| Is it possible that it's already been a
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| | rested, and jumping into cake-cutting
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| year since your baby arrived? Your knees
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| | mode when baby is relaxed and happy -
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| and your back don't lie - your baby is
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| | schedule be danged. Great pictures are
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| almost one year old. And you, naturally,
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| | your reward for letting baby take the
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| want to throw a big celebration to
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| | lead.4) Gifts after cake, if at
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| commemorate the day. But first birthday
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| | all.Bright colors and noisy wrapping are
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| parties are notorious for producing more
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| | so exciting for your child that he or she
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| tears than smiles, and no one likes a
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| | can come undone. Save the gift-opening
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| crabby birthday boy (or girl). So here
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| | for after the cake event, if you have
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| are five ideas for throwing a tear-less
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| | gifts at all. Lots of parents skip the
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| first birthday party that everyone will
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| | gifts altogether at a first birthday
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| enjoy.1) Think Photo Op.A baby's first
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| | party, as they notice how overwhelmed
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| birthday is essentially an extended photo
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| | with plastic toys they are, even BEFORE
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| opportunity. The pivotal event is the
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| | the big day.5) Celebrate generations.Like
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| moment when the baby stares at the
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| | all family celebrations, a first birthday
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| becandled cake, just before plunging his
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| | party is an observation of time passing.
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| or her hand into it. The rest of the
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| | Take special photos of your baby with the
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| party is just filler. So plan a brief
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| | oldest family members and friends in
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| (one hour - tops) celebration with as few
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| | attendance, as well as photos with older
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| distractions as possible.2) Minimize
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| | cousins or friends, and a group shot with
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| extra kids.If your baby has cousins close
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| | the whole party in the frame. And don't
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| by that he or she already knows well, by
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| | forget your animals!You'll notice that a
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| all means include them. But a first
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| | successful first birthday party has none
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| birthday party is not an occasion to
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| | of the elements we associate with older
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| introduce your baby to bunches of new
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| | kids' parties - leave out the games,
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| people. Grandparents or close friends,
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| | prizes, entertainment, pinatas and
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| other family members and maybe a neighbor
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| | crafts. Most parents overdo it, thinking
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| or two - keeping the guest list short
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| | that complexity in a child's party equals
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| will minimize the stress on the baby and
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| | fun. Oftentimes, it's just the opposite -
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| on you. And where kids are concerned,
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| | the simpler, the better. And when the
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| remember that the noise level will affect
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| | baby gets droopy, don't try to keep her
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| everyone, so go shorter rather than
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| | up. After all, it's her birthday - if
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| longer on the invitation list.3)Visuals
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| | she's sleepy, let her sleep.You can sleep
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| are key.Back to the photo op - a happy
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| | well, too, knowing that you've celebrated
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| baby, smiling delightedly at her cake,
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| | a tear-free birthday party and will have
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| dressed for posterity, surrounded by
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| | lovely memories to cherish. See how easy
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| happy guests and balloons, is the ideal
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| | that was?Liz Ryan is a workplace expert
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| takeaway from this celebration. So set up
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| | and mother of five children, and the
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| the party to go the right way by
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| | leader of the online network WorldWIT (
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| scheduling it when baby will be well
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| | She lives in Boulder, Colorado.
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