To be honest, our son just turned 4 last week, and I can honestly say that was the first time he was at all interested in his birthday. His 3rd one was fun, and you could see that he was just starting to grasp the concept that all this fuss was about him.
As for 1st and 2nd birthdays, my belief is that its more about fun for the parents. A child turning 1 has no idea what is going on and the celebration is special for you, for the obvious reasons.
Thats not to say you musn't make an effort, just realise that its for your benefit.
So, if you are from an large family or with a wide circle of friends etc, and there are going to be lots of kids of varying ages about, look up details I gave someone on foods you can make yourself for the party. The subject was simply "party" and it was posted recently.
If the majority of people attending are going to be couples with kids the same age, cater more towards the adults, as the majority of 1 year olds will still have food brought by their parents.
We had a Nemo themed cake made for our son's 4th and it was a work of art. I did not want to cut it and had to be forcibly stopped by my wife after photographing it more than the party.
[This message has been edited by BoardManager (edited 30-11-2004).]
