My little boy turned 4 this week. When he woke up, he was so excited to show me that his foot grew bigger. "Look at this 4yr old foot!" I will miss this cuteness someday. My son LOVES tractors and trucks, so we came up w/ this idea for a Construction Party. I realize soon enough that we'll be paying to have bowling and skate parties...so in the meantime I'm making the most of our home parties! We love our backyard and were so fortunate to have great weather on this March day.
He decided on Chocolate cake w/ Mint Buttercream and Chocolate & Vanilla Cake w/ Strawberry Buttercream. But during the party, he asked where the banana flavored cake was....first time I heard that request!
I love how the finished product turned out! But my fondant was a pain and kept ripping on me. My strawberry buttercream was a little too soft and melted a little...but no one seemed to notice :)
I made a lot of the decorations (banner, signs, wreath). Grandpa used to have his own construction company, so we scored some amazing signs, cones, flags and caution tape!!!
I ordered these adorable Cone Cups and Hard Party Hats online.
I purchased these Nail Aprons at Home Depot.
When each child arrived they received a hat, apron, cup and time card which listed the "work" they had to do.
Hammer Nails- they pounded golf tees in floral foam
Dig for Treasures-We buried cars and balls in the garden
Obstacle Course- Grandpa hooked us up w/ cones and caution tape and the kids ran around in.
Build a Fence- glued Popsicle sticks together to make a fence
Jump Around- we own a small jump house and this was by far the preferred activity!
At the end of the day, I paid the kids for all their hard "work" in gold coins...chocolate ones!
The party was a success. When I asked my son, what was his favorite part, he said "all of it." <3
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