Ashton's Airplane Birthday Party

Friday of last week was the day we threw Ashton his very first birthday party!  He LOVES airplanes, rockets, helicopters, jets, etc.  We chose an airplane theme and tried to keep it simple with a small group of 3-4 year old buddies. 

I drew an airplane and made copies for them to color when they arrived.  Always a nice way to keep them settled in the beginning.

(Boise State plane!)

We pretended we were going for an airplane ride.  They pretended they buckled their airplane seat belts, made the sounds of firing up the engines, and taking off.  They shook in their chairs a bit during "turbulence".  Then Brielle and I tossed a bunch of white balloons from the floor into the air and told them we were passing through the clouds!

Of course, at an airplane party, we had to make paper airplanes!

Two moms stayed with their little guys, which was helpful for the paper aiplanes.  Little boys love playing with them, but they are a little technical to make if they expect them to actually fly :o)

Then we tried to throw them far enough to reach the "point system runway".

Next was the airplane piñata!

Which was incredibly hard to break.  After everyone had 4 turns, and Brielle had taken her best shot at it, I finally had to smash it myself!  They were patient, but very excited for candy when it finally came!  (Note to self: "rough" the piñata up a bit BEFORE parties for 4 year olds- then let them have a shorter go at it.)

Airplane b-day cake.

It was lots of fun! 

Todd helped a bunch- especially with the piñata.  It started snowing out that afternoon just before the party.  We usually hang piñatas from the swing set out back, but the weather spoiled that.  He ended up hanging it from the end of a broomstick, which actually worked great for that age group because they're still so short!

Love our little birthday boy!