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Wild One first birthday party ideas

Jungle greens and safari animals for a playful party — works for an outdoor afternoon or a venue.

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Plan your Wild One party

Colour palette

Leaf
Sand
Clay
Cream

Cake ideas

Lion mane smash cake
Orange frosting piped in a mane around a simple face.
Animal print cookies
Sugar cookies with simple spots and stripes.
Jungle cupcake toppers
Paper leaves on green-frosted cupcakes.

Things to do at the party

Cardboard box tunnel

8–24 months
15 min
Indoors
Low mess

An open-ended box becomes a tunnel to crawl through.

Moving
Puzzling it out

You’ll need

Cardboard box

How to play

Open both ends of a large box and lay it on its side.
Peek through from the other end and call your baby.
Celebrate when they make it through.

Play safely: Remove staples and tape before play.

Roll the ball

6–18 months
10 min
Indoors
Low mess

Rolling a ball back and forth is an early taking-turns game.

Moving
Together time

You’ll need

Soft ball

How to play

Sit facing each other with legs apart.
Roll the ball gently towards your baby.
Cheer when it comes back — even by accident.

Name that sound

12–36 months
10 min
Indoors
Outdoors
Low mess

Listen for sounds and guess what made them.

Words & sounds

You’ll need

Nothing but you

How to play

Sit quietly for a moment together.
Ask “What can you hear?”
Name the sounds: birds, cars, the kettle, footsteps.

Plan your Wild One party