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Let’s Dig In – E’s Construction Birthday Party

September 5, 2013 By Shannah Coe 35 Comments

The party bus left H’s Rainbow Barbie birthday party and dropped two very tired parents and two exhausted grandparents back at Casa de Just Us Four to prep for the next party: E’s Construction birthday party.
construction birthday party cones

My little guy’s favorite book is Goodnight, Goodnight construction site so I worked with Donna to customize some party printables for my favorite boy’s party.
Guests were greeted with an extension cord wreath announcing the party
construction party extension cord wreath

To keep the kids occupied, we had several different stations set out in the front of the house along with a bounce house for jumping. At one station, the kids could drive the different construction vehicles through a container of dirt or “rocks” {really packing peanuts}.  Mostly, they spent a lot of time throwing the peanuts on the ground and then back into the box.

The other station was styrofoam blocks wrapped in white craft paper and tied with orange construction tape.  I put little wooden golf tees in it and let the kids hammer them down with play hammers.
My little guy spent most of his time in the ice we had put into a wheel barrel to cool drinks down for the kids while they were outside.

After some playtime, we brought everyone inside for food, drinks and cake 🙂

I bought some cute construction fabric from Etsy and made a simple table runner to layer over the plastic one from the party store.

Dump trucks and little tool bins held different types of snacks to go along with our construct your own sandwich bar.

In addition to the little plastic milk bottles, we also had some super cute construction cone cups for drinks.

Once everyone finished their sandwiches and snacks, it was treat time!

After cake, it was back outside for more playtime followed by giving everyone their favors for coming to the party!

The party was so much fun and E crashed into bed for his nap after it was all done.  Mom and dad weren’t very far behind either!

Vendor List:
Party Invitations and Printables: Swish Printables
Favor Boxes, Favors, Plates, Milk bottles and Flatware: Kara’s Party Ideas
Cake: Stephanie the Baker
Cupcakes: Harris Teeter
Everything else: Homemade, Target or Party City

 You can find this post linked at the list of parties found here.

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Filed Under: Crafts, food, Kids, Parties Tagged With: boys birthday party, construction birthday party, construction party, kids birthday party, kids stuff

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  1. PJ @ Planned in Pencil says

    September 5, 2013 at 7:45 am

    This is adorable! I particularly love the extension cord wreath!
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    • Shannah Coe says

      September 6, 2013 at 2:05 pm

      Thanks! I had fun putting that little wreath together. Plus, we can always use more extensions cords around the house.

      Reply
  2. Ida says

    September 5, 2013 at 9:41 am

    This is the cutest construction party I have ever seen. You did such an amazing job!
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    • Shannah Coe says

      September 6, 2013 at 9:10 am

      Awww, thanks to much! We has so much fun putting together this little party for our boy. 🙂

      Reply
  3. Tonia@thegunnysack says

    September 5, 2013 at 10:19 pm

    Wow! Everything looks amazing! You did a fantastic job!
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    • Shannah Coe says

      September 6, 2013 at 8:59 am

      Thanks! We had such a great time putting together this party. His favorite book is Goodnight, Goodnight Construction Site so the theme was easy to choose.

      Reply
  4. Patti says

    September 5, 2013 at 10:23 pm

    I want a candy table for my next birthday party. This looks fabulous. I’d totally come!
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    • Shannah Coe says

      September 6, 2013 at 8:58 am

      Haha…I know right?! Kids are so lucky these days. Candy tables were definitely not popular when I was 6.

      Reply
  5. emily says

    September 7, 2013 at 9:03 am

    adorable!!! That birthday zone tape is so cute.. I haven’t seen that before :o)
    Emily
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    • Shannah Coe says

      September 17, 2013 at 11:43 am

      Thanks! I can’t remember if that came from kara’s party ideas or birthday express but I hadn’t seen it before either.

      Reply
  6. Krista @ the happy housie says

    September 15, 2013 at 1:04 am

    So cute Shannah – my little guy is about to turn three and this has given me many great ideas!!
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    • Shannah Coe says

      September 17, 2013 at 8:38 am

      Awww…happy early birthday to your little boy! I can’t wait to hear all about the party 🙂

      Reply
  7. Samantha @ Five Heart Home says

    September 26, 2013 at 12:47 am

    Love this, Shannah! My middle son is obsessed with trucks and actually has a construction birthday party coming up in a few weeks. I’m still recovering from my daughter’s party this past weekend and haven’t done much in the way of planning for his yet, so I’ll definitely be checking back on this post for some inspiration once I get myself in gear. Thanks for sharing such a cute party!
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    • Shannah Coe says

      September 27, 2013 at 12:19 pm

      Oh, this party was really quite easy to throw together because it used toys for so much of it. Glad to offer some inspiration as your plan a birthday party 🙂

      Reply
  8. Cynthia L. says

    September 26, 2013 at 8:36 am

    This is such a cute idea! I bet your son and all of the other children really loved it. I think the Graham Crackers look yummy!
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    • Shannah Coe says

      September 27, 2013 at 12:18 pm

      I think everyone had a great time…I know I did. Those graham crackers were something else…sooo good!

      Reply
  9. Jenny says

    September 26, 2013 at 8:50 am

    that is so adorable 😀 looks like it was an awesome parteh~
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    • Shannah Coe says

      September 27, 2013 at 12:17 pm

      Thanks! I think everyone had a great time which made it worth all of the work involved.

      Reply
  10. Allyson says

    September 26, 2013 at 9:15 am

    OMG I love this idea!! My son is turning 3 in December and he would love this! Everything turned out so cute, Shannah! I bet your son was super happy! Happy belated birthday! Thanks for sharing at Domestic Superhero!
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    • Shannah Coe says

      September 27, 2013 at 12:16 pm

      This is such an easy party to put together because you use their toys for a lot of it. I hope you have fun planning your son’s 3rd birthday party. 🙂

      Reply
  11. Kristina says

    September 26, 2013 at 9:47 am

    Oh my heavens, this is amazing! I would have fallen straight into bed to after a party like this! Good job woman! The fabric is adorable.
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    • Shannah Coe says

      September 27, 2013 at 12:13 pm

      I definitely went to bed for a nap following this party. We saved the cleaning up until after everyone had a nice, long nap. Thanks so much for your sweet comments.

      Reply
  12. Abby @ Just a Girl and Her Blog says

    September 26, 2013 at 12:10 pm

    Awesome party!! My boys would LOVE this! I love how you used the trucks/toolboxes as the serving pieces. I popped over from Domestic Superhero– thanks for sharing!

    ~Abby =)
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    • Shannah Coe says

      September 27, 2013 at 12:08 pm

      Thanks! I had so much fun putting this party together with all the tool and construction related supplies. I now use the little toolboxes for craft supplies so it was a win/win.

      Reply
  13. Ashley@Biggerthanthethreeofus says

    September 27, 2013 at 8:48 pm

    Awesome party! I love all the little details. The “refueling station” is probably my favorite. My little guy is in to Fire Trucks so we will be doing that for his birthday, but I will definitely keep some of these ideas in mind. Coming over from TT&J. Thanks!
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    • Shannah Coe says

      October 1, 2013 at 12:44 pm

      Thanks! Oh, fire trucks sounds like so much fun! I can’t wait to see how that turns out.

      Reply
  14. Aniko@PlaceOfMyTaste says

    September 28, 2013 at 7:29 am

    What an awesome party theme! I loved that you used the trucks for serving! Thank you for linking it up at our Work It Wednesday Party!
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    • Shannah Coe says

      October 1, 2013 at 12:43 pm

      Thanks! We had so much fun turning toys into serving items for the party!

      Reply
  15. Jennifer says

    October 1, 2013 at 11:55 pm

    Thanks for sharing this at Show & Share girl! I love it! Great details! I chose it as my fav from last week!!
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    • Shannah Coe says

      October 2, 2013 at 12:59 pm

      Awww thanks! We had so much fun with this party.

      Reply
  16. Jessie says

    October 2, 2013 at 9:46 pm

    Oh my goodness this is the cutest! The food table is so great. I really like the stackable bins and the trucks for serving 🙂
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    • Shannah Coe says

      October 9, 2013 at 1:15 pm

      Thanks! We had so much fun raiding the toys and tool section for this party.

      Reply
  17. Anjana @ At The Corner Of Happy & Harried says

    October 4, 2013 at 10:24 am

    Such a fun party! And adorable party touches!!
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    • Shannah Coe says

      October 9, 2013 at 1:10 pm

      Thanks! We had a great time at the party. Thanks for coming by.

      Reply
  18. Corten says

    December 25, 2021 at 8:08 am

    this is amazing! I would have fallen straight into bed to after a party like this! Good job woman! The fabric is adorable.

    Reply

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