{"id":25,"date":"2026-10-10T04:08:34","date_gmt":"2026-10-10T04:08:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mypartyplan.com\/blog\/first-birthday-party-ideas-12-simple-themes-for-a-stress-free-day\/"},"modified":"2026-10-10T04:08:34","modified_gmt":"2026-10-10T04:08:34","slug":"first-birthday-party-ideas-12-simple-themes-for-a-stress-free-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mypartyplan.com\/blog\/first-birthday-party-ideas-12-simple-themes-for-a-stress-free-day\/","title":{"rendered":"First birthday party ideas: 12 simple themes for a stress-free day"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A first birthday is really a party for the parents and grandparents, with a one-year-old as the guest of honour who will probably nap through the cake. Plan for that and it becomes an easy, happy morning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Keep it short and keep it early<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ninety minutes, starting mid-morning, is the sweet spot. The baby is rested, the light is good for photos and lunch can be the end point.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">12 themes that need very little setup<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Wild one (jungle animals and greenery)<\/li>\n\n<li>Little sunshine (yellow, white and a sun backdrop)<\/li>\n\n<li>Twinkle twinkle (stars and soft blues)<\/li>\n\n<li>Hot air balloon (one big balloon arch does the job)<\/li>\n\n<li>Rainbow (every colour, no rules)<\/li>\n\n<li>Teddy bear picnic (blankets, bears, a basket of fruit)<\/li>\n\n<li>Mr. Onederful (bow ties and a tiny moustache cake)<\/li>\n\n<li>Pink lemonade (pink, lemon and a drinks station)<\/li>\n\n<li>Boho neutrals (pampas grass, macram\u00e9, photographs beautifully)<\/li>\n\n<li>Fruit party (watermelon, pineapple, a fruit-themed smash cake)<\/li>\n\n<li>Little farmer (hay bales, animal cut-outs, denim)<\/li>\n\n<li>Space baby (navy, stars and a moon cake)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The one thing worth paying for<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A good backdrop. Everyone&#8217;s photos are taken in front of it, it hides a plain wall and it makes a \u20b96K setup look like a \u20b920K one.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Order a small smash cake for the baby and a separate cake for the guests. The smash cake is for the photos; nobody should have to eat it afterwards.<\/p>\n<cite>MyPartyPlan venue team<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Search &#8220;1st birthday&#8221; at the top of the page for venues that offer a late-morning slot and a backdrop as part of the package.<\/p>\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A first birthday is really a party for the parents and grandparents, with a one-year-old as the guest of honour who will\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[17,16,10],"class_list":["post-25","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-party-ideas","tag-decor","tag-first-birthday","tag-themes"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mypartyplan.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mypartyplan.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mypartyplan.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mypartyplan.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mypartyplan.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=25"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/mypartyplan.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mypartyplan.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=25"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mypartyplan.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=25"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mypartyplan.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=25"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}