When my first child turned one, I threw a great big party, sent out handmade invitations, ordered a ton of fancy cupcakes, invited every other one-year-old in town, and then watched them drool on stuff and fall asleep. They didn’t even look at all the streamers I painstakingly hung.
My next two kids got a party hat and a cake to smash. Mama took a few fun pictures, and that was that.
Let’s face it, 1st birthday’s are more photo-ops for parents than memorable events for the kids. Lynda had the same kind of idea. She refinished this aging high-chair (it had actually belonged to her grandfather when he was a baby!) with paint, ribbons, and polka-dots for an absolutely adorable 1st birthday gift for a friend.
So not only will she have enviably cute birthday pictures, she’ll also have a ridiculously cute place to eat everyday. That’s the gift that keeps on giving. See more at Oh So Shabby.
And here’s another child’s chair makeover that is about to break the cuteness-meter, from Amanda at Mommy is CooCoo. I’m in hot and heavy love with that fabric. (The new fabric, not the teddy-bears-at-a-county-fair-fabric).
Tricked ya! It’s so tiny, it’s not even child-sized! It’s like, newborn-sized. (Disclaimer: please do not place newborns in tiny chairs, especially not on top of a piano, no matter how adorable that may seem at the time.)
4 Comments
LeeAnn
November 4, 2013 at 2:56 PMMy hubby once weighed our newborn daughter in the nail scale at Home Depot. He would put her in that little chair, too. Otherwise, he’s a great dad. The makeovers are fabulous.
Lindsey @ Better After
November 4, 2013 at 4:15 PMHahaha, I can actually picture my husband doing the same thing! 😉
Tiara
November 4, 2013 at 8:37 PMThat is a very sturdy lookin’ high chair.
And it’s too cute after, it has a tutu!
How can you not like the teddy bears, they’re so old school.
Err, maybe you should hold an ugly fabric contest.
MUMZY
November 5, 2013 at 10:15 AMHow cute are these???