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First Birthday Party Ideas

by Jemma Fletcher (follow)

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1st birthday themes to celebrate the big 'one'!

Your child's first birthday is an exciting time to celebrate not only their milestone but also your own achievement on getting through this challenging year.

Choosing a theme is a fun way to add character to the party, and to commemorate your little one's favourite fixation of the year. It could be a book, TV show, animal, colour or season – anything that makes them smile!

We've asked members from our platform of mum groups, which theme they put together for their child's first birthday, and here are the most popular answers:

Books:

The Very Hungry Caterpillar

Oh, The Places You'll Go!

Peter Rabbit

Where The Wild Things Are: Tag line, "Wild ONE"

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Nursery Rhymes / Songs:

Teddy Bears' Picnic: Lay out picnic rugs and invite guests to dress up as woodland animals

Old MacDonald Had a Farm

Twinkle Twinkle Little Star

'Twinkle Twinkle' theme. Image Credit: Nishay Mir

You Are My Sunshine

'You Are My Sunshine' theme. Image Credit: Joy Naicker

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TV Shows:

Sesame Street: Elmo, Cookie Monster and Big Bird

Minnie / Mickey Mouse: Hand out cute ears for guests to wear

Winnie The Pooh

Looney Tunes

Shaun The Sheep

Thomas The Tank Engine

Giggle and Hoot

Care Bears

The Wiggles

Teletubbies

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Movies:

Finding Nemo

Disney Princesses

The Lion King

Alice and Wonderland

Cars

Toy Story

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Animals:

Jungle: Monkeys, tigers and zebras

Butterflies

Dinosaurs

Woodland Creatures: Teddy Bears' Picnic theme

Unicorns

Bumble Bees

Cats / Dogs

Birds

(Sophie) Giraffe

Ladybugs

Whales: Add some blue gingham

Farm: Inflatable animal balloons

Farm theme. Image Credit: Jamie Quek-Vassiltsova

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Month / Season:

Valentine's Day: Red and hearts

Chinese New Year: Red and gold with lanterns

Winter ONEderland: Snowflakes, white and silver

Summer Garden: Pretty flowers

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Profound Themes:

Rockets and Stars: First trip around the sun

Aeroplanes: Time flies

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Misc:

Up, Up and Away: Hot air balloons, clouds and aeroplanes

Pick a favourite colour

Woodland Fairy Garden Party

Circus

Prince / Princess

Rubber Ducky

Under The Sea / Mermaid

Hawaiian Luau

Beach

Pirates

Racing Cars

Rainbows: Colourful, cheerful and fun!

Rainbow Theme

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Finally, if it's more of an adults social gathering, you could always go for a "Yay, we survived!" theme with a few drinks.

Do you have any other first birthday party ideas or photo inspiration we can include? Let us know in the Mothered discussion group.

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