Chicken Themed First Birthday Party | This Chick Is One
Read all the details of my daughter’s simple & budget-friendly chicken-themed first birthday party! From DIY decorations to Chick-Fil-A chicken nuggets — let’s jump into all the details!
If you want to throw the PERFECT chicken birthday party, read on!! Note: You can use this theme whether your child is turning one, two, three, or older — just change the theme from “This Chick is One” to “This Chick is Two” (or whatever age your child is turning)!
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Chicken Themed First Birthday Party Invitations
First, I sent our friends and family these cute DIY chicken birthday party invitations! Here is how I made these invitations:
I purchased these chicken cut outs on Etsy in the size 6 inches, and I found these cute square brown envelopes on Amazon to fit the invitations. For the labels, I bought these clear Avery brand labels that were really easy to customize and print off from my printer at home.
Chicken sayings you can use on the invitations or decorations:
- “This chick is one.”
- “Join us for a clucking good time.”
- “Celebrating one cute chick!
- “Happy birthday to one cool chick.”
- “Cluck on over for an im-peck-able party.”
- “Calling all peeps!”
DIY Chicken Birthday Party Treat Bags
I made simple DIY chicken party bags for the kids that attended! It was SO simple — I just used white paper lunch bags, construction paper, glue, and a black marker. They also served as decoration!
How to make the DIY chicken party treat bags
Supplies:
- Red construction paper (for the combs and wattles)
- Yellow or orange construction paper (for the beaks)
- White paper lunch sacks
- Black permanent marker
- Glue stick
- Scissors
- Candy and party favors to fill the bags
Instructions:
Cut combs and wattles out of the red construction paper. Cut beaks out of the orange or yellow construction paper. Fold the lunch bag, and glue the pieces into place. Use the black marker to draw eyes and eyebrows onto the chickens. Allow the glue to dry. Finally, add candy and party favors to the bags!
First Birthday Guest Book
Using a children’s book as a guest book is such a sweet and meaningful idea. This was my first time doing this.
Since I did this guest book last minute, this book was the best I could find at the store that fit my daughter’s birthday party theme. If I did it over again, I would look for a book online that fits the theme better. In addition, I’d buy a book with PAPER pages. I didn’t realize the pages of this book were glossy and hard to write on. If you use a board book, you will want to use a permanent marker!
Instructions:
Have your guests write their name or message for the birthday girl on one of the pages of a children’s book! Write this sweet little poem on a card: “Please stop here and take a look, then write a message in my birthday book. A birthday wish or just sign your name, so that I will remember that you came.”
Children’s Books with Chickens
Here is a list of other paperback children’s books that feature chickens:
- The Little Red Hen (Little Golden Book)
- The Little Red Hen (Paul Galdone Nursery Classic)
- Catch That Chicken!
- There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Chick!
- With Love, Little Red Hen
Baby Monthly Milestone Banner
In our dining room, I taped a monthly milestone picture banner against our chalkboard and wrote “This Chick is One” on the board. I cleared off our cube organizer to place her birthday presents and display the birthday cake. We also added a cute basket to hold any cards she received.
Chicken Animal Figurine Birthday Cake
The smash cake is my favorite thing that I made for the party. I was really going for a minimalist, sweet, and simple birthday party, and I feel like this cake really caught the essence of the celebration I was trying to achieve.
To make this cake, I made two 8-inch round vanilla cakes and a big batch of homemade frosting. I put frosting in-between the cakes to stick them together and then frosted the entire outside of the cake.
In addition to the smash cake, I made a 9-inch by 13-inch vanilla cake and frosted it and lightly sprinkled both.
Here is the recipe I used for both cakes. I doubled the recipe to be able to make two 8-inch round cakes and one 9×13 sheet cake.
Chicken figurine cake toppers
Here are two packs of realistic chicken figurines I used on top of the chicken first birthday cake:
Chick-Fil-A Chicken Nuggets & Other Food We Served
Almost everything for this party was extremely budget friendly, but I did splurge to get Chick-Fil-A nuggets! Some advice my mom passed on to me is when you throw a party, provide a meal, so the guests can leave the party filled and happy. We also live quite a ways from some of our family, so it was extra important to me to provide a filling meal.
We live in a small rural town far away from most restaurants, so I ordered two orders of frozen chicken nuggets (enough for 50 people). My husband had to drive an hour to pick it up, and we heated it at our house. It came out to just over $200, and Chick-Fil-A supplied all the plates, silverware, napkins, and sauces we needed. Overall, I was really impressed with the catering, and the chicken tasted great for being heated in our own oven.
Other food options for a chicken-themed first birthday party are fried chicken or chicken tenders from a local supermarket deli or frozen nuggets from the grocery store! Honestly, as long as they’re fed with good food and have good fellowship, your guests will be happy.
We also served applesauces pouches for the kids, chips, fruits and veggies, scalloped potatoes, chocolate chip cookies, and ice cream!
Other Details of the Chicken Themed First Birthday Party
Here are a few more details of my daughter’s chicken-themed first birthday party!
The Outfit
I found this precious farm animal dress on Amazon!! There are other farm animals on it along with chickens, but I thought it was too cute to pass up. It actually came in a set of two, so we could have one dress for before and after the smash cake.
High Chair Decorations
My mother-in-law provided the chicken photo backdrop to put behind our daughter’s high chair. I like how it isn’t super obnoxious or cartoony. We also used some extra chicken cut outs that we used for the invitations to make a chicken banner that spelled out my daughter’s name. We hung that banner up above her high chair against the photo backdrop.
Other Decorations
Other charming birthday party decorations I used to decorate this party included a small bouquet of flowers and a package of egg cartons. I put fake eggs in the egg cartons, but you can also put cookies or other party favors inside them!
Seek to Bless, Not Impress
All in all, this was the sweetest birthday party because our family and friends gathered with us in our home to celebrate our baby girl! The biggest lesson I’ve been learning in my homemaking journey is to seek to bless, not impress. Connection over impressing.
I’ve held myself back so many times from connecting with others because things weren’t “perfect.” Whether the timing wasn’t perfect (my kids are too little and will miss their nap time) or the conditions weren’t perfect (my house is a disaster) or something else — I am done being held back from what truly matters (fellowship and serving others!!).
While I hope this post helps you throw the PERFECT chicken-themed birthday party, use this celebration as an opportunity to serve others, fully celebrate your child, and enjoy communion with your loved ones free of guilt!
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What a fun and original idea! This is just the cutest theme and I love how everything turned out.