Recently my son turned four. For his fourth birthday party my friend and I decided to throw a joint birthday party for our boys who are 19 days apart and have known each other since K was 4 weeks old. F and K have spent every birthday together since they met, so it made sense to throw them a joint party!
They are both really into Monster Trucks and after spending an afternoon together at the Monster Jam World Finals, it was decided we would throw them a Monster Truck Themed birthday party.
First things first, I contacted Becca at Jumping Jax Designs and asked if she could create a custom birthday invitation and party pack to match. She is awesome. She has done every one of K’s birthday invitations except for his 2nd only because I did an evite. I wish I had just had her create a digital invitation that year!
All I told her was we wanted a Monster Truck theme, it would be really cool to have the boys driving the trucks, and the boys favorite colors pink and green.
I think it turned out perfectly! It sure set the tone of the party!
From there F’s grandma made these adorable shirts just for this party! I love how unique they are!
Custom water bottle labels, “cupcake” toppers, and a fabulous banner created by Jumping Jax Designs kept our theme front and center! We added checkered flag detailing through out the rest of the party with additional banners, table cloths, and dining supplies. It really helped to pull the theme together!
The food was kept simple. Meat, cheese, buns, veggies, fruit, chips, and peanut butter & monster jam sandwiches. Perfect for the preschooler crowd! The cakes were made by F’s mom and were just amazing! Marshmallow fondant, buttercream frosting, and one yellow, one chocolate cake had everyone happy! We kept the cakes small because we knew the kids would have PLENTY of sweets between the “mud pies”, snow cones to beat the heat, and monster truck cookies as party favors!
The snow cones were a big hit, and a perfect way to cool down after bouncing in the 94 degree heat. In addition to a small bounce house we had lots of monster truck themed activities for the kids! The “body shop” was giving temporary tattoos, kids were asked to bring a plain shirt to decorate with monster truck tires, fabric paint/markers. The “Mud Pies” complete with dirt and worms were a hit! All the activity signs came with our custom party pack!
Finally we had a DIY photo booth made from checkered steamers and an inner tube was used for a monster truck prop! We certainly had fun with that photo booth!
After all the party guests had left what did the two birthday boys decide to do? Watch Monster Jam of course!
It was a great party! I loved throwing it with K’s best friend F! It allowed us to combine our resources and throw a party my son is still talking about almost a month later!
Now if we can only think of a theme for next years bash!
Disclosure: Nothing was provided for this party – I am sharing Jumping Jax Designs because she is a friend and I love her work!
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Shell Feis says
Looks like SUCH a fun party! I love the photobooth idea, too cute.
Colleen says
Love the directions it looked like it was a huge success!
HilLesha @To the Motherhood says
What an awesome theme!
Kathleen says
That is one amazing party! My youngest would love to have one just like it.
Linette says
Love these ideas! So fun! My son would have loved this when he was younger!
Kelly @ A Girl Worth Saving says
Oh my goodness that is so cool! It looks like a blast and super cute invites.
Stefanie says
What an awesome party idea!
Vanessa: thequeenofswag says
What an adorable themed birthday.
Sheri says
I didn’t know you had a Kellan! I have a Kellen 🙂 It looks like they all had a great time.
Lisa says
You did an awesome job!
LyndaS says
That’s so cute – you’re very creative.
Mellisa says
What a great theme for a birthday party! Looks like you guys had a blast.
Lolo says
Looks like a blast! We were so sorry to miss it!
Jennifer @ The Quirky Momma says
What an awesome party! I love the photo booth idea–so original and so special for the kids. You rock, momma!
courtney says
Wow such a great job !! Everything looked awesome 🙂 I’m struggling with M’s 1st birthday she can’t really eat much and plus we’re moving yikes!
Robin Gagnon says
Now that is a great theme for an active boy 🙂
Tricia Nightowlmama says
I love it so creative great job. Love the diy photo booth
Tiff @ Babes and Kids says
I absolutely LOVE all of the details! From the invites to the cakes, you really nailed it. So cute.
Ty @ Mama of 3 Munchkins says
Everything looks fantastic!
amber whitehead says
What a great party! I loved everything but my favorite is the cute shirts! Happy Birthday to your guy and his best friend.
Tammy says
So fun! Such creative ideas and I’m sure the boys and their guests loved it all!
Leilani says
Such a cute theme for a party! I love it!
Erica says
Looks like a lot of fun! I love that you put their faces in the trucks in the invitation!
laura says
So cute! I love the Thank You card..adorable!
Marina says
What a super neat idea!!Love the photobooth and the cakes!
Megan Chamberlin says
Very cool!! I love the photo booth and the Tshirts – so unique! Looks like they had a blast!
Terra Heck says
The theme turned out awesome. I love how the decorations fit with the theme. The cakes are super cute and I especially love that photo booth idea.
Kara @ The Joys of Boys says
We did a monster truck party a few years ago and I wish I had used some of these ideas. So cute! My boys would love this. I love the photo booth. Great idea!
Emily says
Thanks Kara! We had a lot of fun!
Cecile says
What a cute idea! I love the t-shirts.
Emily says
Thank you Cecile!
Toni says
What a fun theme! Looks like everyone was having a great time!
Kelli Claypool says
What a GREAT party! Love all the smiles 🙂