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Little Sunshine first birthday party ideas

Warm yellows and soft whites for a bright, cheerful daytime party — easy to pull off at home.

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Plan your Little Sunshine party

Colour palette

  • Sunshine
  • Butter
  • Cloud
  • Sky

Cake ideas

  • Sun smash cake

    A small round cake with yellow frosting and piped “rays” around the edge.

  • Lemon drizzle cupcakes

    Cupcakes for the grown-ups, topped with a paper sun pick.

  • Fruit “sun” platter

    Orange slices in a ring around a bowl of yogurt — a no-bake option.

Things to do at the party

Bubble chase

  • 6–36 months
  • 10 min
  • Outdoors
  • Indoors
  • Low mess

Blow bubbles for your little one to watch, reach and pop.

  • Moving
  • Senses

You’ll need

  • Bubbles
How to play
  1. Blow a few bubbles above your baby.
  2. Let them reach, clap or chase.
  3. Count the pops together.

Play safely: Keep the bubble mix out of reach.

Grass and blanket time

  • 3–12 months
  • 10 min
  • Outdoors
  • Low mess

Feeling grass and watching leaves move overhead.

  • Senses

You’ll need

  • Blanket
How to play
  1. Spread a blanket in a shady spot.
  2. Let your baby lie or sit near the edge to touch the grass.
  3. Look up together at leaves and clouds.

Play safely: Choose shade and check the grass for anything small first.

Sing and sway

  • 0–12 months
  • 10 min
  • Indoors
  • Low mess

Gentle movement and songs — a calm way to share some time together.

  • Words & sounds
  • Together time

You’ll need

  • Music to play
How to play
  1. Put on a song you like, or sing your own.
  2. Hold your baby close and sway to the beat.
  3. Pause the music now and then and see how they react.