Mickey Mouse 1st Birthday Party
It is said that “Wherever there are friends, there is a party!” Maybe that’s why I like to plan parties so much. I like to spend time with the people I love the most; my family and friends.
Today it’s all about our son’s Mickey Mouse 1st birthday party. I always start with a theme when planning a party. This wasn’t hard to pick because at about 9 months Colton started showing an interest in watching Mickey Mouse Clubhouse. Maybe he secretly knew he had Disney blood in him (my husband and I both worked for the Mouse). I’m sure many of you can relate when I say we could sing along with every lyric of the show.
Mickey Mouse Birthday Party...because Mickey never goes out of style! Click To TweetI like to be thrifty and my husband is pretty crafty, so once the ball got rolling it was hard to stop with this theme. It started with the invitations that we made by hand. It took a lot of time but not a lot of money. We just had to get some paper and a circle cutter (all from Hobby Lobby). Here is a picture of both sides. One had a pullout piece of paper with all the info, the other side had a picture of our little guy.
Next was the decor. I wanted to use lots of pictures from his first year, so we made a number 1 using a large piece of wood and covered it with white paper. Then filled it in with pictures and hung it outside for guests to view.
We also made a Mickey Mouse head and filled it in with pictures. I decided to use photos of our trips to Disney Land and from his first year photo shoot.
Other details included a sign that read “Colton’s Clubhouse.” I used card stock and pre-made banner cutouts from Hobby Lobby.
I had a basket of Mickey Mouse ears for all the kids to wear. We bought the head bands from Hobby Lobby, then used a template I found online. I then traced the ears, cut & hot glued them to the headband. Then made a little sign that said “We’ve got Ears…Say Cheers!”
We painted the word “ONE,” the letters I found at Hobby Lobby. The yellow color is actually yellow tape, not paint.
We saved diaper boxes and painted them like Mickey Mouse for the little ones to climb into and play. Some had books in them, others had a cut up pool noodle to jump into, others had hoola hoops, toys, etc… This added a lot of color to the back yard.
We made a couple fleece tie blankets to throw on the grass since babies don’t really need chairs to sit on (you have to think about who is coming to your party). Although we did have some chairs scattered it was nice people could just sit on the grass picnic style.
Another fun detail were the balloons we tied on our hanging lights above the grass to add more color.
For food we went with a “Hot Diggity Dog” Bar. If you watch Mickey you know every episode ends with that song. We did turkey dogs, chili, relish, cheese, mustard, ketchup, etc..along with watermelon, some chips and lots of cold drinks. It was simple but fun!
For activities I knew this age group wasn’t going to be able to do anything organized. So I had a box of things that said “Mickey Mousekercise.” Inside I had jump ropes, a basketball, a football, and DIY bowling pins that I made out of the snack puff containers. I also left out sidewalk chalk and bubbles for other fun things to do.
Of course we had desserts. I can’t take claim for doing all of this. We ordered the bottom of the cake from Cinderella Cakes here in SoCal and it was delicious. The top of the cake my mother-in-law & sister-in-law made as well as the cute cupcakes. I also made rice krispie treats and used a cookie cutter to cut them out with a Mickey Mouse shape, then stuck them on popsicle sticks.
For favors, I didn’t want to spend a lot of money, so I saved the Gerber baby food containers and reused them. We made a label for the top of each one by using address label stickers I found at Office Depot. I did, however, order special stickers from Zazzle.com . Then finally we stuffed each one with Mickey gummy snacks I found at Costco.
Here is an overview of the dessert table and mantel with me and the hubby! And of course we all wore clothes that were themed to Mickey, I mean how could you not?;)
Here are two final pictures; one of the birthday boy in his personalized onesie from an etsy shop called Bits&C , the shorts were made by a personal friend. Then a picture of all three of us. I can hardly believe our baby just turned 11! It feels like I just planned this party. Crazy how time flies. Hope you all enjoyed a trip to Colton’s Clubhouse!
Don’t forget to pin and share the image below with your friends, because sharing is caring!;) What did you think of our Mickey Mouse 1st Birthday Party?
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Wow! You are very creative! I remember my son’s 1st birthday. A Sesame street theme party. And just like you, we also wore clothes that themed Sesame street. (Even the visitors.) ??
Thank you! Oh, that is such a fun theme! I love it!
Absolutely love!! What a beautiful and adorable birthday party!!
Thanks! It was super fun to plan!!:)
It was like we were apart of a Mickey Mouse club! Thanks for a great party!
What a cute little party! I wanna come to your next one and maybe my girls could wear the bows they win from you ?
Thank you so much! That would be a hoot!;)
So glad I found you through Lilly Belle Market and so glad I did!!! Love your blog!!!
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Thank you so much! I’m so glad you found me too!!
So glad I found you through Lilly Belle Market and so glad I did!!! Love your blog!!!
Such a cute Mickey party! I found you through the bow giveaway on IG. Love your blog!
Thank you so much! I really appreciate it!
What a fabulous birthday party! I have 10 months to step up my game before my sugarpie turns 1!
Stopping by from the ig bow giveaway. @martha_anne808
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Congrats on your new bundle of joy! Hope you can get some fun ideas from all my blogging!
You are very creative wish I was like that. Love your ideas
Thank you so much for your sweet comments!
Love love love your great ideas, cannot wait to see the next parties you do. I also got some ideas for my daughter when she turns one next year! Excited
Also entering a chance to win some wonderful bows for my girls
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So glad you got some ideas and that I could help! Good luck with the bows!;)
I love this! Just got some ideas for my next baby girls first birthday like the number one with all the pictures, used pamper boxes and old gerber jars, beautiful. Cannot wait to see more of your work, excited.
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Loving the bow contest and hope to win some for my cute little girls ?
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Thank you so very much! I am so thrilled you got some good ideas for your next party! That’s exactly what I’m hoping to do…inspire others!:) Good luck with the contest…about to pick soon!
Love, love, love the party theme, can’t wait to see the next one!
And of course Bows, bows, bows lol
Entering to win some wonderful things made by an awesome mama for my two little girlies ?
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Located you through the bow giveaway!
Great! Good luck!:)
Entering for Instagram Bows super excited
Good luck!;)
Mickey mouse is an all time fav of both my girls! What an adorable party! I needed some of these ideas when I planned my daughters first birthday party (Minnie mouse) meghanengbretson@yahoo.com
Thank you so much! Hopefully I can pass along other fun ideas for parties in the future!:)
You are so creative! I cannot wait to plan my baby girl’s first birthday party! Hopefully I can save some money & be as creative & crafty as you!
Thank you so much for your sweet comments!
I’m a new follower thanks to the bow giveaway (which I have fingers crossed to win btw) but I LOVE planning parties for my kids and husband too, so I’m excited to see all of your creativity!
Awesome! So glad you found me! I love sharing ideas…so stay tuned! Good luck on the bows!
My boys love mickey!!! This is the cutest little party ever!
Thank you so much! Isn’t Mickey the best?! I hope he never grows too old for it!:)
So cute and creative! I like your blog. I am a planner (not of this scale), but I like to plan everything. My husband is a go with the flow kind of guy. ☺
Thank you so much! If you love to plan as much as I do make sure you stayed tuned…you will love all the things to come!
Wow! Now I’ve got serious birthday party goals for my baby girl! Awesome post! Thanks For the ideas! Sabriant@gmail.com
Thanks for stopping by! Make sure to stay tuned for more great party ideas as well as the other adventures we go through as a mom!:)
So many great ideas!! Thank you for sharing♡
Thanks for stopping by Emily! Hope you are doing great! So excited for you and your bundle of joy on the way!
Jdramr27@yahoo.com entering for instagram! =) Cute, cute stuff!!
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Thank you!
Wow your so creative!! Love the theme &how you DIY
It looked like a fun party !Seriously party goals for sure what will be the next theme ?
Thanks for stopping by! Thank you for your sweet comments! Both my kiddos have September birthday’s so the planning is well underway…so stay tuned!:)
Cute ideas! As a party loving mommy blogger myself, I love it!
Awesome! Thank you so much!
Super cute party! I’m stopping in from the IG giveaway. 🙂
Great! Thanks so much!
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Thanks for stopping by!
This was amazing to relive!! Such a great first birthday for the cute little birthday boy… Great job Jenny! And I am extra proud of that Mickey collage 😉
Could not have done it without you!!!!
Great blog post! This party was so fun even for the adults, it was fun reliving it! I
Thanks Caroline! I had so much fun planning it and so much fun going through all the pics! Thanks again for putting your special touch on the party!;)
Another great post Jenny! And to think we could ever top CJ’s first birthday…somehow I know you’ll find a way! Here’s to a lifetime of party planning with my best friend…??
Thanks babe! I couldn’t do it without you!
Great job! You have adorable parties! #partygoals
Thanks so much Ashley!
Your creativity never ceases to impress and inspire me!!! Love it!!! ❤️❤️❤️
Thanks Berta! Love you!