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The chances of making a hole in one on the golf course is anywhere from 3,000 – 12,000 to 1. Maybe you know from experience, or can just image, that the excitement level when the golf ball rolls into the hole on your first swing is HIGH.

That’s the level of excitement we want for your little-one’s first birthday!

They deserve a celebration to remember (just like that hole in one), making this “Hole in One” first birthday party theme “par for the course.”

We kept the decor on the lighter, simpler side for this one, as we feel you don’t need much to get this theme across – only a few well-chosen items. This will save you some time, and your wallet will thank us!

The top three items worth “splurging” for are the Golf Ball Balloons, the Golf Ball Cups, and the Golf Ball Plates. These are easy ways to incorporate the theme into your party while allowing the rest of the decor to be easy to find at numerous different stores, whether online or in person. Of course, we have some options here if you don’t want to do any leg work – just keep reading!

The golf ball balloons can be mixed in to a balloon arch like the one here, and/or filled with helium and grouped with this number “1” balloon for a fun balloon moment that you and your guests will love.

If you only consider one item from this list for your party, consider these Golf Ball Cups. They are unique and practical – and double as party favors!

One item you will need to have in some form or fashion is tableware, and while we recommend keeping more of it simple and easy, these golf ball plates add another touch of cute and practicality to your party. Pair it with a green table cloth, like this one here (or check out your local Dollar Store or grocery store), and some white paper napkins.

These White Toothpick Flags can add to your theme by incorporating these into the food you set out. One plus is you can turn this idea into a super fast (and FREE) DIY project with items you likely already have at home!

DIY White Toothpick Flags

What You’ll Need:

Toothpicks (as many as you want flags, we would suggest 10-20 depending on the amount of food you have)
White Paper (can be regular, or card stock if you have it)
A Ruler
A pencil or pen
Scissors
Glue or double-sided tape

Instructions:

Lay your paper in the landscape orientation.
Using your ruler and writing utensil, make tick marks every one inch on each side of the paper.
Connect the tick marks by drawing a straight line from left to right. You will end of with 8 lines. The bottom of the page will have 1/2 inch strip that will not be used to make your flags.
Now turn the paper in the portrait orientation, and repeat steps 2 and 3, except you will make tick marks every 3 inches on each side of the paper. You will end up with 3 lines. There will be a similar 2 inch strip at the bottom that will not be used to make your flags.
You should now have a paper with 24 even rectangles, all 1in x 3in. Use your scissors to carefully cut along the lines to eventually have 24 separate rectangles. You will have several rectangles of odd sizes, those can be trashed.
Prep your 24 rectangles by folding them each in half to make a smaller 1in x 1.5in rectangle.
Take your toothpicks, and place them in the crease of the rectangles, aligning the top of toothpick just under the top of the rectangle (one toothpick per rectangle). Use either glue or double-sided tape to wrap the rectangles around the toothpick and secure the paper together.

Your finished product should look very similar (if not exactly) like the toothpicks above! You can get as creative as you want, with different colored paper, or writing custom messages on the flags. Place them in your cupcakes, cakes, fruit, etc.

Now for the birthday boy or girl, this theme allows for an easy present idea just begging to be bought, and that is this Toddler Golf Set. Get them out there on the green early – who knows, you might have the next Tiger Woods on your hands!

The food fare can be tied to your theme or simply whatever you find easiest, but we do recommend for the 21+ crowd considering this Azalea Cocktail – a previous signature cocktail of the Masters golf tournament! Lemon juice, pineapple juice, vodka and grenadine. Yum!

Now while those hole-in-one odds above can look pretty daunting, don’t let hosting your Hole in One Birthday Party be that way too!

Cheers!