fire fighter will

october happens to be fire safety month.  we celebrated my 3 year old with a fire fighter birthday party.  he was so excited.  we had lots of yummy snacks, a hot chocolate bar, made pumpkins into dalmatians and got to get up close with a real fire truck!  yes, our local fire department was kind enough to come by our house and bring the truck.  can you imagine the look on his face when the fire fighter turned on the lights just for him?  it still makes me smile just thinking about it!  thank you to the grottoes, va fire department.  we were thrilled to have you!  the kids had a ball. 


cupcake toppers

 




snack bar- s'mores pops are delish!

 


this sign was for our arts and crafts activity.  we made pumpkins into dalmatians.

 




drink station- it was a chilly fall afternoon so we had a hot chocolate bar.  we had marshmallows, chocolate chips,  cinnamon, whipped cream and ghost peeps to top the hot cocoa.  if you look closely you can see the dalmatian spots on the cups.  will and i worked on the cups for two weeks before the party!

 



the kids used water guns to "put out" fires made of tissue paper





snack bar

 



will's centerpieces





thank you to the grottoes, va fire department for coming to the party!





the wonderful fire fighter even let the kids try on the helmet!






yes, seeing that face was worth every second of party prep.  happy birthday will christopher

 

if you are throwing your own fire fighter party i have a great idea for favors.  along with some other goodies like hot tamales and fire balls we gave out batteries for the children (parents) to replace the batteries in the smoke alarms.

if you're in the charlotte area you may want to see tricia about a cake- she made the fire hydrant and dalmatian for the top of will's cake.  adorable.  she makes an awesome fire truck cake too.

the darling fire truck cookies were from sweet la la's also in charlotte, nc.  it's become a tradition having their cookies at will's parties!  these were his favorite!

i would love to create the decor for your little fire fighter.  check out my etsy shop where i can help you out!