Planes Birthday Party

Since we have some CARS movie fanatics in our house, it's no surprise we were counting the days before Planes came out in theaters this summer.  And I guess it shouldn't have been a surprise when M requested a Planes party for his third birthday this year... after I had spent months pinning monster truck party ideas!  Thankfully Hobby Lobby took back all my monster truck supplies, and M promises that next year he'll be expecting monster trucks when he turns four.

So I went to work on Planes.  These are the boarding pass inspired invitations.  Our last name is Bong, in case your wondering if that's an appropriate name for an airline at a child's birthday party...

Baggage Claim in our entryway where kids picked up their goody bags...

 

 

I made the suitcases our of brown, blue, and orange card stock.  Since the movie had already been released it was easy to find Planes themed treats for the bag...

I used a yard of fabric hung from a rafter as a backdrop for the food counter...

 

The in-flight meal: your choice of sandwich in to-go boxes...

Caprese ka-bobs...

In-Flight snacks to eat with dinner or take home...

 

Treats included Jello and Cool Whip cups, color coordinated jelly beans, and cupcakes...

 

 

Drink station where guests could fill up on jet fuel (blue Hawaiian Punch mixed with fruit juices)...

 

 

Birthday banner...

Sky balloons...

For games we had a large styrofoam airplane for the kids to zoom around in the back yard and Pin the Propeller on Dusty.  My mom painted this picture of Dusty on a piece of foam core (amazing, yes?)...

And the kids tried to pin propellers made from craft foam onto the picture...

I think the birthday boy had plenty of high flying fun!