Birthday party for my one year old?

My son is turning One and since I have no money for a huge party, I decided i would have it at ChuckeCheese. This way i pay $150 for eight kids which includes food and entertainment. I feel guilty though because it's his first birthday and i cannot make more special for my son. I was thinking of hosting at Fuddruckers (party room) which will be $83 for 12kids but i would have to come up with entertaimnt (clow/face painter) and they run no less than $150. Including cake and decorations i will need at least $280. I was laid off and this is simply just not a good time for me. Does anyone know of entaterment that i could hire that would be cheaper? maybe for a party you have hosted before. kids ages range between 1yr and 9yrs.Birthday party for my one year old?
Why make such a big fuss? Are these kids your relatives? You don't need to go to CEC or hire clowns or entertainers for a one year old's birthday. HE isn't going to remember it, and the other kids won't 'expect' any more entertainment than you choose to provide.



Buy a cake and a carton of ice cream. Have the party in your home and invite only as many people as you can comfortably host. (Meaning, close relatives and a couple of close friends.) Put a DVD on to entertain the kids, while the adults reminisce about how quickly the year has gone. After 1-2 hours, say goodbye. Birthday party for my one year old?
My friend had the most awesome idea for a 1 year birthday. She just used a neighbors pool and had a barbecue, the baby loved it .





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OM Gawsh! My daughter got 50 dollars worth of presents and a rice crispy treat for her fourth birthday with 5 kids and no entertainment but one another. She was thrilled!

Get real, he isn't even gonna remember and if he did what would you be teaching him about quality vs quantity? Love your kid and make sure he gets the necessities, don't look to spoil him. As long as you celebrate his birthday with joy in your heart that he is in your life that will be good enough.

Peek-a-boo and Hide and Seek are very popular. And Go Fish and Old Maid.

I have an idea, ask him who he wants to come and where he wants to go. If he says ChuckeCheese take him there if he says Fuddruckers do it there.

Wanting to know who to hire for cheap is one thing, acting like what you have isn't good enough is another.Birthday party for my one year old?
For my sons Bday I made it about family and friends. Hes not gonna remember anything and they were still there to celebrate him. But hosting a bunch of kids is just not necessary at this age. We had a nice BBQ at a park and had cake and tons of food and we all just hung out and enjoyed being together, and my son had a blast. Just running free in the park and being awed over by family. And I think it cost maybe $100 dollars total. We made it more of a potluck so everyone brought food. I wouldnt have changed it at all. When hes two I will make it a little more about kids, but still more family. The older he gets the less he will want to have his bday all about family, so do it now. My son turned 1 this august just so you know.
One year olds don't need a party like you are describing - #1- they will not remember the party -- it is just for you! #2-Most "charactors" scare toddlers. #3- Save the money for Christmas -- If you have 8-12 kids to come - what a chaotic mess! Just have family, maybe pizza or a hot dog and cake. Get your son his own cupcake (a one-year old usually can't blow out a candle) - and let him have at it -- get a picture --that is what you'll remember. Most kids would just rather play together - or do "twister" or set up a little "stage" and video their singing debut - (later you can put it on a disc and give it to them to thank them for coming to the party.) Wait until he is 4 or 5 and will actually remember his birthday ---Birthday party for my one year old?
I have had two kids turn one and neither of them remember their first birthday, sorry. All the trouble and turmoil is for nothing if your goal is to throw a great first birthday party for them. If you want to throw the party for others then why? Get some pizzas and a couple of dollar games, the newest kids movie and make an awesome cake. Have the party in a nice home of a family member with a bathtub handy to clean up your cake faced baby. You could spend around $50 and forget about the worry. Take lots of pictures and save the big parties for when your kid can remember them.
I think the best thing you could do for him is to make some cupcakes with some fun colors on top, have his closest family and friends over and then have fun. Hang balloons, streamers, have some fun children's songs playing on the radio and if it is where you can have it outside, then have a little kiddie pool or just a bunch of balls, it's his party, he needs to be able to toddle around and just have fun it is after all his party. The Chuck E. Cheese parties will come later when they start telling you what they want for their party, trust me that will come soon enough. One of my girls favorite parties was the homemade carnival I did at home for under 100.00. I had bought some face paint, I made a Plinko board, we had miniature golf, fishing, all of these I got at my local dollar tree. Whatever you do just have fun with it.