Need Ideas on Place to Have 1St Birthday Party!

Well, maybe cut down the guest list? Your daughter won't really know the difference anyway. If she's the only child, it's not like you're having the party for her to play with her cousins/friends/etc. You could just have a simple get-together and have it at home and it will be a lot less stressful and your daughter will probably enjoy it just as much (if not more!). I'd save the big party for a time when she will enjoy it more and remember it.

My sons 5th birthday also the 29th lol. Have you checked out comunity centers or just go to a resturant, i would say just call ahead. usually you can get in pretty easy at something like a bakers square even with a big group. my family when we all go out is about 15 people. good luck

Hi K.--
We just had a birthday party for our 1 year old son and I was in the same predicament as you. Our house is 800 sq.ft and we have very large families! We were going to have it at my parents but then decided just to keep it simple and short and hold it at our home. No matter the size of your house, I think 20 people would fill most houses! We just made sure to make our kitchen and small den as open as possible and added a few extra chairs in the dining room. We got a few pizzas from Papa Murphy's and had cake and ice cream and also got some fun tableware to make it more festive. To cut your costs, you could always just have people over in the afternoon for cake and ice-cream. Also, Byerly's had a special going for a FREE birthday cake for 1 year old's that may still be going on. We just had to bring in the birth certificate when we picked it up--and it was adorable with a rubber duckie theme. Good luck & have fun! I know having people over can be stressful, but try not to worry--after all, they are just family :)
Happy Birthday to your daughter!

You could try what I did. I realized that just because my cousins invited me to their kids birthday parties, that didn't mean that I had to invite them to mine.

Now the only people that are invited to our kids parties are their Aunts, Grandparents, and Great-Grandparents.

It really cut the numbers down. And as it goes for your budget, it shouldn't be too strained if you just have sandwiches and maybe a pasta salad, some veggies, and chips, and dips. You don't need to be fancy.

Sure, she's going to be celebrating her first birthday, but while it should be full of family and love, it doesn't need to be full of anything else.