Noah's Paw Patrol Party

Our little guy turned 4 this month and his favorite show right now is Paw Patrol. Planning a Paw Patrol party was super fun and I enjoyed putting it together in a way that did not break the bank. I hope you can find some fun ideas here that you can use for your next party! Enjoy!

The party was at lunchtime and we served hot dogs on the grill (of course!) with sides. The background is simply streamers taped from the top of our cupboards to the floor ... such a simple and cheap background that can make a big impact! The "Dig In" banner I found on Angela's website, Simply Beautiful By Angela. I emailed her and she was so kind to not only send me all her signs but she even edited a few to fit my party! Thank you Angela! You can find her party blog at: http://simplybeautifulbyangela.com/2017/09/a-paw-patrol-birthday-party.html

All the plates, napkins, forks, steamers and the tablecloth came from the 99 Cents Store. The dog fabric on the table are $1 bandanas from Walmart.

I also decorated the table with my son's Paw Patrol toys. The chips are in new dog bowls from the Dollar Tree.

For the hot dogs we had our own "Paw Parol On A Roll" menu that Angela created.

There was a Chase, Marshall, Rubble, Rocky, Zuma and Sky dog. My son's favorite, and the most popular by far, was The Rocky Dog! Angela from Simply Beautiful By Angela was so kind to share this sign with me.

As for the sides we served Ruff-les ...

... Paw-tato Chips ...

... Fruit Kibble ...

... and Paw-sta Salad!

For the drinks we served water and apple juice straight from the Water Bowl. The little blue fire hydrant I found at the Dollar Tree. It is a chew toy and can be found in the pet section.

Let's talk cake! As we all know you can't beat the price of a cake from Costco, especially when serving a crowd. Unfortunately Costco doesn't sell any themed cakes and so you have to improvise. I ordered a graduation cake from Costco with the colors of red and blue. Then I found theses candy dog prints at Walmart and added them to the cake along with my son's Paw Patrol toys. 

Ta-Da!! ... just like that you have a themed Paw Patrol cake from Costco! 

For the favors everyone went home with a paw print frisbee (Fetch!) and a bag of of Pup-Corn. 

The frisbees are from the Dollar Tree and are in their pet section. 

The pup-corn is Boom Chick A Pop which at the time was buy one bag get one free at Costco. I added in a few Scooby-Doo cinnamon dog cookies that I bought at Target. The bags and ribbon are from Walmart.

The most important part was our little guy had a blast with his friends and loved everything about his Paw Patrol Party! Happy 4th Birthday Buddy! 

Christopher's Super Mario Party

Christopher had a Super Mario party for his 6th birthday. He wanted to play video games with his friends so we invited five of his best buds over to play, eat pizza and enjoy cake!

The decor was both from Party City and homemade.

The birthday banner and little decals I found at Party City.

The coins were homemade. I bought small yellow plates from the Dollar Tree and cut out yellow construction paper to tape inside. Super simple!

The party room

The tablecloth and plates are from Party City. I bought plain napkins and red forks from the Dollar Tree to go along with the theme and to save a few bucks vs. buying the themed ones.

Every place setting had a mini 1up 7up, a Yoshi egg and either a Luigi or Mario hat along with a mustache. The hats and the mustaches are from Party City. The mini 7ups are from Walmart which I then glued on a 1up mushroom. 

I made the Yoshi eggs with white easter eggs and drew green spots on them with a green sharpie. The Yoshi eggs were filled with Starbursts.

 Party Table

For the food we served pizza and, to go along with the theme, Piranha Plant fruit kabobs. The boys loved them and they were super simple to make! 

Piranha Plant Fruit Kabobs

Piranha Plant Fruit Kabobs

Another fun, simple and cheap party item are these Mario star balloons. The balloons are gold mylar balloons from the Dollar Tree. Yes they are only $1 each! I added black electrical tape (found in the garage) as the eyes. So simple and fun! 

The star balloons also became part of the favor as every boy went home with one!

I ordered this cake from Walmart. The candles are from Party City and I added the eyes to the stars with a black sharpie.

Christopher loved his cake!

To hold the favors I made these Mario party bags. The bags are from the Dollar Tree and are plain red bags which run 8 for $1. I printed a Mario logo and cut out the circle and the letter M so that the red would show through.

Homemade Mario Party Bags

Inside the bags I put various items including Mario popups (Party City), a Yoshi egg (homemade - see above), Mario stickers (Party City) and a Mario figurine (Target). Then I also added a few other toys and candies.

The best part was that Christopher had an awesome time with his friends and loved every moment!

Noah's Hot Wheels Party

Our youngest son, Noah, turned three this month. Noah LOVES Hot Wheels cars. He has a little wagon full of Hot Wheels cars that he pulls around the house. He is constantly setting them up in lines, crashing them into walls or racing them down Hot Wheels tracks. And so it was no surprise that he wanted a Hot Wheels birthday party! We hosted the party at our local My Gym and he had a blast celebrating with his friends.

Evite has great Hot Wheels themed invitations right now. They are super cute!

Our invitation said "Come and RACE around the gym with me!". 

I found this shirt at Walmart for $5. Such a deal! It says "Nobody is faster than me!".

The party was from 1:30 to 3:00 p.m. Since it was after lunch and before dinner, we served snacks and cake. I purchased the Hot Wheels tablecloth, hat, banner and napkins at Party City. They have a great Hot Wheels section.

I had fun making all the snacks fit the theme. We served Red Vines as "Dipsticks".

Rice Crispy Treats as "Stop Lights"

Oreos as "Spare Tires"

Chex Mix as "Nuts and Bolts"

Water bottles as "Coolant". I found tape that looks like a road and used that to wrap the water bottles.

We ordered this Hot Wheels cake from Walmart.

Out little guy was thrilled!

For the favor, each child got to go home with a goodie bag filled with some colorful candy and their very own Hot Wheels car.

The goodies inside

The party favors.

I used this free printable: http://lessordinarydesigns.blogspot.com/2013/01/free-printable-i-wheel-y-like-you-hot.html?m=1  for the favor tags but changed the words to read: "I Am Wheel-y Glad You Came"!

Happy 3rd Birthday Noah!