It was easy to find matching tableware, straws and napkins at Party City and Target. The snacks were easy- I stocked up on kettle corn from BJ’s and found the popcorn tubs at Dollar Tree.
Along the back side of this photo (above) you can see a bit of my “Baby Buffet.” Since many of the guests were under 2, I decided to do a baby buffet with juice boxes, apple sauce pouches, cheese sticks, cucumber slices, mini cottage cheeses and YoBaby yogurts. All of the blue serving dishes were found at Dollar Tree!
For lunch we served a chicken souvlaki salad bar (pictured above). It was SO easy and such a hit. My aunt used to do this at all of her family parties and it never disappoints. I’ll post a recipe for the chicken soon.
For the cupcakes I baked my tried and true vanilla cupcake recipe. I made a separate first birthday smash cake using a banana cake recipe (pictured above), but you can easily substitute applesauce or plain yogurt for eggs in a traditional cake recipe (our pediatrician did not suggest eggs before one year).
