The baby's first birthday is the most long-awaited holiday in the family. Many parents strive to make this celebration unforgettable, because the baby is celebrating its first anniversary in life. In the pre-holiday bustle, you need to decide an important question about the place of the party - at home or in a special children's cafe? Also important are the questions about who to invite and what to give? Consider the topic: how to celebrate the birthday of a 1 year old child?
So, you have decided to hold a commemorative event at home. Now you need to think over everything in detail:
- number of guests;
- time spending;
- banquet decoration;
- holiday menu;
- video / photo session.
Who to invite for the first birthday of the crumbs? There are two options here: relatives and acquaintances. Of course, it is desirable to celebrate this significant event with family members. But if relatives live far away, you can invite your acquaintances mothers with babies. You should not invite many children: they will not be able to play with each other, they will only add confusion to the contests.
To make the anniversary a success, carefully consider the menu for the kids. You can ask mothers in advance about the preferences of their toddlers so that the holiday dishes do not cause allergies.
Choosing the right time will be an important factor in planning your holiday. If you decide to celebrate your first birthday with relatives, the time can be any time - afternoon or evening. If his little friends come to your baby's birthday, you need to coordinate the time with the mothers. Of course, this should be daytime, and better after lunchtime.
The birthday invitation must be sent at least one week before the celebration. It is also advisable to discuss in advance the ideas of gifts for the child: in order to save guests from unnecessary expenses, and yourself from the mass of unnecessary things in the house. You need to give useful things.
Festive table
The menu for adult guests can be anything. And how to please the kids and the birthday boy himself, so that after the anniversary he does not have to suffer from allergies or overeating? It is customary to bake a cake for a birthday - but is it possible to treat a crumb with such a product?
A cake for a tiny birthday boy can be baked without a problem if you are familiar with biscuit dough. To prevent the biscuit from getting too dry, you can soak it with baby fruit juice. As a cream, you can take a baby fruit curd.
Important! Don't forget to put one candle on the cake!
It is not difficult to arrange a children's table: all dishes can be arranged in a convenient order. The menu for one-year-old children is not very diverse:
- juice in bags;
- baby cookies;
- fruit in pieces;
- fruit curds with different fillings.
The kids will not come to eat at the holiday: they will be fed at their mother's houses. However, it is necessary to create a festive atmosphere and decorate the table! Let the menu be modest, but kids will have fun on this birthday. The main thing is that the food is not hypoallergenic: this is the main condition.
There is no better idea for a buffet table for this day. Please note that the guests are unlikely to sit in one place on the birthday of the crumbs: everyone will be in motion. Therefore, the table must be set so that any dish can be picked up on the go.
We decorate the house
How to decorate the hall for the holiday? Of course, your baby will not remember this significant event - but there is a photo session that will keep happy moments for life. Therefore, treat the scenery carefully so that the memories of a bright holiday remain in the pictures.
Decoration Ideas:
- balloons with inscriptions of wishes;
- garlands of paper flags (boy) and flowers (girl);
- drawn fairytale heroes;
- photo session of the little one in beautiful frames.
The first year of life is a stormy time for the development of a baby. Every month of life brought its own changes. What ideas can be associated with this feature of the first year of life? You can draw (or print) 12 trains that mark each month you have lived: these will be frames for photographs. Pick up the best pictures of the baby and glue them into the train frames. This decoration can be placed on the wall.
Do not use crackers and bursting balloons to decorate the first day of an angel: children may be frightened by loud noises, and also pull pieces of paper or rubber into their mouths.
Entertaining guests
How to surprise guests, except for the festive menu and decorations? It is necessary to think over the script, quizzes and contests in advance. If you do not have any ideas for the celebration, at least give each guest the opportunity to say beautiful congratulatory words to the birthday man and his parents.
You can come up with ideas for holding holiday home events on your own: the main thing is to want to do it and have free time. You can entrust the preparation of the day of the angel to someone from your family: let him work out the script, contests and find ideas for quizzes. Of course, it is difficult for a young mother to carve out free time to create a celebration scenario: she needs outside help.
Contests and quizzes are great ideas for an angel day. However, do not forget to include in the scenario of the celebration the ritual of blowing out the candle on the birthday cake.
Make sure that the children do not try to grab the candle light with their pens.
A tribute to tradition
If you baptized a boy / girl, then it is necessary to include in the scenario of the day of the angel and hair cutting by godparents. First, the godmother cuts off a small lock of hair with a cross on the crown, and then the hair is cut off the crumbs. Prepare a special envelope or storage box for the first lock.
Do not forget to make an imprint of the child's foot / hand: it will be interesting to compare the prints with those made after discharge from the hospital. These prints can be framed and made in the form of a picture.
You can find out in advance about the fate of the crumbs on this holiday. To do this, put several items on the table: money, a book, and others. If the child wants to touch the book, he will study well. If a child wants to touch bills and coins, he will be rich. Pick up the rest of the items by association. This divination can be included in the scenario of the day of the angel.
We make gifts
What should be a gift for a child for 1 year? What to give a boy, what to give to a baby? For a boy / girl you can give:
- cubes for learning the alphabet;
- bright picture books;
- interactive toys;
- smart clothes.
You can also give presents to the parents of the birthday boy:
- for mom - a beautiful bouquet;
- for dad - a family photo album with a family tree.
Of course, a one-year-old boy / girl will not be able to appreciate the significance of this day and the gifts made, therefore, all gifts must be made and given after agreement with the parents.
In order for the baby's birthday to begin and end safely, you must adhere to these recommendations:
- Invite a photographer for a photo shoot or arrange shooting with a relative / acquaintance.
- Do not show the hero of the occasion all the gifts: he will want to play with all the toys at once, and the holiday will be spoiled by the whims of the birthday man. It is better to give a present while the baby does not see.
- For the little guests of the birthday man, prepare a special playground: this should be the largest and most comfortable space for crawling.
- In advance, remove any sharp, traumatic and valuable objects from the zone of visibility of the kids: the environment should be as safe as possible for one-year-old kids.
- Remember that a one-year-old baby periodically needs peace: from time to time, take the baby to a quiet room so that he can be alone with his mother.
- Determine a special place for baby guests and their mothers for changing diapers and breastfeeding.
- Close all pets in a separate room during the celebration.
How to celebrate the first birthday, what to give the child and what contests to hold? Prepare for this important event in advance. If the baby is sick, you can celebrate the name day later. Remember that noisy games and contests can tire the baby, so carefully monitor his mental state. Also remember that you cannot give gifts in advance!
Important! It is unacceptable to hold a noisy holiday if the child has recently been vaccinated!
19th Feb 2018
Good afternoon, dear readers!
The baby's first birthday is undoubtedly an important date. I would like the holiday to be remembered forever! But how to celebrate a child's first birthday fun and on a budget?
Many modern parents take things too seriously. They arrange chic feasts, book the best restaurants, order a huge cake from the best pastry chefs, buy a fluffy dress or a tuxedo for the baby, organize a photo session for guests and even hire a toastmaster! Advertisers of festive paraphernalia are slyly rubbing their hands ... As for me, all this is too much 🙅 And Birthday shouldn't take away the family's monthly income- it is better to spend money on a child, because he absolutely does not care about all these excesses. Some of my friends even refused to go to the sea, as half of the deferred funds were spent on organizing the holiday! As for me, this is somewhat selfish, because it is obvious what is better for the child. But this does not mean that you do not need to celebrate your birthday at all! Let it become a cozy, family, comfortable holiday.
Let's sort it out in order: where to start organizing the first birthday, what to cook or celebrate in a cafe, who to call, how to take beautiful photos, what to present to the birthday boy, and so on.
What to give a child for his first birthday
The first question that arises for both parents and guests of the holiday is and what to give the baby?
The first thing I can say: don't bother. A child up to three years old generally does not care what they buy. But this does not stop the parents, and they spend a lot of money on a “cool gift”. Why brag to your friends?
Daughter in her play corner - a gift for a year
You can also use. I wrote the article for the New Year, but the ideas are quite suitable for any time of the year :)
Who to invite on the first birthday of the child
I know mothers who went all out and called all the relatives and girlfriends from the playground, respectively, with their families. It turned out to be 40-50 people, of which 20 were children. Naturally, small children need to be entertained somehow, and large ones should be fed vigorously. Therefore, the costs will be something like a wedding.
One more thing - won't the birthday man himself be afraid of so many people? Of course, you can endure one day if you really want to. Only all this is for the sake of mom, and not for the baby. I really understand the acute desire of mothers to show off in a new dress, we deserve it! The main thing is that the event does not turn into a hassle, because you will not take 100% of the overall photo, the kids will make noise, so it will not be possible to talk either, some guests may not like that someone has hurt their child in some way, undernourished, offended ... All in all, the more people, the more problems- remember this.
For me, the best option is to invite parents from both sides, grandmothers and godparents. Plus brothers, sisters who have. There are 10 people in my little family! As practice has shown, even this amount is not easy to gather at one table at one time :)
And since all these are the closest people, they understand the linings, help to clean up and calmly stay with the child while you are busy in the kitchen. Our grandfather (thanks to him for that!) Even agreed to take the child for a nap so that other guests could continue to communicate with us, the parents, and the baby could relax in silence and in the fresh air. Children are often overexcited on their birthday., and here it is important to hear their needs in time and give them a nap in peace. How is this possible with a bunch of people - I don't know. So, first of all, think about the baby, and if you are sure that 40 people will not be strained for him, then go ahead;)
At home or in a cafe?
The next thing you need to decide on is to celebrate your birthday at home or in a cafe. I confess, at first I thought about a restaurant, because then you don't need to cook and accommodate a bunch of people in a tiny apartment. But then I thought: what is best for my family and specifically for the child? After all, the baby will want to sleep, and it will be unrealistic to put her in a noisy cafe. In addition, you have to go to a cafe, and this is time and nerves on the road, changing clothes, bags with you ...
What can we say about the price of food and room rental! For example, an average children's cafe in Moscow will cost 3000 rubles per person... For our 12 family members, the bill will be at least 36,000 rubles. And this is the price of a one and a half year supply of diapers or two sports complexes for a child. Or there is much more, much more useful than financial assistance to restaurant owners, who already do not peck money.
In general, we decided to get together at home, in a family way, and settled quite well in a small apartment. The main thing is to stock up on enough cutlery and cups :) As often happens, many of your relatives and friends have their own affairs, so the feast will not take much time - maximum, two to three hours. Does it make sense to give a considerable amount in order to boo for an hour? Who do you want to surprise with this? For me, the main thing is family relationships, communication with loved ones, which will be easiest to enjoy in silence and familiar surroundings. In a cafe you will be 100% “lost” and will not be able to concentrate on the most important things.
Menu for the first birthday of the child
The menu for the year should be as simple as possible, because you still don't have enough time for elegant cooking. Save the recipes of the French chefs for later. I will write about the dishes that I chose:
- Penne with chicken
- Country style potatoes
- Pork chops
- Chicken and apple salad
- Chocolate cake
- Panna cotta
If you need recipes, write in the comments, and I will add them :) but they can be found on any culinary site and, believe me, they are very simple, and you will lick your dishes! Be sure to check mine, it is very easy to prepare, so you will save a lot of nerves and money. By the way, next time I am thinking of arranging a sweet table with a lot of harmful goodies. Let's see what happens :)
Registration of the first birthday of the child
If you still decide to celebrate your birthday in a cafe, you will have to spend money on decoration.
At home, you can decorate the room with balloons and hang a garland with the words "Happy Birthday". The price is - 150 rubles... 20 balls will cost 200 rubles. Looks pretty festive and not pretentious.
I know that some girls make a piece of napkins - bow to them, as this is an incredibly painstaking work. I have little time and space for such a decoration :) I preferred to spend this time preparing a present for my daughter - a cozy and safe play corner.
First Birthday Scenario
If you want to celebrate your first birthday in a fun and perky way, organize contests for guests! Here's an example:
- Prepare dairy jars - broccoli, cauliflower, carrot, squash, pumpkin, beef, turkey, rabbit puree. Blindfolded your guests and let them taste the product! Let them understand what it's like for kids to eat this rubbish :)))
- Have a quiz about your child. I like to arrange such for my birthday to check who knows me well and who needs to be pushed in the eye 😄 You can just ask questions - about weight and height at birth, about the first word, about your favorite toy, or you can make the task a little easier and provide answer options.
When everyone is at the same table, show film about the first year of the baby or a slideshow from a photo. Our dad edited the video for a whole week at night, having processed about 300 videos! It turned out very cool and funny. It's a pleasure to watch such a film!
Photoshoot with a child
Family photo on daughter's first birthday
What I decided to spend money on was a photo session for the three of us. I wanted to preserve the memory of us, beautiful and happy :)
I was lucky to have a photo project with a great photographer and gorgeous scenery. My dream of a New Year's photo session timed to coincide with my daughter's one-year-old has come true, just two in one! I will write more about how to organize such a photo session and prepare for it in the next article.
How much does it cost to celebrate a child's first birthday?
For the final price list of the first birthday, see the plate:
Despite the fact that we adhered to common sense regarding the first birthday of our daughter, the amount still turned out to be impressive. However, for this amount, we organized a play corner for the child, received beautiful photos and gathered all the relatives at one table. According to a survey that I conducted, many of my acquaintances spent from 60 to 100 thousand rubles on the holiday. Some even took out a loan on purpose!
So I propose to start by deciding what is really important for you and what you can save on. I just shared my experience of celebrating a year and I hope that it will be useful to you!
Best wishes!
Your Blog Mommy - Ekaterina Ulyanova
Over the past year, your baby has come a long way from a helpless infant to a child standing on its own legs. This was the most amazing year in your baby's life. And then came the first birthday, his first important date in his life, touching and bright.
A festive event for the whole family! Even a little kid should definitely arrange a holiday - he is unlikely to understand much, but he will forever preserve in the very depths of his subconscious the memories of this day, of a wonderful, fun and special atmosphere! The peculiarity of the first birthday is that the baby is still small, he is only a year old. Therefore, it is advisable to limit the circle of guests to the closest, dearest and most familiar people to the baby.
How to celebrate this day? Where and with whom? What to lay on the festive table and how to decorate it? What ideas, scenario of competitions, riddles to prepare? How to choose a birthday cake? Let's try to figure it out.
If you decide to celebrate your child's birthday at home, in the circle of your nearest and dearest, it would be a good idea simply because the baby has a homely atmosphere, every room is familiar and familiar. Here he feels safe. Make his day magical and extraordinary.
Start the morning with a smile, a kiss and say congratulations to the baby, gentle and tender words. Better to decorate the house with balloons, ribbons, serpentine, flowers, toys - there is a sea of room for imagination. Create the atmosphere of a children's paradise at home.
Make a photo excursion from the pictures of the baby through the times of his growing up for the year, sign with funny slogans. Pre-order or bake your own birthday cake. It is important to discuss the start and end times of the holiday with the guests. Since this is a children's celebration and a violation of the regime during the day, it can have a bad effect on the health of the baby and his sleep.
To make the solemn event interesting and bright, remember - the script is in charge! In the script, the participants must necessarily be both adults and older children. Pick up riddles, birthday contests for kids. For example, a scenario can be played around an entertaining journey with tasks and challenges, games and contests, and easy riddles.
Toddlers are amazing creatures that can play anywhere, anytime. They can easily "get used to the role" and wander through the rooms of the house, imagining that they are in a fairy forest, jungle or desert. You just need a little imagination and minimal decorations.
First birthday Child 1 year old
Celebrating a birthday in a cafe
A convenient idea for parents to celebrate this day, the first year in a cafe. The location must be selected in advance. First of all, starting from safety, cleanliness, since there will be little fidgets in it.
The room should be free of drafts, steep steps and other risk factors. How can you make this day unforgettable?
To make the holiday fun and creative, you can turn to the services of professionals who have sufficient experience in organizing holidays for little ones:
- Funny fairy tale characters
- Funny clowns
- Balloons,
- Serpentine,
- Toys,
- Contests.
You can choose a topic at your discretion. And the children will be delighted. Riddles and contests for children of this age are usually the simplest and most uncomplicated ones. Find riddles on topics that the youngest children will understand. It's a great idea to prepare themed costumes for children in advance, and maybe for adults too.
If all kinds of food and snacks are suitable for adults, then for children you need to choose foods and dishes. Do not give children unaccustomed food from an adult table. The holiday should not violate the usual baby menu, which is only one year old. But all the dishes can be decorated with imagination, decorated in the form of various figures of animals and cartoon characters familiar to children.
The main decoration of the festive table, of course, will be the birthday cake. The cake can be ordered at a pastry bakery or bought ready-made. You can bake it yourself, there are many good baking recipes for kids.
The room must be decorated in advance with balloons, streamers, garlands. Balls can be interesting to paint with a marker, draw emoticons and funny faces. At the entrance, hang large letters with the words "We are one year old!" It is also interesting to make a photo collage of the birthday person on the walls and various hand-made posters with riddles and funny stories from a year of life.
The music that sounds this day should not be too loud and annoying, otherwise children will quickly get tired of it and become capricious. Be creative when choosing your musical repertoire.
Perhaps the cafe will offer you:
- Live music
- Children's well-known melodies
- Calm beautiful music.
Celebrating a year in nature
If you are lovers of an active lifestyle and cannot imagine your pastime without fresh air, and if the season and weather permit during the day, organize a festive event in nature. The main thing is not to forget and plan all the little things for such a vacation. Choose a spot, it can be a neat lawn in a park or near a body of water.
You can go to the camp site with an overnight stay. It is interesting to tie balloons to trees, decorate with serpentine and garlands. At the end of the holiday, you can untie and release the balloons into the sky. Children are usually delighted with balloons flying into the sky.
It is convenient to use disposable tableware outdoors. If you are planning to have a kebab, collect all the BBQ essentials. It is better for children to cook food at home, using the options for the dishes familiar to the child's body, the diet.
Don't forget the birthday cake. Pack it in a sealed package to avoid damage. It is better to pick up a cake for nature with a small amount of cream, as the cream may leak. Stop the choice on a glazed surface or a well-cured jelly.
Place food and snacks in lunch boxes for freshness and warmth. Drinking water should be sufficient.
Don't forget to cook:
- Seasonings,
- Bread,
- Paper towels,
- Wet wipes,
- Garbage bags.
Think in advance of the scenario for games and entertainment, prepare riddles. You can use the ball for active outdoor games during the day. Don't forget your first aid kit. It is important to remember while resting in nature that everyone should return safe and sound.
The right idea would be to invite a professional photographer who will take beautiful photos of this day, not intrusively shoot a video for memory. Or entrust this important matter to someone close to you.
How to choose a holiday menu?
Regardless of the place of the event: at home, in a cafe or in the bosom of nature, an adult festive table can be set according to your preferences and wishes.
An excellent solution for a buffet or buffet at home or in a cafe. For children, you can cut fruit into pieces, put baby cakes and berries. Use the juices in tubular bags, water in small plastic bottles. It is also interesting to arrange plates with sliced cheese, boiled meat, tartlets with delicious minced meat or cottage cheese filling and other healthy snacks.
Make a bright accent on the decoration of the table, bright napkins and tablecloths. Beautifully decorated dishes, carved figurines from vegetables and fruits. Of course, the theme of decoration should be childish, fabulous.
And, of course, the central figure of the festive table is the birthday cake. If you know how to cook perfectly, you can bake such a cake yourself. In this case, you will be confident in its composition, freshness and usefulness. If not, entrust this important matter to professional chefs or pastry chefs from the cafe. The shape of the cake can be very different, but decorate it thematically, for a year.
For example, a boy can make a cake in the shape of a car, and a girl with marzipan dolls. And of course the traditional decorative candle is a symbol of one year in the center, in the form of a number. The script for a children's holiday should be composed so that it contains the main moment - blowing out the candle. Perhaps a baby one year old will not be able to put it out on his own, parents and guests will come to help. Do not forget to photograph and shoot a video to commemorate this solemn moment and day.
Games, contests and riddles for fun
In the first year, it is better to postpone with firecrackers, firecrackers and other noisy paraphernalia, since loud claps can scare children. To make it interesting and fun to celebrate, compose in advance the scenario of the event with contests, riddles and games for adults and older children.
If you have entrusted the organization of the holiday to professionals, then you and your guests will surely be able to safely relax and enjoy the process while sitting in a cafe. And if not, feel free to fantasize. Any fairy tale will serve as a ready-made script for you.
From what ideas and scenarios are born, fairy tales, riddles arise? From everything: from raindrops and snowflakes, from a leaf in the grass, from toys and adult objects, from everyday life and magic. Of the many things around us. Children easily turn us into fairy-tale wizards, they have no doubt: parents can do everything, and light up the darkness (including light bulbs), and kindle a flame (under some kind of burner), and create waterfalls (by touching the tap with a hand). We become wizards immediately with the birth of a baby.
And if you can't come up with ideas for entertainment on your own, riddles for a birthday for children, the Internet will come to the rescue, all kinds of forums for young parents who are happy to share their experiences. Below are several options for contests from the Internet forum, which you can entertain guests, use in a cafe, at home and in nature.
What to give for 1 year
You, of course, want to fill up your precious child with a mountain of surprises and gifts. But it’s not worth it: the baby’s attention will dissipate, and he is unlikely to be able to fully enjoy all the gifts and toys at a year old. One good purchase is desirable.
For example, a large construction set or a children's car. And if this gift is expensive, ask your relatives to join. Gift ideas for boys are: cars, robots, toy soldiers, constructors, etc., gift ideas for girls: dolls, toy household items, kitchen, vacuum cleaner, small stroller for dolls, etc.
Think of gift ideas for kids' guests. Let them receive them not only at the end of the event, but also as a reward for participating in games, answers to riddles, activity and courage. Small gifts, balloons can wait for the guys in the course of the game. No expensive presents needed.
Even an apple, orange or candy wrapped in an unusually shiny package will light up their eyes with joy. Bouquets of multi-colored balloons can serve not only as a decoration of the room. At the end of the event, balloons can be handed out to all guests, as a mini present in memory of this day.
Only a few years will pass, and you will be able to arrange a real children's party. But the very first Birthday, the first year and your congratulations will forever remain in the memory of the baby among the deepest, basic memories of his family, parental home and a happy childhood.
Competition "Questions for guests"
The meaning of this task is as follows, participants receive prizes for the best correct answer to questions about the birthday person. In turn, the guests draw out a piece of paper with a question, for example: what was the weight of the newborn birthday boy, how tall was the baby, what color his eyes are, what he likes to eat when he started walking, favorite toy, etc. Questions can be prepared in advance and put into a special box for the competition. Guests with correct answers will receive prizes.
How to celebrate a year for a baby / toddler?
This solemn event is associated with hassle, bustle and, of course, impressions that remain for a lifetime.
It would seem that a year is quite a bit. Nevertheless, this crucial period contained so much! How to celebrate the baby's first birthday, remembering everything that happened during this time? All the more, I want all guests to be interesting and fun!
Child's birthday. 1 year - a long-awaited holiday for the whole family
So, the date is approaching ... The whole family is happily waiting for it, thinking about how a child is at 1 year old. This is a holiday not only for the baby, but also for his parents, so everything must be carefully thought out.
Do not forget that a one-year-old child cannot appreciate the significance of his first birthday. He does not understand that it is he who is the hero of the occasion. Therefore, the first year of life, as a rule, is celebrated with their relatives and friends. Crumbs of the same age will still not understand the efforts of adults, and they may not even get pleasure from communication either.
Preparing in advance - making invitations
A child's birthday (1 year old) "starts" a few days before the immediate date - when parents start to deal with invitation cards. Of course, this is not at all necessary, but many will want to organize this holiday, so to speak, "at the highest level." Bright, hand-made invitations will surely please all guests.
In addition, you can also prepare diplomas and certificates for your beloved grandmothers, grandfathers, uncles, aunts, etc. On all these "works of art" you can, by the way, place a photo of the birthday man. Well, everyone can choose the words at their discretion.
Place to party
Despite the fact that mostly adults celebrate a child's birthday (1 year old), it must be remembered that these are not the most ordinary "get-togethers".
First of all, you need to decide on the place of celebration. At home, for example, it is very easy to accommodate all guests. At the same time, attention will be paid to the child.
If you want to stay at any institution, you need to choose the most convenient place for the crumbs. Best of all is one of the children's clubs, where you can, in principle, invite guests with kids. In an ordinary restaurant, the child, of course, will be bored. At the same time, parents will have to constantly run after him. But in a children's room with toys and ladders, the crumb will be at least a little more interesting.
Well, if it's warm outside, you can come up with a birthday scenario for a celebration in nature. 1 year old baby has a lot of fun to celebrate somewhere in the forest or on the shore of the lake. But here, too, everything will need to be properly organized. The area should be clean and safe. In addition, do not forget about such things as mosquito cream, first aid kit, water, etc. Naturally, the chosen place must be somehow decorated - inflate balloons, hang garlands, attach a poster, but all this is behind you at the end of the celebration put away.
The holiday has come! Where to begin?
Child's birthday ... 1 year is a very important date. It is imperative for the kid to make it clear from the very early morning that something special is happening today. Kiss him, smile, say good morning. This will keep him in a good mood for the whole day.
It is necessary to calculate all your actions so that the crumbs do not have to retreat from their usual regime. Otherwise, the baby may become capricious in the midst of the celebration. This is why guests should be invited after or before a nap. The child will be very happy and cheerful, and the impressions of the birthday will remain only positive.
The baby needs to be introduced to the decoration of the home
Of course, the house before the holiday also needs to be made bright and colorful. The birthday scenario (1 year) will require more than just mom's and dad's ideas. The holiday involves balloons, candles, paper lanterns. Some of this is necessary not only for decoration, but also for some contests for adults, because they also want to have fun.
In any case, from the very morning, the child will have to conduct a so-called "excursion", showing him all the magic that you have prepared for him. Let the baby touch all the decorations, play with them. The corner for future gifts must also be shown to the baby in advance.
By the way, you can think of more interesting decorations - the apartment can be perfectly transformed with family photographs. They can be framed by arranging a photo exhibition, or you can make a whole photo newspaper by sticking a wide variety of pictures on whatman paper.
How to prepare a festive table?
Child? 1 year is a very exciting event for parents. What not to forget? What's in time? A holiday is a holiday, but you shouldn't forget about a banquet. A banal feast is wrong, because it is still a children's holiday.
No, of course, no one canceled the traditional lunch or dinner, but cake, pastries and tea must be present. In no case should you forget about the candle that the baby will blow out with you.
Parents also need to prepare for the fact that the outfit of the crumbs will definitely be stained with all sorts of cooked delicacies, and two small hands will be launched into the festive cake. You will have to take it calmly, because these are the first children's "steps". Let the baby not fully perceive everything that happens, but a lot of positive emotions, a feeling of delight and happiness will still be remembered by him, no doubt!
Top entertainment
For a child's birthday (1 year old), parents can come up with any scenario. You can entertain guests with interesting contests, presentations with photographs of a pregnant mother, a newborn and all the important moments that have happened to him since birth.
Nevertheless, from time to time you will need to leave the guests, taking the birthday person with you. Literally 15 minutes every couple of hours in another room for communication with the baby will allow everyone to avoid any whims, fatigue, excessive impressions. If guests need to devote a lot of time, it is worth thinking about a nanny in advance.
Good old traditions
Parents should, of course, discuss in advance the child's birthday (1 year old). The script of the holiday must necessarily include some rituals. For example, godparents should cut off locks of hair in the form of a cross from the crumbs.
After that, the baby is usually cut to zero. For the first curl, you need to prepare a special box or envelope.
You can also make prints of the legs and arms of a one-year-old child. It will be very interesting to compare them with the prints made at discharge from the hospital.
There is one more wonderful tradition. A wide variety of objects are laid out in front of the birthday man, for example, money, a notebook, threads, a book. It is generally accepted that these things are able to predict the future of the crumbs. If the kid reaches for a book, he will love to read, if he has money, he will be rich, if he has threads, the profession will be connected with the sewing business.
Music background
Funny children's songs play an important role on a child's birthday. One year old is the age that requires the most beloved and familiar music of the kid. Parents will need to make a special selection so that the baby does not get bored. The dances, for example, will be accompanied by rhythmic songs of different genres. In addition, it is also necessary to prepare solemn music that will sound when blowing out candles or giving gifts.
What to gift?
Let's say a child's birthday script is already ready. One year is a small age. Therefore, you need to think carefully about what exactly to give the baby. It is advisable to agree on the ideas of gifts with the parents of the crumbs, because they know better what the birthday person needs at the moment.
At this age, bright books with fairy tales, a variety of educational toys, cubes, etc. are suitable for the kid. Not a single child will remain indifferent to special ottomans, somersaults and rocking animals. In short, there are a lot of options. The main thing is to choose exactly what you need.
Guests, by the way, should also take care of a gift for their parents. A great present is for photographs. Today, there are many different models on the modern market. Albums with a family tree, pages for photographs of relatives and lines allocated for a brief description of their biography, envelopes for the first drawings ... All this will delight not only parents, but all family members.
Naturally, a one-year-old child will not immediately appreciate this. He will understand the value of such a gift only after growing up a little. However, how interesting it will be for him to view his photographs after a few years!
Need to think about games
And yet, how to celebrate a child's birthday? 1 year is a great excuse to make everyone have fun. Games for guests are of great importance.
If friends and relatives do come with children, they need to be entertained somehow. For kids five years of age, for example, the competition "Who is in the bag?" Is ideal. For this, several small toys are taken, which the parents put in a gift bag. The guys take turns groping for them and trying to guess what they are. The birthday person can also try to play such a game (the only problem is that he cannot say everything yet). Moreover, many adults also join this competition, because it is actually a lot of fun.
If the holiday is held in nature, you can also play catch-up. And you can arrange "battles of parachutists" in which the dads will compete, who will throw their child above everyone else.
Puppet theater is another opportunity to entertain kids. Any fairy tale shown by parents will bring a lot of pleasure to the crumbs.
The walk is the culmination of the holiday
It is best to end the event outdoors. You can go for a walk, at the same time seeing off the guests. If the party ends early, you can go to the carousel with the guys. Of course, at the age of one year, it will not be possible to ride everywhere, but a trip on a children's train or waterfowl duck boats is quite suitable for a kid. In any case, the walk depends only on the wishes of children and parents, on their imagination, capabilities and appropriate mood.
All the fun is just beginning!
Well, in general, everyone decides for himself how to celebrate the first birthday of the child. 1 year is just the beginning of a baby's life. At the same time, one of the most difficult stages in life has been passed. Behind there were crying for no reason, and the first teeth, and colic.
At this age, the child already becomes a person. He can himself point out what he likes, what he does not like. The crumbs have their own passions and desires.
Time flies very quickly. It would seem that recently a small lump has just been brought from the hospital. And so, on his first birthday, he can already eat, walk and say something on his own. Children develop at an amazing speed, learn everything very quickly and grow up. Therefore, such an important event as the first name day should be celebrated very cheerfully and vividly. The baby will not be able to remember everything, but somewhere in the subconscious the memories of this holiday will remain with him for life. He will be very grateful to his parents, looking at photographs, videos later, holding his gifts, looking at postcards. This is his day! Organize it right! Make your baby happy!
The feeling of a children's holiday will make adults happy as well. Balls, multi-colored noses and hats, soap bubbles ... A bright and cheerful holiday will delight everyone. Each guest will be able to feel the joy of childhood, be a little child, blowing a pipe-pipe, playing various games, dancing to children's songs. Let this celebration be remembered by all present as a perky and unusual day, magical and fabulous, kind and bright!
“Birthday of a 1 year old child” and “How to celebrate a 1 year old child’s birthday” are among the most common and popular search queries on the Internet today. And this phenomenon is understandable. Every loving parent wants to make this day memorable and joyful for himself and especially for his child. Some moms and dads believe that this holiday should not be celebrated, since the baby will not remember anything anyway. Others, on the contrary, oversaturate the first birthday of the crumbs with events and impressions.
As for the first category of parents, they are wrong. Yes, the baby really will not remember the first celebration in his life in our usual sense, but he will “remember”, or rather, feel the love, affection and care that his mother, father and other family members gave him. The second category, as you know, is also doing the wrong thing. You can use the recommendations presented in this article, modifying them at your discretion in accordance with your personal needs and your own vision of your baby's very first holiday.
How to prepare for your baby's first birthday?
To get started, get a special organizer or notebook where you will write down your favorite holiday ideas or your own memories of those birthdays that your parents arranged for you. Subsequently, you can isolate specific theses from this list. They will help make your baby's first birthday a bright and unforgettable moment in your life. It is also worth writing down recipes for preparing children's dishes, contests, addresses of stores and companies, contacting which you can get help in organizing a holiday: decorations, costumes and other festive accessories.
The celebration for the child must be carefully planned, various lists must be drawn up. But at the same time, it is not at all necessary to strictly adhere to a specific plan. Leave room for creativity, unexpected surprises, and spontaneous action. After all, they are the ones that lead to funny moments that can occur at the holiday, and it is about them that you, and your family members, and all guests invited to your birthday will later remember.
Where to celebrate the birthday of a child - 1 year old?
Before the celebration, decorate the apartment and give the little one the opportunity to take part in this business as much as possible: invite him to hang garlands, balls and other items for decorating the room with you around the house.
When the child falls asleep, place on one of the walls of the room where the party will be held, a homemade poster with photos of the birthday person for each month: everyone will be pleased to see how the baby has changed throughout the year. In the morning, lay out several outfits in front of the hero of the occasion, let him choose the right one for himself. Do not put the rest away, you may have to change your child's clothes several times in the process of celebration.
Alternate a feast with outdoor games and a cultural program. If, in the midst of the fun, you feel that the baby is already tired, and there is still so much interesting ahead, take him to a separate room and stay with him in a quiet and calm atmosphere, dad can entertain the guests at this time.
How to celebrate a child's birthday - 1 year (sample scenario)
At its core, the first birthday is special not only because this is the first significant date in a baby's life, but also because in the way of organization it differs both from the birthday of an adult and from the birthday of children of other age categories. There is no need to turn the holiday for the kid into a familiar gathering at the table. It is not necessary to involve the baby with excessive activity in participating in competitions. You just need to show the birthday boy your love that you feel towards him since he was born. Surround the baby with your attention, warmth and care.Before the arrival of the guests (if you expect them to be present at the holiday), take a picture of the child while he is in a good and cheerful mood and has not managed to get his smart clothes dirty. Perhaps, after and during the celebration, the little birthday person will no longer want to take part in a family photo session.
Refuse to buy an expensive cake with an abundance of fatty cream, since the intake of such food is contraindicated for a baby. Instead, make your own fruit pudding or a regular pie like fish pie or charlotte. The tradition of blowing out a candle can be introduced from the very first birthday, the baby himself will not cope with this difficult task, but you can extinguish it yourself or help the child do it.
Measure the height and weight of the birthday person, this moment can be solemnly captured using a camera and video camera. Sketch the baby's arms and legs on paper, or make impressions using the special plaster kits that are now available in abundance. Draw up the results of your work in the form of a colorful poster with the inscription: "Our baby is one year old." Save the poster for a long time after the celebration.
Competitions for guests for the first birthday of the child
The birthday boy, due to his age, cannot take an active part in competitions, but you should not forget about the guests of the holiday, they should also get maximum pleasure and positive emotions from the holiday. You can entertain the adult guests of the celebration with the help of interesting and funny contests. But there shouldn't be too many of them. Five games would be a perfectly acceptable norm.
"Maternal instinct"
Put in front of the guests a mixture of photos of the mother and father of the hero of the occasion, his own photos, as well as photos of other babies. Tell the invitees that any mother among thousands of similar children will recognize her own. Invite the contestants to check how well their maternal instinct is. The guests' task is that they should select only the photographs of the birthday person.
"Culinary delights"
The essence of this funny competition is that guests are invited to taste a teaspoon from different jars of baby food, from which the labels were previously removed and a serial number was assigned. It is better not to take a lot of jars, three will be enough. Players take turns trying the puree from each and determining what it is made from. You must write down the answers of each contestant and count the number of correct ones at the end.
Everyone will love this children's game. Give the participants a dummy and explain the conditions of the competition: you need to take a pacifier in your mouth and spit it so that it flies away as far as possible. After each attempt, the dummy must be sterilized in glasses of hot water, placed in advance on the table next to each competitor. Places where the nipples fall can be marked with a small strip of paper. The winners will be awarded with symbolic comic prizes.
"What does the baby think about?"
Take a hat, put small pieces of paper in it, rolled into a tube, on which phrases like this will be written: “I often salivate, but you do not. Why? Have you run out of saliva? ”; “Lord, you're so big! How does your mother raise you only? ”; "People! Help our family with money! No salt, no sugar, I eat fresh porridge! Already nauseous. "; “Mmmm, you smell so good, and I want to lick you”; "My God! If I laugh at your joke, it does not mean at all that it needs to be repeated a hundred times in a row! ”; “Why are you looking at my mom like that? Would you like to have some delicious milk too? ”; “Hey, hands off my rice pudding! Eat your vinaigrette! " etc. Invite guests to find out what the birthday person really thinks about when he looks at them. Have them take the leaves out of the hat one by one and read their contents. Everyone will laugh.
Games in which the birthday boy can take part
"We bring toys to life"
Take your baby's favorite toy, such as a teddy bear. The bear must come to life with the help of an adult. The bear will walk, fall, go to bed, eat, put on a bib, jump around the room. Involve everyone in the game and put on an impromptu puppet show.
Give the birthday boy a balloon. Invite everyone to take part in this game. First, the ball is kicked by the hero of the occasion, then all the other players. The task of the adult participants is quite funny and unusual - not to kick the ball further than the baby.
"Tower of Cubes"
Explain the task to the adult participants of the game: they will need to build towers from blocks at speed, and the kid will destroy them at this time. The game requires two adults and the birthday boy himself. The winner is the adult who manages to build a tower from more cubes before the little one destroys it. The winner is awarded a symbolic prize, such as a dummy.
"Dance with Me"
Turn on a funny children's song and invite the guests to dance with the baby, not just dance, but compete in the art of dance. Place the baby in the center of the room (of course, if he is not against it), next invite an adult participant in the game to stand and watch them dance. There may be several of those who wish to compete with the hero of the occasion. Of course, the birthday boy wins this competition.
Child's birthday menu
The menu for the adult part of the family and invited guests may be no different from the traditional one. But for the kid it is worth considering a separate "table". You should draw up an approximate list of products allowed for the diet of a one-year-old baby, and already build on it when preparing holiday dishes. Such a list should include the following food products: crackers in the form of fish, letters, numbers and animals; bagels or drying; berries; fruits; cheese; unsweetened muffins; vegetables; juices; fruit drinks and more. Focus on the birthday person's taste preferences and on his food tolerance of certain products.The main dish for the hero of the occasion can be, for example, a cat made from mashed potatoes or sweet rice porridge. In order to make such a cat, you will need rice or potatoes, carrots and olives. Then everything is simple: put potatoes or rice on a flat plate, as well as grated boiled carrots. Use olives to make eyes, nose, mouth and antennae. You can decorate the cat with your favorite brightly colored vegetables.
You shouldn't get too carried away with cooking on your birthday. You will get tired, and the child will still not be able to eat and taste all the treats. In addition to the main hot dish, prepare any delicious salad, for example, beets with apples. To do this, boil the beets, peel, grate on a fine grater, add a little sugar and vegetable oil, mix with a grated apple. A delicious salad for the birthday boy is ready.
What to give a child for 1 year old?
The best birthday present for a one-year-old baby is a toy. Clockwork animals, musical instruments, simple wooden mosaics of four parts, constructors, nesting dolls, sorters, pyramids, labyrinths, "wheelchairs" and "lacing" are a great option. Any toys that develop fine motor skills, attention, thinking and imagination will not only entertain the baby in the future, but will also make a significant contribution to his development. Also, one-year-old children really like various rocking horses, balls, bicycles with a parental handle, tent houses with dry balls, inflatable pools and tolokars. Gender also plays a role, so if you have a daughter, then buy a rag doll for her (she can disassemble and break another one), if your son, then a car.Do not ignore books with cardboard pages. Why with cardboard? Because there are kids who, at the age of one year, still like to tear the paper pages of books. The birthday boy will undoubtedly like books with nursery rhymes, children's poems by Agnia Barto, as well as such first children's fairy tales as "Ryaba Chicken", "Kolobok", "Turnip" and the like. Books should contain vivid illustrations. Before buying a gift for your child, do not forget to check the goods not only for quality, but also for safety for the baby. The gift should be wrapped in bright colorful packaging.
Do not hesitate to voice your wishes about gifts for the baby to the guests. If those invited to the holiday do not have their own children, then they may not know what exactly is worth giving to a one-year-old baby for his birthday. Don't order gifts that are too expensive. First, think about what your child needs right now and what will come in handy in the future. For example, clothes for growth, certificates for shoe stores, online stores of children's goods, a certificate for a family photo session, and, of course, toys.
Creating traditions on children's first birthday
For the birthday of the crumbs, you can create a family tree and the coat of arms of your family, because the tree has been replenished with one more little man. This moment must be immortalized. On a large Whatman paper or right on the wall of your apartment, hang photographs of all relatives, even those who have left you. Place short biographies of these people next to the photos. Place the family coat of arms in the center of the tree.
Catch the moment and cut a small lock of hair from the birthday man's head, which you then put in an envelope and save for a long memory. This tradition has come down to us since ancient times. In the past, during baptism, babies' first cut hair was rolled up in wax and then thrown into the water. This modified custom has survived to this day: a lock of a child's hair is preserved for good luck.
Put one of the little gifts you are going to present to your baby in a small canvas bag. Put the number “one” there or stick it on the bag. After the holiday, save it for subsequent birthdays of the crumbs. And each of his holidays, present one of the gifts in this form. You can also add a number to the gift every year.
Print out a photo where each of the relatives and friends is photographed with the birthday person during his first year of life (if any). Insert photos into beautiful frames. At the end of the party, present these lovely surprises to your guests. They will be delighted and pleasantly surprised.
How to end a birthday party
The traditional round dance and blowing out the candles on the birthday cake are always in demand. Therefore, it is worth including this moment in the course of the holiday. Turn off the light, bring the cake to the applause of all those present, make a wish for the baby and blow out his first candle with him. Songs in honor of the birthday of the baby should be sung only if the birthday person himself is not against it, since children react differently to loud sounds.
Take pictures of everyone present at the celebration. Then, if desired, distribute memorable photographs to the guests. Invite the invitees to leave their wishes for the baby on the pages of a specially prepared notebook. You can save it and in the future read to your child all these warm words written by people who care about him. Give the guests a balloon.
Depending on the time of year, you can move some of the events outside. So the guests get the opportunity to unwind and change the environment, and the child - to breathe fresh air and frolic, having more free space. If your toddler was born in late autumn or winter, then take sparklers and streamers with you for a walk. It is better to refuse the salute, it is fraught with the fright of the baby. If the celebration takes place in spring and summer, then you can launch a large number of balloons or sky lanterns up into the sky. The kid will be delighted!
Farewell example of how some caring parents formalized their story of the first year of a baby's life.
Elena Smernykh
Female legs.ru
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