| Toy Story Birthday Party Ideas and Beyond! Posted: 20 May 2010 01:46 PM PDT We’re getting excited for the 3rd Toy Story movie to hit theaters in June. Toy Story Mania is one of our favorite rides at Disneyland. Have you been on it? It’s addicting, I kept wanting to beat my husband so we stood in that long line again and again! Since we love these toys so much, I’ve come up with a few fun ideas and activities for a fabulous Toy Story Birthday Party! 
Invitations: For Buzz: Hey all you Space Rangers! Get ready to ride into space with (child’s name) birthday party. On the __ of __, come join in the toy mania fun and celebrate (child’s name) (years old) birthday. For Woody: Hey all you Cowboys! Get ready to ride into the sunset with (child’s name) birthday party. On the __ of __, come join in the toy mania fun and celebrate (child’s name) (years old) birthday.
Food: - Space Ranger Sodas
- Slinky Dog Pasta – Cook the corkscrew pasta and add an alfredo sauce. Cook and cut up some hot dogs and add them to the pasta.
Cake: I decorated cupcakes to look like the 3-eyed alien toy. It’s just blue frosting on the outer edge, green on the inner. Then mini marshmallows cut in half with a piece of raisin for the center. And they were baked in silver cupcake liners! “They have been chosen” Have your kids use their “claws” to snag a cupcake! 
Games: - Toy Bowling - For Toy Bowling, line up all of your small trinket toys, the kind that come in your fast food kid’s meals. Have the children line up 5-6 feet away and roll a ball toward the toys.
- Mr. Potato Head Switch – Using 2 Mr. Potato Heads, mix up the parts. Then on your mark, have the children race to see who can put him back together the right way first.
- Take a Turn at the CLAW – Place your stuffed animals into a large bin or laundry basket. Using salad tongs, have the children pretend they are “clawing” the toys out of the arcade game. To make it more difficult, have them use the tongs one handed or blind folded.
- Ice Cube Toys – Freeze Toys in water using small plastic tubs or zip bags overnight. During the party, set up a kiddie type pool with warmish water and have each child place in their frozen toy. Watch to see who’s unfreezes first. Let the children take their toy home with them that they unfroze.
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| Race Car Birthday Party Ideas that Go Zoom Posted: 20 May 2010 02:43 AM PDT Race cars have always been a hit at our house. They seem to be in every toy bucket or bin we have. We have yet to celebrate with a race car birthday, but I’ve come up with a few ideas and activities that might be fun for a party. Food: - Fuel up with with some Root Beer Floats
- Make these fun Cake Roll Cars. Stick 2 pretzels into the side of a cake roll. Add mini marshmallows for the wheels and m&m candies for the lights.
Cake: Here’s a change from cupcakes to donuts. These are Donut Tire Cakes, these won’t taste like rubber! 
Games: - Racing Cars – Set up this paper tube race car track to race 2 toy cars. See this Race Car Track post for details.
- Race Car Obstacle – I found a swimming inner tube at the dollar store that looks just like a large black tire. Have the child hold this around their waist or even roll it on the ground like a tire. Set up an obstacle course with a jump and orange cones, and a mini spray bottle car wash that they have to run through while holding their tire.
- Time to Wash the Car – Get all the toy bikes and cars out on the lawn for a good washing. We used water guns and these Water Sponge Toys to scrub them down.
 Shaving Cream Cars - This is an easy table time activity. Squirt a quarter size of shaving cream onto the table in front of each child. Give them one or two cars to cruise around in the shaving cream with. You can use a table cloth, dinner mats, or just right on top of your table. 
Party Time Filler: Put together a 20 minute clip showing some Monster Truck action or even some footage from a Nascar race. You could even show some of the Disney movie, Cars. Have you celebrated with a Race Cars Birthday? Share your fun ideas. Share and Bookmark: |
