R and M’s First Birthday Party Invite
Our twins, R and M, are three years old.
Around one month ago they received their first ever birthday invitation. A lady I know at our local playgroup has a little girl who turned three and she very kindly invited R and M along to her birthday party.
It’s the first birthday party that they’ve been invited to so we were all pretty excited!
The party was at park which has a miniature railway in. It’s only a five minute drive from where we live, but I’d never been before.
Before the party I had the task of buying the birthday girl a gift – a task which proved harder than I first thought!
I don’t really know much about the little girl other than her name and what she looks like! What if she doesn’t like dolls or drawing or play dough or crafts?
I didn’t have a clue what to buy!
In the end I asked R and M what they thought we should buy and they chose a Crayola Mosaic picture making gift.
They helped me to wrap the present and put it in the gift bag too! They were pretty excited about the party!
It turned out to be really enjoyable, although both girls had a cold so we didn’t stay too long.
We had a go on two of the miniature trains. The one that went through the tunnel appeared to be a firm favourite! We then had a go on a mini tram which great fun also!
After the fun of riding the trains we returned to the marque for some food and to sing happy birthday to the birthday girl.
On the way out R and M had a little play in the park.
Overall, they really enjoyed their first birthday party!
11 Comments
Sarah Howe – Run Jump Scrap
May 8, 2015 at 11:16 am
Aww that's a nice milestone their first party! Good idea for one as well. Present buying is so hard isn't it?? I always end up guessing! Hope the girls are better now! Xx #binkylinky
Leandra Bramham
May 8, 2015 at 1:15 pm
So cute, the whole birthday party thing is still an enigma to me and we are having T's belated birthday party next month! Eeek! Thanks for hosting x
#binkylinky
bettyandthebumps
May 8, 2015 at 1:25 pm
Hmmm, buying a present for somebody you've never met can't be fun! I think maybe if Gwenn has parties when she's older I might have a "no gift" rule to make it less stressful for the people invited? x
#binkylinky
Jeremy Barnes
May 8, 2015 at 1:46 pm
I went through this a few months ago. It's nice when you know the other moms, awkward when you don't. looks like the kids had a blast though, so that's all that matters!
Louise (Little Hearts, Big Love)
May 8, 2015 at 4:56 pm
What a lovely birthday party – love the sound of the mini trains and trams and so glad that R and M enjoyed going to their first birthday party 🙂
Caroline Elliott
May 8, 2015 at 7:08 pm
Aww looks like a lovely party, monkey had his first invite too recently for a couple of boys at playgroup and their 3rd birthdays. such a milestone isn't it? the first of many more over the years I think! xx #pocolo
Victoria Welton
May 9, 2015 at 4:49 pm
For some reason I can't remember Grace's first party invite! Your girls looked like they had a fab time – and what a lovely day for it too. Thank you for linking to #PoCoLo x
Ickle Pickle
May 10, 2015 at 2:00 pm
Oh how cute! Looks like a fab day, so glad you all had a nice time x x
Hannah Spannah Coco Banana
May 10, 2015 at 8:23 pm
That's a lovely idea for a low key birthday party. It looks like a lovely park and a great new find for you #binkylink
Zena’s Suitcase
May 13, 2015 at 8:46 am
I think 3 is about the right age to really start enjoying birthday parties. Miniature railways are are real hit to aren't they. We visit one a lot.
Mum to a Monster
May 16, 2015 at 4:48 pm
Sounds like they had a great time. Its a proper milestone being invited to your first party