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Dump EVERYTHING! Stop the traffic! Close the roads! Grab your hard hat… It’s time for the coolest construction-theme party ever!
Banging, bashing and bulldozing…the perfect birthday celebration! Boys just love this theme where they can get in on all the action! Keep reading to see how easy it is to plan a construction-themed party!
PARTY CONSTRUCTION AHEAD…
My son has been slightly obsessed with all things construction, so a construction party for his third birthday was a no-brainer! 😊 While driving home from his play group we had to sit and watch the diggers working in the area *every. single. day* for at least a full month…(sigh) !!! #truestory 😂
Cool construction theme party ideas
Luckily Pinterest has truck loads of fabulous ideas for a construction-themed party! (You can see my Pinterest board full of Construction Ideas here – and why not join in the fun with me on Pinterest for more inspiration?)
Pinterest has inspiration that ranges from table decor, to food ideas and party games – you’re bound to find ideas that you love!
For my son’s party I chose a colour scheme of red, yellow, turquoise and orange. Such fun, bright and cheerful colours!
A party plan
As I am just a tiny bit (yeah, right, who am I kidding? 😂) obsessive about the details – I had a party plan worked out long in advance and wanted to get all of the little details just right!
Party food for a construction theme party
For this party I served easy snacks for the kids which included:
- Sausages, cheese and tomatoes on skewer sticks
- Cheese pastries
- Meatballs
- Mini chicken pies
- Wafer “dumptruck” treats
- Chocolate tools…and plenty of other sweet treats and cake!!!
Party printables for a construction theme party
I designed the party printables myself using PicMonkey. However, if designing your own invitation isn’t your thing, you can find fabulous ones on Etsy!
Party Decor for a construction theme party
For party decor I printed a birthday banner from Tiny me (you can find the printables here) to hang over the cake table. We also made a banner with paint chip cards (in the right colours) from our hardware store. We hung this on the front of the table – I thought it looked pretty cute there! 😉
Birthday cake for a construction theme party
Seriously – how cool is this birthday cake?!? My son was very specific about what he wanted – it had to have a cement mixer, dumptruck, digger and bulldozer on it! 😂
I had this cake made – but there are also great ideas all over the web for simpler cakes that you can make at home! Or why not buy a ready-made cake, crush up chocolate biscuits for dirt, and decorate it with construction toys yourself?
Party games and activities
There are so many party activities that work really well for this theme, but for my son’s party we chose these three:
- a sandpit with dump truck and diggers for the kids to play with
- a “hammer and nail” station for budding DIYers 😉
- a wrecking ball (see below for more details!)
My amazing husband kindly brought all my party dreams to life by making this “wrecking ball” for the children to play on…needless to say, they had an absolute blast! It was a total hit – no pun intended! 😉
I hope this little party of mine inspires you to “construct” a party for your little dude that dreams and memories are made of…!
Thanks a ton for reading… and let me know what other cool construction party ideas you have…because I just dig it! 😉
Photography by Celia Van Niekerk Photography
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