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Earlier this month we had the pleasure of planning a Red Tractor themed birthday party for a young fellow who was turning 4 years old.\u00a0 Because his family were still on their camping holiday we arranged for the party to take place at the camp ground they were staying at.\u00a0 Because of this and the uncertainty around the number of guests attending we opted for more of a picnic style set up.\u00a0 So very early on the Saturday morning we loaded up the\u00a0van and ventured north for a fun outdoor party.<\/p>\n
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Using some electric fence standards and the bunting, we created a walkway\/entrance to the party space under the tree.\u00a0 We laid out the red gingham picnic blankets that we had made and set up the various tables.\u00a0 To complement the red gingham we added\u00a0hessian and artificial grass as table covers, placemats and accents on the bunting, as well as\u00a0chalkboard signs.\u00a0 Lastly to complete the look\u00a0we designed\u00a0a Red Tractor printable range to use as cupcake toppers; bottle wraps; swing tags; buffet labels; bunting; and the ‘Happy Birthday’ banner.<\/p>\n
For the party fun and games we started off with some tractor racing.\u00a0 We made some little tractors out of cardboard.\u00a0 The children could step inside of these\u00a0and hold onto them\u00a0while having\u00a0running races against each other.\u00a0 Later we had a treasure hunt of sorts, which we called ‘The Farmyard Round-Up’.\u00a0 We hid a whole lot of small toy farm animals in a nearby area, which the children had to hunt out.\u00a0 The child who found the most toys won the game.\u00a0 Lastly\u00a0we finished the party with Story time – when we read the book ‘Pigs Might Fly’ by Brett Avison.<\/p>\n
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For the party favours we went for a more build your own option.\u00a0 Each child could pick up a little hessian draw string bag, and fill it with two scoops of ‘Sheep Poo’ (also known as chocolate coated raisins), a balloon and two farm themed stickers.\u00a0 Each hessian bag had a thank you swing tag attached to it.<\/p>\n
As always, we do our best to have the food match the theme.\u00a0 This time our menu consisted of the following:<\/p>\n
We set the buffet table\u00a0using mini straw bales, purchased from the Warehouse,\u00a0an artificial grass\u00a0table runner and wood slices.\u00a0 The buffet labels from\u00a0our Red Tractor party\u00a0printables collection\u00a0then tied everything together nicely.\u00a0 Last but not least was the delightful birthday cake made by the birthday boy’s aunty.<\/p>\n
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All in all, it was another successful party.\u00a0 This picnic style set up worked perfectly for both the outdoor setting and\u00a0the uncertain number of guests.\u00a0 The d\u00e9cor looking stunning in the outdoor environment and all the guests enjoyed themselves.<\/p>\n
If you have any questions or comments regarding how we put this theme together or if you would like us to create a party for you then please contact us either via email or through the comments section below.<\/p>\n
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