i had a party for my daughter's 1st bday.

we didn't have games, we had some helium balloons and had some toys out for kids that were there- but most of the time they were happy to just run around on the grass.

does you little boy sleep during the day? does he have set sleep times? if yes, plan around these for how long the party goes for. we had ours for lunch and i think was about 3 hours, with some people hanging around later.

we did a spit roast lunch with salads and vegie hot options. a few different desserts and lots of cut fruit for the kids.

we didn't have lollybags, but some of the kids took home balloons

our friends and family just talked among themselves, no real entertainment.


the 1st birthday party is a 'we survived the first year' party, so do something that you are comfortable with. go with food that can be prepared earlier, or doesn't need much on the day.