I bet she's seen plenty of those for the past year!
Idea's for my Daughter's 1st Birthday
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I bet she's seen plenty of those for the past year!
My daughter is 1 on 25th, we'll be doing the normal stuff and nothing particularly special. There's no point, she's not going to remember it and gets taken to the zoo, parks and days out regularly anyway. She'll probably play with the boxes more than the presents anyway and has a new Little Tikes car to be pushed around in which will keep her occupied too.
Most of my friends held huge parties for their kids at their first birthdays, but the children spent most of the time either sleeping or wanting to leave, so I see little point in it.
Most of my friends held huge parties for their kids at their first birthdays, but the children spent most of the time either sleeping or wanting to leave, so I see little point in it.
Our son was quite the opposite!
We hired a hall and got a bouncy castle (for the older ones) and soft play for the young ones. Everyone had a great afternoon!
Saying that we have a large family with lost of kids our sons age to 5ish. Along with all the friends from "Mother and Child" clubs. We had 20+ kids there and quite a few adults.
OP I feel for you, take them to a big park and let them run around all afternoon! The kid will not remember it bit if you have a nice family day out YOU will.
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Thanks I hate the chavy dad's way of fatherhood really get's on my wick when you see it
Interaction with kids is the best way to bring them up spend time with them and they will always turn out better.
Thanks for all the idea's & thoughts I do see the point of she won't know etc and save money for other stuff but I think a nice day for the family is what we will do.....
BTW Example of a Chav Dad:-
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You get to leave.
I live 3 miles north of Blackpool - my eldest is 4.5yrs and I've never taken him into the centre of Blackpool - likely never will.
If you want to do the seside thing go to Cleveleys or Lytham St Annes - much nicer beaches and far more relaxed than Blackpool.
Blackpool is fine for:-
Blackpool Zoo
Stanley park
Blackpool Pleasure Beach
Firework Championships
The center of town where all the amusement arcades are is a dump imho.
You say you're north Lancs - my lads had a great day out @ http://www.wildboarpark.co.uk/ - nice cafe as well.
http://www.oldhollyfarm.com/ has one of those tumble/play areas.
A walk round Beacon fell is nice this time of year - how about Holly farm in the morning - have a go on the play barn before it gets busy then a bite to eat (I never go anywhere that doesn't have a good cafe/restaraunt) and off to Beacon Fell for a nice explore in the afternoon? They are both close together - 15mins drive? I'd reconmend Brock Bottom (between Holly Farm and Beacon Fell) as well but you'd have to get there early to get a parking space - worth having a nosey in the car park as you drive past though.
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True, certain areas are best to be avoided. There are some good areas though.
I'm sangrown, born and bred in Blackpool, not that it's anything to be proud of really.
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It's getting better - the prom is coming along nicely (really looking forward to cycling along it again), the area around st Johns square now has a nice continental pedestrianised feel to it with the coffe shops etc.
Winter gardens is a great venue. We have one of the countries best theatres imho (Grand), the Tower is being refurbished, the Sands Venue is getting rave reviews, the piers are always good.
But places like the Sea life centre and Madame Toussads are both too small and too expensive though and the whole town needs to stop pandering to the stag/hen market.
The thing that always amuses me though is that people go on about how Brighton is much better - I go there every year for conference and IMHO it's not much better - still has the tacky seaside shops, litter everywhere and also seems to be afflicted with the same stag/hen problem - making night time in Brighton feel opressive rather than relaxed.
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Yeah, probably 98% of Dads say that. Whilst for you your daughter is special, I doubt she is really in the bigger picture. At least not a 1.
another place could be the new nature reserve just outside Preston called Brockholes, lots of space for 3 year olds and one year olds to run around.
Or you could try
http://www.lancashire.gov.uk/environment/countryside/sites/beaconf.asp
I think there might be a play area for youngsters there but it is a good place to tire them out
Or you could try
http://www.lancashire.gov.uk/environment/countryside/sites/beaconf.asp
I think there might be a play area for youngsters there but it is a good place to tire them out
+ 1, just put a nice cake under her nose and have a camera ready.
call me a cynic but it won't make any difference whatever you do, she won't remember, won't care and won't understand anything. It's just money down the drain, buy yourself and your wife something for the hassle and difficulties you've gone through the whole year. Treat yourselves, not the baby.
It's a funny thing how a lot of parents spend loads of money for B-days when the children are toddlers and then as little as possible when they grow up, which is when it would actually be memorable and of some point!
It's a funny thing how a lot of parents spend loads of money for B-days when the children are toddlers and then as little as possible when they grow up, which is when it would actually be memorable and of some point!
I love that. Definitely gonna use it some time.
i should point out i just did the 1st b-day thing with my little girl
The other half is crazy about special occasions so i left it up to her to sort things.
on her b-day we had family over for tea and cake in the garden while opening presents. Then we had an official party on the weekend which was family (again) and fiends with kids. My OH rented out some giant jenga, slides, connect 4 etc. We set up some marques(sp?) and picnic blankets in the local park and a good time was had by all. I also bought 36 litres of local ale to keep the dads (and some mums) happy.
its true though, she didnt know it was her birthday and had no idea why we were shoving gifts under her nose to rip apart. However she did know that she was centre of attention and did generally have a better time than a normal day out, so for those 2 reasons alone it was worth it
The other half is crazy about special occasions so i left it up to her to sort things.
on her b-day we had family over for tea and cake in the garden while opening presents. Then we had an official party on the weekend which was family (again) and fiends with kids. My OH rented out some giant jenga, slides, connect 4 etc. We set up some marques(sp?) and picnic blankets in the local park and a good time was had by all. I also bought 36 litres of local ale to keep the dads (and some mums) happy.
its true though, she didnt know it was her birthday and had no idea why we were shoving gifts under her nose to rip apart. However she did know that she was centre of attention and did generally have a better time than a normal day out, so for those 2 reasons alone it was worth it
Well I didn't need to ask a bunch of strangers on a tech forum what to do with my daughter on her first birthday I can tell you that much. Get off your high horse & stop making assumptions about people you know Nothing about.