K.C.
For my son's first birthday cake we did a cupcake cake that was shaped as a 1. It was really cute. I didn't want to do anykind of theme, because he was too little to say mommy I want this kind of cake. So I did blue cupcakes that where put in the shape of a 1. I got it at Wal-Mart and they gave me a little round cake to go with it, for him to dig into. Although he hated it, but it was a cute generic idea for a 1 year old. I will definitely do the same for my daughter. I didn't want to make it this big elaborate party, because he had no clue what was going on. It was special for us, because it was just family and friends celebrating his birthday.
Good Luck!