Zachary's 3rd Birthday Party

Zachary was blessed to have two birthday parties this year....one in Iowa and one in Virginia! When trying to decide what theme I wanted for his party, I knew it had to have something to do with letters as he was very interested in the alphabet at that time. After digging through my books, I came upon Chicka Chicka Boom Boom! What a great way to tie in the alphabet theme!

Here is his invitation:

The guests were greeted with an alphabet line in the driveway. (I wanted them to stand up, but the tape I had didn't work) Another Chicka Chicka Tree in the kitchen.

And one more coconut tree outside.

Zachary says "let the party begin!"

The best part about this party was that I got to plan 26 different activities: one for every letter of the alphabet!

A is for Alphabet

The kids used alphabet stamps to make their name on their party bags.

Prize: Alphabet Stamps

B is for Bowling

Coconut tree bowling pins & coconuts for the bowling balls

Prize: Bubbles

C is for Coconut Cups

Use foam stickers to write your names on a coconut cup.

D is for Duck

Spin the ducks, pick one up, if it has a "D" inside you win a prize

Prize: Rubber Ducky

E is for Elephant

Toss rings onto the elephant's trunk

F is for Flamingo

Stand on one foot like a flamingo Prize:

Flamingo Straw for the coconut cup

G is for Giraffe
Dig through the Grass to find somethings giraffes don't eat

Prize: Gummies (alphabet shaped)

H is for Horse

Toss horseshoes

Prize: Horse notepad I is for Insect

Look for an insect in the garden

Prize: Insect House

J is for Jump

Jump in the bouncy houseLily & Zachary Jumping in the bouncy house: K is for Kick

Kick the ball into the goal

L is for Lollipop & Lambs
Pick a Lollipop out of the lamb's meadow

Prize: Lollipop

Zachary loved the lambs M is for Mini-Golf N is for Name

Hop to the letters in your name

Prize: A smaller version of this foam puzzle O is for Octopus
Toss rings onto the octopus P is for Paint

Paint on the sheet with alphabet stamps

Q is for Quarter

Toss a quarter onto a star

Prize: Quarter

R is for Rabbit

Feed the rabbits some lettuce

Prize: Chocolate Rabbit

S is for Sand

Dig through the sand to find a "Mama/Papa" uppercase letter and a matching lowercase letter then hang them on the coconut tree

T is for Truck

Race two monster trucks down the ramp

Prize: Truck

U is for Upside down & Under

Draw a picture under the table while lying upside downV is for Valentine

Mail a valentine in the mailbox

Prize: Valentine pencil W is for Wagon

Count the worms in the wagon

Prize: Alphabet stencil to "Write" with X marks the spot

Follow the map to the find the treasure box

Prize: Ring Pop Y is for Yellow

Follow the yellow yarn maze

Prize: Yo-Yo Z is for Zebra
Use the zebra squirter to wash the mud off the zebra At each letter station, they placed a foam sticker on their coconut tree party bag. After collecting all 26 letters they got their final prize: A magnetic Chicka Chicka Boom Boom tree filled with alphabet letters. (I made these with magnetic paint and a pringles can)

All their prizes:The menu with foods from A-Z

I used three pineapples and alphabet letters on toothpicks to make the Chicka Chicka Boom Boom Tree centerpiece:

Celery Trees with Alphabet Cereal

Palm tree platters I found this cute bowl and matching pitcher which I added alphabet stickers to.

A very bad picture of the alphabet pasta

Zachary's favorite food of the day was the alphabet jello jigglers

Alphabet Cereal & Coco Puff (coconuts) Bars

Alphabet Tator Tots

The Cake!!!

As you can see from this video, Grandpa's "candle blowing" lesson from Zachary's party in Iowa didn't have much influence on his ability to get these three blown out:


The cupcakes:

Earlier in the morning Zachary enjoyed his present from Grandmommy & Granddaddy.
Present time

Zachary really enjoyed the zebra umbrella that Rowan gave to him. In the photo below, you can see the shirt we had made for him.

He loved the umbrella so much he had to have it open while he opened the rest of his presents.

The BIG present from mommy & daddy.....a trampoline!

Mikie wanted a chicka chicka 123 shirt but of course he wanted it to go to 100!

And none of this would have been possible without our Super Boagie!!!!

My happy three year old! CHICKA CHICKA BOOM BOOM!!!!!!!!!!