https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Mon, 13 Apr 2026 08:55:49 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-throwing-a-big-1st-birthday-party#post-21788 Fri, 25 Nov 2011 02:11:08 +0000 808love 21788@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@looch: We're doing Hungry Caterpillar too. Likely Cake Pops. :~) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-throwing-a-big-1st-birthday-party#post-21773 Fri, 25 Nov 2011 00:59:37 +0000 looch 21773@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We seem to be falling in the middle of intimate gathering with friends and large blowout. We're doing two parties, one at home with my husband's family and one at my parent's home in the US. For the party at home I am baking a cake, for the party in the US I ordered a two tiered Hungry Caterpillar themed cake from a famous local bakery. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-throwing-a-big-1st-birthday-party#post-21710 Thu, 24 Nov 2011 16:45:53 +0000 cupcakemama 21710@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Omg, totally the odd one out! I really doubt we will do a big party. Actually I know we won't, LO won't know or remember. We will prob. celebrate with both families and have a get together with LO's little baby friends. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-throwing-a-big-1st-birthday-party#post-21692 Thu, 24 Nov 2011 15:24:37 +0000 808love 21692@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes!! We finally decided. Excited!! :) We'll have 50-100 people in our house/yard. Hope it doesn't rain. Hope it ends up closer to 50. I think she won't remember it but I'd love to share video and pictures. Plus I feel like the free food and games is a way to thank the people who gave gifts and welcomed her here. I also think it also builds connections with other kids. It's hard b/c she'll be an only child and we don't have much contact with family where we live. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-throwing-a-big-1st-birthday-party#post-20639 Tue, 22 Nov 2011 18:30:08 +0000 Mrs. Pickle 20639@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I love to look at pictures and blog posts of elaborately planned first birthday parties. But who knows what I will do when the time comes. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-throwing-a-big-1st-birthday-party#post-20491 Tue, 22 Nov 2011 15:33:54 +0000 Red 20491@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yup, we're renting out a play gym as well for her 1st birthday.. This one is big since we're inviting a lot of my friends and family but I'm thinking the subsequent years will be much smaller since it'll be more focused on her friends. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-throwing-a-big-1st-birthday-party#post-20457 Tue, 22 Nov 2011 15:07:57 +0000 heffalump 20457@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MsMamaBear: That would be so much fun! I forgot all about My little pony! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-throwing-a-big-1st-birthday-party#post-20451 Tue, 22 Nov 2011 15:06:08 +0000 Mrs. Marbles 20451@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes! Well, it's more for me than for LM. ;) I just want a cute little theme party for family. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-throwing-a-big-1st-birthday-party#post-20444 Tue, 22 Nov 2011 15:01:43 +0000 MsMamaBear 20444@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@artbee: I'm waiting to see what she likes too. I'm hoping My Little Pony.LOL </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-throwing-a-big-1st-birthday-party#post-20442 Tue, 22 Nov 2011 14:57:53 +0000 heffalump 20442@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes! I've been thinking about it since she's been in my tummy :) If I could, I'd have it planned already. But I want to wait until she's a little older to see if she has anything she loves for the theme. If she doesn't gravitate toward anything it will be my love: pigs! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-throwing-a-big-1st-birthday-party#post-20437 Tue, 22 Nov 2011 14:52:54 +0000 MsMamaBear 20437@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes. She's 2 months now, so I have time. So many of my friends had babies near me, she already has 4 kids on the invite list.LOL </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-throwing-a-big-1st-birthday-party#post-10162 Sat, 05 Nov 2011 17:51:58 +0000 HLK208 10162@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We didn't, it was a special day for DH and I so we spent the whole day doing new and fun things with our LO! I don't regret it but I know so many parents who went all out for their child 1st birthday. One I went to had a giant fondant cake... it looked like a crayola wedding cake. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-throwing-a-big-1st-birthday-party#post-10122 Sat, 05 Nov 2011 16:12:24 +0000 Boogs 10122@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We are, but mostly because we have such a HUGE family. I want to do smaller ones after the first year, but hubby disagrees. I'm really hoping I win that one and we go the smaller route in the future because it's so much work for one day that they won't even remember. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-throwing-a-big-1st-birthday-party#post-10098 Sat, 05 Nov 2011 15:19:21 +0000 Rubies 10098@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Well, we haven't come to that yet but we're celebrating LO's 100th-day today at my parents and 15 people will attend: my family, my in-laws, and some close friends. For LO's 1st birthday, there has been talks with my mom about a lavish one...We'll see, though, because I can't imagine the effort that goes into planning one! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-throwing-a-big-1st-birthday-party#post-10073 Sat, 05 Nov 2011 14:10:41 +0000 MsMini 10073@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We will definitely have some kind of big-ish family birthday party, my family especially will expect it! I haven't even given birth yet, but I know from family history that 50-60 person birthdays are just expected. I look forward to having another party to plan! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-throwing-a-big-1st-birthday-party#post-10060 Sat, 05 Nov 2011 13:50:01 +0000 looch 10060@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My husband and I started discussing this today. We're undecided at the moment...our son turns 1 in December. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-throwing-a-big-1st-birthday-party#post-10050 Sat, 05 Nov 2011 13:35:43 +0000 Andrea 10050@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>we had 30 people, friends and family over at our house. it was a perfect little event and not overwhelming for my daughter who had a great time and ate her first slice of cake, well cupcake. it was so much work to throw a party at home, though, even for that small of a group. the clean up is the worst! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-throwing-a-big-1st-birthday-party#post-10040 Sat, 05 Nov 2011 13:25:37 +0000 MegWag 10040@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We'll probably have just a small party (just the 3 of us) for the baby's first. I think it's important to make a big deal of celebrating, but since we don't really have family or many friends here we'll do it on our own. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-throwing-a-big-1st-birthday-party#post-9955 Sat, 05 Nov 2011 10:21:56 +0000 MH.Abroad 9955@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Don't have a baby yet, but yes! I plan to throw big parties for all birthdays. Not only do I love throwing parties, but I want my kids to have videos and pictures of great parties. Even if they don't remember, they'll be able to feel the caring and love in the photos. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-throwing-a-big-1st-birthday-party#post-3851 Wed, 12 Oct 2011 09:24:08 +0000 geekinheels 3851@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We had an intimate gathering at my parents' house, but it would have been a lot bigger if I weren't so pregnant. First birthdays are BIG deals in Korean culture and I have friends who have spent tens of thousands of dollars on their kids' first birthdays!</p> <p>That being said, my SIL (Mrs Poppy from Weddingbee) helped out tremendously with awesome DIY decorations: <a href="http://www.geekinheels.com/2011/10/02/claires-dol-first-birthday-party.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.geekinheels.com/2011/10/02/claires-dol-first-birthday-party.html</a> </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-throwing-a-big-1st-birthday-party#post-3830 Wed, 12 Oct 2011 08:48:01 +0000 Mrs. Sunglasses 3830@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@tequiero21 - thanks! :) but trust me this won't be a big thing every year </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-throwing-a-big-1st-birthday-party#post-3825 Wed, 12 Oct 2011 08:43:34 +0000 tequiero21 3825@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@blushink - wow! you sure know how to throw a party! your pictures came out absolutely fabulous! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-throwing-a-big-1st-birthday-party#post-3789 Tue, 11 Oct 2011 23:09:30 +0000 Mrs. Sunglasses 3789@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes I did. I went all out :)<br /> Luckily we had a photographer take pics so that later he can tell me who nuts I was lol</p> <p><a href="http://blushink.com/la-fete-mavi-turns-one/" rel="nofollow">http://blushink.com/la-fete-mavi-turns-one/</a></p> <p>Mavi's birthday was recently featured on HWTM </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-throwing-a-big-1st-birthday-party#post-3784 Tue, 11 Oct 2011 22:48:33 +0000 leelee 3784@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We were just talking about this today. When we have kids we want to have a big themed 1st birthday party with family and friends. I'm a corporate party planner, so knowing me, I will probably go overboard :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-throwing-a-big-1st-birthday-party#post-3774 Tue, 11 Oct 2011 22:29:41 +0000 Sha 3774@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We had a pretty big party - about 80 people - bc my husband has a lot of family and friends, but it wasn't fancy. I've been to some crazy ones that are like mini-weddings! Fun to attend, but I couldn't get my act together to plan one. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-throwing-a-big-1st-birthday-party#post-3773 Tue, 11 Oct 2011 22:29:00 +0000 Amber1279 3773@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I love big birthday's .... so yes!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-throwing-a-big-1st-birthday-party#post-3768 Tue, 11 Oct 2011 22:15:04 +0000 chopsuey 3768@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We're having a themed dinner party at a nice restaurant and inviting only family and a few close friends. Since most of our family live out of state, it'll be a fairly small party (25-30ppl).<br /> The party's going to be adult friendly since LO won't remember and doesn't have any friends. :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-throwing-a-big-1st-birthday-party#post-3751 Tue, 11 Oct 2011 21:56:53 +0000 PBandBaseball 3751@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think we'd probably do something small with close friends and family. I do love a good theme party. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-throwing-a-big-1st-birthday-party#post-3749 Tue, 11 Oct 2011 21:54:58 +0000 anewme 3749@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Omg, I've been putting together ideas for my ky's first bday since she was 2 months old! I will definitely do something just don't know how big it will be. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-throwing-a-big-1st-birthday-party#post-3748 Tue, 11 Oct 2011 21:54:25 +0000 tequiero21 3748@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>no. most likely an intimate gathering with family and close friends. if it were up to my husband, we'd have nothing. </p>