Sound the alarm, this Dalmatian and Firetruck Party is ablaze with cuteness and both a modern and industrial feel. By using wood and and metal elements through out the decor, Xiomara of A Styled Fete perfectly unites the two styles. Using her red, gray, and black and white polka color palette, Xiomara had us create the cutest Dalmatian & Firetruck Collection for her party. Anytime she contacts us about designs (ie Barbie Spa, Neon Bridal Shower, etc.) we know it’ll be a sure fire success (pun completely intended)!
Some of our favorite elements are:
– Dalmatian puppy adoption center
– Walkie talkie juice boxes
– Perfectly detailed Firetruck fondant cake
– The mix of wood and metal elements in the decorations
Other great children’s parties:
Xio gives us the hot details of this awesome Firetruck Party!
Inspiration:
This year my son asked to have a firetruck and puppy party for his birthday. I was really excited to plan a party with such a classic theme but I knew I wanted to give it a little twist. I am currently obsessing over anything and everything industrial looking and it only made sense I would want the party to have a somewhat industrial feel. To achieve this look, we went with a gray, red, white and black color palette with lots of metal and wood elements throughout the decor.
Decor:
The party was held in our dining room and as guest entered the house they were able to see the room all set up for the party. I decided to decorate our farmhouse dining table with a simple linen table runner and galvanized metal cake plates holding dalmatian puppies as centerpieces. For table settings, I used red and gray plates, hand stamped muslin bags with napkin/utensils and “walkie talkie” juice boxes. To keep our little guests entertained while the food was being served, mini tin containers decorated with a personalized firefighter “badge” label and filled with firefighter figurines were set at the table for kids to play.
I always like to use furniture pieces or some kind of unexpected “table” to display desserts. For this party I envisioned the dessert table to be an industrial style shelving unit. I asked my husband to build one and I was so excited with how it turned out…it really gave the party the industrial vibe I was going for! I decorated the top shelf with some 21″ galvanized metal letters found at Hobby Lobby spelling the word “FIRE”. The second and third shelves were the perfect spot to hang the beautiful “Happy Birthday” banner designed by Anders Ruff. I used some pretend firefighter gear to decorate and style the table as well. Sweets included a beautiful firetruck cake, s’more cupcakes with marshmallow frosting and gorgeous firefighter themed cookies by Heidi’s Sweet Shoppe.
Activities:
Our local Fire Company was gracious enough to come and talk to all the kids about fire safety, demonstrated how they put on their gear and gave a tour of the fire truck. It was a lot of fun and even though it was February, the weather was perfect to be outside for a little bit!
A bouncy house and an obstacle course were also set up in our basement for our little heroes in training.
Favors:
Before our guests headed home, they got to stop by our puppy adoption center where they picked a dalmatian stuffed animal and fill out an official adoption certificate! It was so funny to see what they named their new little pets…leave it to five year old boys to have a really awesome imagination!
We also had a vintage ride-on firetruck full of firefighter kits for kids to take home. The kits included some firefighter’s essentials like a real sounds “walkie talkie”, fire extinguisher water squirter and a mini firetruck.
Credits:
Party Concept and Styling: A Styled Fete
Photography: Stacy Hart Photography
Party Printables: Anders Ruff
Cookies: Heidi’s Sweet Shoppe on Etsy
Dalmatian Centerpiece: Dalmatian Bookends from Pottery Barn Kids
Galvanized Metal Letters: Hobby Lobby
Other SOURCES to style your own Dalmatian & Firetruck Birthday Party:
– Paper Bowls (used for chili)
– Wood Sticks (used in cupcakes)
Love this party! Where did you find the Wilkie talkie for the adorable fireman kits? My son is turning 3 and I would love to incorporate this favor idea into our celebration.
Thanks for your help!
Hi Jessica!
Shoot us an email and we can help! heidi@andersruff.com. Thanks!
Maureen