Construction party

FOOD AND FAVORS

Food for thought

For children’s parties, food is not a big part of the presentation, and so it is best to keep it simple. Pizza or chicken fingers, a selection of fresh cut fruit and vegetables, and juice boxes will generally keep the kids and parents happy. The cake, however, is your opportunity to get creative.

We had a lot of fun with the construction party cake because it was easy, but looked phenomenal. On a rectangular cake we created a roadside construction scene. You almost can’t go wrong with this cake, because after all… it is a construction scene! We had a digger appearing to take a chunk out of the side of the cake, and used the extra pieces to create a mound of ‘dirt’.

Favor ideas

We recommend kids get the favors throughout the party as detailed below, but you could also opt for a traditional gift bag to be handed out on departure.

Construction hat: handed out on arrival for decorating, and as required safety equipment for entering the construction zone

Tool belt: handed out on arrival for decorating

Inflatable hammers: We handed these out at the ‘design a house’ game

Tape measures: We handed these out where kids were seeing how high they could stack the blocks

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