five must haves for a construction themed birthday party

When I was planning Hunter’s construction birthday bash, I kind of went a little pinterest crazy.  And by kind of I mean I pinned the heck out of anything construction themed.  There are so many awesome ideas out there!  I planned, pinned and ultimately decided on what was important to me and would not be overly stressful to prep for Hunter’s party.  Here are my five must haves for a construction themed birthday party.  The key reason they are on the must have list is because they were totally exciting for Hunter.  HE loved them, and that was my goal for the whole party.

Construction work site birthday cake

Supplies

construction trucks from amazon (you can also find them at walmart)

candles from the dollar store

cake – chocolate zucchini cake recipe

frosting – two ingredient fudge-like frosting recipe

How to

I made a double batch of the chocolate zucchini cake and baked up two 9″ round cakes.  I followed the instructions HERE (pictures throughout the tutorial) to create the dug out cake.  The cake flavors and frosting together were a hit!  I will definitely make this combo again.  This was without a doubt one of the easier cakes I’ve made.  Looking messy was the goal!

Digging/work zone

Supplies

Dirt area (my parents had just prepped a spot for a garden which worked out perfectly!)

Caution tape from amazon (if you need to rope off a section, which we did since half the garden was planted)

Shovels, rakes and construction trucks (used what we already had at home)

Yellow poster paper and black sharpie from the dollar store

Sawhorse

How to

Rope off the area you want for the kids to dig around in. Add trucks, shovels, rakes and all digging supplies.  Create your “DIGGING ZONE” sign and attach it to the sawhorse.  Let them go crazy and get uber messy!

First aid station

Normally most of my creativity comes from pinterest, but this one I came up with completely by myself!  Think of it as a pin the tail on the donkey activity, but less organized and the kids just get to put band aids on the construction worker whenever they’d like.

Supplies

White and yellow poster board and black sharpie from the dollar store

Easel from ikea

Multiple boxes of band aids from the dollar store

Sawhorse

How to

Have your very artistic husband draw a construction kid on the white poster board.  Prep the bandaids so the kids only have to remove the tabs from the sticky part.  Place all band aids in the easel tray.  Tape the white board onto the easel.  Create your “FIRST AID STATION” sign and attach it to the sawhorse.

Hammer station

Supplies

Kids table from ikea

Wood mallets from amazon

Wood golf tees from walmart

Foam craft blocks from walmart

Bowl

Yellow poster paper and black sharpie from the dollar store

Sawhorse

How to

Place the golf tees in a bowl on the table, along with the wood mallets and the foam blocks.  Hammer a few tees into a foam block so the kids know what to do.  Create your “HAMMER STATION” sign and attach it to the sawhorse.

Construction worker attire/party favors

Supplies

orange kid aprons from home depot

plastic hard hats from amazon

construction trucks from amazon (you can also find them at walmart)

band aids from the dollar store

How to

Convince local home depot to give you kids aprons they give out at the kid workshops (it may take a lot of pleading but they will eventually conceed).  Have mom embroider the names of the kids on the aprons (or write their names with a sharpie).  Place a mini construction truck and band aids in the apron pockets.  Include a hard hat to complete the look and for safety.

I hope these ideas inspire your next construction themed birthday bash!  They were super fun, and relatively simple to do as well.

What would YOUR kiddos favorite activity be at a construction party?  Hunter’s was definitely the digging zone.  That boy would love to be there every day if he could.

Heather