What young boy doesn't want to grow up and someday become a fireman? Pretty much all of them- especially when they are 3 years old! Which is why a fire truck birthday party is such a great idea for a kids birthday party!
The Fire Truck Birthday Party Invitation
I love these fire truck birthday party fill-in-the-blank style invitations This is an affiliate link: MomOf6 earns a commission if you purchase, at no additional cost to you. !
And these thank you notes This is an affiliate link: MomOf6 earns a commission if you purchase, at no additional cost to you. are perfect for younger kids (I sometimes dictate the letters and just spell it all out for them, or allow them to copy the words from what I've written down for them!)
Fire Truck Birthday Party Set Up
Our birthday boy couldn't wait to dress up as a firefighter for his party- so a firefighter costume This is an affiliate link: MomOf6 earns a commission if you purchase, at no additional cost to you. was the way to go!
The party tables were set up with fire truck table covers, plates, and napkin This is an affiliate link: MomOf6 earns a commission if you purchase, at no additional cost to you. s- and we placed red plastic fire hats This is an affiliate link: MomOf6 earns a commission if you purchase, at no additional cost to you. at each seat!
Fire Truck Birthday Party Activities:
Our opening activity when the party guests arrived was to decorate their own goodie bags This is an affiliate link: MomOf6 earns a commission if you purchase, at no additional cost to you. with fire truck stickers This is an affiliate link: MomOf6 earns a commission if you purchase, at no additional cost to you. to hold the prizes that the kids would win when they played the party games.
We re-used many of the party games from our Bob the Builder Party- including a fishing hole game, car racing game (using toy firetrucks This is an affiliate link: MomOf6 earns a commission if you purchase, at no additional cost to you. ), and the tattoo station.
We allowed 15 minutes for the guests to play each of these games and to receive a fire truck temporary tattoo This is an affiliate link: MomOf6 earns a commission if you purchase, at no additional cost to you. .
We then moved on to a party favorite- the “eat the donut off of the dangling string without using your hands game”.
Kids think this is so funny-and adults get a kick out of the powdered sugar that ends up coating all of their little faces before they are done!
After the donut game, we moved onto our party craft, which was creating a foam fire truck picture This is an affiliate link: MomOf6 earns a commission if you purchase, at no additional cost to you. .
I then gathered the kids together on the floor for a firehouse story This is an affiliate link: MomOf6 earns a commission if you purchase, at no additional cost to you. , which gave Steve and the other adults a chance to clean up the party tables and ready them for lunch.
The Firefighter Party Cakes!
After lunch, we celebrated Spencer's big day with these cute birthday cakes using a fire truck cake pan This is an affiliate link: MomOf6 earns a commission if you purchase, at no additional cost to you. , and a firefighter cake pan This is an affiliate link: MomOf6 earns a commission if you purchase, at no additional cost to you. .
And yes, I did spend hours decorating birthday cakes that the kids destroyed in 15 minutes! But c'mon- how cute are they?
Closing Activity & Party Favor
We ended the party with our outdoor treasure hunt for the party favors- which were Beanie Baby dalmatian puppies This is an affiliate link: MomOf6 earns a commission if you purchase, at no additional cost to you. and candy fire extenguishers This is an affiliate link: MomOf6 earns a commission if you purchase, at no additional cost to you. !
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Do you think your son or daughter would love to have a fire truck birthday party?
Kerry at SwagBags says
Great ideas for a firefighter party. Love the party cakes – so cute!
Sharon says
Thanks! As I said…. I think I put in a few too many hours on decorating these cakes, only to have them destroyed by the 3-year olds in 15 seconds flat! But I really did love how they turned out!