Blueprints For Construction Birthday Party Activities
- By Elizabeth Chastain
- Published 12/28/2009
- Family Concerns
- Unrated
A construction birthday party or a Bob the Builder party won't be complete for your dump-truck lovin' boy unless you plan some construction-related activities. Put on your hard hat, aka your thinking cap, and get ready to plan some dynamite activities!
Dirt Play - If you have room, truck in a load of dirt or use an existing pile of dirt for your construction crew. Provide various toy dump trucks, excavators, shovels, buckets, etc.
Building - Gather large appliance boxes and have the kids work together to create one large structure or several "buildings." Have helpers available to assist them in duct taping their structures. They can then paint and decorate them.
Construction Tool Relay - This game is best for kids who are at least 5-6 years old. Split the kids into teams and give each team an empty tool belt. Place a hard hat, safety goggles, work gloves, and plastic tools at the finish line, e.g., hammer, wrench, screwdriver, pliers, etc. There should be one set of these items for each team.
The object of the game is for the first player of each team to put on the empty tool belt, run to the finish line, and fill the belt up with tools, put on the goggles, hard hat, and gloves, and run back to their teammates. Then that person must remove the filled tool belt, goggles, hard hat, and gloves and hand them to their next teammate. That person puts everything on and runs back to the finish line, where that person will
remove the tools from the belt, take off the hard hat, goggles, and gloves, and run back to their team and hand-off the empty tool belt to the next person in line on their team. The first team to get through all of their teammates is the winner.
Wrap 'Em Up - Separate the kids into teams and give each team a roll of caution tape. On "Go", one person on each team will be mummified by their teammates. The first team to completely cover someone, excluding the head, with the caution tape is the winner.
Wheelbarrow Relay - Split the kids into teams and give them each a child-size wheelbarrow. On "Go", the first person on each team pushes the wheelbarrow to the finish line and back to their teammates. The play continues until all the members of one team has had a turn, thus they are the winner.
Pass The Hammer - This game is played like "Pass the Parcel." Have all the kids sit in a circle and pass around a small "toolbox" filled with candy as music plays. When the music stops, whoever is holding the toolbox shall pick a candy out and sit the rest of the game out. Play continues until everyone has received a candy and the ultimate winner is the last person left in the game who ultimately wins the toolbox of remaining candy.
Remember, when you have gathered a group of youngsters to celebrate a construction birthday party or a Bob the Builder party, you may expect them to be full of energy and want to build, dig, and get dirty. Therefore, plan your party foundation accordingly and construct a few activities to help burn off their excess energy.
Dirt Play - If you have room, truck in a load of dirt or use an existing pile of dirt for your construction crew. Provide various toy dump trucks, excavators, shovels, buckets, etc.
Building - Gather large appliance boxes and have the kids work together to create one large structure or several "buildings." Have helpers available to assist them in duct taping their structures. They can then paint and decorate them.
Construction Tool Relay - This game is best for kids who are at least 5-6 years old. Split the kids into teams and give each team an empty tool belt. Place a hard hat, safety goggles, work gloves, and plastic tools at the finish line, e.g., hammer, wrench, screwdriver, pliers, etc. There should be one set of these items for each team.
The object of the game is for the first player of each team to put on the empty tool belt, run to the finish line, and fill the belt up with tools, put on the goggles, hard hat, and gloves, and run back to their teammates. Then that person must remove the filled tool belt, goggles, hard hat, and gloves and hand them to their next teammate. That person puts everything on and runs back to the finish line, where that person will
Wrap 'Em Up - Separate the kids into teams and give each team a roll of caution tape. On "Go", one person on each team will be mummified by their teammates. The first team to completely cover someone, excluding the head, with the caution tape is the winner.
Wheelbarrow Relay - Split the kids into teams and give them each a child-size wheelbarrow. On "Go", the first person on each team pushes the wheelbarrow to the finish line and back to their teammates. The play continues until all the members of one team has had a turn, thus they are the winner.
Pass The Hammer - This game is played like "Pass the Parcel." Have all the kids sit in a circle and pass around a small "toolbox" filled with candy as music plays. When the music stops, whoever is holding the toolbox shall pick a candy out and sit the rest of the game out. Play continues until everyone has received a candy and the ultimate winner is the last person left in the game who ultimately wins the toolbox of remaining candy.
Remember, when you have gathered a group of youngsters to celebrate a construction birthday party or a Bob the Builder party, you may expect them to be full of energy and want to build, dig, and get dirty. Therefore, plan your party foundation accordingly and construct a few activities to help burn off their excess energy.
Elizabeth Chastain
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