Juicy Bits: 126: construction party part 1: the details

November 10, 2009

126: construction party part 1: the details

Can we fix it? Yes, we can!

Can we build it? Yes, we can!

Theo is crazy about Bob the Builder. It isn’t even really the character, so much as all things construction. Whenever he sees any kind of construction vehicle, he says “Bob, the builder, BOB THE BUILDER!!”

So I knew that was the way to go for his birthday this summer. And, despite the stress of having to leave town and get back the night before the party, everything worked out perfectly.

Since I have so many gorgeous pictures (courtesy of my good friend, and amazing photographer, Christianne Ebel again), I’m going to split this up again like I did for Aurora’s monster party.

Get ready for a ton of photos.

So as you can see right away, the colors I used were brown, orange and yellow. Or more descriptively, chocolate, pumpkin, and mustard. Remember we started off with these invitations.

When people first arrived they had a little hint at what was to come. I made the barricades by painting over some wooden sawhorses we had.

I used lots of fabrics (big surprise...) for decorations. The Be an Man collection and some Tot Town from Michael Miller (as well as a few other construction-related ones I had) added to theme.

The food table had a giant runner-style cloth that was super easy to make and had quite an impact.

Some other details to the food display included: nuts and bolts, a dump truck full of pretzels, color coordinated m&ms, and my cute little "dig in" signs.

And lets not forget the sweets. The cupcakes had little toppers with graphics I designed.

And then the oh-so-frustrating-to-make-at-the-last-minute-but-undeniably-delicious tool cookies.

The kids' tables were set outside on the deck.

Again I used graphics I designed to decorate the cups and the napkins/silverware. I put a nut and bolt in each bowl to prevent any wind issues (turned out there were none).

Each child had their own personalized hard hat.

There was a sand table for lots of digging fun.

The deck was decorated with big balloons and traffic cones.

And I made (with lots of help from my mom) a fabric caution tape garland because I couldn't bear the thought of a plastic one.

You'll read more about it in the next post, but we had a visitor.

And there was coloring.

We put out all the tools and trucks etc. we could come up with.

Each child when home with a bucket full of goodies.

It included A construction site sticker book, matchbox vehicle, and a small wooden construction puzzle (which Theo is currently obsessed with).

And a thank you dump truck cookie.

Stop by in a day or two and see just exactly how the day played out.

Posted on November 10, 2009 at 12:42 AM in Birthday Parties, Design, Fabric, Family, Food and Drink, Party Planning | Permalink

Comments

Oh, my goodness! How utterly spectacular! Your house is just gorgeous, and you really pulled out all the stops for this party. It's so fantastic, what a lucky little boy. Happy birthday!

Posted by: greetingarts | November 10, 2009 at 01:04 AM

That was quite the party! SUPER cute decorations! The cookies...wow. I never would have had the patience for those.

Posted by: CJ | November 10, 2009 at 01:09 AM

dude, that is CRAZY!

Posted by: melissa@yummygoods | November 10, 2009 at 01:17 AM

Your attention to detail is incredible! You've never worked as a designer for Martha Stewart or something have you? That party looks straight out of a magazine feature! Your kids are soooo lucky!

Posted by: Erin Compton | November 10, 2009 at 02:00 AM

oh my goodness - best birthday party ever! Totally gorgeous - I just sent your blog link to my friend, she would love this for her little boy. I can't wait to see part 2 :)

Posted by: One Crafty Mumma | November 10, 2009 at 03:56 AM