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As you little 1 approaches one the common question that arises is: “Are you having a 1st birthday?”

For most moms this can be a very stressful event. Endless things that you need to think of. Starting from the guest list, the venue, the theme, colors, entertainment, decor, party packs and the list goes on …

My little girl turned one at the end of June. Our first thought was that we would have it at a Venue just because it eases the burden on us of cleaning up and having to create entertainment for everyone. We decided to look at different venues across Johannesburg, its surprising the amount of venues that are actually around and the facilities that are offered are just amazing!

Our favorite though was Kid-e-up Party Yard in Kyalami . (Kid-e-up Party Yard Link) . Its set in such a tranquil area and the grounds and facilities are amazing! Great Value for Price! Unfortunately we never used it as it was too far for the majority of our guests.

Our second favorite was Jeeks Party Venue in Senderwood. It’s in the Greek Sporting Grounds. The facilities and set-up is also really nice with lots of activities for the Kids! (Jeeks Party Venue)

But after we looked at dozens of Venue, we then reviewed our guest list and realized that many of the kids were under the age of 2 so we decided to have it at home in the Garden. We hired a Jumping Castle, took out some of the soft play items, the little ones car and toys on a play mat.

The theme that we chose was Mickey Mouse Clubhouse. I got a lot of my Inspiration from the web, especially Pinterest. My Mickey Pinterest Board! Please check out my Board it might help if you would like some ideas for your little ones birthday.

If you good with your hands and if you have time, you can make any theme extra special with some DIY work.

I found the best place for balloons were at Party Spot . They have the widest variety of balloons and they fill it with helium while you wait!