Time flies when you’re busy chasing your little busy-body around the house. I can’t believe my baby girl is almost one! This weekend we threw a birthday bash for Ayla. When deciding on a theme, it was pretty easy—her favourite “person” in the world is our dog Kacie (although unfortunately, I don’t think Kacie feels the same way about Ayla).
What is a party without some decorations? I was able to find most of what I needed from the Dollar store. I started by making a banner out of scrapbooking paper (check out the birthday banner instructions here).
To add a special touch, I cut out a puppy shape and placed it between “Happy” and “Birthday.”
Sometimes a great idea strikes when you least expect it. While at the Dollar store I stumbled upon some clothesline pins. Since this birthday is all about commemorating my little girl’s first year, I wanted to display some snapshots of her around the house. I thought it was a cute idea to hang some photos from colourful ribbons with some clothespins.
For favours, I decorated some brown paper “doggie” bags with stickers, and wrote “Ayla’s Chow Mix” on the front. I found this great recipe for Human Puppy Chow Mix which was pretty easy to make for a non-baker like me.
As party favours for the young pups at the party, I found some cute stuffed puppies from the Dollar store. I made a collar for each one and attached a tag which said, “Thanks for adopting me from Ayla’s dog pound.” These also served as cute decorations.
For some fun for the grown-ups, I had them guess how many dog bones were in a jar.
And no birthday is complete without a birthday cake. Luckily Ayla’s very enthusiastic and talented Grammy volunteered to make the cake.
Happy First Birthday Ayla!
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