Does your little guy love to make noise and play with trucks? Bet he’d like a construction truck themed birthday party! It really is a fun kind of celebration for little boys (and some girls!) and it’s not too difficult to put together. Although I have a lot more detailed information and visual inspiration on my blog theme board, here’s a brief overview of how to host a terrific construction truck birthday celebration. Your truck-lovin’ little fellow will be thrilled!
Ideas for a Construction Birthday Party
– Start with a cute invitation. Whether it’s truck or tool-shaped, kids will be excited to receive their own mail.
– Raid the toy box before you shop for decorations; you’re likely to have some trucks that will look good on the food buffet. Although you can use dump trucks and bulldozers to hold snacks, don’t forget to include cranes, too. That additional height looks good! Inspired serving pieces add to the fun party atmosphere. Some of my favorites for this theme include tool kit boxes, new paint cans, hard hats and rolls of duct tape. You can even use cement blocks for pedestals!
– Fill up those containers with things like rubble (popcorn), rocks (round candy), lumber (pretzels or wafer cookies) and wrecking balls (apples, oranges). You might want to include a “construct your own” buffet for tacos, pizza, sandwiches or ice cream sundaes. Another option is to provide pre-packed sandwiches, veggies and chips in miniature metal lunch pails or brown paper lunch bags so the guys can eat on the job.
– Caution lights, cones and caution tape add to a construction theme. Blueprints and work site signage (work zone, hard hat area, yield, etc.) create authenticity. Pint-sized hard hats, work vests and tool belts serve well as décor and take-home favors plus the kids have a blast wearing costume pieces.
– In addition to free play with trucks, your party guests might enjoy moving between activity stations: building blocks; digging zone (sand or pea gravel work well); blueprint station for coloring with crayons or (washable!) markers; jack hammer station with Styrofoam blocks, golf tees and toy hammers; or wrecking station where they get to knock down stacked boxes with a ball. Themed bounce houses are also very popular.
– Take-home favors are a delightful way to end a party. Express your “thanks for coming” with themed color books, small trucks, truck tires (cookies or donuts), bubble gum measuring tape or their own box of rocks…rock candy of course! You might even want to pay the little workers with chocolate gold coins on their way home ‘cause a worker is worth his wages…and a construction themed party is worth a whole lot of fun!
What would your kids love to see at a construction themed birthday party?
Stephanie Keeping is a wife to Mike, mom to a boy named Sam, a blogger, and an Etsy-preneur. She celebrates boyish charm at Spaceships and Laser Beams, where she talks about all things boy and birthday party. You can connect with her on Facebook, Google+,
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What an adorable birthday theme! I have 3 little boys that would adore this for their next birthday, thanks for sharing!
What a fun party idea!
How cute is that? My guy loves construction stuff when he was smaller.
this is a great theme. the kids would love it. there are so many options and toys and decorations that you can use. i love to make my parties have themes especially bday parties.
SO many cute ideas!! I bet my youngest would love a construction party!
I must admit that is a new one and such a cute idea. Thank you for sharing.
So soooo many adorable ideas! Would it be wrong to urge my 5yo to do this for his 6th birthday? LOL!!
Oh yeah the caution tape is a must-have. And some play sand and toy trucks!
These are such cute ideas! My youngest would have loved this when he was a little younger. Now he wants a Halloween themed party.
What cute ideas! I’m trying to think of what to do for my son’s birthday next month, I wish he were more into construction so I could use these! My little brother was always big on it, this would have been fun for him.
Aww that looks like soo much fun! Great ideas!
What a great idea to have for my nephews birthday party next month. I am going to use the Construction toys as decorations and you have a lot of ideas here that I am going to use. thanks for the inspiration!
Super cute idea! Too bad I don’t have boys to try this with.
These are all great tips and ideas! A construction themed party just might be in my future having two grandsons!
This is such a super cute idea and one that boys would love.
What a unique and cute idea! Thanks for sharing!
What a super cute idea! this would be perfect for my grandson.
This looks super fun. Thank you for sharing this idea.
Oh my gosh what a cute idea!!