Have a baby due around or on Earth Day (April 22)? Our beautiful planet makes a wonderful inspiration for a baby shower. Here are two ideas for Earth-inspired baby showers with décor, sweets and personalized baby gifts ideal for bringing this worldly theme to life.
Show some love for planet Earth with green and blue colored cupcakes, personalized onesies, and décor. (Shown: Graphic Fun and Modern Name personalized onesies; cupcakes by Sweet Treats by Susan, décor by One Charming Party)
Incorporate nature-inspired treats, décor, and personalized baby gifts to celebrate Mother Nature (and the mama-to-be). (Shown: Hoot Hoot personalized growth chart; pudding treats by Martha Stewart Living; décor by On To Baby)
Our personalized baby gifts aren’t just adorable, we make sure they’re good for your little ones, as well as the planet. You can read our Three Ways We’re Green blog post to learn more.
3 Fave 1st Birthday Party Themes For Girls
Last week we featured our 3 Fave 1st Birthday Party Themes for Boys, which we found on Spaceships and Laserbeams. This week we turned to Kara’s Party Ideas blog for inspiration for some super fun ideas for girls and chose coordinating birthday tees that would make perfect personalized baby gifts to give or be worn by the birthday girl at her special soiree.
The Colorful Number or Birthday Girl 1st Birthday Shirts would make awesome personalized baby gifts at this adorable Little Red Riding Hood 1st Birthday party. (Rabbit & Squirrel)
Fresh and feminine, we love the sweet simplicity of this Pretty in Pink 1st Birthday party and would have the birthday girl wear either the Party One or Chic Chevron 1st Birthday Shirts with a frilly pink tutu. (Morgan Bayard)
Every little girl should be the star on her big day, which is why we love the Twinkle Twinkle Little Star 1st Birthday party theme and would give the bday girl either the Happy to Be or Play Party Hat 1st Birthday Shirts as personalized baby gifts that truly shine. (Kirsten Krason)
Which of these 1st birthday party ideas is your fave or do you have another great idea for a theme you’d like to share?
3 Fave 1st Birthday Party Themes for Boys
If you’re wracking your brain trying to think of a 1st birthday party idea for your little man, we suggest checking out Spaceships & Laserbeams. You’ll find plenty of cool party ideas for boys, including these three absolutely fabulous ones we’re totally crazy about.
With bright colors, numbers, and a much loved card game theme, what’s not to love about this Uno Terrific birthday party? The birthday boy will look mucho bueno in either the Colorful Number or Fun to Be One 1st Birthday shirts.
You’ll build up plenty of excitement for your mini man with this Candy Construction party them and he’ll really dig wearing either the Bulldozer or Crane 1st Birthday Shirts on his big day.
No need to spell it out, this Alphabet Train birthday party earns an “A” for adorable, and so will he when he wears either the So Cute or Happy Birthday 1st Birthday Shirts to his first celebration.
Check back next week when we offer up some of our favorite 1st birthday party ideas for girls.
What We Love Now: Green
St. Patrick’s Day is in two weeks and spring is around the corner, so we have the color green on our minds. We love all of the various shades – from rich emerald to soothing Ceylon to hip chartreuse – and love to incorporate the hue into as many of our personalized baby gifts as we can.
A big sister tshirt or big brother t shirt in a shade of green makes an ideal shirt to wear on St. Patrick’s Day. (Shown: Chic Style, Rock On and Something to Say big sister shirts and big brother shirts)
Have a wee one with a March birthday? Green birthday shirts make excellent personalized baby gifts that will be proudly worn on their big day. (Shown: Green Gator, Fun to Be One, and Happy Confetti 1st birthday shirts)
Welcome March babies with personalized onesies in green that highlight their birthdate. (Shown: Stamped Delight, Playful Hello, and Beep Beep personalized onesies)
Green is great, don’t you think?
What We Love Right Now: Gray & Yellow
As designers, we tend to get obsessed at times with certain colors or patterns, and right now we really love the combination of yellow and gray together. This color combo can be soft and sophisticated, bright and cheerful, or rich and chic, not to mention it works just as well as a gender neutral palette as it does for feminine or masculine designs.
In addition to our personalized baby gifts, we’ve pulled together some gorgeous yellow and gray décor ideas for nurseries, baby showers, and 1st birthday parties.
Personalized baby gifts (Shown: Chic Chevron Cake Time 1st Birthday Shirts; Heart 2 Heart Mom & Dad personalized onesies)
Nursery décor (Buy Modern Baby; Our Life as Newlyweds)
Baby Shower décor (On to Baby; Oh Sugar Events)
1st Birthday party décor (N.Brynn; Hostess with the Mostess)
Do you like yellow and gray together? How have you used it, for personalized baby gifts, party décor, etc?
Petite Lemon Presents: FREE Birthday Infographic Poster
When we design items for our line of personalized baby gifts, we hope they help make special memories for children and their parents. That’s also why we love to design freebies that allow wee ones to spend quality time with their mommies and/or daddies, as well as ones that celebrate holidays and special occasions in their lives. And birthdays are a very special day for kiddos, so we’ve created this SUPER fun infographic that can be downloaded for free and then printed at a minimal cost at a Staples, FedEx Office, or most local print shops (ours cost only $8 for a 36”x48” poster!).
Click here to download the FREE birthday infographic poster.
Our birthday freebie poster download comes complete with a directions + 2 versions of our poster (black, as show above, or gray).
Included in our directions sheet is information on how to get this bad boy printed, which is quite easy and affordable. We were able to get ours printed for about $8. You and your kiddo are going to have a blast filling it in with their favorite things and loves + choosing 3 images from their year to print off yourself and attached (we’re thinking from Instagram, easy peasy!). It’s the perfect addition to a personalized birthday tee, to help you celebrate your little’s special day!! (above, birthday girl Lily is wearing our Happy Confetti personalized birthday tee).
We hope you have fun with this infographic and would LOVE to see what you create with it. Send us your pictures to buzz@petitelemon.com, post to our Facebook wall here, or to Instagram with the hashtag #petitelemon!! We can’t wait to see what your little one thought about their very own birthday poster.
1st Birthday Theme: Amethyst
Planning a party for a February birthday? The gorgeous hue of this month’s birthstone, the amethyst, offers inspiration for easy party décor and gifts.
As personalized baby gifts or party wear, 1st birthday shirts in amethyst tones can’t be beat. Add party hats, leggings, and/or a tutu to 1st birthday shirts to really up the style factor. Amethyst earrings, a bracelet or necklace also make gifts that can be enjoyed for years to come.
(1: Happy Confetti, 2: Jungle Giraffe, 3: Foxy Fox, and 4: Happy To Be 1st Birthday Shirts)
Set the color theme off right from the start with purple invitations from Petite Lemon’s collection of birthday party invites with Shutterfly.com.
DIY sparkle spoons add a perfect festive touch to an amethyst themed party. (Pinterest)
Purple rock candy looks like amethyst gemstones and makes ideal party favors or treats. (Image from TheCakeGirls.com)
We love cupcake “cakes” and this purple princess dress design will be a royal hit! (The Sweetest Baker)
How do you incorporate a color theme, with personalized baby gifts, cakes, décor, etc?
Petite Lemon Presents: DIY Birthday & Party Hats
Does your little one have a birthday coming up? If so, we’ve got a fab freebie DIY project for you to help celebrate with your kiddo. This festive party hat is inspired by the design of a few of our giraffe-themed personalized baby gifts.
(Gentle Giraffe onesies can be found personalized here)
With pink or yellow giraffes, these hats would be perfect paired with the Jungle Giraffe 1st birthday shirts in yellow, pink, purple or blue or the Gentle Giraffe personalized onesies in yellow, hot pink or blue.
(Giraffe Party Hats — download here!)
(Geometric Colored Party Hats — download here!)
It’s such a joy to create these freebies, along with a range of personalized baby gifts, and we hope our designs inspire creative play and special moments with your wee ones.
We often use our personalized onesies, 1st birthday shirts, and big brother t shirt and big sister tshirt designs as inspiration for projects. Are there any particular freebies you’d like to see us create? Let us know, we always love hearing from you!
1st Birthday Party Theme: Red, White & Blue
If your kiddo is celebrating their 1st birthday during the Olympics (Feb 7-23), why not show your support of Team USA with a red, white, and blue theme. It’s super easy to pull together décor ideas, as well as personalized baby gifts that fit with this color scheme.
We’ve used some of our red, white, and blue colored 1st birthday shirts as inspiration for party décor ideas.
The layered birthday cake featured on the Cake Time personalized onesies deserves a yummy real life multi-tiered cake to match. (Pink Cake Box)
What’s a party without a festive hat? Double the fun with the Play Party Hat tee and a fun topper. (LittleBlueOlive)
Utilize the number one in your party décor and personalized baby gifts, like with this awesome dessert table and the Fun to Be One tshirt. (The Laws of My Life)
We hope our red, white, and blue 1st Birthday shirts and onesies inspired a few party ideas!
1st Birthday Theme: The Color Garnet
We all know it can be difficult having a birthday during the holidays, but kids with January birthdays often feel the effects of “holiday hangover.” We adults are usually worn out from all the holiday parties and chaos, not to mention all the spending, but a little one’s enthusiasm for their special day doesn’t wane. So to make it easier on you, we’ve found some quick and easy party décor and gift ideas. And because garnets are January’s birthstone, we’ve used that rich color as inspiration to put together our collection of decor ideas, personalized baby gifts, cake inspiration, and 1st birthday shirts below. Enjoy!
DECOR IDEAS:
ONE: Multi-tiered holders are a perfect way to display treats or small favors nestled in garnet colored polka dot containers. (Image courtesy of The Sweetest Occasion)
TWO: We love this garnet colored number one shaped cake with candles that spell out Happy Birthday – it’s fun, on theme, and very realistic for parents to make themselves. (The Crafty Mommy)
THREE: Affordable and festive, pompoms make fantastic birthday party décor. (PartyPoms)
FOUR: Not only do kids love using straws, these red chevron striped ones add lots of impact to birthday décor. (The Sugar Diva)
GIFTS:
Personalized 1st birthday shirts and onesies put the spotlight on the birthday boy or girl!
ONE: Colorful Number Birthday Tee
TWO: Roaring Racecar Birthday Onesie
THREE: It’s never too early for a little birthday bling, like this garnet bead necklace for toddlers. (HS Design 11)
FOUR: Warm, cute, and comfy shoes, like these red, handmade wool moccasins, are perfect for winter birthday gifts. (Mawdsley Loves)
FIVE: Foxy Fox Birthday Tee
SIX: Play Party Hat Birthday Onesie
We hope these garnet-colored straws, pompoms, 1st birthday shirts, and cake ideas helped inspire you to create a fab 1st birthday party for your January babe.