spend too much on party invites you can even download templates and print them off online. Your guests will be thrilled to be invited to your daughter's first birthday and it enables you to see how many people will be attending.
4. Pick the perfect outfit for your daughter
There are some beautiful dresses and outfits that you can purchase for your daughter's first birthday. It is always helpful to choose what dress you would like your daughter to wear and keep it ready for the big day.
5. Arrange the party food
You may want to have light party food such as sandwiches, crisps and snacks or you may want to have an afternoon lunch pizza party. Either way make sure that you have food that you and your guests will enjoy on the day and something tasty for your special girl.
5. Decorations
You can make you venue beautiful and in keeping with the birthday spirit by decorating with balloons, party banners and accessories. You can purchase party accessories online or in your local card or party shop.
6. Keep the camera at the ready
Make sure that you have enough film in your camera or space on your smartphone to take those special pictures of your daughter on her first birthday. Photos can leave an everlasting memory so that when your child grows up you can look back on this special milestone in her life.
Last but not least enjoy yourself! Your daughter is a real blessing and a source of happiness and she will be thrilled whether you give her a small or big party as it's all from the heart.
