Let the machines roar and the earth rumble, this Construction Birthday Party by Lizette Sy of LIPS Events Services, out of Bacolod, Philippines, is anything but small and humble! So grab your tool boxes and shovels; this event is full of spectacular party rubble! ...From the awesome construction signs, to the backdrops and sweets divine, here are party ideas included, that positively shine: Awesome two-tiered construction cake Black and yellow striped cautionary letters Fun construction-inspired treats placed in toy construction vehicles Under construction lunch boxes Skyscraper guest table centerpieces Construction cake pops and cupcake toppers Giant construction vehicle standees Stacked tires and construction sign decorations And tool box favors stacked on a ladder shelf!

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We call them diggers, some people call them excavators, Richard Scarry called them power shovels. Whatever you call them, if you want to make a cake like the one below then you're at the right place. You will need: Flat serving platter - mine measured 33 cm x 33 cm (13 inch x 13 inch) 2 x 20cm square cakes Yellow Icing - I made a double quantity of Butter Icing from Edmonds cookbook, but had a lot left over White Icing - only need a little, I set aside about 1/4 cup of the butter icing before colouring it Licorice straps Disposable wooden chopsticks (optional) 2 x Crunchie bars (or other lightweight chocolate bar - or see Notes at the bottom of this tutorial for other suggestions) Toothpicks Brownie for rubble Cake cutting guide: The instructions below refer to this cake cutting guide: What to do: 1. Paint disposable chopsticks black, set aside to dry. These will be the hydraulic struts for the boom arm. 2. Cut wheels/tracks piece from cake 1, place it in position on your serving platter. 3. Cut Motor piece from cake 2, place it on top of wheels/tracks piece. 4. Cut Cab piece from cake 2, place on top of motor piece. 5. Cut Bucket piece from cake 2, cut out centre so it forms a bucket (as per photo below), check the crunchie bar fits in and remove one wall of the bucket. 6. Cut one end of one crunchie bar into spear shape, cut into side of motor piece at front of digger to create a hole for the spear end of crunchie bar to slot into. 7. I used a piece of crunchie bar to balance the bucket on so it is titled. Check length of crunchie bars, you may need to cut the end of one of them so that they are an appropriate length. Hammer toothpick through end of one crunchie bar into the other so that they are joined at the end at right angles - the toothpick acts as a nail. The bar that is joined to the bucket has to sit on top of the crunchie bar with the spear end, which is balancing in the hole you created in the motor piece in step 6 above. When it came to icing these, I iced them on 3 sides and then put them into position and iced the remaining side. 8. Ice bucket and cake - I iced the cab white first, then the rest of the digger in yellow. Ice boom arm. 9. Cut licorice straps to size and add to cake as the tracks, the cab window panes and exhaust. 10. Arrange crumbled brownie around bucket to look like rubble. 11. Cut chopsticks to appropriate length and attach on under side of boom. Mine just sat there, they don't provide any support and are decorative only. Notes: When I coloured the icing, I added a drop of red colouring for each 5 or so drops of yellow colouring. I had a couple of spare crunchie bars handy - they're pretty delicate when it comes to nailing toothpicks in. Instead of crunchie bars, I considered using marshmallows threaded onto kebab sticks and covered in icing for the boom arms (see photo below as example). My husband thought the shape provided by the Crunchie bars was more authentic. I'd love to know if anyone makes one! Linking up to: Made by you Monday at Skip to My Lou Frugal Friday at The Shabby Nest

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Liam's fierce love for tractors made choosing the theme for his 2nd birthday party pretty simple. On Saturday we had a construction party ...

Last weekend was Master T's 5th birthday party. Earlier in the year i showed him about 5 pinterest boards of birthday party themes. I asked a few times and he chose construction each time. This worked perfect as half our backyard is incomplete so there was space for tonka trucks, buckets & spades to play in the sand. This is the first party we have had at our new home, it was fantastic, my favourite party so far. The invite & entrance decorations. My old house had no portico so i did front door signs. Its nice to add something extra. Once all quests arrived i moved the balloons/cone to the backyard. I made road signs and stuck on either side of sliding doors (got too busy and forgot to take a photo). They are all double sided so can been seen both inside and outside. I will do a mini tutorial on how you can make your own. I got all the kids a helmet and made labels with their names on. I also labelled their buckets with their goodies inside. I used a toolbox to hold the plates & napkins. The food was a big hit with barely any leftovers. The savoury food wasn't themed but a selection of most loved party food. The nuts & bolts mix with little cupcake cases was a last minute idea which worked great. I made all the sweets construction theme which was great fun a very well received. Tim Tam Ball Recipe Brownie Tyres - These are brownies i cut with a circle cookie cutter and then handcut the centre out. I covered in chocolate frosting and dunked them in chocolate sprinkles Jelly Slice Stop Signs - Turns out octagon cookie cutter doesnt work well with jelly & icing does like to stick to jelly either. Points for trying though ;) Watermelon + Rockmelon + HoneyDew = Traffic Lights I got Julian a box of tool chocolates for his 1st Father's Day. I kept the tray inside thinking it would make a good chocolate mould one day. I made these chocolates then unfortunately in my tired daze i put the tray in the dishwasher and it melted. Ooops Orange jelly in tall plastic shot glasses. I wrapped white electrical tape to create the barricade look. The 'Dig In' signs are available in my 'Printables' Tab. I put some construction cones in the backyard and attached caution tape (you can get big rolls from Bunnings). This section of the garden will one day be a deck with pergola over it which we plan to put outdoor lounges under. Our toilet is in a unusual place (just off the study/dining area) so i added this sign to make it easy for guests to find. It suited the construction theme and much nicer than a port-a-loo I've saved the best for last. . . The cake. Oh how i love this cake. I'm so proud of how it turned out and it's now my new favourite. I will be posting a tutorial on how i did this later this week. There is a tutorial for a round cake version HERE but we did square and in a different method - My Construction Cake Tutorial The rocks are edible - they were from the Reject Shop at Easter time. I will have a selection of 'road signs' available in my 'Printables' tab. Master T making his birthday wish

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Last weekend was Master T's 5th birthday party. Earlier in the year i showed him about 5 pinterest boards of birthday party themes. I asked a few times and he chose construction each time. This worked perfect as half our backyard is incomplete so there was space for tonka trucks, buckets & spades to play in the sand. This is the first party we have had at our new home, it was fantastic, my favourite party so far. The invite & entrance decorations. My old house had no portico so i did front door signs. Its nice to add something extra. Once all quests arrived i moved the balloons/cone to the backyard. I made road signs and stuck on either side of sliding doors (got too busy and forgot to take a photo). They are all double sided so can been seen both inside and outside. I will do a mini tutorial on how you can make your own. I got all the kids a helmet and made labels with their names on. I also labelled their buckets with their goodies inside. I used a toolbox to hold the plates & napkins. The food was a big hit with barely any leftovers. The savoury food wasn't themed but a selection of most loved party food. The nuts & bolts mix with little cupcake cases was a last minute idea which worked great. I made all the sweets construction theme which was great fun a very well received. Tim Tam Ball Recipe Brownie Tyres - These are brownies i cut with a circle cookie cutter and then handcut the centre out. I covered in chocolate frosting and dunked them in chocolate sprinkles Jelly Slice Stop Signs - Turns out octagon cookie cutter doesnt work well with jelly & icing does like to stick to jelly either. Points for trying though ;) Watermelon + Rockmelon + HoneyDew = Traffic Lights I got Julian a box of tool chocolates for his 1st Father's Day. I kept the tray inside thinking it would make a good chocolate mould one day. I made these chocolates then unfortunately in my tired daze i put the tray in the dishwasher and it melted. Ooops Orange jelly in tall plastic shot glasses. I wrapped white electrical tape to create the barricade look. The 'Dig In' signs are available in my 'Printables' Tab. I put some construction cones in the backyard and attached caution tape (you can get big rolls from Bunnings). This section of the garden will one day be a deck with pergola over it which we plan to put outdoor lounges under. Our toilet is in a unusual place (just off the study/dining area) so i added this sign to make it easy for guests to find. It suited the construction theme and much nicer than a port-a-loo I've saved the best for last. . . The cake. Oh how i love this cake. I'm so proud of how it turned out and it's now my new favourite. I will be posting a tutorial on how i did this later this week. There is a tutorial for a round cake version HERE but we did square and in a different method - My Construction Cake Tutorial The rocks are edible - they were from the Reject Shop at Easter time. I will have a selection of 'road signs' available in my 'Printables' tab. Master T making his birthday wish

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So Parker's first birthday is coming up. Well its really still a few months away but i'm an organizer, and a pinner. So I have actually been planning his first birthday since before he was even born. Being the first kids birthday party that I have ever put together, I thought I would go with a fool proof theme- Construction. Now the back room has been filling up with dump trucks, plates, and decorations for a while so I thought it was time to start working on the photo booth. I decided I want