100 First Birthday Party Ideas
100 First Birthday Party Ideas
Whimsical Unicorn Party
This magical first birthday party had unicorn cake toppers, unicorn-shaped cookies and a framed drawing of a unicorn. To continue with the whimsical theme, the parents had large, faux flowers around the food table.
Source: 100 Layer Cakelet
Photo Credit: Je Adore
Where The Wild Things Are
The guests at this party were encouraged to let their wild side out. There were many nods to “Where the Wild Things Are,” including a Wild Thing-shaped piñata and a replica of Max’s crown for the birthday boy.
Source: 100 Layer Cakelet
Photo Credit: Jackie Wonders
Korean Doljabi Party
This party featured a number of the traditional elements of a Korean doljabi, including a ritual where the birthday girl chose an object to predict her future. The party also had beautiful pink decorations and matching pink desserts.
Source: 100 Layer Cakelet
Photo Credit: Erin J Saldana
Pastel Unicorns
This lovely party featured a variety of unicorn décor, including a glittery gold unicorn topper on the cake and cupcakes, a menu decorated with unicorns and balloons with unicorn silhouettes.
Source: 100 Layer Cakelet
Photo Credit: Chasing Sapphires Photography
Johnny Cash Bash
This party paid homage to Johnny Cash in many different ways. There was a guitar piñata, a Folsom State Prison cut-out and a cute “Ring of Fire” ring toss.
Source: 100 Layer Cakelet
Photo Credit: Birds of a Feather
Royalty Party
If you’re looking for first birthday ideas that are fit for a king, this royal bash is perfect for you. To keep with the royal theme, these parents decorated both their cake and cupcakes with crown toppers.
Source: 100 Layer Cakelet
Photo Credit: Katie Blauser
Welcome Campers!
This rustic party included a number of outdoorsy touches. The tables were made out of natural looking wood, the napkins were adorned with images of tents and there were handmade tents for kids to sit in.
Source: 100 Layer Cakelet
Photo Credit: Nico Nelson Photography
Magical Harry Potter Party
This magic-filled Harry Potter party was decorated with pumpkins that featured calligraphed phrases from the book. There were also “Harry Potter” themed food and drinks, like butterbeer and pumpkin pasties.
Source: 100 Layer Cakelet
Photo Credit: Catherine May Taylor Photography
Elegant Pink Flowers
Pink flowers were used in a variety of ways at this birthday party. They topped the birthday cake, they were used in table centerpieces and they were hung around the party room.
Source: 100 Layer Cakelet
Photo Credit: Danielle Moss
The Great Outdoors
At this camp-themed party, guests were treated to marshmallow s’mores snacks and a homemade cake with pinecone decorations. There was also an adorable “campfire” decoration made out of plush logs and felt fire.
Source: 100 Layer Cakelet
Photo Credit: Feather + Light
California Dreamin’
This Golden State themed party had a beautiful cake with ombre blue frosting and matching macarons. There were also popsicles available, perfect for a warm California day.
Source: 100 Layer Cakelet
Photo Credit: Hazelnut Photography
Flowers And Cake
This adorable first birthday photoshoot featured a beautifully decorated cake that the birthday girl clearly loved digging into. The shoot also featured a number of wildflower decorations, and the birthday girl wore a flower crown.
Source: 100 Layer Cakelet
Photo Credit: Chloe Moore
Smell The Roses
Flowers were everywhere at this birthday party. The cake was topped with delicate roses, and there was also a cute floral confetti piñata in the shape of a one.
Source: 100 Layer Cakelet
Photo Credit: Meghan Stewart Photography
Glittery Celebration
This sparkly party featured a glittery cake topper, glitter and sprinkle-covered macarons and gold star decorations. There were even glitter confetti bag favors for guests to take home!
Source: 100 Layer Cakelet
Photo Credit: Braedon Flynn
White And Blush
This beautifully designed party featured all white and blush decorations, with white tablecloths and table-runners, white flowers hanging on the wall and cupcakes decorated with white frosting.
Source: 100 Layer Cakelet
Photo Credit: Chloe Moore
Ice Cream Truck Party
This retro ice cream party featured a cake decorated to look like an ice cream cone. There was also a cute ice cream truck cut-out and hanging ice cream cone decorations.
Source: 100 Layer Cakelet
Photo Credit: Melinda Jankowski
Shred The Skate Ramp
Guests were invited to shred at this skateboarding-themed party. The invitations were shaped like skateboards, and there were hand-drawn skateboard stickers available for party guests.
Source: 100 Layer Cakelet
Photo Credit: Taryn Kent
Donut Celebration
This birthday party celebrated everyone’s favorite fried dessert: donuts! There were a variety of donut flavors available for guests to try, and the round invitations featured images of sprinkle-covered donuts.
Source: 100 Layer Cakelet
Photo Credit: Nicki Sebastian
Little Critters
This first birthday party celebrated all things wild. There were cute critter masks available for kids to wear and animal coloring pages for them to draw on, and there was a s’mores cake with a wooden one topper.
Source: 100 Layer Cakelet
Photo Credit: Megan Welker
Pretty In Pink (And Blue)
These photoshoots featured all things pink and blue. One photoshoot had a cake decorated with pink triangular flags and pink striped cookies. The other photoshoot was just as cute, with blue polka dots adorning the cake, cake pops, straws and cups.
Source: 100 Layer Cakelet
Photo Credit: Mango Studios
Twinkle Twinkle Little Star
At this galactic celebration, stars were used in all of the decorations. The cake had glittery star toppers, there were star-shaped balloons and stars and moons hung down from the ceiling.
Source: 100 Layer Cakelet
Photo Credit: Jane’s Lens
Elegant Gold And Black Decorations
This simple and elegant celebration had a cake decorated with black and gold triangles, a black and gold cross banner and a black-and-white striped teepee with a gold pillow accent.
Source: 100 Layer Cakelet
Photo Credit: April and Paul Photography
Italian Celebration
You’ll feel like you’ve been transported to Rome or Florence as you look at this lovely Italian party. There were classic Italian pizzas for guests to try, and the party was decorated with a summery blue and white color scheme.
Source: 100 Layer Cakelet
Photo Credit: Kelly Christine
Cake Smash Extravaganza
At this party, each of the toddler guests was given their own white frosted cake to smash, resulting in some fun pictures and some very happy babies. The party was also cutely decorated with brightly colored paper fans.
Source: 100 Layer Cakelet
Photo Credit: The Leo Loves
Party In Narnia
At this one year old birthday party, guests walked through the wardrobe and entered Narnia. To make guests truly feel like they were in an enchanted land, there were napkins imprinted with lions, animal masks and Narnia map invitations.
Source: 100 Layer Cakelet
Photo Credit: Annabella Charles Photography
Come Se Llama
This fun llama-themed fiesta had llama piñata decorations and llama drawings on the party favors. There was also a unique cake made out of churros.
Source: 100 Layer Cakelet
Photo Credit: Krista Mason
Nutcracker Ballet Party
This "Nutcracker" party featured decorations that paid homage to the ballet, including a golden nutcracker and ballet shoe decorations. To keep with the holiday theme, the party had a hot chocolate bar and golden ornaments on the tables.
Source: 100 Layer Cakelet
Photo Credit: Troy Grover Photographers
Christmas Cocoa Celebration
This cozy party was full of sweet treats, including a hot cocoa bar and eggnog cupcakes. There were also gingerbread cookies for guests to decorate—perfect for a Christmas celebration.
Source: 100 Layer Cakelet
Photo Credit: Meghan Elise Photography
Twin Celebration
At this first birthday party for twins, there was two of everything: two pink-frosted cakes, two types of cookies decorated with the twins’ initials, two chalkboards filled with facts about the twins and two cute birthday girls!
Source: 100 Layer Cakelet
Photo Credit: Courtney Leigh Photography
Royal Tea Time
Every little princess will love this royal tea party, featuring a cake topped with a crown, antique tea cups, delicate swan-shaped cream puffs and tulle party favors filled with lavender.
Source: 100 Layer Cakelet
Photo Credit: Cristina Lozito
Tutus And Tulle
At this pink party, the birthday girl had a cute tutu, and there were pink tulle decorations. There was also a table filled with sweet pink desserts, including chocolate-dipped pretzels that were dyed pink.
Source: 100 Layer Cakelet
Photo Credit: Jayme Anne Photography
Colorful Fringe
Colorful fringe is featured heavily in this outdoors party. There were mini balloon centerpieces with attached fringe and fringe banners decorating the party. The fringe decorations were all in pastel colors, perfect for the sunny summer party.
Source: 100 Layer Cakelet
Photo Credit: Erin J Saldana
Modern Mexican Fiesta
There was plenty of Mexican flair at this modern fiesta. Cactuses adorned tables around the party, the invitations had Aztec-influenced drawings and there was a gold piñata shaped like a one.
Source: 100 Layer Cakelet
Photo Credit: Perez Photography
Golden Party
This golden first birthday shoot had a giant light-up one, gold and silver balloons and a golden onesie for the birthday boy. At the end, the birthday boy got to have an adorable cake smashing session.
Source: 100 Layer Cakelet
Photo Credit: Caroline Tran
Floral Arrangements
These parents transformed their daughter’s first birthday party into a beautiful garden. There were flower arrangements on all of the tables, and they hung a ‘one’ banner decorated with flowers on the wall.
Source: 100 Layer Cakelet
Photo Credit: Erin J Saldana
Boho Bash
This first birthday party was bursting with color. There were ombre pink block decorations, multi-colored fringe decorating the wall, sprinkle covered-desserts and rainbow pom-poms on the tables.
Source: 100 Layer Cakelet
Photo Credit: Sarah Kate
A Picture’s Worth A Thousand Words
These parents made a one-shaped decoration using photos of their baby daughter. The also had an elegant, flower-topped cake and pink flower decorations surrounding their dessert table.
Photo Credit: Michele Hart
Floating Away
This beautifully designed first birthday party featured lovely pink paper hot air balloon decorations. To keep with the balloon theme, there were white and golden balloons hanging behind the dessert table.
Source: Grey Likes Baby
Photo Credit: Esther Sun Photography
Fluttering Butterflies
At this elegantly designed birthday party, there were live butterflies, white and pink floral arrangements and an all-white cake that looked perfect on the dessert table.
Source: Grey Likes Baby
Photo Credit: Carmen Santorelli
Sleep Under The Stars
For their party, these parents transformed their home into a campground, complete with a campsite, a lovely black banner dotted with stars and a rustic naked cake for dessert.
Source: Grey Likes Baby
Photo Credit: Johnny Cheng Photography
Plie!
If you’re looking for girl first birthday party ideas, check out this pretty in pink ballerina party. All of the desserts and the cake were pink, and there were ruffled tutu decorations on the cupcakes.
Source: Grey Likes Baby
Photo Credit: Lindsey Brooke Photographie
First Birthday Fiesta
At this fiesta, guests snacked on Mexican classics, like tortilla chips with salsa and chili braised pork tacos. There were also many Mexican-themed decorations, including maracas and a golden piñata.
Source: Grey Likes Baby
Photo Credit: Pink & Honey
Picnic In The Park
At this outdoors party, the parents created boxed lunches for guests to eat, and they had picnic staples for dessert, like popsicles. They had a beautiful blue color scheme, and they set up a cute separate picnic area for their toddler guests.
Source: Project Nursery
Photo Credit: Elizabeth Lawlor Photography
Tutus And Tiaras
This birthday party combined every little girl’s two favorite things: princesses and ballerinas. The party had a mint, purple and pink color scheme, and there were ruffled pink decorations and tiaras available for the little guests to wear.
Source: Project Nursery
Photo Credit: Randeryimagery
Into The Woods
This adorable woods-themed party had a cake decorated to look like a friendly bear, and the dessert table was surrounded by a homemade tent. The orange, blue and brown color scheme helped give the party a rustic look.
Source: Project Nursery
Photo Credit: Tammy Hughes Photography
Life’s A Picnic
This picnic party had a summery feel, with a juice stand with three types of juice, bright sunflower decorations, a cotton candy stand and bubbles available for young guests to play with.
Source: The Little Umbrella
Photo Credit: True Bliss Photography
Sweet Treats
Anyone who has a sweet tooth will love this ice cream parlor first birthday theme. Plush ice cream cone decorations hung down from the ceiling, and an ice cream truck served up unique flavors of the sweet treat.
Source: The Little Umbrella
Photo Credit: Heartbeats Photo
Ahoy, Matey!
This nautical party had a blue and white color scheme that was perfect for sailors. There were plenty of seaworthy decorations, including napkins with silver anchors, starfish and sailboats filled with fruit.
Source: The Little Umbrella
Photo Credit: Love Light Images
Winter Woodland Party
This woodland party used mostly natural decorations, including pine cones, pine fir and pieces of wood. To keep guests feeling cozy, there was a hot chocolate bar and holiday lemonade drinks.
Source: The Little Umbrella
Photo Credit: Twig & Olive Photography Sail On The High Seas
Set
At their nautical party, these parents decorated with inner tubes, captain’s wheels and buoys. They had a blue, white and red color scheme, and they had cute anchor napkins and cups.
Source: The Little Umbrella
Photo Credit: Morgan Bayard Photography
Three, Two, One, Blast Off!
Put on your spacesuit and check out this adorable space-themed party. There was a cardboard spaceship for the birthday girl to sit in, and there were out-of-this-world star and planet decorations on the round birthday cake.
Source: The Little Umbrella
Photo Credit: Morgan Bayard Photography
All Aboard
At this train-themed party, guests were given invitations that looked like train tickets. Once they entered the party, they saw a cute cardboard train, a sweets trolley and tables labeled “dining cars.”
Source: The Little Umbrella
Photo Credit: Jenna Henderson
Say Cheese
Everyone had to be smiling at this photography-themed party. Tables were decorated with wooden cameras, and there were camera drawings on the tablecloths. There were also plenty of pictures of the birthday boy lining the walls.
Source: The Little Umbrella
Photo Credit: My Wild
Rubber Ducky, You’re The One
This cute meadow-themed party featured a cake decorated like a pond, and there were some classic rubber duckies on top. There were also rubber ducky favors, and there were moss-covered lanterns that helped add to the meadow theme.
Source: The Little Umbrella
Photo Credit: Heidi Lau Photography
Blooming Wildflowers
This party’s decoration scheme was all-natural, with a cake covered in flowers, flower-covered flag toppers on the cupcakes, wildflower bouquets and bright paper flowers attached to the walls.
Source: The Little Umbrella
Photo Credit: Jeff Loves Jessica
Flamingo Bash
This party celebrated everyone’s favorite pink bird. There were flamingos printed onto the invitations, and there were flamingo straws and flamingo cookies. There were also classic plastic flamingos decorations
Source: The Little Umbrella
Photo Credit: Vitalic
Garden Party
This lovely garden party had a large floral arrangement in the shape of the birthday girl’s first initial. There was also a cake adorned with a bee, and plants and flowers decorated each table.
Source: The Little Umbrella
Photo Credit: Jenna Henderson
Farm Fun
This farm fresh party had treats shaped like farm animals, including pig cookies. There was also a a cake topped with a horse-filled barn, and there were images of animals on all of the food place cards.
Source: The Little Umbrella
Photo Credit: Charlotte Christine Photography
Up, Up, And Away
At this lovely party, pink hot air balloons decorated every table. Even the food was hot air balloon themed—the cake was topped with a balloon, and there were pink balloon cookies.
Source: The Little Umbrella
Photo Credit: Heartbeats Photo
Be A Deer
Every “Bambi” fan will love this deer themed party, complete with deer images on the invitations, a deer cake topper, antler decorations and a framed deer drawing on the dessert table.
Source: The Little Umbrella
Photo Credit: Brent Van Auken
Fringe Fun
There’s nothing more festive than fringe, and this party featured fringe everywhere. There was a giant one covered in silver fringe, and mint and dark green fringe decorated the tables.
Source: The Little Umbrella
Photo Credit: Christie Graham Photography
Berry Sweet
This berry-filled party was as sweet as could be, with chocolate-covered strawberries and strawberry scone snacks, a cake decorated with pink and red strawberries and a fun pick-your-own strawberries activity.
Source: The Little Umbrella
Photo Credit: Serena Grace Photo
Tiffany Blue
The classic Tiffany blue color featured prominently at this birthday party. The cake was decorated with Tiffany blue frosting, and the same color was used on the tablecloths, the napkins and the party favors.
Source: The Little Umbrella
Photo Credit: MoAE Story Photography
Sock Monkey Bash
You’ll go bananas when you see this cute sock monkey party. There were sock monkey napkins, sock monkey table decorations and a cake that was decorated to look like a sock monkey’s face.
Source: The Little Umbrella
Photo Credit: Maler Photography
Winnie The Pooh Party
Travel to the Hundred Acre Woods at this classic Winnie the Pooh party. To pay homage to Winnie’s favorite treat, honey lemonade was served, and there were bees decorating the cake. There were also cute ‘Hunny’ pot favors.
Source: The Little Umbrella
Photo Credit: Captivating Photography
See You Later, Alligator
These parents transformed their home into a swamp that any alligator would love. They had "swamp juice" to drink, and there were moss and branch decorations hanging from the ceiling. There were also alligators everywhere, including on the cake.
Source: The Little Umbrella
Photo Credit: Brittany and Devin Photo Co.
Come Sail Away
This party was full of nautical treats. The cake was decorated with blue frosting that looked like waves, and it was topped with a white sailboat. There were also seaworthy cupcakes topped with anchors.
Source: The Little Umbrella
Photo Credit: Evie Perez Photography
Party At The Farmer’s Market
At this farmer’s market party, the cupcakes were adorned with cute vegetable toppers. There was also a pick-your-own produce cart and fresh lemonade. All of the treats were placed on a stand that would look perfect in any farmer’s market.
Source: The Little Umbrella
Photo Credit: Rhone Studios
Cleared For Takeoff
This party had so many plane decorations, it could have been mistaken for an airport! There was a plane decorating the cake, illustrations of planes framed on the dessert table and paper airplanes in the table centerpieces.
Source: The Little Umbrella
Photo Credit: McKenna Pendergrass
Starry Celebration
Guests must have had stars in their eyes as they gazed at the beautiful decorations at this space-themed party. The cake was topped with a crescent moon, and there were star-shaped cookies and brownies.
Source: The Little Umbrella
Photo Credit: Jeff Loves Jessica
Elegant Birds
At this sweet party, paper birds decorated the cake, and there was an egg-filled nest decoration. There were also beautifully wrapped cupcakes with fabric bird toppers.
Source: The Little Umbrella
Photo Credit: Egle Berruti
A Royal Coronation
At this party, the birthday girl was truly treated like royalty. There were also royal sweets available for guests, including cupcakes decorated with chandelier images and a huge white cake with a pink bow on top.
Source: The Little Umbrella
Photo Credit: Carmen Santorelli
Happily Ever After
This party was a real-life fairytale. There were dishes named after fairy tale creatures, like chicken dragons and pixie cake pops. Everything was decorated with flowers and moss, making the party look like an enchanted forest.
Source: The Little Umbrella
Photo Credit: Jack & Lola Photography
Dapper Day
Bowties were everywhere at this dapper party. Each guest was given a bowtie with their name, there were bowtie cookies and the cake was decorated with a giant blue bowtie.
Source: The Little Umbrella
Photo Credit: Charity Maurer Photography
A Nautical Bash
Ahoy, and welcome to this nautical first birthday party. The color scheme was a fitting red, white and blue, and the cake and cupcakes were both decorated with anchors.
Source: The Little Umbrella
Photo Credit: Brandy J Photography
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