Party invitations, Cake Bunting & Printables: Very Pretty Parties
Party Styling: Very Pretty Parties
Gelato Cart: Mangiamo Gelato Caffe
Photography: Katie Minardi Photography
Brody Name Banner: Bella & Teo Boutique
Construction Bib: Burpie Bundles
“ONE” shirt: Lil Threadz Clothing
Dump Truck Sugar Cookies: TS Cookies

Items used in this party available in Kara’s Party Ideas Shop:
Jute Twine
Balloons
Striped Paper Straws
Plastic Cups
Tin Pails
Rock Candy Swizzle Sticks
Cupcake Liners
#1 Candles
Apothecary Jars
Lollipop / Treat Sticks
Polka Dot Nut / Candy Cups
Clear Cellophane Bags
Chevron Paper Bags

          

This is what Shannon said about the party- “With construction for a new pool scheduled to begin 2 weeks before my son Brody’s 1st Birthday, I knew I was going to have a huge mess to somehow work around. Instead of worrying about it, I decided to incorporate it and therefore his construction themed party was born.

Although I chose a construction party, I still wanted it to look like a first birthday party so I had to be creative in order to make construction vehicles and tools look cute! I also added a lot of other elements that highlighted Brody’s big milestone. There were pictures from his newborn and 1 year old photo shoot as well as a huge display of his monthly growth.

I designed and made most of the party decorations including the door wreath, fabric bunting, fabric garland, table runners, birthday hat, printables and “1” elements everywhere! My dad is a general contractor so a ton of borrowed construction signs, cones and barricades also helped set the scene.

I purchased Dr. Suess’ ‘Happy Birthday to You’ book and all of the guests were asked to ‘Sign in before entering Brody’s construction zone.’

For entertainment, I set up an area for the kids to color on construction plans and play with construction vehicles. They also had a bounce house that provided hours of entertainment!

For food, we had a taco cart, Lemonade & Margaritas, tons of sweets and my parents even brought their gelato catering cart! Each of the kids were given a snack bag filled with kid friendly treats and each family was given a Dump Truck beach set to take home as a party favor. The party was a ton of fun and Brody as well as his sister, Ashlyn, had a great time!”

Items used in this party available in Kara’s Party Ideas Shop:
Jute Twine
Balloons
Striped Paper Straws
Plastic Cups
Tin Pails
Rock Candy Swizzle Sticks
Cupcake Liners
#1 Candles
Apothecary Jars
Lollipop / Treat Sticks
Polka Dot Nut / Candy Cups
Clear Cellophane Bags
Chevron Paper Bags