How did/will you celebrate your child's 1st birthday?

Is it an elaborate one? small do..with just close family and friends?

I celebrated my son's 1st birthday (last year) by doing a barbecue with family members. We had a birthday cake plus some cupcakes.

I don't think an elaborate one (like a whole themed party with clowns etc) is ideal as they don't remember and usually 1st and 2nd birthday's are for the parents.

This post has been edited by phythia79: Jun 22 2011, 12:26 PM

u r right abt the kids being too young to remember.. so we had a simple do at home with 80pax..all relatives only (imagine that!)

thought of skipping it, but got pressure from family to do it cos sanju is eldest grandson for both mine and hubby's side... plus relatives are usually quite generous with gifts and angpow..so whatver.. lol

if so then i should get the chocolate cake for myself for my inlaws they're not going to celebrate it but it's up to us they say my parents wanna fly over to c my boy... i dunno wat to do i dunno if i should cook mee suah for him... was thinking of making pudding but dunno of wat kind... his first dessert for his first yr i told hb since we're not celebrating here, might as well fly to my parents' place to celebrate i'm evil

so weird right, y they dont wanna celeb? might as well u fly to your parents place... hehe..

they're always low profile... can't fly to my parents' place on the actual day tho... only after or before the date... after all i'm married into the family not hb...

i feel u... sometimes its like the sad truth...

I didnt want to celebrate, intend to save money but my husband said for every child's first birthday must do.

We will have one at home with family and close friends, no clowns / balloons. Just catering and cake.

nicKit..your in-laws very odd lar.. i thought they would be so eager to celebrate their 1st grandson's 1st birthday??

My case was a bit sad...my MIL wasn't aroudn..decided to go to London..even though we have told her 1 month in advance. 2weeks before the birthday, she said that she's going to London..and apologized that she can't attend..though she wanted to celebrate (WTF? then why go to London during that time..right?) Anyways... Hubby is still upset with her

do a simple one, and i think the angpows u receive can cover it.. hehe

I went to my husband's nephew's daughter's 2nd birthday party last 2 months..they had it in KidsZone in Plaza Damas...

It's a good idea...provided that you have friends/family with kids...anyways..we adults had fun too!

just to share..Xander's 1st birthday cake plus cupcakes

lovely cuppies!!

let me share sanju's cake:

oh... cakes... u guys r enticing my sweet tooth... but the boys din get to eat them rite? then wat did they eat? i dun think my hb will order a 3d cake or cupcake how abt mille crepe?

i did let my boy have some of the cake, he loves chocolate

while i am strict with my baby's diet, i am not so strict that i dont allow him to taste anythingla.. so occasional icecream, choc or cake that we eat, we always let him taste

I only gave xander a really small bite (coz he was sick)..and another reason why i ordered the choc ganache..is mainly coz the attendees were adults! kekeekek..so..the cake were based on the adults' taste..ekekek.

I think mille crepe is fine..a unique cake..

funny thing most kids i hear fall sick somewhere around 1st bday.. my son was admited to Pantai Klang 1 weekend before his bday due to chesty cough

the key here is in moderation Must let them try..just don't overdose them.

true.. dont replace it for a meal, and dont feed so much that they get addicted

i had this aunty who celebrated her child's 1st birthday @ sheraton hotel !
the party was princess themed and its by -far the most luxurious and ridiculously cute party i've ever been to ! and the best part is that the child is adopted.

lucky kid.. and well if yr aunty can afford such elaborate celeb, why not

I'm thinking of going simple when my girl reach one nxt year..
Maybe try agar-agar cake? I saw a seller selling her cakes and they're really pretty!!! I tried mille crepe before..not my kind..
Maybe baskin's ice cream cake?? After all, we are the one who do the eating ( mostly)

hehehe..yes..cake would be eaten by the adults..kekeke..

Agar-agar cake..not my kind. I never like those jelly cake.

We just do a simple dinner with a big cake at restaurant with family only.....i feel it's good enough already....
and must give child to eat a bit of that cake, mean's she is growing to 1 years old jor.

Yah...just a simple dinner at the restaurant is a good idea too. No need to clean up

a small 1....
frankly, i'm jus glad that my girl pass 1 and is out of the SIDS age range(under 12 mths)...
i remember waking up in the dead of the nite to check if she's breathing......

strange, but true

I thought i was the only one...but mine was only till 6 months then only i relaxed.

me too.. i still check whether my boy is still breathing... napping... bf... i would check for a breathe...

1st baby - throw in big party and invite everyone
2nd baby - just private party with family
3rd baby - don't bother...

abubin...teruk lar u..kesian your 3rd baby