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Ok party people, it’s time to get on your safety hats and dance!!! Jack was turning 2 and what better way to celebrate than at his very own construction site?! This little man was obsessed with all things construction so...

I have a love/hate relationship with Pinterest. I really do enjoy it. But man, can it suck up a lot of time (that I don't have!)...and it creates in me a sort of lust for things that I don't need. But it sure does make party planning easier! About 4 months ago, my friend Lindsey told me about this birthday party she had just attended that was a construction theme. She thought it would be perfect for Jadon. My initial reaction was ambivalent. It sounded cute, but I didn't want to just copy someone else. But then I started thinking about it, and it was true. Jadon loves all things tractors/tools/destruction. And then I got on Pinterest...and oh. my. goodness. I was hooked! So, here is what we came up with. (I take no credit for any original ideas. Check out my Pinterest board to get to my original sources.) First, I had to decide on graphics and invites. I found several that I liked: The first one was my first choice...until I found the second one, and liked the orange stripes and yellow truck and number at the top better. But Jadon doesn't really care about dump trucks, he likes tractors...So then I found the third one, which fit the bill, but I still liked the bold graphics of the second one better. Bottom line, none of them were perfect. So what did I do?... I decided to design my own! (duh. What any normal person would do, right? Okay, maybe not. I'm a little crazy like that.) So I dove into youtube videos and online tutorials for Photoshop, and ultimately came up with this: And then on the back I was able to personalize it, too, asking guests to consider bringing a few dollars to donate to Jadon's World Vision sponsored kid, Misael, instead of bringing a gift for Jadon. I discovered these orange envelopes I bought on clearance (for some reason?) years ago, and added the cute little tractor graphic on some address labels, and whalaa! I think I still like Invite #2 (with the dump truck) better graphically, but I'm pretty happy with how these turned out. If anyone cares, the font I used was called Wicked Grit. It's one of my new favorites! Then, since I had already created the basic graphics, I was able to use it for a bunch of other projects, including a special birthday t-shirt for Jadon (too bad white is such a lousy color for a little boy who loves to get dirty!). Instead of using my beloved Cricut for the typical banner, I continued my Photoshop endeavors and created an easier one using the same graphics: The tractor graphic also was useful to personalize the party favors. I just switched up the colors, added a few layers (including each child's name), and made them into 2" circles, which I then printed onto full page labels and punched out with a 2" hole punch (very valuable purchase!). For the favors, we had cheapo Oriental Trading Company hard hats along with some of Jadon's favorite tools: a hammer from Oriental Trading Company (inflatable for safety's sake!), a tape measure (99c Store), and a flashlight (and batteries, from Dollar Store), plus a construction cone cup (which were probably not worth their $2/each, but they were so cute I couldn't help it!). I stuffed it all in Home Depot aprons, which Home Depot generously provided for free (that was a pleasant surprise!). I just had to call ahead of time so they could order enough. Just another reason why that's my favorite store (besides WallyWorld, of course!). It was so cute to see all the kids having fun with their "tools"! Pinterest was so helpful/annoying at providing tons of great ideas from party decorations other moms came up with. I ended up finding these "Detour" signs at Birthday Express, where I found the cone cups. We bought inexpensive stakes at Home Depot, and then Jim had the idea (miraculous rarity--decorating is not something he enjoys!) to string caution tape (we already had a roll, but you can find it at Home Depot) between the stakes and along the fence. Nice idea, babe! That made a perfect detour away from our front door to the gate to the back yard. We already had a helium tank from a previous party to inflate yellow, orange, and brown balloons. Then we hung the aprons from the fence with signs that said "party area ahead: hard hats required" (didn't get a good picture of that) and "hard hat area." My favorite sign I got from someone else's party. Ha!: I made all the signs on Photoshop, although Publisher would work just as well. I considered printing them somewhere else so as not to be limited to 8" because of paper size (12" would have been so much cooler!)...but printing them at home was so much more cost effective. And of course, the piece de resistance, was my dad's tractor, which set the scene perfectly...and was fun for kids to climb around on. Great timing on that big purchase, dad! I did splurge on the big "Jadon's Birthday Construction Zone" sign. I "designed" it (simply!) in Photoshop on a 20"x 30" canvas, then saved it as a jpeg and had it printed up at Costco for $8.99 (and this month's coupon book conveniently had a $1 off coupon for photo poster prints, yay!). Then I glued it to a basic foam core poster board from Walmart. The whole project came to just over $10. I had a lot of fun with food ideas, again, all copied from others' parties posted on Pinterest. Most of the foods were Jadon's favorites, along with a few things that were just too cute to ignore. Drink station: Utensils as "tools" in a cute tool tote Austin had made me in a woodshop class. For "substantial food," we ordered to sandwich trays from Costco (so good, and so easy!). Carrots and ranch dressing were "bricks and mortar." Mini oranges were "wrecking balls." Wheat Thins and cheese slices were "pavers." Cheez-its were "Builders' Squares." And stick pretzels were "lumber." The sweets side was my favorite. (of course!) My favorite of the favorites was the chocolate-dipped rice krispy treat "paint brushes." So cute! (Oh, and I discovered a handy product made by Wilton specifically for tinting candy coating/chocolate that doesn't change its consistency. Definitely worth it!) We made "soil" out of pudding cups topped with Oreo crumbs and a gummy worm...and a little "dig in" topper on a toothpick. I bought peach licorice for orange "rope" (it was cute, but not as tasty as I'd hoped) and rootbeer stick "beams" (which, if I had it to do over again, I would have called "rebar"). When I ordered the rootbeer sticks, the company accidentally sent me rootbeer rock candy on a stick, so I put those out, too, but couldn't think of anything clever to call them. Another one of my favorite ideas that I gleaned off of Pinterest was chocolate donut "spare tires." Ha. So cute! And then I found these gummy tools at Oriental Trading Company, too. I was going to put them in the pinata, but then I ran out of room, so I put them on the food table...but I think they would have gone better in the pinata. My favorite part of the party was the activities. For some reason, I didn't find as many (easy) entertaining "construction" activities for toddlers to do as I expected, so I had to adapt a little, but I think everyone ended up having fun. Knowing my child, and his "proclivity" toward lack of structure, I tried to think of activities that could be as spontaneous and free as possible. I grouped them in stations that kids could wander between as they wished. Here was our "construction zone" that included building blocks my dad had made (a couple of years ago) out of scrap 2x4s that he cut down and sanded smooth (great free toy for active boys, although the sanding does require time and patience!). The other activity was a "nailing station" using an old styrofoam icechest (I had seen one where each kid was given an individual block of styrofoam, but that was way too pricey for me...especially when Jadon found the old ice chest in our garage!), a cheap bag of golf tees, and a couple of 99c store rubber mallets (which Jadon LOVES to use around the house as hammers, anyway...I figure the rubber is a little safer than a metal hammer...) Good thing Jadon was the birthday boy, because he had far too much fun running up out of nowhere and knocking over other peoples' towers (as seen in the last picture!). We are working on that, but he's on a slow learning curve! Also thanks to Jadon's destructo-man tendencies, you can see the sad state of the icechest by the end of the afternoon! But even the debris proved salvageable. The kids loved hammering tees into the styrofoam way more than I'd anticipated! I also turned a little inflatable pool and 2 orange table covers into a color-coordinated sandbox, that was a non-stop hit all day. Jadon's trampoline was also a fun hit. We filled it with orange, yellow, and brown balloons to start, but those quickly popped and/or floated out. But the kids still enjoyed it. My favorite part was toward the end when only a few kids remained, and Jadon convinced them all to play "shark" with him, using their flashlights as guns. The activity I was most uncertain about was painting. It just seemed like it had the potential to become a huge chaotic mess. On Pinterest, I had found several parties where they painted giant houses made out of cardboard boxes, but that required too much work for me after I discovered these cute little birdhouses in the dollar bin at Joann's Fabrics. I bought a pack of Crayola washable paints, some brushes, and a roll of 13-gal. garbage bags to use as smocks...and then put out the trays of paint with trepidation and apologies to the parents...and I couldn't believe how smoothly--and successfully!--it went. Even the older kids and some of the parents got into it. And Jadon! (Instead of painting a house of his own, I think he just added personal touches to everyone else's!) The only activity we had to "orchestrate" then was the pinata. I had seen this great tutorial for a construction cone pinata...and then personalized it to make my own...and was thrilled with the results. Knowing how rough my child can be, I made it extra durable (with extra layers), but the rope still broke out of the top hole, so if I had it to do over, I would probably lower the rope hole and beef that section up even more. Even so, all the little kids got a chance to swing at it, and even some of the bigger kids...and everyone had fun charging for the loot. (Here's my tutorial for how I made it.) All that was left after the pinata was the cake...a birthday staple that I have relied on Albertson's bakery for the last 2 years but decided to do it myself this year. I bought this super cool pan at Bed Bath & Beyond that allows you to make any letter or number, so I had to make a "3," and then, thanks again to ideas from Pinterest, I decided to turn it into a road. My dad helped to frost it (he used to decorate all of ours growing up...all 6'5" scruff of him!), and I think he did a great job. Because I wasn't sure how many people the cake would feed, I also made cupcakes. Oh! Great cake trick I discovered/attempted for the first time. I'd always heard that you could substitute apple sauce for the oil, but I was always skeptical. Great news: it works! The cakes turned out even more moist than usual, and I think they just tasted better. I also attempted my own buttercream frosting, but it got way too melty way too quickly, so I will definitely be experimenting with some more options there... Jadon couldn't wait to blow out his candles...but then the wind did it for him. Bummer! But he didn't let it phase him, and instead decided to claim the whole cake quickly for himself...along with a couple of cupcakes! (Don't worry, he didn't finish more than a couple of bites!) All in all, I think everyone enjoyed the party, especially Jadon. And I had a ton of fun putting it together. Special thanks to Sam Jeet, who photographed the event! Even though I still had to play with my new camera, it was nice to be able to relax knowing that someone else was there to capture key moments. If you live in the San Diego area, I would highly recommend her services. Oh, and besides having a ton of fun, we raised almost $100 for Jadon's World Vision sponsored kid, Misael. People tended to ignore the suggestion to not bring Jadon any gifts, but they were more-than-generous with both boys. It will take a few months for World Vision to tell us how specifically the money will be used, but it will definitely be a blessing to Misael, his family, and his community!

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This year for Sawyer's birthday party I decided to have it at our club's pool in an effort to lessen my work load. It ended up being a wonderful idea because it truly took quite a few things off of my plate. The added bonus was not having to clean my house from top to bottom once before the party and then again after! I went with a construction theme because Sawyer loves everything having to do with construction equipment and has for quite a while. I purchased a PDF off of Etsy and then customized it in another effort to save time. I LOVE how it all came together and am so happy I made the decision to hire my girlfriend Dani, the very talented photographer and blogger of Birch and Twine to photograph the whole party. That way I was in some of the pictures, I was able to enjoy my guests because I wasn't worried about taking photos plus she is a pro so all of the pictures came out great! Thank you Dani for the amazing photos! Thanks so much for stopping by! XO, Bailey

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What little boy wouldn't dig a construction birthday party?! 'Build' the perfect construction theme party with these 21 Construction Birthday Party Ideas! Construction birthday parties never go out of style. That's why it’s a fantastic choice when looking at birthday themes for your kids. Also, it’s the best birthday theme for budding builders who are

The great part about this theme is that with such a large selection of books, you can make almost any activity tie in! We made photo copies of Curious George book covers to go along with the activites we had planned. After taping the image to a pinwheel, we stuck them in cleaned (labels removed) Starbuck's Frappaccino bottles to stand up. We glued an image of George to the front of the bottle, and stuffed it with blue tissue paper. Some of the stations were organized activities, others were free play. Here are the stations we had, along with the signs used (click on the link to see the image) -Musical Instruments sign: CG at the Parade or CG Parade Day Have a basket of musical instruments- enough for each child to get one (tambourines, bells, drums, kazoos, etc.) March around the yard with the birthday child leading the parade. -Feeding/petting goats sign: CG Feeds the Animals Petting zoo with any animals you may own, or even stuffed animals. We had goats for the children to pet & feed. Feeding Goats -Kite building sign: CG Flies a Kite Purchase blank kites and have children use sharpies to make their own design & color them. A bit of advice- try putting them together ahead of time. We somehow ended up with two different kinds of assembly, and they were a little bit tricky! Kite Making Flying Kites Making Kites -Pinata sign: Curious George Pinata Party Pinata Pinata -Tee Ball sign: CG at the Baseball Game Tee Ball -Curious George Movie on TV sign: CG goes to a Movie -Dress Up area sign: CG goes to a Costume Party Get out all of those old Halloween costumes! Make sure you have a variety of sizes for the children invited. -Dinosaurs sign: CG Dinosaur Discovery or CG & the Dinosaur Set up an area with plastic dinosaurs to play with. Dinosaur Play Area -Bowling sign: CG goes Bowling You could set up any toy bowling set, but I found this really cute monkey bowling set! -Train set sign: CG takes a Train or CG at the Railroad Station Create a play area with wooden or plastic train sets. -Sandbox sign: CG goes to the Beach -Tumbling/climbing Area sign: image of CG doing a forward roll Put out gym mats, crawling tunnels, and any climbing toys/equipment for children to play. -Monkeying Around game Use game as a centerpiece on the kids table. If you have more than one table, other good ones to use would be Tumblin' Monkey game, or Barrel of Monkeys Monkeying Around game in center of table -Monkey Mouth game sign: CG Goes to the Dentist I don't know if Discovery Toys still makes this game, but it's a cute concept where you take playdoh & make teeth for the plastic monkey. -Storytime- Before lunch (pizza) we read "Curious George & the Pizza Parlor" Other CG books were scattered around for reading. More CG Books for kids to read -Pin the Banana on George Print up bananas with each child's name. Pin the Banana on George -Limbo We used Giraffalaff Limbo game. Below is the flow of our party. We were lucky that the weather was nice, so we could do many activities outside. As children arrived, they were able to do some of the indoor free play stations. Dinosaurs Monkey Mouth Monkeying Around Game Dress up Storytime (CG and the Pizza Parlor) Lunch Go outside for activities: Kite Building Kite flying Parade- Musical Instruments March to Feed Goats Baseball Go inside for cake- sing Happy Birthday Pin the Banana on George Limbo Pinata & outside free play Free Play (outside) Bowling Tumbling / Jungle Gym Sandbox Trains Additional game ideas: Hide & Seek (CG Finds a Friend, CG Hide & Seek) Seed/Flower Planting (CG plants a Seed or CG plants a tree) Ride on vehicles/bikes (CG Rides a Bike) Tent or smores making (CG goes Camping) Scavenger Hunt (CG Lost & Found) Elefun (image of CG with butterflies) Finger Painting (image of CG with paint) Musical Chairs Paper bag monkey puppets Monkey See / Monkey Do (aka Simon Says) Monkeying Around ring toss Monkey in the Middle Hula Hoops Bananagrams (for older siblings that might attend) Curious George Bingo - get images of CG show characters and make into bingo cards I got pretty far into doing this, but then figured we wouldn't have enough time to play it. Here's the sample I created... More Curious George Book Titles (It might spark an idea for an activity that will work for you!) CG and the Dog Show CG at the Zoo CG Builds a Home CG Cleans Up CG Tadpole Trouble CG Takes a Trip CG The Boat Show CG The Donut Delivery CG to the Rescue CG and the Birthday Surprise CG and the Dump Truck CG and the Firefighters CG and the Hot Air Balloon CG and the Puppies CG at the Aquarium CG gets a Medal CG goes to a Chocolate Factory CG goes to the Hospital CG in the Big City CG in the Snow CG Learns the Alphabet CG makes Pancakes CG Takes a Job CG Visits a Toy Store CG Visits the Library CG Visits the Zoo CG First Day of School Related Posts: Curious George Party Invitations & Decorations Curious George Party Food & Goodies Added: Here is the banana I used for the "Pin the Banana on George" game...

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Considering my living room is filled with hotwheel cars, it was easy to pick our son's race car themed third birthday. This was the first party he had several friends come to, so it was extra special. I leaned more into the vintage car theme and styling, and we had so much fun! I've tried...

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