Since Felicity's birthday is 3.14, "Pi Day", I wanted to incorporate pies into the theme, and what we ended up with was a Pi Day Picnic theme.
We are sandwiches and traditional summer sides like watermelon, and potato salad, and drank lemonade and iced tea from Mason jars. I even found some cute red and white paper straws at Joann Fabrics!
Those jars of candy were a "guess how many" game and the person who guessed closest got to take home the candy. The kids especially loved it!
I made Felicity's outfit for the party (pre-cake smash!) and I was so happy with how it turned out! She had a little red circle skirt, a "1" onesie and matching headband. She even left the headband on most of the time! I was so impressed :)
Some friends were kind enough to lend us their cornhole (beanbag toss, for you non Michiganders) to play at the party. It was a neat way to bring the picnic atmosphere inside on a chilly pre-spring day!
For the decorations, I kept it really simple with red gingham bunting banners. I made these using my new sewing machine, it was super easy!
A couple of the banners had phrases, and others were just plain red and white. I clipped photos of Felicity throughout the year to each flag on the plain red banners. It was so fun to look at each one and see how much she has grown and changed!
Being a first birthday of course, there was a cake smash! Felicity inherited my sweet tooth and was only too happy to dig into her cupcake from Sugar High Bakery in Frankenmuth!
Last but not least, I was thrilled to finally be able to give Felicity the gift I've been working on for months, her reading teepee! She had a blast playing in it with all the kids.
I'll be posting a tutorial with all the steps to make your own later this week. It all folds up into a matching storage bag for easy clean-up. I think you're going to love it!
Happy First Birthday to my sweet girl :) this year has been a blur of sleepless nights, giggles, worry, and pure joy. It is a pleasure to be your mommy!
Thanks for reading :)
