Reid's 1st Birthday Party

I had the best time planning Reid's birthday party. I decided months ago to do a carnival theme after seeing some cute ideas on a blog I read. My friend Katie took pics of us 3 before the party & during. It was SO wonderful to enjoy the party & not worry about missing out on taking pics.

These are a few pics from the park before the party started. I made his shirt & found the polka dot balloons on eBay. I borrowed the high chair.


The invite:
My friend Kathe made them & I LOVED them.

The birthday banner:
I backed all his monthly pics with scrapbook paper & attached with twine.
I hung it from the mantle.

The favors:
I used business cards I already had, downloaded a CIRCUS font for free, & attached them with twine I already had to animal crackers. I had these in a basket by the door so people could grab them on the way out.

The food:
Job's mom made chili so I had this little area set up with bowls, sour cream, cheese, & spoons. I used tickets as the napkin rings. I bought 100 off eBay for $1.79.I made labels for all the food using business cards then backed them with polka scrap book paper from Hobby Lobby. Each sheet was only $0.59. My mom made rotel & we grilled hot dogs in the fire pit outside that I borrowed. I made strawberry & lemon cupcakes with homemade cream cheese icing that had red/white polka liners that I found on eBay. I made the toppers using some free printables & my sisters scallop cutter. We also had "caramel apples" which was apple slices & caramel dip. We also had bottled water. I printed out these free labels I found online. I just hot glued them to the water bottles. We drank out of mason jars (my mom already had) & I order red/white stripped straws from Etsy.
I also had peanuts in a vase I had.

I already had the gumball machine & gumballs on clearance at Target. To drink we also had sweet tea & lemonade. I already had the large drink containers you can see in the back (the other one was still in the fridge I just added a label & ribbon. I used stripped, polka, & natural & red burlap also.


The entertainment:
I had this old red frame of my grandmothers in my garage so I hung it from the ceiling with hooks/twine to create a photo booth. I tried to get most of the guests to get in the photo booth. :) It was so fun. I made the pennant banner too.

I set up a little area for photo props.
I found mustaches at Old Navy of all places for just $2.
I got the glasses, wig, & clown nose at a party store.

The smash cake:
I gave Reid a cupcake and he wasted no time smashing it in his face & eating it all!


The presents:
Reid got fun new toys, lots of cute shirts, & sippy cups.

He also got some super cute shoes including a pair of Toms. :)

He also got this cute owl hat & melamine plate from Etsy.

We are so thankful for wonderful friends & family to help celebrate Reid's 1st year!