Fire Truck Birthday Party Ideas
A blazin' fire truck birthday party for your little firefighter!
Bright red trucks, lights and sirens...children  have a fascination with
fire trucks and this party guide including party games, decorations and supplies, satisfies that curiosity.

For easy party planning, order your fire truck party supplies on-line.
Then add the party games, crafts and activities listed below in our guide. You'll find everything you need for a fun-filled fire truck birthday party!
Our favorite on-line Firefighter patterns...
Fire Truck Party Supplies from Birthday In a Box
A cute fire truck pattern for little firefighters don't forget to include every firefighter's best friend!

FIRE TRUCK PARTY INVITATIONS
Send invitations two weeks before the party.
Purchase matching invitations or easily make your own with a fire truck
die-cut from the craft store and yellow cardstock paper. Cut the yellow paper into 3x5 size and glue the truck to the front.
Trim the edges of the fire truck with a red glitter glue pen. 
On the front write:
"SOUND THE ALARM -- IT'S A PARTY!"
Write your party details on the back of the card.

FIRE STATION
Well in advance, call your local firehouse or volunteer firefighters.
They may be willing to visit your home during the party or give the
children a tour of their station house and a fire truck. Many fire districts have programs already in place where the children will learn fire safety,
try on the firefighter clothes, receive stickers and coloring books.
If this is possible - it may be all you need in the way of games or activities. You can then serve a light lunch and birthday cake.

FIRE TRUCK PARTY DECORATIONS
You'll need plenty of red and yellow balloons around the party area.
Cover your table with a white sheet or fire truck fabric.
Scatter red candies on top. Make a centerpiece with a bouquet
of balloons tied to a fire truck toy or fire hat.


A Piñata makes a great centerpiece...convert this to a pull-string piñata
for easy party play time and then you can hang in a bedroom
after the party is over...Wow three purposes for one price!
Fire truck piñata >>
Pull-string directions >>

Advanced Decorating Idea:
Of course it wouldn't be a fireman party with out a fire truck!
Enlist a teen helper and a can of red paint to transform a large appliance box into a bright red fire truck! Cut windows and a door and the children can play in the truck throughout the party.

Junior Firefighters

Transform your guests into junior firefighters upon their arrival by providing a plastic fire hat and large red tee-shirt to wear for the party. If you are the crafty type, use fabric pens to make an emblem on the front of the shirt.The Internet is a great resource for images you can use as a guide.
Find the hats here >>

FIRE TRUCK - FIREFIGHTER  PARTY GAMES & ACTIVITIES

Party Games Tip
If you are hosting a party for young children,we suggest giving every player a small prize after all of the games are played. Birthday parties are not the time to teach life lessons of winning, losing or sportsmanship...
they are just supposed to be fun!

Pre-school Fire Truck Game
If your party is a manageable size, make kid-sized fire trucks with moving boxes, red paint, paper plate wheels and construction paper head lights. We used pieces of clothesline to make handles on the sides. Cut or fold the tops and bottoms of the boxes. The children can step inside and hold the sides while they run and play.
Use these for a game -- run and run but when the alarm 
(bell) sounds everyone freezes!

Water Brigade
Carry water from one large bucket to another empty bucket, using a small beach pail. the children will form two lines and pass the pail from one player to another until the large filled bucket is empty. They can then reverse play going in the 
other direction. 

Firehouse Obstacle Course
Requires a large space or backyard.
Every firefighter has to go through rigorous training before they can receive their badge. 
Set a up an obstacle course with piles of dirt, tires, 
stepping stones, caution tape and any other safe 
items you can think of. To play, the children will go through the "Fire Zone" as fast as they can. 
They will probably want to run the course several times. 
At the end of the course each child will receive a badge or ribbon for bravery!

Indoor Party Games & Activities

Pin the Tail on the Dalmatian
Play just like Pin the tail on the Donkey using a hand drawn Dalmatian dog, paper tails and double stick tape.

Fireman Dress-up 
Provide some fire hats, boots and over-sized rain jackets. 
Add cut pieces of a garden hose for fire hoses! 
The children can dress-up and pretend to be firefighters. 

Musical Fire Hydrants or Fire Engines
Before the party use construction paper to make fire hydrants or fire engines. Laminate or cover them with clear contact paper. To play, randomly place them on the floor around 
the party room. Play music while the children move around 
the room. When the music stops, each child needs to find a Fire hydrant or fire engine to stand on. 
Tips: Barney's Favorites Volume 1 has the "Hurry, Hurry Drive that Fire Truck" song which is perfect for this game and while the children are playing with their fire truck boxes. 

FIRE ENGINE PARTY CRAFTS

Fire Engine Tires 
You'll need small fire engine toys with wheels that move, white paper, red and yellow paint, meat trays or cookie sheets. Cover the work area.
Pour paint in meat trays, or cookie sheets. Place a few fire trucks in each paint tray. Children "drive" the trucks through the paint and then drive them onto the paper. Use a white crayon to label each picture with the artist's name. Very little paint is actually used so that these dry before
the party is over.

Fire Truck Prints
Purchase paint sponges or paint stamps ;Fire truck, hydrant, hats etc. , washable kid's paint (red and yellow) and paper from you local craft supply store. Cover your work area. 
Place a small amount of the red and yellow paint into foam meat trays or
pie tins. Add the a few sponges to each tray. The children will gentle press the paint covered sponge onto their paper as many times as they want.