The Chirping Moms

Where to Wednesday: A Backyard Party

As I’ve mentioned before, our back yard is one of my favorite things about our house. I am so excited that we will be hosting Alex’s 1st birthday party in our yard. It’s the first party we are having out there!

I have been trying to think of some fun ideas for decorations & activities for a backyard birthday party. You can find some of these ideas & more on our Birthday Party Board on Pinterest.

Pinata

One thing  I think every backyard birthday party needs is a Pinata. I was so excited to find someone on Etsy that sells handmade pinatas! Pleasantly Pinatas has a wonderful assortment of fun pinatas. The shop owner, Marci, is a mother of 3 & started making pinatas after she made one for her daughters 5th birthday & it was a hit amongst the guests. Pleasantly Pinatas is sure to be a hit at Alex’s 1st birthday with this awesome pink whale! I can’t wait to fill & hang it for the big day.

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Month by Month Pictures

I want to have a picture of Alex, month by month along our fence for decor. I have seen a few fun ideas on Pinterest for 1st birthday ideas. One thing I wish I did were pictures with those adorable onesie “month” stickers. They are just so cute. By the time I remembered to do them with Alex she was already 9 months.

I thought of a fun idea for moms who forgot to use the stickers OR moms who remember them to reuse their stickers: stick them on a picture of the baby from that month for party decor. I received these adorable whale onesie stickers from Buddha Bellies. Be sure to browse their shop – they have some great designs!

I will be sure to take pictures of all of the final product when they are all hanging for the party. I have pink & green ribbon to use to hang them along the fence.

I am still trying to think of more outdoor decor & activities for the party. Please comment & help me out!

 

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Comments

  1. cute!! i'm guessing you're doing a "whale" theme?
    you could always have beach/whale themed activities….
    *if you have a sand table (or even just some empty shallow tubs) you could have a sand castle building station.
    *also, if you have a kiddie pool you could have a "deep sea fishing" activity where the kids go fishing.
    *sand art
    *crab walk relay races
    *we've also made "Starfish" by gluing cheerios onto a starfish cut out.
    *decorate sunglasses/frisbees/sand pails (they're all pretty cheap right now!)
    *sprinklers and water balloons are always a hit, too! 🙂

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  2. We had my daughter's 1st birthday at our house too b/c we got rained out of the park. We actually had most of the children's activities in the garage since it was wet. But we had fun riding toys, hula-hoops, and bubble – every kid loves bubbles! But Amy's ideas above are awesome!!!

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  7. I am in the middle of planning an outdoor/backyard 1st birthday for my little guy! I am doing the monthly progress banner as well! I also did a pennant "happy birthday" banner for him and i'm going to hang paper lanterns in the tree in our backyard in lieu of balloons!

    I thought about doing a pinata for him, but since he can't bang on it yet, I thought it may not work out so well.

    We have a pool, so the kids are going to play in the pool, but I have some "crab" crafts I found on pinterest that we are having the kids do. There is a website called "first palette" that I found a free coloring sheet printout of a crab, I'm sure there is a whale one somewhere online you could print off and have the kids color sheets. You could even feature some of them!!!

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  9. This idea is perfect for summer, either backyard pool party or beach party. The whale pinata is very creative. For sure kids will enjoy it.

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