--- title: "Happy 1st Birthday – Wishes and Baby’s Year | birthday.video" description: "Happy 1st birthday wishes for baby, then their first year month by month in a video with a gentle Happy Birthday tune, or a 1st birthday invitation. Free." url: https://birthday.video/happy-1st-birthday --- Free · made on your device # Happy 1st birthday: wishes and a first-year video A newborn photo, a picture from every month, the first wobbly steps. Words for the card, and a video of baby’s first year to play at the party and keep. Free · no sign-up · no watermark Happy 1st birthday Arlo 1st Our favourite year so far Love, Mum and Dad ## Ready-made GIFs to send Download one as it is, or press **Add their name** to open it in the editor and make it theirs. * ![Animated birthday GIF, “Happy 1st birthday”: a baby-blue balloon carrying a big number one, a little teddy and soft pastel clouds of polka dots.](https://birthday.video/gifs/happy-1st-birthday/first-birthday-gif.webp) Happy 1st birthday [Download GIF](https://birthday.video/gifs/happy-1st-birthday/first-birthday-gif.gif) * ![Animated birthday GIF, “A teddy for a first birthday”: a little teddy in a party hat bobbing on mint and pink, with cupcakes and a rounded greeting.](https://birthday.video/gifs/happy-1st-birthday/kawaii-party-gif.webp) A teddy for a first birthday [Download GIF](https://birthday.video/gifs/happy-1st-birthday/kawaii-party-gif.gif) * ![Animated birthday GIF, “Balloons for a first birthday”: soft peach sky, balloons drifting up and a rounded serif headline with “One today!” on a pill.](https://birthday.video/gifs/happy-1st-birthday/balloon-sky-gif.webp) Balloons for a first birthday [Download GIF](https://birthday.video/gifs/happy-1st-birthday/balloon-sky-gif.gif) A happy 1st birthday video tells the story of baby’s first year: a newborn photo, a picture or clip from each month, the first smile, the first food and those first wobbly steps. Choose a kids template, type the name, add the photos in order with a gentle Happy Birthday tune, and export a video to play at the party and keep. This page opens the kids templates with **Age** set to 1, in Landscape 16:9 for a TV. A first birthday video is really for the grown-ups, and it becomes one of the videos families watch for years. The wishes below suit the card at the end, or a **GIF** for relatives who can’t come. It is made in your browser, so baby photos never leave your phone or computer. Free, no watermark. Start from one of these ## Happy 1st birthday wishes From parents, grandparents and godparents. Paste one into **Message**. * Happy 1st birthday, little one. Our favourite year so far. * One year of you, and our hearts have never been fuller. * Happy first birthday to the smallest boss in the house. * Twelve months, a thousand smiles and not much sleep. Worth every minute. * One today. We can’t wait to see who you become. * Happy 1st birthday from Grandma and Grandad, who think you are perfect. * You were tiny a year ago. Now look at you go. * First steps, first words, first cake. Happy birthday. * One year old and already the star of every photo. * Happy 1st birthday, with love from everyone who has cuddled you. * To our sunshine on your very first birthday. * One candle, one wish: that every year is as happy as this one. ## How to make a 1st birthday video 1. ### Open a first birthday template Press **Make a 1st birthday video**. The kids templates open with **Age** set to 1. 2. ### Add baby’s name and a wish Type the name in **Name** and a line from the wishes above in **Message**. 3. ### Add the first year Press **Add photos and clips** and choose photos month by month, newborn first, plus a few short clips. 4. ### A gentle tune Press **Add music** and pick one of the site’s softer Happy Birthday arrangements, or a lullaby from your device. 5. ### Export and keep Press **Export video** and **Download video**; keep the MP4 with your family photos. ## The first year, month by month One photo per month is the classic structure, and it works because the change from one picture to the next is astonishing. If you took monthly milestone photos (the same chair or soft toy for scale), this is what they were for. If not, a simple list helps: * **Newborn:** the first photo, the first day home. * **Months 1 to 3:** the first smile, meeting grandparents. * **Months 4 to 6:** rolling over, first food, the first holiday. * **Months 7 to 9:** sitting up, crawling, the first tooth. * **Months 10 to 12:** standing, first steps, the first word. End with a recent family photo, then the closing **Message**. ## Clips, length and music ### Short clips bring it to life A few seconds of giggling, a first taste of lemon or those first steps are worth more than any photo. Keep each clip under ten seconds so the video keeps moving. ### Two to three minutes Twelve months with two or three pictures each is about thirty photos, which fits one song. Longer than that, and party guests start to drift. ### The music The site’s own Happy Birthday arrangements under **Add music** are free to use, and the gentler ones suit baby photos. You can also add a lullaby or your wedding song from your device. ## A 1st birthday invitation video Before the party, the same editor makes the invitation: open an invitation template, type the date, time and place, add a favourite photo and send it to the family chat as a short video or a **GIF**. The [birthday invitation video](https://birthday.video/birthday-invitation-video) page has the details, including what to put on screen. On the day, play the first-year video before the cake, while the birthday baby is still in a good mood. Then export a Story 9:16 copy for relatives who couldn’t come. Videos like this are the ones people look for in eighteen years’ time, perhaps for an [18th birthday](https://birthday.video/happy-18th-birthday). ## Happy 1st birthday: questions ### What should I put in a first birthday video? A newborn photo, a photo or clip from each month, milestones such as the first smile and first steps, and a recent family photo to finish. ### How many photos for a first birthday video? Around 25 to 40 for two or three minutes, or two to three per month. ### Can it say “1st” instead of “1”? Yes. Every word on the card can be changed, so write “1st birthday”, “One” or “Happy first birthday”. ### Can I make a happy 1st birthday GIF? Yes. Press **Export video** and choose **GIF** for a silent looping card with the name, ideal for grandparents’ phones. ### Are baby photos uploaded? No. The video is made in your browser and the photos stay on your device. ### Is it free? 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