Q&A: 1st Birthday/Thanksgiving theme party—need help!!!!?
Question by H.L. Page: 1st Birthday/Thanksgiving theme party—need help!!!!?
My daughter’s 1st birthday party is this Saturday and I really wanted to do a Thanksgiving theme (since her birthday falls on thanksgiving day this year), but so far I can’t really find any decorations that are affordable and Thanksgiving-ey. I feel like the party is just gonna be a few streamers and tablecloths that just happen to be orange, brown, yellow, and red with some fall leaf garland around, and I’m going to feel really stupid.
I also don’t know what I should do with all of the kids that are coming. They will range from age 1 to age 13 (after that age I assume they’ll just do their own thing at the party). I was planning on doing a pinata, but I couldn’t find a turkey one, and I considered getting a Dora pinata (my daughter’s favorite character) but I thought it’d be pretty traumatizing for a 1 year old to watch a little girl have the candy beat out of her. I also was thinking about doing “Pin the tail-feather on the turkey,” and maybe have a candy-corn guessing game, where people estimate how many candy corns are in a jar, and the winner gets the jar or something like that, and also have guests sign a blown up picture of the birthday girl on their way into the party…but would people think that was stupid? I hope to frame it and hang it up in my daughter’s room after the party.
I was also wondering if you could tell me if this menu is suitable for the party, which is from 2pm-4pm, so a major meal won’t be served:
-Cake (duh)
-Ice cream
-Tortilla chips and homemade salsa
-Regular wavy lays chips and french onion dip
-Carrots, broccoli, celery, and cauliflower tray w/veggie dip
-various crackers w/ various cheeses
-fall leaves cookies
-m&m cookies
-chicken salad sandwiches
-pb&j sandwiches
-Tray w/apples, bananas, strawberries, cantaloupe, and grapes
And then for the little kids a smaller table which will offer:
-Goldfish
-Cheerios
-Sweet Potato fries
-Butter cookies
Can anyone tell me if there is anything else I need to add, or give me decoration ideas?
Best answer:
Answer by Alyssa’s mommy
Your food is fine, it sounds great.
If you are worried about how the thanksgiving theme will look, then drop it. Your kid likes Dora, so have a Dora party. You can get really cheap Dora party decorations, so if the decorations are important to you, it seems like an easier way to go.
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Sounds like an excellent party! Especially your menu! My birthday also lands on Thanksgiving this year…. I also wanted to do Thanksgiving decorations, Indian to be exact but just felt like it was a bit overkill so that went out the window. If your daughter really likes Dora but you do not want a Dora pinata you could always purchase those star pinatas, they come in different themes and im sure you could find a Dora one. They just have a whole bunch of Dora decorations all over it. Hope your party turns out swell!
Have you thought about a Thanksgiving costume party? All the adults and older children could be dressed in pilgrim costumes (see link below).
Have a great day!