For my little guys first birthday I decided to go with a pirate theme. My inspiration for this was the fact that a long time ago before little guy was even born I had bought some super cute pirate invitations (as soon as I find one I will post a pic) and had been dying to use them. Therefore, Pirate 1st Birthday.
I found pirate hats at Party City for $3 each.
I had bought two different table cloths, one the red, white and black and the other the pirate map. I didn't realize when I bought them that there on the map one there was only print on the sides and the middle was white. And the black, red and white only had the black on the sides and the middle was red and white. So I cut them up and taped the red and white one to the middle of the pirate map one. It ended up making it even cuter!
I used the extra table cloth to bring the room together by wrapping the trashcan and putting it on the cabinet doors.
I used Hersey's Toffee and Almond chocolates since they looked like gold treasure chests and found really cheap gold coins (it was right after Christmas and I found the gold coins on clearance at Michael's of all places).
I made stickers and magnets as party favors. I actually sell these on my website celebrationswithkristy.blogspot.com
I ended up having two birthday celebrations for little guy that day. For the first party I made yellow cupcakes with chocolate icing with gold sprinkles and pirate flag toppers.
I think balloons are an instant and cheap way to make it an instant party! At Party City I got 6 regular balloons and 1 Mylar balloon for $8!
I love adding a personalized banner for any party! They are made out of a sturdy vinyl material and I re-purpose them as a craft mat for the kids. I sell these for $18.
I couldn't resist the pirate balloon weight for $1.99
And there's the cutie birthday boy himself!! Ready to make a mess with his first cupcake!
For party 2 of the day I bought the cake. This cake was from Giant Eagle. I was very impressed with it!
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