Why didn't anyone warn me? In trying to have the perfect, low key birthday for my son I completely screwed up on two fronts. Hopefully, this article will prevent another parent from repeating my mistakes.
For my DS's first party I had a house full of family, friends and neighbors. I didn't want anyone to be left out. (I know, like my DS's first birthday is THE EVENT of the year, LOL. Who would really care that they weren’t invited—or even notice for that matter?). Looking back I should have had two separate parties: 1. family 2. friends.
Why keep it small? The birthday girl or boy will have no understanding of what’s going on so the party is really for you and pictures. It’s common for them to be overwhelmed by all the people and noise. And if you have too many people, you don't have time to enjoy the party instead you're "running" the party.
Don't let your little one eat a lot of cake; just a few bites to snap a picture with cake all over their face. Which just for the record, any photo showing a baby with food all over their face isn't all that attractive. I’m not a big fan of this tradition but that may be because of my own issues.
Don’t let this happen to you
We hadn’t let our DS eat much sugar. He had graham crackers and animal crackers but that was the extent of his sugar career. We don't give him cake or candy etc. So when we placed his smash cake in front of him he wasn't interested. I dipped my finger in the cake and smeared it on his mouth. He made a disgusted face that slowly turned into interest. He slowly dipped his finger into the cake. Had a mouthful and we got “the picture”. He then took a handful of cake, and another. I looked around the table and asked everyone, “When do I take it away?” No one answered. Being the hostess, I got distracted with my duties. Then I glanced over and saw my DS still eating cake. Guests were feeding him icing by the spoonfuls. My mother’s intuition told me “NOT GOOD” but I thought “It’s his birthday, don’t be so uptight.” After a few more minutes I pulled him away. About 30 minutes later he got green and threw up all over me. Three times. I felt horrible and responsible for letting my DS get sick. Ugh.
How was your child’s first birthday party? What do you recommend to party planning parents?
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I too was guilty of the same rookie mistake! I had a huge very expensive party for my first born. Scheduled it at her naptime too! I even made ganache covered cupcakes. She was way overwhelmed and now the shots of her scared little face remind me of my silliness!
Was wiser the next two times with the other kids.
I guess that's the beauty of the first born - you make all your mistakes with them, but they also get the most of your attention.
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