If you BUILD it, they will come

Hayden is absolutely obsessed with anything construction related since his daddy owns a design + build firm, and he watched all the construction going on at our house for several months. It was totally obvious that a construction birthday party was the way to go for his 2nd birthday!

• What People Ate

  Spinach dip (spackle) with chips (sanding disks) Jello jigglers (cinder blocks), grapes (wrecking balls), wrap sandwiches (insulation blankets), pinwheels (circular saw blades), lil smokies (2x4's)

• What People Drank

  Iced tea and water

• Desserts

  Orange Velvet and Lemon cupcakes and homemade vanilla ice cream

• Party Favors

  Wooden tool boxes with each child's name, work aprons from The Home Depot with each child's name, construction cone cups, crayons (made by me), coloring books (made by me), bubbles, pallet coasters to make at home with mom and dad, and a mini construction truck.

• Activities / Games

  Playing in the sand with construction trucks (a favorite activity with all the kids), and hammering "nails" into "wood".

• John Anderson

  Setup/tear down

  My awesome husband! He was the perfect person to execute my vision into a real construction site in our front yard!

• Lorry M.

  Setup/tear down

  Our sweet neighbor not only screen printed the names on each of the work aprons for the kids, she helped my husband setup and tear down the whole party!

• Sharon A.

  Food Prep

  My mother in law is always so helpful when it comes to food prep for my parties!

• Tracey M.

  Food table setup

  One of my very best friends, Tracey, is always right there to make sure that I'm not second guessing my vision. She's wonderful with helping make my food tables look amazing.

• www.facebook.com/cupcakecafeaz

  Cake designer

  This is my own business, I get to design amazing cakes, and other sweet treats.