Airplane First Birthday

Since my baby boy is turning 2 this week and we are not having a party for him, I thought it would be fun to share the details from his first birthday party...

First and foremost, the little man in his special airplane shirt made by Grandma...

There were red goody bags with airplane tags for all the kids. I fell in love with the airplane tags on Etsy and purchased them from this shop...

Inside the bags, there was a flying glider, a candy airplane, and 3 stickers. We bought the gliders online from some wholesale toy supplier that I sadly no longer know the name of.

I made the stickers myself using designs from some handmade cards. I scanned in the card designs, one of an airplane and one of the Earth and printed them as little squares on sticker paper. I just typed A is for Airplane to make the last sticker and cut them all into little squares...

The front door sign complete with the birthday boy's footprints led friends and family to the party...

The homemade happy birthday banner that I desperately wish I had a better photo of...

Airplane coloring sheets found online and crayons on the kiddie picnic table...

Parachute and balls for entertainment...

Stack of airplane books, reading chair, and airplane hat...

The old highchair that was Daddy's when he was little along with a special airplane bib for his first cupcake...

The cupcakes with chubby airplane toppers and fun polka-dot wrappers. The airplane on the topper came from the card design used also in the goody bag stickers. I printed them on sticker paper again, attached them to cardstock, and then cut them out. I slipped the toothpick in the middle of the 2 papers and popped them in the cupcakes...

Cinnamon sugar airplane cookies. I found a cheap airplane cookie cutter online. I wish I could tell you where but I know that I just searched for airplane cookie cutters and found the cheapest one and placed the order...

Judds first birthday soda with various pictures of the birthday boy. This was my favorite and most personal part of the party. I am a big fan of soda bottles, especially Jones Soda. Well, it just so happens that our last name with an S added to the end was a perfect fit in place of Jones. I made these in a text box in Word to say Judds First Birthday Soda and then his name along with various photos of him from his first year of life. I printed them off on sticker paper and stuck them on the front of the bottles...

There were bags of peanuts and pretzels just like you would get on a plane. Then there was the watermelon airplane that Grandma made to hold the fruit salad...

The ice bucket was filled with bottled waters and labeled with "A is for airplane" magnets. Again, I used the airplane design from the stickers and cupcake toppers. I just added a magnet to the back this time. Then there were airplanes made out of gum, smarties, and lifesavers for guests to enjoy...

I had so much fun planning, creating, and preparing for this party. It is fun to see how great you can make a party on a very small budget. We really only go crazy for the first birthday even though I would love to every year! All the little details of a party just make me giddy even though I may just be the only one that notices them!

Hope you found something useful from these party ideas! Party on, my friends.

Happy Tuesday!