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A Baby Einstein party is a smart fun way to have a 1st birthday celebration. Baby Einstein is a collection of toys and activities that is based upon the premise that babies are naturally curious and that infants will benefit from being exposed to real world objects, music, art, language, science, poetry and nature. Baby Einstein parties are easily geared toward children having their first birthday party with an educational theme. Most parents would see the first birthday as a celebration generally aimed for the parent's gratification since the child won't remember the event first hand. Instead, only photographs will offer any memory of the event to the child. However, the Baby Einstein party can be looked at a little differently in that it can be seen as more of a Birthday Play Date.
At the party children can be read to from Baby Einstein picture books, with a great deal of attention given to bright colors, or shapes. Music can be played from a Baby Einstein music CD with parents singing along. Then, children can sit in a circle and a ball roll game can be done while the music is playing. Lots of praise should be given to kids who roll the ball back to someone across from them in the circle.
In addition, personalized party favors can be made by having each guest's hand print made from making a handstamp of acrylic paint placed onto a quilt block. Try making two copies, one for the guest and one for the birthday child. You can do all guests (including Grandma, etc.) or just the other infant guests. After the party, one set of blocks can be sewn together to make a keepsake quilt or wall hanging of the event for the birthday child. After completely cleaning the paint from the other guest's hands, let the children have some free play time (with blocks, picture books, and other safe activities). Be sure to have a child safe environment ready for children to play in, with a lot of parental supervision available, of course. Remember, at this young age, children may not know exactly what it means to (or be willing to) share. Keep with the Baby Einstein theme from the invitations to the party favors.
