My baby cousin will be turning ONE this June. Family members asked that I come up with some ideas. I, of course, went full speed ahead. Her first birthday will be a pool party. I must say it was not very simple to find baby geared pool party decorations. Thus, I decided to make a spin on the typical pool party. Vintage baby pool party. Worn fabrics, decorations, food, and toys in pale colors such as sweet salmon, creamy yellow, peach orange, sea foam green, baby blue.
Step #1: Modern Beach Mobile. Instead of bold red, blue and yellow beach balls, I thought the use of pale colored beach balls would be more fitting. I also liked the idea of multi-purposing. Why not use them as a table decoration? A large majority of babies stare a mobiles the first few years of their life. Creating an outdoor mobile out of beach balls in certainly fitting. They won't be able to take their eyes off of it. (Also fun:*Throw in a handmade birthday banner using scrapbook paper and ribbon. Hang it across a fence, tall plants, a set of ladders, or a wall)
Step #2: Table Coverings. Every party has tablecloths. Employing the typical solid color plastic wrap seemed redundant and unoriginal. Why not use actual fabrics that mimic the vintage pool theme? I found remnants in faded striped and polka dotted patterns. Perfection! It would only take a few minutes to refine the ends. If you're not seamstress, fabric glue works wonders.
Step #3: Favors. It's become common for children to leave a birthday party with favors in hand. But how do you provide party favors for one-year olds? There are so many safety precautions one must take. Solution: Food and plastic. I found some-what pale shaded sand buckets (with tools) online. No injury here! Wrapping up Cherrios in cute bags and labeling them "life preservers" is so simple. Add in a baggie of wrapped goldfish and label them "Fish". Through in a pair of cute colorful vintage-style sunglasses and you're done. Bonus: It won't cost you a fortune!
Step #4: Treats. EVERY child must have a birthday cake. Especially at one! What's more precious than watching them dig their tiny fingers into the cake you paid a fortune for? Ah, memories! I like the idea of a simple cake, decorated with shades of polka-dots or stripes matching hand-made table cloths or invitations. In addition to cake, themed cookies add flavor; sunglasses, beach balls, swim suits and trunks in our chosen color palette.
Step #5: HATS! Kids love hats and they look adorable in pictures when modeling them with bright smiles. The hats I found online were hand-made using fabric and ribbon. They were topped off with a fun pom-pom ball. An adjustable ribbon can be used to attach them. Making these by hand allows you to use patterns and ribbons that will reflect and mingle with your theme.
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