Wednesday 9 October 2013

Up the Ladder, Down the Pole, that's the Way the Firemen Go

Firemen parties are a definite win for little boys birthdays. Every little boy wants to be an astronaut or a fireman so this theme party is a perfect way for them to live out there dreams. Personally I love this theme, it's so much fun to come up with ideas for.



Red tin buckets with the word Fire on them are an easy way to bring in the theme. I just cut the letters out from paper. You can use them as a centre piece as above with the word fire or your child's name or you can use them to hold sweets or yummy goodies at the party. Little ones could even be used as the party packs.


To add a little more fun to the centre piece I had firemen sliding down their poles






In terms of the food I had these very flammable boxes of popcorn.


And then of course to wash those down fire extinguishers


The cupcakes were topped with cardboard toppers that had a fire helmut design on them.



There was a special fire engine cupcake reserved for the birthday boy


These fire hydrant cookies are also a great addition to any fireman party


The party table was packed to the brim with red and yellow. Each child was given a helium balloon and a cute fireman's helmet.



For the party packs I converted the normal kiddie's party pack boxes into fire engines. Each party pack had the name of the fire fighting guest on it.


I made this birthday banner to fit in with the fireman theme and it really pops against the grey background of the wall. I love the little fire trucks really bringing in the theme.

You can't really go wrong with a fireman party. There's a reason why this theme has been around forever, kids just can't get enough of playing firemen.