I love decorating for my son's birthday parties. I know he's only had two, but still. For his 2nd birthday, I wanted to do a construction theme. He LOVES trucks, so it was perfect for him. I searched different sites for some ideas. First I had to decide on the invitations. I like making them interactive in a way. My husband wanted to try something with a pop-up construction cone, but I wasn't having any luck with that idea. After searching, I found Samantha's Cricut Creations. I made a call to my friend with a cricut and she found me the Mickey and Friends cartridge that had the truck and we were set to go. Here is my version of a dump truck invite.
Next came the decorations. I bought some clean, new paint cans and paint trays to serve food in, some caution tape, and balloons. On pinterest I found the balloon sewing idea and thought it was awesome. I also wanted to label the food accordingly, so I came up with the cone labels. I basically traced a clipart image, cut, and glued them from cardstock. Here are some of the pictures of the decorations. (not the greatest, since I didn't remember to get pics until after people arrived!)
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| awesome condiments flatbed truck my dh made at work! |
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| hanging balloons and cone chandelier |
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| repositionable wall decals |
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| paint cans to hold silverware |
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Permit to Party! |
Next comes the cake. My friend offered to make the cake for us. After much deliberation, here is the final result! Delicious and adorable.
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| quarry made with horseshoe pan, marshmallow rocks, and blue gel frosting! |
And finally, I made mini treat bags by melting crayons into a truck candy mold. They are my favorite!
The party was a success, minus the 100 degree heat. The temp cooled down as the party went on, so we could spend a little time outside. Now I have a ton of "truck" stuff to figure out what to do with!
And I'll leave you with an adorable picture of Caleb in his truck birthday shirt!
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