1)   Animal Invites: Cut ducks, turtles, dogs and other favorite animals. Use a bright gel pen to write your message and party information.
 
2)   Animals Take Center Stage: Use a stuffed monkey, elephant or giraffe for a centerpiece and attach a bouquet of primary-colored balloons and streamers to the stuffed animal.
  
3)   Put on a Show: Create & coordinate a puppet show – like those on baby Einstein DVD's.
 
4)   Double the Fun with Bubbles: Have toddlers blow their own bubbles with spill proof bubble bottles and wands. Or blow the bubbles yourself let the kids can catch them. Play music for this activity as well. This one’s best done outside in a fenced-in back yard.
 
5)   Old Macdonald Had a Farm: Create a farm with stuffed animals, toys and posters. Make a farm animal hat for each child. Search for plastic chicken eggs, play “duck, duck goose” and sing “Old MacDonald Had a Farm!”
 
6)   Special Me: Put a current photo of your baby in an oversized cardboard mat frame. Hang the photo along with acid-free markers in a conspicuous place and invite guests to write a message to the birthday child.
 
7)   Toddler’s Relay Race: Place baskets at one end of a room and a pile of toys at the other end. Divide children into teams and let them take turns picking up a toy, crawling (or walking on their knees) to the basket, dropping the toy into the basket and returning to their team.  First team to finish wins!
 
8)   Play Parade: Give each child a toddler musical instrument. Play an upbeat song favorite and have a parade that snakes through the backyard.

 
9)   Dominoes: Set up dominoes that spell the baby’s name or age.
 

10) Human Jack in the Box:  Have kids pop out of a large, decorated Jack in the Box as toddlers turn a crank on the side of the box and all sing a tune.

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