OT; 1st birthday party ideas

i am the master planner... without a plan.. im a mess... i have 75 hundred plans LOL...

How cute! We have done petting zoos in the past for my sons school , and they love it.  I dont know how much room you have outside, but hay bales to sit on with bandannas laying over them are really cute. Also check out oriental trading company online for little cowboy hats, things like that if you want to give out anything.

good idea with the hay :) thanx

Here is the link to the website I've always used when parties!  It's great!  How about doing small petting animals....like chicks, bunnies, small pigs?  Maybe do stick horse races? Bob for ducks?  Using rubber toy ducks? Not something Jayson could do but, it's just a thought!




http://www.birthdayexpress.com/John-Deere-Party-Supplies/57554/PartyKitDetail.aspx?REF=KNC-CEgoogle&gclid=CKiWxq61t5sCFU6F7Qodc2ZaBA

I already have Skyler's 1st birthday day planned all out and the cake is already set and preorderd.  It's only 3 months away today!  OMG she is 9 months old today......yeehaw....I need to go take pics!

Ash :)

congrats on your boy!!!... what theme are you doing?

Thank You!  We are so excited about getting a boy this time!

This is the party theme for Skyler

I'm not making her cake because my best friend has offered as a gift to Skyler!  She has the big cupcake pan from Wilton and has made a cake to match this theme in the past.  This is the cake she made and Skyler's will be very similar to this one!

I am however making these cookie's shaped like cupcakes, to go in the treat bags as well as center pieces for the tables.

We will have our usual bounce house, water slide, pinata' and hot dogs!  It's going to be one hot sucker on October 2nd here in Texas!  Not to mention I'll be over 7 months pregnant!

Ash :)

that is so cute... love the cake... stripes instead of dots?... i was going to make worm cakes... kinda like cupcakes... with "dirt" on top... his will be oct 11th... it usually in the 80s here

http://www.birthdayexpress.com/browse/_/N-/Ntt-john+deere/re sults1.aspx they have TONS of John Deere stuff.

I did the barnyard theme for Danny's first. I bought red bandanas, straw cowboy hats as kids favors (and filled the hats with candy, toys, etc). I gave candy and caramel apples as adult favors.

Have a great time! I can't believe it's been a year already!
-Janine

how do you get the caramel to stick... everytime i make it.. it just drips off... they look pretty sad LOL

The thing about supermarket apples is that they have an edible food grade wax on them and the candy slides right off. When possible, I buy locally grown, organic apples, or buy a food wax remover like "veggie wash" http://www.veggie-wash.com/?gclid=CNaV29KxvJsCFc5L5QodXVkxAg (we have it in our organic section in the supermarket)

Hope that helps... nothing worse than a drippy caramel apple =o)

-Janine