Parenthood has its ups and downs. Spit-up? Down. Giggles and smiles? Up! Lack of sleep? Definite downer. Birthday milestones? Up, of course!
But what to do for a theme?! I LOVE celebrating birthdays and making my kids feel super special with thoughtfully planned parties! Plus they are such fun memory makers for the family. This years the theme was an obvious choice….if you know us, I mean, outside of blogland, then you know he loves “Big Trucks” and “Tools” especially Dada’s tools, and he points them out everywhere we go.
This Big Truck Construction themed party was a little piece of birthday heaven! I made my own work-zone signage and invitations, and picked themed food choices, combined with fun activity ideas for a party that was “Loads of fun”!
Invitations:
I sent out the invites via email, Facebook and I printed a few the old fashion way. I was able to create and print the invitations myself so the total for these was FREE.
Décor:
The table came together pretty quick. The decorations doubled as birthday gifts which is a welcome cost savings.
We used a piece of spare pegboard and bought toy tools from the dollar store to add to it.-
- The traffic cones and organizing bin both from the dollar store helped to add to the effect.
- With strong computer skills I was to create and print a lot the decorations myself, which helped add to the overall effect and saved a ton of money.
- With all of the above and the napkins, paper plates and cutlery from the dollar store the total for Décor was $30.00
I am sharing my downloadable templates , CLICK THE BELOW IMAGE to Download and throw your own Big Truck/ Construction Birthday!
Food:
I used “look-alike” foods and created my own labels, and used a paint tray from the Dollar Store to serve the Veggies and hummus.
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- The “fuel” is just apple juice with labels attached.
- Chocolate doughnuts = spare tires
- Cutlery = tools
- We made individual pudding cups with cookie crumbs to look like dirt. I made my own cupcake toppers with labels and toothpicks.
- I also used a 12 packs of construction cars for the desserts from Amazon for $13.99
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- Apple Juice
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- Veggies
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- Dessert cups
Goodie Bags:
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- I had cellophane bags in my supply. I purchased these pail and shovel sets from the dollar store and included a Play-dough to go package, with some real fruit gummies.
- Total for the goodie bags was $25
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Cute additions:
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- Chocolate coins were the days wages and I made this cute sign to accompany it.
- The chocolate was donated.
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Hope you found some birthday inspiration here! Don’t forget to send me pictures of your Big Truck Construction Birthday!
This party is so cute! It is perfect for a little boy who loves Tonka trucks and Bob the builder. I love the “fuel” Apple juice boxes and the spare tire doughnuts- so creative!
It was fun to plan. Thanks for taking the time to read and comment
I think my favorite part of this is the “dip ahead” because at any party I try to stay close to the ranch and veggies lol
That was one of my favourites parts too
These are all super creative ideas! I love the “dip ahead” sign!! Perfect!! I’m going to share this with my sister in law who is planning a 4th birthday party for my nephew. Thank you!
Glad you enjoyed thanks for stopping by and taking the time to comment!!
Love the look of this construction party – for all the little bob the builders out there! Bet that’s not really cool though anymore is it!
Glad you enjoyed thanks for stopping by and taking the time to comment!! Bob the builder is alway cool!!
Wow! It looks like such a fun party! Very impressed with the cost associated with decor, I thought it was going to be more! I love hosting birthday for my daughter…but it just feels sooo much work!
It is a lot of work.. that is why I thought these pro tables might be helpful for others.
I love this theme. If my son was into construction trucks, we would have so did something similar to this
This looks like a cute party theme that won’t break the bank or take forever to put together.
Exactly and I’ve made it that much easier with printables to download. 😉
My younger nephew would love to have this theme for his birthday, He is a huge fan of big trucks, he collects them.
This is such a cute birthday party, even for a lil girl if she’s into this kind of thing! 🙂 I love how the food looks, too. x
This is a really creative idea for a party, you did a really great job of putting it together and paying attention to details. The printables are a great idea to share with people who want to host their own construction themed party.
Such a great theme for a birthday party, I really like it such a clever idea!
Congrads on that rich imagination! I think that’s a great party theme for your kid…he sure is a lucky one 🙂
Really cute party. Love the “dip ahead”. Very creative idea. I also love the goodie bags which are the pail with shovel in it. Really great idea.
Such an adorable party! If I had a son or a daughter that was into “big truck construction”, I’d throw a party like this. Such a great concept. Thanks for sharing.