How to decorate a room for a 1 year old child's birthday

It’s a stretch to call a child’s first birthday a children’s holiday – most often it’s just a sincere family feast, which makes sense to be filled with all sorts of touching moments.

I looked through hundreds of articles describing 1 year birthdays, and I can conclude that there are well-established traditions for this occasion. All the scenarios are too similar...

I can’t write a universal script for such a case, so I’ll sketch out, as usual, a few interesting ideas

, and you choose for yourself.

How to decorate a room for a 1 year old child's birthday

Firstly

, start by looking at my collection of ideas
“Decorating a children's party”
. It is quite possible that you will learn something useful there.

Secondly

, a baby’s first birthday cannot be complete without balloons, so get inspired in my article
“20 ideas for decorating a room with balloons
.

My children have already grown up, but I suddenly thought that at one year old I would have decorated the room something like this: the sun (a large yellow ball), clouds from bunches of blue and white balls, grass and flowers from long sausage balls and inflatable animals in this colorful forest... You can also have fun riding a horse (this is a jumping toy), pushing off with your feet.

Young parents usually take a lot of photographs of their child under one year old. We use these photos to decorate the holiday and entertain guests. Photo madness

When I was preparing to write an article, I looked through a huge number of hand-made wall newspapers that mothers designed for their one-year-old children. Amazing imagination and golden hands, you can easily find the pictures.

Here are ideas for wall newspapers:

a train and 12 carriages with a photograph of each month of a child's life
palm tree showing height and weight
the carriage in which the birthday girl rides
starry sky (naturally, all photos are cut out in the shape of stars and the birthday boy is in the rocket)
a balloon on which the hero of the day flies
photo in the center of the flower, in the egg (instead of the chicken)
12 photos of a child on a watch dial
film with frames
calendar (photo and name of the month, and below, instead of numbers, the child’s achievements)

For me personally, designing a wall newspaper takes too much time, so I make computer photo presentations

Themes:

“Everyone is 1 year old!” (find photos of yourself, photos of your parents with only one-year-old children). Firstly, it's fun, and secondly, it's easy to find out who looks like whom. For example, here’s how my husband’s nephew looks like his uncle (40 years between photo sessions).

"How I grew up"

(here collect the best shots from the maternity hospital to today)

Another option to impress your guests!

I’ll say right away that it took me a LOT of time to create such a tree, but not only I, but also everyone who was directly involved in the birth of my Katyusha, was happy with the result. I found a photo of great-great-great... who were born in the 19th century seven generations ago.

Just imagine, two families (from mom and dad’s side) united in one branchy tree thanks to a little man...

The last, slightly more expensive option. Souvenirs with the image of the baby

(some of it goes towards gifts and prizes for guests): keychains, cups, T-shirts, plates and pillows, calendars and notebooks.

Decorating dishes

Again, I don’t know how relevant it is for a one-year-old child to decorate adult dishes with bees and bunnies, but the article “Decorating children’s dishes in pictures”

anyway, take a look. It will definitely come in handy in the future!

What you need for homemade jewelry

If you decide to do it yourself when it comes to how to decorate a room for a 1-year-old child, then you need to collect the following list of necessary things:

paints;
glue;
colored paper;
stickers;
sheets of paper;
whatman;
artificial or homemade flowers;
good quality inflatable balloons;
homemade or purchased garland;
scissors;
decorative items for the holiday;
toys for decoration.

Holiday atmosphere

The festive atmosphere can be maintained in one color scheme

In order to make your event more memorable and the kids feel comfortable, you can make sure that all the decorations in this room are made in the same color. Give preference to soft pastel colors. Shades of pink are suitable for girls, and blue for boys. White would also be appropriate.
If your child’s peers are invited to the name day, then it would be nice to arrange a special corner for toddlers in the room. Lay out the rug and arrange the toys.
Take care of a festive outfit for your child. So you can dress up a baby in a beautiful dress, and a boy in a suit. But you need to understand that if the little one resists and doesn’t want to dress up, you don’t need to force him. It's better to let him be comfortable.
Remember also that on the first birthday it is important to take the print of the little one’s palm and foot and cut off the first curl. For this purpose, you can use special casts, or you can simply trace a leg, a palm on a piece of paper, or put a lock of hair in an envelope.

Traditional birthday decoration for 1 year old

Definitely, a themed birthday requires strict adherence to the chosen direction.

Therefore, some parents prefer the traditional festive decoration of the holiday.

The surroundings, made in a certain color scheme, will look much more laconic.

It is better to choose colors that are not poisonous, not too bright, so as not to distract the baby.

Shades of pastel, muted tones are ideal. You can choose white, green, brown and honey tones. It is not necessary to make jewelry in boyish blue shades.

Play with colors, combine several options.

All decorations must be large enough and safe.

Remember that the baby learns about the world not only visually, but also by touch.

The child will try to touch and even taste the decorations.

Therefore, be sure to take this into account and avoid using glass, fragile jewelry.

Balloons, streamers with congratulations, various flags and pom-poms are ideal. Children really like various animals made from balls, as well as huge balls filled with smaller ones or toys.

Just keep in mind that the child may be scared if such decor suddenly bursts.

Be sure to make a play area for kids.

Here you can install a toy house, an inflatable slide, ladders, and structures made from large cubes.

If the holiday takes place in the summer and outside, a swimming pool, swings, or sandbox will do.

Balloons

Inflatable balloons are an important holiday attribute

What's a holiday without balloons? Colorful products by definition create an atmosphere of fun. The main thing here is not to overdo it, everything should be in moderation.

Let's look at exactly how you can decorate a room with balloons.

Point the balloons at the sky. It will be interesting for children to come up and pull them by the thread.
You can order one balloon in the shape of a number indicating the child's age. In addition, you can use several balls to create the number one yourself.
Alternatively, scatter colorful balls all over the floor. If a large number of guests are expected to be in this room, then it is better to select a corner for inflatable balls or place them under the wall. This will not prevent the child from having fun and at the same time the balls will not be under the feet of the guests.
Another great option is to create a special garland of colorful balloons. It is advisable to use no more than three colors to create it. It will be better if it is not too colorful.

Fairy lights

Particularly popular is the banner of the letters that make up the inscription “happy birthday.” You can purchase a similar garland in a store or create it yourself. If you decide to take up handicrafts:

you can cut out pre-drawn letters and attach them to a thread, paint each letter beautifully;
or print ready-made templates from the Internet and cut them out.

In addition to the actual letters, you can insert some decorative elements into this garland. In a very simple version, these can be triangles or hearts. But you can also use something more original, for example, bottles, balls, animal faces.
In addition to the inscription with congratulations, you can take a garland with the text “1 year”.
You can make a garland of balloons, colored paper, or foil.
These can be multi-colored shapes, for example, stars or flowers, hearts.
Don’t also forget about the garland, which is represented by multi-colored ones.

Main digit

It has long become a habit, at birthday parties for the little ones, to decorate the room using a large number indicating the age of the birthday person. How it will look depends on your imagination. There are such options that are most in demand among modern parents:

from inflatable balloons;
cardboard unit decorated with multi-colored flowers;
cardboard product wrapped in foil;
a large figure made of thick material, beautifully painted with gouache;
a unit made of foam plastic or cardboard, decorated with corrugated paper;
a figure created from photographs of the birthday person;
A number that can float in the air will be amazing - for this purpose you will need to purchase a foil ball in the shape of this number;
a volumetric unit can be obtained from correctly folded cardboard or by ordering from foam plastic at a special institution. It is usually decorated with paper flowers or covered with corrugated paper and fringe.

Balloons: latex and foil

An integral attribute in holiday decoration. May there be many of them on your first birthday. Kids, even small ones, love balloons. It is better for a child not to play with a garland - he may get entangled in it. But tinkering with the ball will be interesting and fun for him. So this decorative element can easily be turned into a means of entertaining the birthday boy and his little guests.

If we still talk about decor, then for the first birthday you can make the number 1 from balloons. It will look great in holiday photos and decorate the interior of the room. You can also order the first letter of the child’s name from balloons or even the full name, if it is not long and the area of the room allows you to fit such a design element.

Inflate some of the balloons with helium and let them simply fly under the ceiling, creating a festive mood for your guests.

Foil balloons look very elegant. They come in various shapes and sizes. You can choose a balloon that matches the birthday theme, for example, a balloon in the shape of a mermaid or a car. In addition, foil balloons do not deflate for a long time and can be re-inflated, which means they can bring joy to the baby for a long time.

Holiday letters

You can not only decorate the room with a number indicating the age of the birthday person, you can also use unusual letters from which the name of your little one will be composed.
These can be wooden letters or soft letters.
For the latter, felt or other dense material is used. Such letters can be decorated with all kinds of bows and beads.
When it comes to wooden type, small-sized products that can be placed either on a wall or on a table are preferable.
As for soft letters, it is recommended to use large-sized products; in fact, they are pads from which the baby’s name will be composed.

Birthday poster

What would a birthday be without such decorations? Now, choose the option that suits you best.

The wall newspaper can show your little one flying on an airplane or sailing on a ship.
Alternatively, your daughter can sit on an open flower, and your son crawls out of a cracked shell.
You can draw a palm tree on the poster, on which the child’s parameters at birth will be marked.
A steam locomotive with 12 carriages, which will correspond to each month of the baby’s life, is very popular. Each carriage will have a corresponding photograph.
The poster may look like a mechanical watch. Each number will correspond to a month of the child's life. This is indicated by the corresponding photographs.
Some parents manage to use not a simple Whatman paper for a poster, but an unusual surface, such as a mirror or window.

Birthday chair

An interesting design idea for a child’s first birthday, which came to us from Western countries. A one-year-old baby cannot sit at the same table with adults, since ordinary chairs are too big for him. But he feels comfortable in a high chair. So why not decorate the baby’s high chair so that it is immediately clear that this is the birthday boy’s place of honor. The simplest and most common decorative option is to glue a paper garland around the perimeter of the table. You can add a few balls to make it more elegant.

Wall newspaper of achievements and metrics

Such decor will be of particular importance.

The metric is an image of the baby's weight and height at birth and monthly indicators. This way, guests will be able to appreciate how the little one was able to grow and gain weight in 12 months.

The achievement poster represents the marks of the toddler's first successes. Here his first smile is noted, the time when the baby crawled for the first time, learned to hold his head, sit, the first tooth appeared, the first step was taken. Such a poster will be interesting not only for the visiting guests, but will also remain memorable for you for the rest of your life, because this is the most important event in the life of your baby.

Happy Birthday, one year old boy: ideas for decoration

Not only the right theme will help to add individuality to the holiday, but also ideas that can be brought to life exclusively at the anniversary.

They can be the start of traditions that can be continued on the second, third and subsequent birthdays.

Poster “I’m growing...”

Guests and relatives will be interested to see how the baby grew and how he changed throughout the year.

After all, in the first year the baby grows very quickly and not everyone has had the opportunity to observe these fascinating changes. Therefore, posters with photographs of a child taken in each month of the past year, from birth to anniversary, are very popular.

You can design such a poster in the most unpredictable ways. The trains look cool with photos in the trailer windows. You can draw a clock and place a corresponding photo on each number. Or make a flower with 12 petals and stick a corresponding picture on each of them.

A simple poster or banner on which you can paste a photo of the baby will also work.

Collage “I can…”

Collages with photographs, where you can display cool situations and skills of a child, look no less interesting.

In this case, narrative photos with images of the baby together with their parents and grandparents are ideal.

If you wish, you can choose interesting captions for the stories or short poems.

This achievement poster can be hung in the family room or at the entrance.

Decorating the table

Particular attention should be paid to the candy bar.
To make the holiday a success, you need to use special holiday dishes, toppers, and stickers. Don't forget to worry about purchasing party hats. Recently, the candy bar has become increasingly popular. It may include cupcakes, boxes of sweets, toppers, and jars of juice. Don't forget to decorate this place with inflatable balloons and garlands. It is also very important to remember that sweets must be natural, without flavors or dyes. The easiest way is for you to prepare the treat yourself.

Adviсe

I’m thinking about how to decorate a room for a 1 year old child, I need to remember to follow some rules and requirements for decorations.

I do decor, make sure there are no chips or sharp corners. Do not forget that the baby is now actively exploring the world around him, and your task will be to ensure that he is as safe as possible.
Choose only high-quality products for your holiday. They should not have strange odors, break or burst easily.
Avoid using fragrances and flowers with strong scents. It is possible that your baby will have allergies, and the same applies to invited children.
If you use inflatable balloons when decorating a room, do not inflate them to full capacity. Don't forget about the age of the children at your party. Remember that the balls tend to burst. And, if they are left slightly deflated, the risk of a loud bang, which can scare the little ones, will be reduced.
If you decide to decorate your baby's room with an electric garland, place it high enough so that children cannot get injured.
When decorating a room, give preference to large objects that immediately catch the eye of both children and adults.
There is no need to try to fill the entire space of the room as much as possible with all kinds of garlands, balls, and decorations. It is better that the room is elegant in moderation.
It is not necessary to decorate the room with purchased goods. You can do everything with your own hands. This will also save you money.

When my son turned one, we didn’t have a large inscription of congratulations or a huge size unit. Perhaps it had not yet become fashionable at that time. We decorated the room with balloons and hung garlands. There were no small children among the guests, so there was no need to create a children's corner. Despite this, the holiday was a success. The little son was very happy. Therefore, when thinking about the question of how to decorate a room, evaluate your capabilities, including financial ones, and also take into account what kind of guests will come to you.

I hope in this article you found the answer to the question of how to decorate your child’s room for the year. Remember, everything is in your hands. Follow your imagination, take into account the individual characteristics of your baby and his preferences. Don't forget that everything should be in moderation.

Birthday scenario 1 year

You can start with the “official part”. It's always interesting to know which famous people were born on this day. For example, on September 2, in addition to my son, Valentin Gaft, Proklova, composer Andrei Petrov and the brilliant Leonov were born. And Keanu Reeves is also nice. This information can be played up: “Vova probably has a great acting future...”

And Galileo Galilei, Savva Morozov and Mikhail Naryshkin were born on the same day with their daughter Katya. This already smacks of ingenuity and entrepreneurship...

All interesting information about the day your child was born can be found at https://www.calend.ru/. (Just find the day you need in the calendar on the left. By the way, guests will be interested to know about themselves, entertain them too).

The most solemn part

As you can imagine, a long feast is tiring for a baby, and taking pictures of toast looks quite tedious. My suggestions: to preserve the memory of the event for many years, wait until the child is happy and well-fed, take him in your arms and stand in the center of the room. We will place all the guests around with a beautiful candle in their hands (symbolizes 1 year of the child’s life and is simply heartwarming). Point the camera at the first guest, he says a laconic congratulation and blows out the candle. Move the camera to the next congratulatory person.

This is a chance to shoot a beautiful family video and listen to all the wishes in a condensed version. Let some famous melody played in the background, arranged for kids (bells). In my opinion, any song from “Beatles for Babies” – Yesterday is very suitable, for example:

The child will look at the candles and the moment of blowing out with interest. By the way, later, when you need to blow on the candle on the cake, he doesn’t need to explain anything.

The only thing left to do is help, since you still won’t have enough strength to extinguish it on your own.

Choir and orchestra

I offer a soulful rendition of the song “Sleep, my joy, sleep.” Turn on karaoke, hand out “musical instruments” to all guests: spoons, rattles, bottles, rustling baby food packaging, and so on. What the child used all year. The main thing is that objects can produce a muffled sound.

During the performance of this song, people begin to imitate the famous moment from the movie "Garage", giving out charming echoes and breaks. The baby, naturally, also needs some kind of “rattler”.

Folk dance

For some reason, it seems to me very important on such a day to emphasize the connection with our ancestors, and guests of all generations immediately perk up and leave their place at the festive table for the fiery national dance.

Let the child in the arms of an adult be inspired by “Barynya”, “Lezginka”, “Hava Nagila” or “Gopak”, whichever is closer to you. Both the adults have fun, and the little ones stomp a couple of times to time-tested folk hits.

And if you are not too lazy to make a folk costume in the size of a one-year-old dancer

… it will be unforgettable!

Artist

For this moment, it is better to remove the child’s festive outfit.

Prepare a beautiful frame for your future masterpiece. On 3-4 saucers (disposable plates are also suitable), spread a thin layer of finger paints of different colors to create high-quality prints of a child’s hand. Help dip a pen in paint and make an imprint on a piece of paper. Once dry, invite guests to write their names.

This is an old and quite fun entertainment, so it is quite possible to invite guests to guess the fairy-tale characters and the names of the most famous fairy tales that suffered from semantic changes: Changelings

"Green Socks" - "Little Red Riding Hood"
“Penza Artists” – “Bremen Town Musicians”
“The Calm of Pierrot” – “The Adventures of Pinocchio”
“Big” – “Thumbelina”
“Light berry” – “Scarlet flower”
"Penguins-Ostriches" - "Geese-Swans"
“Soup into a saw” – “Porridge from an ax”
"Vanya and the Hare" - "Masha and the Bear"
“Girl with a leg” – “Boy with a toe”
“One-color fish” – “Ryaba Hen”
“Sunny King” – “Snow Queen”
“Dog Shelter” – “Cat House”
"Mouse in the Hat" - "Puss in Boots"
“Copper Bird” – “Goldfish”

Fortune telling and predictions

First, I propose to hold a competition among the guests “What will the birthday boy become” (meaning profession). We write down all the assumptions. But now, according to the old tradition, lay out household items in front of the child that symbolize their occupation. Here, for example, is what my imagination was enough for

Money (you can have a photocopy of a banknote) – financier, economist, accountant
Brush - famous artist
Book (notebook) - famous writer, poet, journalist
Photo frame – fashion photographer
Jar of vitamins – doctor
Comb – make-up artist, hair stylist
Beautiful little thing (mirror, figurine) – interior designer
Keys – builder, designer
Machine – automobile business
Sweetie – pastry chef, cook
Spoon – restaurant business
Seal (children's stamp) – lawyer, judge, notary
Lighter (preferably empty) – fireman
Flashlight - policeman
Glasses – scientist, researcher, teacher
Computer mouse - programmer
Toy dog – veterinarian, trainer
Telephone (toy, naturally) – businessman, leader
Doll dress – fashion designer
Pistol (toy tank, shoulder strap) – military

The guest who is closest to the correct answer wins. Prize for him!

You can also give out comic tasks. Print out pictures of cars, houses, vacuum cleaners, televisions and sets of pots. Invite each guest to draw one card with the words: “ I will give him (her) for the wedding….

car"!

Vase for memory

It's time to leave a memorable collective souvenir for the baby. Buy a plain white ceramic vase with no design and markers for porcelain and ceramics. Pass the vase around the circle right at the festive table. Let guests leave their wishes, signatures and small drawings. The vase can be replaced with a separate white cup, plate or tray.

Any holiday is a pleasant event, and if this is the baby’s first birthday, then it is doubly pleasant. Such an important event should be celebrated in a special way, having thought through each stage of the organization thoroughly and making a list of necessary items. Not least on this list is the question of how to decorate a child’s birthday; 1 year is quite a young age, but such a child will undoubtedly love colorful garlands, balloons and posters.

This is the first sign notifying those invited of the upcoming holiday. And the mood with which the guests will come depends to some extent on the design of the invitations. After all, beautifully and originally made cards can give you a festive mood even before the holiday begins.

Let it not be a standard paper rectangle or square. Design them in the form of a dress, a bodysuit, a crown, a car, or a one-piece. Invitations can be cut out of colored cardboard, and decoration is limited only by the imagination of the creator. Here you can use multi-colored pens, felt-tip pens, glitter, or you can add lace, satin ribbons, beads, and small crocheted details. Such an invitation is a real work of art, and it will make it clear to the guest that they are really welcome and will be happy to see him at the holiday.