First Birthday Party Ideas for Baby Boys (2024)

Warm and happy - the sun is the perfect theme for your SONS first birthday! Yellow is the main color but you could add in shades of blue or other warm oranges to brighten up your little guys big day!

Another take on the "first trip around the sun" birthday party theme idea for a 1 year old. Add the moon and stars and lost of metallic accents to recreate this beautiful idea!

We LOVE a good budget party! You can throw together such a cute event without breaking the bank - trust me! Look how cute this Dino party is!

This is the perfect example of how you can't really "gender" a party theme! This party was actually for a little girls 5th birthday but we strongly considered this theme for Theo's 1st birthday! This is the song I sing to Theo every night and I loved the idea of doing a "son-shine" theme 😀

A great first birthday starts with a fun play on words! "Wild One" is a great theme for for wild animal loving one year old!

A great example of simple items that makes for such cute decor! The inexpensive streamers and balloons paired simple cardstock sign are adorable! The homemade cake turned out so cute too and I bet it tasted yummy! (Just like the Funfetti cakes many of us grew up eating!)

WOW this party is beautiful! So many adorable details to inspire your snowy, woodland, winter themed "Winter ONEderland" party for your little guy.

Any party that includes baby Yoda aka Grogu is a WIN!

You'll be ready to hit the beach with this colorful cabana themed first birthday! We love all the island vibes and of course the Tiki Bar for the adults to enjoy the day as well. If you're looking for a theme for your babies pool party - you'll love this!

This cute beach themed party has all the fun things with Shark Theme and Beachy, Boho Vibes!

So many cute race car ideas! You can put up a "speed limit 1" sign and "Lap 1 Complete" as well as include your "pit crew"! Setup a "Fuel Station" for your food and drinks. Setup chocolate donuts as "spare tires"! Use black and white checkered flags in your decor for easy theme decorations. VROOM VROOM!

We love all the DIYs for this adorable Farm Themed party! The big cardboard barn would look so cute with a few hay bales in front of it if you are doing your party outdoors!

A few other ideas for a farm party, include a big play on the animals! Party 'til the cows come home is such a cute theme with lots of fun decor ideas to go with it! The cow is obviously the best of the farm animals and the most iconic! Plus, you know babies love them some MILK!

In Houston, we have "Go Texan Day" to celebrate the kickoff of the HUGE Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo. Everyone dresses up in western wear and celebrates the western heritage. This year Theo got to wear is "This IS my first rodeo!" onesie and I thought it would be such a fun idea for a party theme too! This party has so many cute ideas: from the name spelled with rope to stick horse party favors for each of the little guests! Don't forget your cowboy hat!

Everyone knows those ears! This Modern Mickey Mouse birthday party is a cute way to celebrate your little one with simple, classic decor.

Another take on the Mickey Mouse party. My favorite thing here is the chalkboard drawing! Such a simple, large decor piece that you could easily use for different themes!

We love all the bright colors from this special day! So many fun DIYs with this Sesame Street themed first birthday party! The cut out (or use your Cricut) the character faces and put on large pom poms! The street sign is easily customized and printed for your decor.

Did someone say cookies?? Your little one has had almost primarily MILK for the past year - time for some cookies!

Based on the beloved children's book byMaurice Sendak! This party has a bit of a jungle theme just like in the book! This party included fur and real wood accents! Don't miss the details of this baby boy’s first birthday and get inspired for your own.

Mariahputs togeter some of the CUTEST parties! I love this Monster Mash Halloween party and think it would be such a cute birthday theme for your little monster! We've called Theo "Monster" from birth. When he went in the NICU weighing 6lbs thanks to gestational diabetes, he was SO much bigger than the other preemie babies! This was a close contender for our baby's first birthday!

Is there anything cuter than little bunnies!? Lots of bunny ears and carrot themed desserts and decor. Of course, you have to have carrot birthday cake!You could even setup a sweet little bunny petting zoo! You could re-use Easter decor or save it for next year as well! Love decor that can work double duty.

So many adorable ideas for this construction party! Play area for kids, hard hats, safety vests, and "dirt" desserts makes for the perfect construction party details. Add places for the kiddos to build and dig!

The perfect party for your future golf buddy! So many funny puns to throw around too. "Thanks for swinging by!" We love the cheerful blue and green used for this little guys birthday.

If your little on is destined to be a sports fan, you could celebrate his "rookie year" with a baseball themed party!

This beautiful modern and neutral party has teddy bears as the theme! Your little bear cub will love the adorable bear ears they can wear!

If your little one loves dogs like ours does, they would LOVE a puppy paw-ty themed party!

Look for shadows on your wall; Peter Pan is stopping by to have a ball!This adorable ONEderland party is an adorable theme for the little one you never want to grow up!

If you're a sports loving family you will really like this football themed party! Add in a "first year down" for a baby's first birthday party idea! The best part? You can re-use the decor for your super bowl party!

Celebrate your little rockstar in style! So many cute details for this party! Karaoke anyone? Lots of fun for littles of all ages at this party!

An adorable bumble bee birthday! (say that 5x!) The gold is a fun color theme and would be super cute for a little boy OR your Queen Bee! WE love the donut holes to look like a bee hive! Such a cute touch.

Many families spend their summers at the lake and fishing will be a big part of their little one's life! Why not celebrate being O-Fish-ally ONE!

What a ONEderful idea for your dapper little fella! Celebrate in style with this party theme.

Any party that has dogs is a WIN! The dalmations are such a cute touch and the black and white with fire engine red is so adorable. If you also got a fire truck to show up? Well, you'd have a bunch of happy kiddos!

So many littles would LOVE a train party! There are so many cute ideas from this event. We love the "track" on the sidewalk out front! So simple to put up. Be sure to pull out the train set for a super fun play activity during the party!

Such an adorable party - especially because this little one's name is Rowan! I love that the built a full on boat for a party prop that will be used later for a sandbox! THAT'S the way to do it! No need to be wasteful - make and use things for your awesome party that you will be able to use later as well!

Ahoy mates! Put on your sailors hat and jump in the DIY cardboard ship at this fun party. We love that each kiddo gets a hat to wear during the party! Super fun for pretend play and a great gift to take home. So cool that each one is customized.

Celebrate your little explorer with a fun camp themed party. The tent can obviously be re-used and would be fun to play with at the party! The food for your camping themed birthday would be AWESOME!

There are so many kids movies I can't wait to share with my little one, and Toy Story is definetly one of them! We love this adorable party theme and especially love that a lot of the toys used for decorations will be played with long after this party is over! The food selection at this party is especially inspiring and ON POINT! Gotta stay on the theme!

If you're raising a little bookworm then you will love this cute birthday theme. Set the room up like a library and invite each quest to bring their favorite book for story time. You could also setup a book exchange for your guests! A fun way to promote reading with you little ones. Simple snacks and "worm" themed ones will also be fun for the kiddos!

This party, based on the classic children's book, has so many adorable game and food options! Start with a treasure hunt and end with the game Twister, adpated to fit the theme with different fruit standing in for the colors. And of course the food selection is easy - just follow the book!

This is a gorgeous birthday party! The blue and white decor is so soft and pretty and perfect with the fun hot air balloons decorations. They even had an ice cream cart! The balloons are an inexpensive a creative way to decorate! The marshmallows for "clouds" are such a cute added touch.