Raising Cali kids: September 2010 Archives
Birthday parties for one-year-olds should really be a simple affair: cake, ice cream, family.
But for some reason, the first birthday has become an excuse to throw a huge, all-frills-thrown-in affair. I'm guilty of this. At Firstborn Son's first birthday in 2002, we threw a humdinger of a home party for 100-plus people with the requisite jumper, tables groaning with food, a clay art artist who made little clay souvenirs for the guests, a snow maker machine, cotton candy machine, sand candy table, oh, my head hurts thinking about it now!
For Wonder Boy, we scaled back a bit but still brought out the invites for 100 closest friends and family, the jumper, the balloon artist (Steven Ming, love him! who also does the Monrovia Family Festival every Friday) and goody bags for every child.
From the party supplies and decoration, to food and drinks, the fun stuff (pinata and fillers, jumpers etc.) each party easily cost about $1,000. Remember, we had about 100 people at the house! You really have to think why you do this (for us, it's great to get everyone together.)
But for some reason, the first birthday has become an excuse to throw a huge, all-frills-thrown-in affair. I'm guilty of this. At Firstborn Son's first birthday in 2002, we threw a humdinger of a home party for 100-plus people with the requisite jumper, tables groaning with food, a clay art artist who made little clay souvenirs for the guests, a snow maker machine, cotton candy machine, sand candy table, oh, my head hurts thinking about it now!
For Wonder Boy, we scaled back a bit but still brought out the invites for 100 closest friends and family, the jumper, the balloon artist (Steven Ming, love him! who also does the Monrovia Family Festival every Friday) and goody bags for every child.
From the party supplies and decoration, to food and drinks, the fun stuff (pinata and fillers, jumpers etc.) each party easily cost about $1,000. Remember, we had about 100 people at the house! You really have to think why you do this (for us, it's great to get everyone together.)
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