If I had to do it again, I would have a larger variety of prizes, so each bag felt different. The prize were different based on colors and flavors. Otherwise, they could roll the second die for a larger number. If they liked the number (and it was available), they grabbed that bag. I placed the different bags on a car play mat. For my simple game, I wrote numbers on each bag up to the number of party guests, blew them up with air, then slipped the prizes inside. I found this monster letter smash and decided to adapt it for our party. I wanted a creative way to have the kids claim their goodie bags of bubbles, light up bracelets and necklaces, mini cars, and dum dums. I might recommend having some made ahead of time, so they can smash a line of cars along with the one or two each child makes. We lined up a variety of monster trucks on a race track rug and had them make cars out of pre-cut squares of tin foil. This clever idea has kids build tin foil cars that can be crushed by monster trucks. This was not very popular with our male guests, but some came to the table later when the excitement wore down a bit. I picked up some foam rectangles and stickers (including letters) from the dollar store and set this up as a kind of warm up activity while we waited for friends to arrive. This variation of pin the tail on the donkey was fairly popular. We decided to simply print out the 8 x 10 monster truck and tape it on cardboard. If you have the time and money to print a huge truck, go for it! You could even use the monster truck license plates the kids create. Pin the License Plate on the Monster Truck We have a kid’s bowling set, so we simply used those and a large Grave Digger. Crayon Freckles painted toilet paper rolls for their pins. If I had this to do over again, I’d probably modify it for more free play to include:īuild up blocks and knock them down with trucks.įor our party, we did the following (all printables from Half-a-Hundred Acre Wood): I will say that, while the girls at the party didn’t mind lining up and were into party crafts and games, the boys in attendance would have preferred more unstructured play. We have a small home, so opted for game stations instead. If your child has a warm weather birthday, there are several blogs with terrific outdoor arena, monster truck pinata, and obstacle courses. Place donut “tires” evenly around the cake. Sprinkle crushed Oreos next to the ramp for dirt. Trim Rice Krispie treats to an angle to create a ramp. Put Rice Krispie treats rectangular tupperwear containers and let set. Put in fridge to let frosting harden slightly. Rice Krispie treats with 1/4 cup of cocoa mix added Two containers of frosting (My son wanted vanilla, but chocolate would work really well as dirt here) Honestly, kids rarely eat much cake anyway (even when it is delicious buttermilk cake), so I was I normally make my cake and frosting from scratch, but we went with boxed this year. Until then, we’ll work with simpler solutions like this one I created from borrowing different ideas from cakes posted on Google Images. One day, I will take a cake decorating class. I promised my husband I would no longer attempt crazy, impossible birthday cakes that cause huge messes and even more stress. We opted to have Chocolate Milk at our Refueling Station, using the free printable labels for A Half-Hundred Acre Wood for gas and oil. I admired all of this creativity, but I felt like cake, ice cream, and a drink were enough food for a group of 6 year-olds at an hour and a half long party. A Half-Hundred Acre Wood provides a number of fun ideas, including a refueling station with drinks, as well as buckets of snacks with names like Spare Tires, Boulders, and Sky Wheelies. If you want to feed your guests, there are a multitude of clever ideas for a monster truck birthday party. Ezra requested a monster truck birthday party theme and I scoured the internet for affordable inspiration and ideas. This year, our budget is a bit slimmer and 6 is a bit old for trikes and toddler slides. Last year, we rented a local rec center gym, bought a Costco cake, and let the kids run free for an hour on tricycles, slides, and a bouncy house. December is a hectic time to host a birthday party, especially with a new baby in the house.
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