I have 2 young children and every year I look forward to hosting their birthday parties. My daughter celebrates her birthday in the late spring and my son celebrates his birthday in the early fall. Every year when their birthday rolls around I let them pick a theme for their party…then I get busy planning it.

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Last September my son selected a construction site and construction vehicles theme for his birthday party. I made all of the food, party decorations, the hands-on craft projects, take-home goodies, etc. From start to finish, I planned it all and I did it on a budget.

Over the past few months I’ve shared many of my Construction Site Birthday Party Ideas with the readers of this blog. Today I’m going to round-up all of those posts and link them into this post to make them easier for you to find.

To save money on a custom-made cake I opted to make my own Construction Site Theme’d Cupcakes. You can go to the store and buy a box of cake mix or purchase ready-made cupcakes. You’ll then want to head on over to Amazon and purchase these adorable cupcake wrappers and toppers. On the morning of the party you’ll finish your cupcakes by placing them into the wrappers & adding the topper-picks which only takes a few minutes to do.

When I host birthday parties for young kids I like to plan out a hands-on craft activity for them to do. As each child arrives for the party they’re directed to the craft table that I have set up and given instructions on the craft project. Parents can elect to assist them with the project or mingle with other parents until the party is ready to begin. For this theme I had the kids decorate their own plastic construction helmets or construction hats which I purchased from Amazon. They can decorate them with provided stickers and markers. These helmet then become their party hats & they get to take them home with them. The kids really enjoyed making them.

The day before the party I whipped up these fun and easy-to-make Dirt Chocolate Pudding Cups with Gummy Worms. Let’s face it…what kid doesn’t love eating gummy worms? You will need to purchase some chocolate pudding cups, gummy worms and chocolate cookies to make them. I had them all made in less than 35 minutes and ready-to-go. I recommend making them the day before the party.

Another fun birthday party treat that works with the construction site theme are these adorable Paint Brush Rice Krispies Treats that I made. To save time you can purchase ready-made Rice Krispies Treats or make your own at home. You’ll then want to follow my directions on how to turn them into paint brush treats. The kids and the parents really loved them! The kids can eat them at the party or take them home with them.

I decided to get creative with the birthday party goody bags & take-home treat bags by buying canvas tool aprons from The Home Depot. If you want to save a little bit of money you can buy “generic” versions of the canvas tool aprons from Amazon. What I really like about this idea is that these canvas tool aprons are reusable. The kids can play with them at home, use them during art class, etc. Unlike plastic, disposable party loot bags. I think this idea is much more eco-friendly and like I said, can be reused!

We set up a little candy station for the kids using plastic bins we picked up at our local home store and from Amazon. They come in a yellow color which fits perfectly with the theme. You can read how we assembled them and what kind of goodies we served in them by checking out my Boy’s Construction Site Birthday Party Theme Ideas that I previously posted. After the party my husband snagged the plastic bins and is using them in the garage to hold his tools. Gotta love that!

Party Decorations for this party theme are a lot of fun! You can use caution zone and yellow caution tape instead of using streamers. You can buy construction vehicles like dump trucks, back hoes, etc. and load them up with party food & snacks. Make your own banners and streamers to decorate the party room. Use the vehicles to decorate the tables and party room. The birthday boy will have all kinds of new trucks & toys to play with after the party is over.

If you have a little boy or a little girl who loves construction vehicles and anything to do with construction sites…this would be the perfect Birthday Party theme to work with. You can do it on a budget by making all of the food, party decorations and supplies yourself. All of the kids loved this theme and the parents loved that their kids had great items to take home with them from attending the party!

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