PARTY PLANNING
Cake:
Try your hand at baking a chocolate 'dirt cake' complete with pudding mud Gummy worms!
Decorating Ideas:
- Go with a yellow, orange and black color scheme!
- Use black tape to make stripes on a bright yellow vinyl table cloth.
- Road Sign: Road Construction Ahead Use a soft black marker to decorate bright yellow and orange balloons.
- Cut up a bright orange vinyl table cloth to make flags. Use small wooden dowels as sticks.
- Make diamond-shaped signs using construction paper and markers to designate specials areas of play like "MEN AT WORK" or "ROAD CLOSED" for areas that are off limits.
Birthday Party Favors:
Give each guest their own plastic, kid-sized hard-hat or orange vest and customize them by writing their name on it. String shiny silver whistles on orange safety cords. Or try to find mini construction hats (try your local party store) and fill them with goodies.
Invitation Cards/Thank You Cards:
Print out a cool Tonka Birthday Party Invitation Card, Birthday Card and Thank You Card for your guests.
Party Activities:
Hide cool little toys & well-wrapped special treats in the sand of your construction yard & let the birthday boy & crew dig for buried treasure! Set up an obstacle course complete with orange cones, flags and road signs! Organize a rousing game of Red Light/Green Light with a twist - use an orange flag and a whistle instead!















