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Let's Party!
Baby's solemn ceremony is finished, so is most of the photo-taking. Everyone mills about. Time to relax and celebrate! Thank everyone for attending this most important day with a thoughtful party. Your best china is in place, of course. After all, the party is directed toward your guests who will appreciate it more than the (hopefully sleeping) little prince or princess. But the decor should say "Baby". Small touches add up to lovely memories and they don't have to be expensive.
Choose a theme...a favorite child's character (Winnie? Mickey? Elmo?) or movie (101 Dalmatians? Monsters, Inc.?), teddy bears, bunnies, gingerbread men, Asian themes, Celtic, toy cars (that turn into robots and back again), Legos or famous-unbelievably skinny- dolls. Little bits of this theme here and there will pull it all together for you and you can focus on food, whether a fancy sit-down meal or buffet/tea. OR...set up a major display in an unused corner of the house, or the front porch, using your old dolls and their furniture, shown celebrating, too! Cover the mantle over the fireplace with bean bag baby toys, over-sized suckers and gingerbread figures, or whatever says Baby Party to you. Pick a scent! It will be remembered long after Baby is in school. Mulberry, vanilla, sage... Or pick a favorite flower...a short centerpiece is a lovely focal point. Or maybe a color theme. Include small tea lights in decorative holders, away from smaller rambunctious guests! How about a new white tablecloth and give everyone encouragement to SIGN it with indelible fabric markers with any message for your wee one they'd care to share. A loving memento for her/him to treasure for generations. (Any and all stains become part of it's history...not to worry.) Small decorations, like alphabet blocks spelling out "CAKE" or "YUM" by the dessert table. Tiny empty boxes wrapped in baby paper and pastel ribbons, just because it looks festive. Cover the table with a receiving blanket in tune with your party's theme. Very small plastic baby bottles can be purchased as party favors, filled with candy and given away or just placed as decor. (This and other things can be found in the wedding party section of department stores.) A big old cake with a baby buggy or something on the top!
Or take this party outside into the rose garden! Cookies cut with inexpensive cookie cutters in "baby" shapes are too adorable. Almost everyone loves frosted sugar cookies...and brownies. Mmm...chocolate... Oh! Where was I? Yes! Anything you like, it doesn't have to be expensive or have taken a lot of time. Having friends and family there with you to welcome your Wee One is all that is necessary. Everything else is just frosting! If you'd care to share a photo or two of your party I'd love to include it here!!
"If you want an interesting party sometime, combine cocktails and a fresh box of crayons for everyone."--Robert Fulghum
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