fire station party
My son, James, really wanted a racecar theme for his 4th birthday party, but I convinced him that a fire truck theme would be just as good. You see, our city's fire stations host birthday parties every Saturday and I didn't want to miss out on this perfect venue for James' party. Not to mention, it was an opportunity to design a cute fire truck for his invitation!
I had James pose with his age sign in front of the fire station. The firemen gave him (and the party guests) a plastic helmet and sticker badge to look the part of a real firefighter.
Once the guests arrived, the firemen demonstrated how they get their gear on — starting with their big black boots and ending with their mask and helmet. The kids were fascinated (and a little scared) to see this process. The firemen were so nice to let the kids check out all of their stuff and get their pictures taken with them.
I like to use the Magnolia Bakery recipe when I make cupcakes. However, this time I made the 1-2-3-4 Cake on the back of the Swan's Down cake flour box (recently recommended by my mom). The cupcakes were delicious, especially topped with buttercream frosting.
I made coordinating water bottle labels, of course!
James also wanted juice boxes so I made a fire truck label for them as well. They were printed on adhesive paper and just stuck to the box.
The kids loved exploring the fire engines and even got to hear the siren and see the lights! More party favor details tomorrow...
03.17.2010
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How lucky that your local fire stations are willing to host parties. That is fantastic!
This is adorable! I hope you don't mind that I borrow these ideas in the future. Great blog; I'll be visiting often!
You stuff is SO cute it makes me wish I had children for the sheer sake of getting to use your adorable ideas!! Thank you for sharing!!
I can't get over how shiny red the floor of the firehall is! Looks like it was fun.
I love this idea!
Wish I were 4 or 7... Kristin and Angie ... Talent oozing from EVERY pore! Thanks for sharing your incredible ideas ... Babby
Its a good sight that these fire stations entertain kid's party, it is really a cute idea. They can teach children how to prevent fires and precautionary measures. I idolize them fire fighters of Fire station # 6.
That was a nice birthday theme. I remember, it was when I was 4 years old when I first seen a fire truck. Actually, with my kindergarten classmates, when we had a field tour in our municipal.
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Party at the same time learning regarding fire trucks and firemen. Very great idea in choosing a theme and concept for certain kid's party. How nice. I really love it!
I like those pictures. It seems very good playing with different costumes. Nice theme!
What a nice party theme and I must say that one is a very educational for the children. I would organize something like this in my baby's first birthday. Thanks for such creative idea.
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