My daughter turns 1 in a month. I've been thinking about this party since she was 6 months old. Not because I'm soooooooo excited or because I think it's soooooo much fun to plan. I've been thinking about it for 5 months because I don't like events sneaking up on me. And I don't want to feel overwhelmed. And despite the fact that I've been thinking it over for many months, I don't want a big over the top affair here. I'm working on a budget and I need to stay on track.
So I want it simple and special.
I know there's a million little things to think about. And the way my mind works is that I need all these million things written down in front of me. I need to be able to physically cross them off or write down my ideas. So what else would one do in such a circumstance but make a binder?!
That's right!
Another binder.
I did some research to figure out what all I needed to consider and plan when it comes to a birthday party. Then I typed it all up into planning sheets. I can use these planning sheets for future birthday parties, too. I'll just print them out again and plan away!
The cover was made using this design by Sarah Helm on TeachersPayTeachers.
Here are the pages I made:
8 in all. See the pink line in the upper right corner? That's where I've written "1st Birthday - 2014." When I use these sheets next year, I'll write "2nd Birthday - 2015." And so on....
OMG.
I just freaked out a little over that.
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If you'd like a copy of my planning sheets, you can download them for free here (pdf or Word)! The Word file might be weird looking because of the fonts and formatting. Be advised.
I'm one month away from this party and I'm feeling good! I've been using this binder for a while now and it's helping!!!!
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