I pulled off my first "big" birthday party this past weekend. I must admit I was a little anxious about hosting twenty kids but it went off without a hitch. Here's how it happened.
This year my oldest son continually asked for a party "with ALL his friends." (What can I say, he takes after his parents.) Can you blame him? Who really wants to celebrate their birthday alone anyways? When I asked him what kind of party he wanted, he suggested a construction theme without hesitation and so the party planning begun. I got a LOT of inspiration online from fellow bloggers like
Juicy Bits and
Birthday Girl Blog and especially
The Smith Team for which I am very grateful. I'm sharing my photos in hopes that I can return that favor for someone else out there! Here we go...
To begin, I sent out
this Evite.
Now, for the photos...
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We had these saw horses at home and they made perfect props. |
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I used bright orange construction fencing to cover the tables. You can find it at your local home improvement store. |
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The Work Zone - I made the signs with poster board and some scrap booking paper I had laying around downstairs. I also bought the pre-cut letters at Learning Express. Easy and Inexpensive! |
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Styrofoam Bricks which I spray painted a rust color. |
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The kids used plastic hammers to "nail" the golf tees into the bricks. This was a HUGE hit. I wish I would have had more bricks, tees and hammers but the kids were great about sharing. |
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Even the little ladies enjoyed the work zone! |
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Break Time |
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Compliments of Dunkin Donuts |
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I spray painted a few baby formula cans to hold utensils. |
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And made a "Happy Birthday" banner with an orange extension cord. |
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Great job by The American Cookie Company! I supplied a photo of a loader and they duplicated it beautifully! |
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The playground |
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All the kids left with a yellow construction hat, a cloth tool belt from Home Depot and a sweet treat. |
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My little love angel. |
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I cannot believe you are 4. |
Very original idea - I love all the details! Party planning makes my head spin; you did a great job. xo
ReplyDeleteLove, love love this party!! You did an excellent job!! Great meeting you at Lavish!!
ReplyDeleteHow stinkin' cute is this party. My husband and I are both Building Construction grads from Georgia Tech, he will love this party. Even the doughnuts fit the bill, what's a jobsite without doughnuts!
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