Unless the birthday is tomorrow, I would suggest that you spend some time on the basics first. What you’re talking about is definitely possible, but it’s a somewhat advanced project. Not the most complicated, but a little advanced.
I’d take a day or three really digging into the fundamentals first, then you’ll be ready to take on the larger project.
I’d start by really diving in to everything linked here:
Get a drink and a snack and settle in, it’s a lot of material.