"Rookie Year" First Season Highlights (First Birthday)

A "Season Highlights" first birthday for our little MVP. No guest book was needed, instead guests signed a Game ball so the birthday boy Could keep it and remember who went to his first birthday! Next to the game ball there was a "Season Highlights" board with pictures of all of his first year milestones!

I designed Invitations that looked like game tickets, and featured a mock ticket stub that was used in a raffle drawing at the end of the party.

The crown jewel of the buffet table was the smash cake that I made which was inspired by a pair of NIKE shoes that Daddy got for the birthday boy to wear to his party, alongside the cake was cupcakes for all of the guests which were adorned with hand made fondant and royal icing cupcake toppers that I made by hand.
and finally all of the paper products including the banners and food labels were designed by me.

• Best Moment

  Everyone...Even the parents got involved in all of the games and activities!

• Funniest Moment

  When Anton (a previous basketball star) played the Hacky-Sack toss game and obviously made the best scores out of everyone... the game set up just couldn't handle his skills and basically fell apart after a couple of "dunks" everyone couldn't stop laughing

• Best Dressed

  The birthday boy (of course!) in the sports tradition of wearing tie on game day, he was rocking a button up, a pinstripe vest and a red tie, to match his new NIKE shoes!

• What People Ate

  Mini Club Sandwiches, Hot wings, Veggie and Hummus Platter, Mini Pita Pizzas

• Desserts

  Smash Cake (for the birthday boy) Cupcakes for everyone!

• Party Favors

  Handmade basketball sugar cookies, in little baggies with a tag that said "hope you had a ball!"

• Activities / Games

  Decorate your own Gym Bag, Basketball hacky-sack toss, Raffle

• Budget

  $200 (roughly)