We all had a great time at Luke's Construction Party. He was SO excited! We were able to have the party at our church again so the kids were able to run & play in the gym and stay in out of the cold. We decorated in traditional construction style with orange, yellow, black & white. We were even able to find orange safety barrier to use- I had lots of fun coming up with items & ideas to decorate with. :) We started the party by letting each child decorate their own "hardhat" with stickers to wear during the party.
We had several activities set up for the kids in the gym. There were blocks to build with and a play mat to drive toy trucks on, but the favorite by far was the work station with "boards" (styrofoam that was painted brown *thank you Spinks*) and nails (golf tees *thank you Mr. Luker*) The kids used toy hammers to hammer into the boards. We also found out that the toy saws will cut... And make a HUGE mess!
Luke was very specific about wanting a chocolate cake with chocol
ate icing with construction vehicles on top. (And I thought I was just going to make cupcakes!) I used pretzel rods as logs & to put around the bottom edge of the cake. I baked sugar cookies & glazed them in orange to make his name & the orange construction cones. The "dirt" on top of the cake is crushed chocolate animal crackers & the mini cones on top are molded from orange starburst candy. I was happy with how it turned out since I am a novice! But most importantly, Luke LOVED it! :) Here's a pic of him checking it out- 
Before everyone went home, we had one last surprise! Our friends Ryan & Natalie Pitts let us borrow their dump truck for the party so all the kids could climb in & have their picture taken. Luke was THRILLED!
After everyone who wanted to had a turn, we sent them home with goodie buckets filled with play dough, sidewalk chalk, & crayons. We had a wonderful day!
