Hellobee Boards Topic: dol/first bday party planning

Hellobee Boards Topic: dol/first bday party planning https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Thu, 20 Aug 2026 00:36:39 +0000 mrs. wagon on "dol/first bday party planning" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/dolfirst-bday-party-planning#post-935897 Tue, 16 Jul 2013 13:40:20 +0000 mrs. wagon 935897@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @mrsjyw: eeeeeeee!!! re: bean towers... allot A LOT! ;) I set up a "station" in a big tray and worked on them in front of the TV every night for weeks. And weeks. The bigger the beans, the less time it will take. Get small beans to do the detail work and use bigger beans for the plain rest of the tower! WAGON JR how far in advance did you start planning? When he turned 6 months I started on the crafting! I think we booked the venue when he was 8 months. how many guests? Invited around 50 adults, around 30 came, with a good amount of kids where did you have the party? chinese/japanese restaurant (lunch buffet) nearby did you make/buy decor? a mix. I ended up buying a birthday banner and other decor pieces from an etsy seller because I made so much. did you make/buy food? lunch buffet at the restaurant plus drinks. I ordered a cake from a local bakery (2 tiered fondant creation, so expensive). what was your budget? We came in at just under a thou. We saved up the cash and put it aside so we knew exactly how much we had to spend. It was easy to stay under budget since we knew exactly how much the food and venue would come out to. LMW how far in advance did you start planning? When she was about 9 months, I think? how many guests? Invited around 50 adults, the final headcount was 43 adults and 20 kids. where did you have the party? clubhouse of a nearby apartment complex that our friends live in did you make/buy decor? made almost everything, bought a few things from Oriental Trading Company did you make/buy food? my mom made all the food. She's insane. She's like a caterer. They paid for most of the ingredients. I ended up running out for a few platters from Costco just in case we ran out of food. We didn't! Also, we ordered her cake from a different bakery, another 2 tiered fondant creation, so expensive. I also did a sweets table and made almost everything. what was your budget? Still counting it up. Way more than Wagon Jr.'s but we expected that...!! It's a really good thing we saved up. Rubies on "dol/first bday party planning" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/dolfirst-bday-party-planning#post-935871 Tue, 16 Jul 2013 13:30:52 +0000 Rubies 935871@https://boards.hellobee.com/ how far in advance did you start planning? -> I started planning 2.5 months in advance how many guests? -> We had 30 adults (and 2 newborns - no children since none of my friends have any older than my daughter!) where did you have the party? -> We had the party in the private dining area of a nice restaurant did you make/buy decor? -> No decor whatsoever (much to the dismay of my mom)...The venue didn't have the space for the traditional dol table/spread...And I didn't have time to make any towers. did you make/buy food? -> The restaurant provided a 3-course lunch for all guests at $32/person. This included unlimited non-alcoholic drinks and unlimited custom alcoholic drinks. -> We brought a large fruit platter and had a large birthday cake on display and was cut up what was your budget? -> We didn't set a budget - we just knew nothing TOO expensive and that $32/person was pretty good as we didn't buy anything additional -> I did buy custom invitations off Tiny Prints, though. regberadaisy on "dol/first bday party planning" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/dolfirst-bday-party-planning#post-935840 Tue, 16 Jul 2013 13:21:16 +0000 regberadaisy 935840@https://boards.hellobee.com/ F U N ! ! !!! <a href="http://boards.hellobee.com/topic/ms-springy-1st-birthday-party-details-amp-budget-pic-heavy#post-797637" rel="nofollow">http://boards.hellobee.com/topic/ms-springy-1st-birthday-party-details-amp-budget-pic-heavy#post-797637</a> We invited 40, 35 came. It was at home because we have large home. We made and cooked everything. I started pinning before she was born but real planning did not start until probably 1-2 months prior. pinkcupcake on "dol/first bday party planning" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/dolfirst-bday-party-planning#post-935721 Tue, 16 Jul 2013 12:58:21 +0000 pinkcupcake 935721@https://boards.hellobee.com/ how far in advance did you start planning?: started pinning ideas about 5 months in advance. Started actual planning (ordering cake, picking venue) about 2 months prior how many guests?: 80 where did you have the party?: Korean-Chinese restaurant did you make/buy decor?: both. Made my own dol go ims (made five including a dragon- took over three weeks of working on them at night and many burnt fingers!). Ordered banner, doljabi board, raffle tix did you make/buy food?- catered by restaurant what was your budget?- I think it came in at approx $1500-2000? mrsjyw on "dol/first bday party planning" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/dolfirst-bday-party-planning#post-935701 Tue, 16 Jul 2013 12:53:26 +0000 mrsjyw 935701@https://boards.hellobee.com/ how far in advance did you start planning? how many guests? where did you have the party? did you make/buy decor? did you make/buy food? what was your budget? ds turns 1 in november and i'm slowly starting to plan his dol, since it's a big deal to my entire side of the family, plus DH is excited anyway... so we're going the traditional route to do a big 1st bday. we are looking into getting our basement finished in september and am thinking of doing it at home since the weather will be bleeeh during that time in mi anyway. i have two bubble gum dol go ims from his 100 day, and plan on making 3 bean towers (@mrs. wagon: ) how much time should I allot?! :) any help or info is appreciated!