What are good foods to serve at a first birthday party?

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Kayla S

My daughter's first birthday will be next month, and I'm working on a menu of foods to serve...but I'm stuck. Any good suggestions? Thanks!
My daughter will probably be the only baby, and the youngest kid will be like 6. So, I will just feed my daughter what she would normally eat for dinner, but I need to figure out what to feed the guests.

Answer
Well, it depends in part on who's coming (what ages), how many people, and what time of day, of course. Indoor or outdoor? Sit-down meal? Buffet? Appetizers and finger foods only? Of course you'll have birthday cake!

I always like to start with a theme. That helps me to focus a bit more (and narrow the choices a bit)! We had a bunny and snowflake theme for my daughter's first birthday (in December). The color scheme was pink, teal and white. Honestly, I no longer remember what food I served (it was almost 10 years ago), but I can still visualize the sheetcake I made, decorated with pink frosting an a "Pat the Bunny" picture.

Does your daughter have a favorite stuffed animal or toy? Do you have a decoration theme or color scheme in your daughter's room that you want to carry over to the party?

Here's how my mind would work: Hmmmm ... it's going to be fall, leaves will be turning. I like light browns and yellow and green and red ... hmmm ... she likes her teddy bears ... we can do a Teddy Bear Picnic theme! I'll put some teddy bears on the table as a centerpiece. Get some cheap checkered tablecloths. Picnic baskets as decorations. Fill with practical stuff (for example plastic silverware and napkins) or fill with cute stuff (more teddybears). Food will now be a picnic theme. Some possibilities include cold fried chicken, cute little sandwiches cut into triangles, or maybe one of those huge submarine sandwiches that serve a whole bunch of people, a pasta salad on the side, chips / pretzels, veggies and dip. A bowl of Teddy Grahams and/or a bowl of Gummi Bears for munching (although you will probably want to keep them out of reach of the youngest ones). Decorate with cutout fall leaves. Maybe use maple frosting on the cake. For the youngest ones, just pick their favorite food. If you can make it fit with the them, great. If not, it doesn't matter (they won't totally get the theme idea anyway). Make or buy a cake that fits the theme, and let the birthday girl dig in with her hands after you sing happy birthday!

I used to throw themed birthday parties for both my kids, and I swear I had as much fun planning them as they had enjoying them! I've done a dinosaur theme, a bug theme, a teddy bear beach party, a luau, a Harry Potter / Hogwarts theme, a Knights and Princesses theme, horses, gingerbread houses, Winnie-the-Pooh ... just to make a few!!

There are really a million possibilities regarding menu choices. If you have ideas for a theme, or guidance as to the type of meal and ages of guests, I'd be happy to try to think up some ideas.

Oh ... and if you need ideas for crafts or activities or party hand-outs for the kids attending, I'd be glad to help you think of ideas for those as well. Just need to know about how many kids, what ages, boys or girls.

:-)

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