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Party Planning -
Kid's Party Ideas - Firefighter Party
Ideas
Sound the alarm...there's no
time to waste!
Party
Slogan:
After selecting this theme
for your party, choose a slogan or theme to use in your invitations and
for tying in decorations and personalized favors to your firefighter
theme. Try one of the following, or brainstorm with the birthday boy or
girl to come up with the perfect slogan for your party:
- ”Sound the Alarm…Joey is
turning 5!”
- “5 Alarm Party!”
- “Fired Up for Birthday Fun!”
- “Nathaniel is our Birthday
Rescue Hero!”
Invitations:
Fighting fires, saving lives,
rescuing kittens stuck up in the tallest of trees…ask a room full of
young children what they want to be when they grow up, and you’re sure
to hear many of them say, “I want to be a Firefighter!” Never has this
timeless theme been more popular as our nation has been so touched by the
heroics of those who rescue and protect us. Choose one of the following
invitations to let your young guests know what a red-hot time they will
have at the party:
- As an alternative, purchase inexpensive
Fire Hats for each party guest.
Attach a computer-generated sticker with all the party details to the
back of the hat. Hand deliver the invites, and ask guests to wear them
to the party with a rain slicker. They’ll be all “fired up” for
the party!
Decorating
Ideas:
Outdoor decorations:
Table decorations:
Indoor Decorations:
Favors:
The Food
Firefighters have
to learn to eat on the run!Besides hot dogs
and chips that are always a hit, try some of these firehouse foods.
Serve chips in our firefighter hat. Serve Hero Sandwiches,
potato chips, and vegetables & dip. Let the kids construct their own
sandwiches by providing trays with cheese triangles, lunch meat
triangles, shredded lettuce, sliced tomatoes, pickles, olives & etc.
Use French Rolls cut in half.
Serve your child's favorite
ice cream.
Thirst Quencher Punch
- Lemonade or
Fruit Punch.
Hot
Wings
Place chicken
wings in Bar-B-Que sauce and bake in 350 degree oven for 30-40 minutes.
3-Alarm
Chili
-
1 Lb. Ground Beef
-
1 Large Onion
-
2 Cans (12oz.)
Kidney Beans
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2 Cans (16oz)
Tomato Sauce
-
1 Tsp. Salt
-
1 Tbsp. Chili
Powder (or to taste)
-
Hot Pepper Sauce
to taste
Brown
the meat — about 10 minutes. Add all other ingredients and let simmer
for 30 minutes. Your choice of hot sauce may be added to taste.
Make a Fireman Theme
Cake
by adding
3" Fire Cars & Trucks or
Fire Truck Candles
on top. Make roads with crushed
chocolate sandwich cookies. Add a small Fire Station, using graham
crackers and piecing together with decorator frosting.
Games
& Activities
Bucket
Brigade
Place
a tub of water between two evenly divided teams. Have each team
member scoop water from the tub with a small bucket and race a
short distance where they dump their water into separate tubs. At
the end, measure the water in each team's respective
"tub" to determine the winner
Fire truck
Piņata
Here's
one emergency vehicle everyone will welcome to the party!
Every
child loves to break open a piņata. Simply fill with one of our
Piņata Fillers and candy. It also makes a great centerpiece!
Fire
Hat Relay
Divide
your guests into two equal teams.
Have them form 2 lines facing the back of the person in front of
them. Give each team leader one of our fire chief hats.
At
the start of the relay he must pass it to the person behind him
through his legs. The next person must pass it to the person
behind him over his head. Keep alternating this way until the last
person who then reverses it and passes it back to the leader of
the line. The first team to finish first wins.
Arrange a mini field trip to
your local firehouse.
Make sure to make a reservation in Advance by
calling your fire department. You can also ask if they could send a fire
truck to the party location to give rides to the children. They are
usually happy to help out if they are not on a call.
If you live in Houston, TX. you can also call 4-Alarm Hose Co.
(713) 522-6225 They provide Fire Truck Rides & Rental and lots
of activities to keep your guests entertained for 60-90 minutes.
They even provide an axe to cut the cake and a Fire Chief's Hat
with your child's name & age on the front shield.
Play Fireman Says
-(same as Simon Says)
Make Firemen Badges
Read a Book about Firemen
Pass the Axe
Play like Hot Potato - Everyone sits in a circle and passes a toy
plastic axe from one person to the next. Someone calls time or stops the
music and the person left holding the axe is out. Continue until there
is only one person left.
Pin the Fire Hat on the Fireman
Play Stomp Out the Fire
Place a slips of paper inside of some balloons on the paper write the
name of a prize. Leave other balloons empty with no slip of paper. Place
the balloons in a pile in the center of the room. Tell the children the
balloons are the fire and they have to stomp it out ( break the
balloons) to find the prizes.
Variation: Place empty balloons in a pile, have the children stomp out
the fire. The child who stomps the last balloon wins the prize.
Fire & Water
Play the red light, green light game but substitute "fire"
& "water" for red light, green light. One of the children
"The Fireman" stands with his/her back to the others. He calls
"fire" and the children move toward the fireman.
At any moment he turns around & yells "water" and the
children must immediately freeze. If someone is caught moving they are
sent back to the start. The first child to reach "The Fireman"
becomes the new fireman.
"Fireman"
"Fireman"
Similar to musical chairs. Place a chairs in a row with backs together.
Place a bell and fireman's hat under one of the chairs. Start the music
and the children walk around the chairs as in a regular musical chairs,
but when the music stops and the children sit down, one of the chairs
has the fireman hat and bell under it, the child who sits on that chair
has to pick up the hat and put it on their head and then ring the bell.
If the child forgets to do this or uses the wrong sequence (rings the
bell before putting the hat on) they are out. When a child leaves the
game also remove 1 chair. To make the game more difficult for older
children add more actions to the sequence ( put on hat, then suspenders,
a pair of boots, and finally ring bell.
Have a Fireman Relay
Have the children divide into 2-3 teams and line up in a row. Place a
chair for each team across the room, place a piece of red poster board
cut in a shape to resemble flames of a fire.
Use items that a fireman would have like a coiled up hose, plastic axe,
fireman hat, plastic bucket, rain slicker, suspenders, black boots &
etc.
Place the items in a pile next to the first person in the line. When the
game starts the first person in the line must put on all the items in
the pile or carry those that cannot be worn, run across the room to the
flames of the fire (if they drop and item, they must go back to the
start). When they reach the chair with the flame poster, they must take
the hose and pretend to put out the fire. Then they must return to the
next person on their team. Play continues in this fashion until all the
members of the team have completed the task of putting out the fire and
have returned to their team. The first team to finish are the winners.
Variation 1: Do a Dalmatian Relay, same as above but use items like a
white baseball cap with Dalmatians ears pinned to it; a dog collar, dog
leash, a dog biscuit or bone, dog dish & etc., then play as above.
Variation 2: Will need to play this one outside. Place an empty bucket
on the chair, give each team a bucket filled with water. Give each child
an empty paper cup. Place the bucket of water next to the last person in
line. When you say "Ready, Set, Fight the Fire", the last
person in line must fill their cup from the bucket then fill the cup of
the next person in line, who in turn fills the cup of the next person in
line from their cup, when the person at the beginning of the line has
their cup filled they must then, run, jump, hop to the bucket on the
other side of the room and pour the water into the empty bucket. (The amount of water they get into the bucket, counts more than speed). They
then return to their team and go to the end of the line. They now fill
their cup and start the process over again. Play continues until all
members of the team have placed water into the bucket and returned to
the end of the line. Each team must finish before a winner is announced.
The winner is the team who has filled the empty bucket the fullest. Use
a measuring pitcher to determine the winner.
Let's Be Fire Fighter's
"Let’s
pretend" is
a game all children love. Here are some ideas to help your party
guests become brave fire fighters,
Set up a fire station in your backyard with make-believe
firefighter equipment
and paraphernalia.. The kids can practice their aim with a working
power spray fire hose
(garden hose).
Helmet
This helmet is made from construction paper or oilcloth. Cut 8
triangles 6 1/2" high and 4" wide. Fasten together
with a paper fastener 1" below points. Spread in a circle.
Make a cardboard band to fit head loosely. Staple or glue
triangles evenly around band.
For brim, use
9" x 12" sheet of heavy construction paper or
lightweight card board. Round one end and corners only of the
other end, as shown. Draw oval to fit the crown about 4"
from back and 1" from front and sides. Cut out 1"
inside line.
Cut slits to line of oval, fold up tabs and glue inside crown.
Roll back of brim over table edge to shape dip. Add cardboard
badge painted silver and glued to front of helmet.
Fire
Station
A large appliance carton or other large pieces of heavy
cardboard can be used to make a fake front for your fire
station. Cut double door opening and then re-attach the cutout
doors with wire or cord through holes punched in the cardboard
to form hinges so doors can be opened wide when the alarm
sounds. Paint the fire station an appropriate color and add the
name -"Center City Fire Station" above the double
doors and engine number -"Engine Co. 159 on the doors. Make
your doors large enough so a wagon "fire truck" can
pass through.
Alarm
Box
Some place near your fire station you will want an alarm box.
This can be a detergent box or any similar box. Paint
appropriately and place a bell of any kind inside. If you have
no bell, use spoon and pail for a gong.
Fire Truck Equipment
You can dress up a coaster wagon for a make-believe fire truck.
Use a piece of old garden hose or other rubber tubong for a
pretend fire hose. When playing indoors, attach the hose from
your vacuum cleaner to the blower end and add paper streamers
for make-believe water.
If you can find a bicycle siren, use it. Otherwise, the
firemen's vocal chords can supply the familiar wailing sound.
Firemen’s Net
You will need a hula hoop and a fabric circle which is several
inches larger than the hoop opening. Sew the edge of the fabric
all around the hoop, attaching it firmly.
Burning House
As with the fire station, all you need is a house front, made of
cardboard. Paint on windows and doors, but be sure to cut out an
upstairs window through which a fire fighter, standing on a
chair at back, can drop a doll into the net being held by the
fire fighters below.
Your now ready for your fire fighter's to have a great time
pretending to put out fire's and conduct rescue's. Oh! don't
forget to provide them with a doctor's bag, so they can be
paramedics too.
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