Name: Genevieve (4)
Location: U.S.

My leaning toward natural parenting means that I am always focused on simplicity and environmental stewardship when it comes to family events and my children's milestones. This year at Genevieve's fourth birthday is the first time we have elected to throw her a party, wanting the party to be her idea and about what she wants as opposed to us. It was a great success! More

Name: Lucy
Location: Toronto, Ontario

Lucy is our Little Miss Sunshine - she's funny, sweet and a very happy baby. hHaving a sunshine themed party seemed just right for her! More

Name: Ava (1)
Location: Pawtucket, RI

When I started planning Ava's first birthday party, I knew it needed to be special and full of fun. Ava had been born two months early and we were so grateful for her healthy and happy first year of life and for all the love she'd been given by others, that we wanted to throw a big party for our friends and family to enjoy. More

Name: Sophie Bird (1)
Location: West Village, NYC

I can basically credit Pinterest for all my ideas and decor that we used and created for Sophie's first birthday. I went back and forth about a theme for a while but wound up deciding on Sunshine because she just is so sunshiney. More

Name: Cameron (2)
Location: Washington, DC

Our daughter Cameron LOVES monkeys and has an impressive collection of sock monkeys, but her favorites are pink and red. So we decided for her second birthday party to do a modern, funky sock monkey brunch focusing on those two colors. More

Name: Dean (1)
Location: Nashville, TN

I have a history of going a little theme-crazy and overboard with birthday parties, be they children's or adults (see my older son's third and fourth birthday parties). I thought that I had escaped this problem with my younger son Dean's first birthday, until my husband innocently threw out the words, "The Dean's List." My eyes lit up like the crazy person I am, and I started scrounging up anything vaguely prep school-ish. More

Name: Wylie (2)
Location: Oakland, CA

It all started off as a party at Little Farm in Tilden Park. Wylie, turning two, was so into farm animals that we thought the adjacent picnic grounds and barnyard animal farm where kids could feed animals would be perfect. Then he started talking about dinosaurs, and trains and lions. The invitations were already sent out so I decided to tweek it a little and we arrived at a "Favorite Things" party. More

Name: Clara (1)
Location: Jackson, MS

Clara loves her weekly music class, so the studio was a natural choice to hold her first birthday party. We had a rock and roll theme and encouraged guests to dress the part. More

Name: "Littlest Superhero" (3)
Location: Washington, DC

My husband and I are big believers in the power of superheros - and, specifically, of Superman, so it's no surprise that our son is, at 3, a fan. When we suggested a Superman birthday party, his eyes lit up. We knew we had to make it happen. More

Name: Kieran (3)
Location: France

We held a very simple party for Kieran this year. Leading up to his birthday we had all been sick, so there wasn't much time to pull a major event together. More