Micah's first birthday is exactly one week away, and in honor of his upcoming birthday, I thought it would be fun to share the party decor I have managed to buy/make over the last few months. Around the month of February we decided to go with a Dr. Seuss theme party for his first birthday. We had a very small budget for his party, and I really wasn't sure if I was going to be able to pull this off. A lot of times parties can get extremely expensive when a specific theme is involved. Thankfully, by God's intervention, we scored some wonderful deals at Target, The Dollar Store, and Michael's.
Pinterest was my go-to place for ideas and inspiration. Most of his party decor is diy, and I can confidently say I truly enjoyed every single project. Here is what we have for Micah's first birthday party.
I really wanted to have a chalkboard info chart at his party. However, the cost of a digital copy plus printing was not part of our budget. So the next best thing was to make my own using my diy chalkboard and some Dr. Seuss paper cutouts. I did have to buy a chalk pen but that was under $2.00 at Michaels. Plus, I've wanted a chalk pen for a long time, so it's a win-win.
I wanted a personalized banner and this was my idea of an inexpensive one. The banner paper is from Michael's and the happy birthday sign is from the Dollar Store. I simply cut the letters and taped them to the banner paper and voila!
We needed white pom poms at his party and these were easy and so inexpensive to make.
The paper arrows was is an idea I found on Pinterest. Super easy and cheap!
I wasn't sure what I wanted to do for the centerpieces. Most of my ideas were going to cost me a bit more than what I had budgeted, so I thought of this idea and I really like it. We are going to fill these vases with red vines. The vases are from the Dollar Store and the Dr. Seuss hats are from Michaels. These hats were on major clearance, I'm sure I paid less than $1.00 for a pack. I simply used double sided tape to hold these in place.
I purchased a pack of Dr. Seuss book poster cards at Michael's for under $2.00. I glued them to cedar wood shims which I had left over from my bookcase project, and used a can of white spray paint I had in our garage. These will be used in the front yard.
I wanted this quote displayed somewhere at the party. I found an idea very similar to this on Pinterest. I used what I had on hand to recreate it, and I really like how this turned out.
We will be using his Dr. Seuss books he received as a Christmas gift as party decor because why not, right?
We bought this Happy Birthday To You book and plan to have guests sign it. The dry erase board is from Target's Dollar Spot. This is another idea from Pinterest. I love the simplicity of this project and the meaning behind it. Micah will treasure this for many years to come.
I wanted blue pom poms but this specific color was tricky to find. So, I paid the money and purchased them from Party City along with these super cute labels.
Here are some miscellaneous items that will make it to the party. I found the erasers and bookmarks at Target in their Dollar Spot. I plan to incorporate them as party decor, but I don't know exactly how I'm going to use them just yet. My sister makes delicious cookies which we will be giving away as party favors. The cookies will be bagged and a small thank you card will be attached to each bag.
That's all we have at the moment. I also purchased blue, white, and red balloons because every party needs to have lots of balloons. Also, our cousin is excellent at knitting and she is making us some Dr. Seuss goodies which I can't wait to see! I hope to have pictures of the party sometime next week, so keep your eyes peeled for that.
Have a wonderful week!