Get 8 printable airport signs (Welcome to Airport, Baggage Claim, Concessions, Restrooms, VIP Lounge, more) for easy airplane birthday party decorations.
Since my two older children are nine days apart, I decided to combine their birthday parties. My daughter, who turned 3, adores Thomas the Train and all his female train friends. My son, who turned…
What to Look for in a Venue for an Airplane 5th Birthday Party Buckle up for an out-of-this-world adventure as you search for the perfect venue to host an airplane-themed 5th birthday party! So, what should you be on the lookout for? Let's start with space — find a party venue that can accommodate the high-flying energy of the little aviators. Look for a place that allows you to bring in aviation-themed decorations like clouds, airplanes, and maybe even a mini runway! Safety first, folks! Ensur
This weekend I threw Michael a party for being a new hire pilot for American Airlines. We have been waiting a while for the airlines to sta...
Kids Party Ideas Little Pilot Airplane inspired birthday with DIY decorations, food, favors, printables and activities!
This little man turned 4 recently. As you may have seen here, we were going for an airplane theme for Evan's party. I got lazy and wanted a simple party with very little work so I rented out the child drop-in centre that we frequent. It is closed on the weekends and is very affordable for half a day. It was SO worth it because I didn't have to clean up my house before and again after the party! The room is a giant play space so all the play activities were taken care of. There were tons of toys, a big play structure with slides and climbing things and outside there were ride on toys, a sandbox and picnic tables. So I really didn't have to do all that much. Yesssssss. I did set up a couple of tables as work stations - in keeping with the theme. The first was the 'Customs' area where the children got to stamp their own passports. I couldn't find actual country or flag stamps but the kids didn't mind. They stamped away, and the ones who were old enough to write, printed their names or the names of countries. It was a hit. The next station I made was for making paper airplanes. I supplied paper, scissors and instructions for creating different types of planes (readily available on the internet). Again, I was going for the easy route the whole way so I made cupcakes instead of a big cake. I made vanilla cake with white frosting (which may or may not have been from a box) and put marshmallows on top to look like clouds. Then topped them with mini paper airplanes made by big brother Malcolm -thank you very much! The last station I set up was the 'luggage pick up area' where the kids could assemble their own loot bags with an assortment of plastic planes, Styrofoam gliders, candy, parachute men, and pin-on pilot's wings. I didn't get a picture of the wings but I basically printed off pictures of them (also from the internet), laminated them and taped a pin to the back. The table also doubled as place to put the gifts. The party wasn't too structured but when I wanted to mix things up a bit I broke out the parachute for a bit of fun. And there were squeals. All in all a pretty fun day for my lil man :)
I am one of those people that starts a Pinterest board the day after a birthday party for the next year! LOL! It probably will change as my little man grows and develops his own preference for parties but the past 4 years has been such a blast for me! I think throwing your child's party is just as much fun for the mommy as it is for the kids! There were so many fun elements that made this theme a PERFECT birthday theme! And it was soooo cheap!!! Paper Airplane Garland I stayed up late one night folding all these paper airplanes and stringing them on thread to hang from the ceiling. If I were to do it again I would probably find a way to knot the thread at each airplane instead of putting tape on the string. I love the color scheme of blue and orange together! It's so boyish! I also hung vertical paper airplanes from the window cut out we have between the kitchen and living room. They looked like little mobiles! Paper Airplane Cake The cake turned out amazing! I have a talented friend that has made Christian's 3rd birthday (Cowboy) cake, Eva Mae's 1st birthday (Owl) cake and will hopefully make many more birthday and special milestone cakes for our family! Her Facebook page is Amazing Cakes! Party Favors and Games I think my favorite party favor were the little candy airplanes! I saw Push Pop airplane ideas on Pinterest and then I saw the same idea using Tootsie Pops - wouldn't you know my Kroger didn't have either?! So, we used Smarties!!! They worked perfect! To make, take 2 life saver candies and a rubber band. Thread the 2 life savers and insert a stick of gum on top. Slide the smarties candy in between the gum and life savers and you have the cutest little candy favor for your guests! (I covered my gum with some cute scrapbook paper) We made a ton of paper airplanes and I had a table set up in the piano room for kids to make and decorate their own! After making their airplane they could try to fly it through a hole in the posterboard or go outside for more Flying School! (I hung 2 hula hoops from the tree....forgot to take a picture - whoops!) I also played around with designing my own paper airplane template!!! I made one for each child with their name on the wings! Another cool activity is from Disney - for Father's Day they came out with an awesome paper plane printable! Go here to get it! The other favors I made were a snack mix bag with peanuts and pretzels! I simply printed off a greeting on a half sheet of paper and secured the plastic snack bag with a ribbon! (Someone's trying to sneak a snack!) Paper Airplane Outfit One reason I LOOOOVE having an embroidery machine is being able to create such cute custom shirts and clothes for my kids! The shirt I made for my birthday boy uses the paper airplane from Planet Applique and I merged it with his name and the number 4. It looks so adorable! The shorts were refashioned from an old pair of my jeans with airplane fabric on the side pockets! I'll talk more about them on Tuesday on my guest post over at House of Estrela! I do take custom orders so if you need a birthday shirt contact me on my Facebook page! I have to say that the birthday boy had the time of his life! I think birthdays and Christmases are only going to get better and better! (Oh, and you can get my free tutorial and template for party hats here) Now I need your help.....theme suggestions for birthday #5 next year?!
Several months ago I shared with you about my son's first birthday party. We did a 'First in Flight' Theme (see it here to get the full party layout.) One of our centerpieces for the whole event was the Table Runner
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This past Saturday, I ventured into to “stress mode” (an all too familiar place for me, I have set up residence) as we threw my son’s 8th birthday party. He’s a “plane…
