https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sat, 23 May 2026 09:25:26 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/which-table-decor-for-first-birthday#post-505820 Tue, 15 Jan 2013 15:15:18 +0000 Mrs. Pickle 505820@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Pen: that looks cute! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/which-table-decor-for-first-birthday#post-505759 Tue, 15 Jan 2013 15:00:08 +0000 Mrs. Pen 505759@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@purrpletulips: we have VERY few kids coming... maybe a couple under a year, but they can't draw. The youngest will be 2 years and 6 years, another 6 yo, two 8 yo's and that's it for kids. About 50 adults.so I'm not too worried about it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/which-table-decor-for-first-birthday#post-505754 Tue, 15 Jan 2013 14:59:39 +0000 Bao 505754@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Pen: I love it! So fun :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/which-table-decor-for-first-birthday#post-505733 Tue, 15 Jan 2013 14:54:06 +0000 autumnlove 505733@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Pen: love it!!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/which-table-decor-for-first-birthday#post-505697 Tue, 15 Jan 2013 14:42:18 +0000 prettylizy 505697@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Pen: love love love this!!! Perfect mixture of low cost, super cute, and has that rustic chic feeling that you were going for!!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/which-table-decor-for-first-birthday#post-505680 Tue, 15 Jan 2013 14:37:12 +0000 MrsTiz 505680@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Pen: That is exactly what I was going to suggest!</p> <p>I would buy the yellow table cloths, because they are adorable and then buy one or two rolls of kraft paper (at Target - in the wrapping/shipping isle) and make some place-mats. If you have a seating assignment, maybe the adults could have ones like you posted, with a plate and spoon &amp; name tag drawn on, and the kids have a blank one with a drawn on name tag.</p> <p>edit- your wedding table cloths would work too! Unless you are nervous about them getting ruined w/crayons. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/which-table-decor-for-first-birthday#post-505639 Tue, 15 Jan 2013 14:25:03 +0000 purrpletulips 505639@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Butcher paper - leftovers will be used in daily activities. </p> <p>I think it depends on the ages of your guests. If you do the cream table cloths with placements and crayons younger guests may stray from the paper and color your tablecloths (coming from the person whose 2 1/2 year old colored the seat of a chair in the pedi's waiting room yesterday because she got excited and colored beyond the paper). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/which-table-decor-for-first-birthday#post-505612 Tue, 15 Jan 2013 14:13:30 +0000 Mrs. Pen 505612@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MRS. LEMON-LIME: @autumnlove: @Bao: @prettylizy: @Leialou: Okay one more question, tell me what you think of this idea:</p> <p>would it be cute to use the cream tablecloths and then cut out placemats from the kraft paper??<br /> Like this: </p> [attach=1597/13/mgolei.256x320.160722280421292137_ayKRQTMN_c.jpg] [attach=1597/13/mgolek.399x600.1618549836279655_b58HmUeb_c.jpg] https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/which-table-decor-for-first-birthday#post-503959 Mon, 14 Jan 2013 17:37:08 +0000 Mrs. Lemon-Lime 503959@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Pen: that should work. Maybe buy a few boxes of crayons and just put the dark colors on the table. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/which-table-decor-for-first-birthday#post-502657 Mon, 14 Jan 2013 09:40:05 +0000 Mrs. Pen 502657@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MRS. LEMON-LIME: hmmm maybe.. I think it's light enough to draw on using darker crayons?? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/which-table-decor-for-first-birthday#post-501428 Sun, 13 Jan 2013 08:20:07 +0000 mrsjyw 501428@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Love kraft paper!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/which-table-decor-for-first-birthday#post-501425 Sun, 13 Jan 2013 08:18:23 +0000 Mrs. Lemon-Lime 501425@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I really like the idea of drawing on the table with kraft paper BUT the paper is dark and crayons wouldn't show up as well as white paper. Am I wrong? Could you get the long scrolls of white paper used when kids draw outlines of their bodies?</p> <p>My actual vote was for the Free cream tablecloths. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/which-table-decor-for-first-birthday#post-501197 Sat, 12 Jan 2013 23:29:24 +0000 autumnlove 501197@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I like the Kraft paper! His party will be great! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/which-table-decor-for-first-birthday#post-501191 Sat, 12 Jan 2013 23:25:39 +0000 lovehoneybee 501191@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'd go with the Kraft paper! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/which-table-decor-for-first-birthday#post-501185 Sat, 12 Jan 2013 23:19:27 +0000 mrskc 501185@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I voted Kraft paper since its only 20 bucks! I think it would go with your theme and it would keep kids and adults occupied. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/which-table-decor-for-first-birthday#post-501110 Sat, 12 Jan 2013 22:09:58 +0000 Bao 501110@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Pen: I would do that or use what you already have :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/which-table-decor-for-first-birthday#post-501103 Sat, 12 Jan 2013 22:08:43 +0000 Mrs. Pen 501103@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Bao: @Leialou: It is $20 for a roll that would be more than enough for all the tables. So it's not too expensive. Less than the target tablecloths would be and I would have leftovers. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/which-table-decor-for-first-birthday#post-501093 Sat, 12 Jan 2013 22:03:23 +0000 Mrs. Pen 501093@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Bao: @prettylizy: @prettylizy: no idea what the price... Mrs. Cowgirl and others just suggested it today so I haven't looked it up yet...</p> <p>@Leialou: honestly there will be less than 10 kids there! Almost all of our guests are adults!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/which-table-decor-for-first-birthday#post-501091 Sat, 12 Jan 2013 22:01:52 +0000 Mrs. Pickle 501091@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I love the idea of Kraft paper, especially if it is affordable! I think it would work with your theme and the kids would enjoy it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/which-table-decor-for-first-birthday#post-501090 Sat, 12 Jan 2013 22:00:34 +0000 prettylizy 501090@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm a fan of the paper w/ crayons. Maybe half and half? Half yellow target papercloths half butcher paper? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/which-table-decor-for-first-birthday#post-501084 Sat, 12 Jan 2013 21:55:38 +0000 Bao 501084@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>how much is the butcher paper? That may help me determine. I'm a cheap person so I'd use what I have already, however, I love the butcher paper idea so I'd consider that if the price were right. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/which-table-decor-for-first-birthday#post-501080 Sat, 12 Jan 2013 21:53:31 +0000 Mrs. Pen 501080@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Based off of my last post I now have three options (<a href="http://boards.hellobee.com/topic/birthday-decor-advice" rel="nofollow">http://boards.hellobee.com/topic/birthday-decor-advice</a>) regarding tablecloths for Cobi's first birthday. </p> <p>We have rectangular tables that seat 6 - the venue is a Nature Center so we're doing a modern/bright woodland theme - yellow, green, navy and grey with animals. </p> <p>We will be doing a branch centerpiece.</p> <p>We have three options for tablecloths:<br /> -the free cream colored tablecloths we used at my wedding</p> <p>- buy kraft/butcher paper to cover the table with and provide crayons (<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Pacon-5850-Kraft-Wrapping-Natural/dp/B000NDKVJY/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&#038;qid=1358046255&#038;sr=8-1&#038;keywords=kraft+paper" rel="nofollow">http://www.amazon.com/Pacon-5850-Kraft-Wrapping-Natural/dp/B000NDKVJY/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&#038;qid=1358046255&#038;sr=8-1&#038;keywords=kraft+paper</a>)</p> <p>- we have four of these paper yellow tablecloths from Target, we would need to buy 6 more at $3.99 each.</p> <p>[attach=1597/13/mgjmty.450x600.image.jpg]</p> <p>[attach=1597/13/mgjmu0.600x450.image.jpg] </p>