A Hole in One First Birthday Party

I can’t believe my baby is One. I’m not crying, You’re crying.

Little boy on a diy putting green celebrating his first birthday

First Birthdays are some of my favorite birthdays to celebrate. After all, its a really big year for everyone, a newborn changes a lot in the first year. Think about it, they go from being little tiny blobs to walking and climbing and saying words. It’s a big celebration for the parents too. The first birthday means we survived the first year of sleepless nights and bottle feedings.

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Having had 2 girls, I was REALLY excited to celebrate my sweet little boy on his big day. We decided to do a golf themed birthday… A Hole in One First Birthday celebration.

Golf Party Activity for the Kids

First on the list for Duncan’s big day was getting Rex to build putting greens for all the kids. Let me tell you, he was less than thrilled to take on this project, but when they turned out SO cute, he said he wanted to keep them for himself after the party. We used plywood to cute the shape we wanted and then stapled a green rug I found at Lowe’s for cheap to the top. We cut the hole and added wood trim on the sides so the ball wouldn’t roll off. Using super glue we added some cute obstacles like a papier-mache dinosaur and Duncan’s name. Woo Hoo! Cutest Putting Greens Ever!

Man making a diy putting green for sons first birthday — DIY Putting Greens

Decor Ideas for a Golf Themed Birthday

Some of my favorite details from the party were the adorable plastic golf clubs. Our big activity for the kids were letting them pick out a golf club from the “Pro Shop” to use on our DIY putting greens. They got to put around on the putting greens we made (thankful it was such a beautiful day outside).

Golf Party Food Ideas

One of the most fun I had was setting up the food spread. We used the fake grass squares I had from Tessa’s Garden Themed Birthday Party and displayed everything you’d find at the Country Club.

Club Sandwiches , Chip Shots (bags of chips), Fruit Slices, Peanut “Putter” Sandwiches (PB&J’s), and Arnold Palmers. But the talk of the spread were the adorable Golf Shaped Sugar Cookies and the Personalized Golf Tees we stuck in the Club Sandwiches.

Outside I set up the 19th Hole for the adults. A drink station full of adult beverages for the grown-ups.

I’m especially proud of the Golf Ball Smash cake I made. I didn’t want to spend a lot of money on a cake that would just get torn to shreds. I cut the cake into a round, ball shape and covered in white icing. Placed the ice cake in the freezer for about 10 minutes so the icing would harden a bit. Then I took the flat end of a bamboo skewer (that is all I could find in the house that would work), and gently pressed the flat end all over the cake to make the dimples. I added some green icing to the bottom to look like grass to finish it off.

Super Simple and Easy and So Stinking Cute!

Golf Themed Party Favors

For favors we gave kids these cute plastic golf ball cups. With a sharpie, I wrote everyone’s names to personalize them. I also ordered personalized golf tees that we used in the club sandwiches. I put a handful of them in a baggie and gave them as a special gift to Rex and both Grandfathers.

Gift Idea for a Hole in One First Birthday Party

And the big gift for the birthday boy was this DIY Golf Cart! Duncan was obsessed with it. My mom painted a Little Tykes Cozy Coup car with black and white spray paint and used these adorable decals to make it look like a golf cart. It was the talk of the party! Grandmas always know how to bring the fun!

Painted little tykes car to look like a golf cart for a hole in one first birthday

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