Friday, June 29, 2007

Birthday Party Plannning

Okay - I'm trying to get my act together here. And I need some advice from people who've been to more first birthday parties than I have (grand total = 0). Do we open presents at the party? How long is long enough? Party favors: must have/don't bother? Any other advice from those who've been through it?

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Yes, open the presents.
2 hours is long enough.
party favors just for the other kids - they love cheap stuff so don't go crazy
I had two parties - one for her friends and their moms, and another for family and some other friends and moms who were not sah moms and couldn't make it during the week. It was nice because neither party got too crazy. I did the same for her second birthday and for her third birthday I just had one big one and there were way too many people in our house. If I do that again I'll have it somewhere else.
For one year olds, you don't really need any games or activities. Just the excitement of presents and cake is enough to keep the party going for all ages.