| I am writing this article to help all of you moms out | | | | punch table with red tablecover, Sesame Street cups |
| there that are looking for first birthday ideas for your | | | | and crystal punch bowl. The punch bowl was filled |
| baby's first birthday. Ya, you can go out and | | | | with blue punch and yellow rubber duckies lazily |
| purchase first birthday party supplies, have some | | | | floated around just like Ernie's duck pond. A four inch |
| cake, a few people over for an hour or two and | | | | Bert doll proudly overlooked the whole ensemble. A |
| leave it at that. However, the first birthday is the | | | | Sesame Street happy birthday banner hung above |
| most special birthday of them all and that calls for a | | | | the large couch and on the coffee table another |
| special party. In this article I am going to explain how | | | | balloon bouquet was placed. |
| I threw a world class party for my daughters first | | | | To the left of the couch I made up the favor table |
| birthday and how you can do the same. | | | | on a end table. The favor table was covered with a |
| As my daughter was approaching her first birthday, | | | | red table cover and the ensemble consisted of a |
| her most favorite thing in the world was Sesame | | | | balloon bouquet, Sesame Street party hats and |
| Street and her Elmo doll. So when I started to plan | | | | blowouts. Several picture refrigerator magnets staring |
| her first birthday of course I chose Sesame Street | | | | Rebecca's smiling face were displayed on the edge as |
| as the theme. After I purchased the Sesame Street | | | | keepsakes for our wonderful guests. As a special |
| first birthday party supplies the real fun began. | | | | treat, clear plastic cellophane favor bags filled with |
| Decorating The Scene | | | | yellow and blue, custom M&M's that said "Happy |
| We had three main areas where the party was going | | | | Birthday" and "Happy Birthday Rebecca," tied off with |
| to take place. The Living room, the dining room and | | | | red curling ribbon, were placed in the center of the |
| the kitchen. I chose red as the primary color for the | | | | table. |
| theme and green, yellow and blue as accent colors. In | | | | The dining room table was covered with another red |
| the foyer, which is open to the living room, I set a | | | | table cover. I placed two Sesame Street |
| long rectangular table and placed a solid red table | | | | centerpieces in the middle of the table a few feet |
| cover on in it. I baked ABC and 123 cookies and | | | | apart with a clear ABC and 123 Mylar balloon in the |
| covered them with green, yellow, red and blue | | | | center. Another Sesame Street banner hung over |
| sprinkles. I placed the cookies around the edge of | | | | the table. |
| the table. | | | | The kitchen was kept simple with a long buffet table |
| Just inside of the cookies on the right I set a | | | | and red table cover. |
| Sesame Street centerpiece and on the left a small | | | | The Menu |
| two-tiered cake with white frosting, Big Bird candle in | | | | When you party, you have to eat and the food |
| the center and Rebecca's name along the top edge | | | | spread was just amazing. Here is the menu: |
| of the cake. The cake was set on a small glass cake | | | | - (2) Fruit and Cheese platters |
| plate with a white cake skirt. I cut several red, yellow | | | | - Potato Salad Bowl |
| and blue curling ribbon into 3 inch pieces, curled them | | | | - Mediterranean Salad Bowl (Sun dried tomatoes, |
| up and sprinkled them over the cake. For a finishing | | | | olives, three cheeses, chicken, shell pasta and secret |
| touch I pushed a small Cookie Monster and a Elmo | | | | dressing) |
| figurine candle into the front of the cake on either | | | | - Shrimp and shrimp cocktail platter |
| side. | | | | - (2) Sandwich Platters (Ham and Swiss, roast beef |
| Centered over the rectangular table, was a custom | | | | and cheddar, and Turkey and American sandwiches) |
| made banner. The banner consisted of a green "1st" | | | | Party Games |
| on the left and a red "1st" on the right. I had | | | | This was a first birthday party so the party games |
| "Brought to you by the letter R and the #1" printed | | | | were kept simple and few in number. Pin the nose on |
| in the center of the banner in black lettering on | | | | Elmo was played with a $10 Target gift card as the |
| yellow background. I had made up several balloon | | | | prize. Scratcher tickets tickets were also handed out |
| bouquets, made up of red, yellow, blue and green | | | | and several cash prizes were awarded. |
| latex balloons with a Sesame Street Mylar balloon | | | | Rebecca had her own fun activity to enjoy. A |
| floating in the center I attached them all to a red | | | | Sesame Street plastic tablecover was laid on the |
| balloon weight. Two of these balloon bouquet | | | | floor and her very own cake presented. After a little |
| masterpieces were placed flanking the table. | | | | prodding and egging on, Rebecca dove right in and |
| The living room was dominated by a large Sesame | | | | covered herself with frosting and cake. |
| Street scene setter hung over the fireplace. Almost | | | | Not bad for a first birthday huh? With a little creative |
| the whole Sesame Street gang, including Big Bird, | | | | thinking we turned a few Sesame Street First |
| Cookie Monster, Bert, Ernie, Elmo and Abby Cadabby | | | | Birthday Party Supplies into a world-class party. |
| were printed on the front with "Happy Birthday" at | | | | Everyone had a great time and Rebecca had a first |
| the top. To the left of the scene setter was the | | | | birthday she will be telling her grand kids about. |