Sugar and Spice Theme 1st Birthday Barbecue?

We believe we are going with this theme for our daughters birthday party. We would like everything to elude to her sweet or spicy (sassy even) personality.





Colors of fushia and orange or perhaps pink and brown. Party favors are baby food jars filled with candy for the sweet and personalized jars of bbq sauce or a spicy bbq rub.





So far we have come up with the following ideas





Baby back ribs


She (it's a girl) kabobs


Baby spinach salad


"Sweet pea" salad


"Sweet as a georgia peach "tea


"Our little cupcake tower" and various desserts





Activites will include:


Can I? A How well do you know her game


Bingo like game exept for spelling B-I-N-G-O we will spell out her name





Would you be so kind as to offer some additional suggestions that would make this a great time for all?

Sugar and Spice Theme 1st Birthday Barbecue?
What might be cute is to do a photograph frame where people can sign the matte with a cute pink or purple pen and write "sweet" messages - it would be a nice item to have as she gets older.





For your menu maybe add some fresh fruit. I would use a mellonballer so that it isn't just plain cut fruit.





If you have time you could even make ice with little pink bows inside. You could get something pink and plastic from your local craft store and put it in your ice trays - I would only let the adults use this ice too - children could choke.
Reply:You could have a photo of the baby girl blown up large and use it like pin the tail on the donkey but instead pin the ribbon in her hair!


Pink and white marshmellows on kebab sticks!





Thread some silk flowers in pink and white on some cotton, to greet guests as they arrive and place them round there necks.





Sugar dummies.





Pink candyfloss!





Good luck xx
Reply:For something sweet, get some plastic bowls (one for each participant) and in the bottom put one peice of bubble gum. Then spray a ton of whipped cream on top to where you can't see the gum. Then have a race between the kids to see who can find the gum (without hands) !!! its loads of fun and you get all messy. i dont know how well it would go with little kids though, but you could use it to make other games!
Reply:it's her first birthday? well in my family it's tradition to set them outside (if its warm enough) on a giant tarp with a chocolate cake just for them, and let her go to town on it. make sure to have your cameras ready to take pictures of the cake that she gets in her hair, nose, ears, and other crevices. it will be so precious!
Reply:That is SO CUTE!!! My daughter is having her first birthday in May and I might borrow your idea!!!


My other three older children have celebrated many parties and one thing they have all loved is tiny, tiny sweet baby muffins. We bake betty crocker cake mix in tiny mini muffin tins and ice with colors to match the party theme. You can buy tiny plastic baby dolls at party/toy stores to put on top, or even cute little candies that your daughter likes. We have also made "fairy bread". You butter fresh white bread and sprinkle coloured "hundreds and thousands" candy on them. cut into tiny sweet triangles. (cover with plastic wrap until serving time to keep them fresh).


Another thing we have made is tiny little girl gingerbread cookies. Martha Stewart's sugar cookies are a good recipe if you don't like gingerbread. Ice with pink / orange / white icing and pretty candies. You could even tie a few little girls together with ribbon and give as take home thank-you's for your guests.


Have a lovely party!
Reply:Pin the tail on the donkey.


Try having a little baby pool for the kids to cool off. And try potato salad,macaroni salad for the menu...
Reply:How about guest bringing pics with her both being sweet or sassy and then writing a little something about the memory of that pic, or something about her or future thoughts, to put into a scrapbook. Just have a scrapbook, some markers, and even a few pics already availble for guest to work on while the party is happening. You could also get a pinata to fill with candy, and some hot sauce packets.

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