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Army Birthday Party

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The Army goes rolling along…….  yes that song is stuck in my head.  But let me tell you, it is so worth it!!

We had 12, 9 year old boys that were in awe over the details of the party.
I will do detailed posts in the weeks to come, so for now, just sit back and enjoy the pictures!
When the boys arrived to the party, they were each given a custom t-shirt, personalized dog tag, army helmet and a bag for their own belongings.  Then they each had their faces painted in camo. Click here for the DIY Screen Printing tutorial.
After everyone arrived and were all geared up, we took them on a ride in the back of the hummer through the neighborhood.  It was so cute to hear their excitement.  They had cute chants like “U-S-A, U-S-A”, “You are safe” and the most favorite one was “VICTORY”!  
Sadly though, this mom forgot  to bring the camera along for the ride… so hopefully I did a good enough job to fill your imagination.
The MRE’s consisted of “build your own” sandwich kits, a bag of chips, granola bar, applesauce packet, mayo, mustard and a wet ones wipe! Click here to download a FREE MRE printable.
 
Each child was given a real military canteen.  I used a sharpie to write their names on them, and kept them filled with ice cold water throughout the day!  It was finally 80 degrees here in Oregon!!!
 
The goodie bags for the party were these cute little bags full of plastic army men.  A MUST have for this theme… right??
 
After the ride, it was off to boot camp.  Here are the boys just before they started drills…  oh boy were they having a blast!
 
Sargent Zach with my niece and his daughter Brooklyn.  She was even dressed for the occasion.
 
After drills it was off to the backyard to hit the ropes course!
 
And then of course break time……..
 
The party was such a hit, and the boys had a blast!  I owe a big thanks to Daneille for getting the Army stickers for the party (thank you to her sister and brother in-law who is in the Army) and thank you to Rachel for helping me get my backyard all ready for the party!  
And thanks to Heather for the help with designing the invitations!!
I could not have done it without any of you.

Thank you to my readers for stopping by today.   Don’t forget to follow me on Facebook and Pinterest, and you can find me on Instagram, and Periscope @OneThriftyChick. And find me on Twitter @JennJSheffler
 
 
Here are links to all of the products used for this party:
 

 

 
You can also find a very extensive Army party collection here at birthday express!
 
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Comments

  1. Rose Jesky says

    May 13, 2012 at 11:18 am

    Looks like a fun party. you did a great job on it. Thanks for coming and sharing this with us at The Sunday Round Up.
    Rose

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  2. Heather Kaluf says

    May 14, 2012 at 4:42 am

    Looks like a great party!
    Thanks for sharing at our Sunday Round Up! Can't wait to see what you have for us next weekend. Have a GREAT week!
    xoxo
    Heather

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  3. TeresaK says

    May 15, 2012 at 1:39 pm

    Wow…what a fun and amazing party! Great job!

    Reply
  4. Donna and Sara says

    May 15, 2012 at 3:21 pm

    Great ideas! Wow what an amazing party. I found you over at Sarah's Pink Cricut Link up Tuesday.

    Reply
  5. Laura says

    May 18, 2012 at 11:59 am

    Amazing! You thought of everything! Great job!

    Reply
  6. Melissa says

    May 18, 2012 at 12:22 pm

    Wow!!! This looks like an awesome party! There were so many details. It's obvious you put a lot of love into it. Thanks for linking up!

    Have a great weekend!

    {Hugs}

    Reply
  7. Froggie says

    May 19, 2012 at 3:57 am

    That is awesome. What hard work you put into the party.

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  8. Laura from Top This Top That says

    May 19, 2012 at 10:56 am

    oh my! this is quite the party. how awesome for the birthday boy and his guests.

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  9. Carol, The Answer Is Chocolate says

    May 19, 2012 at 2:35 pm

    Looks like quite the awesome party and like a good time was had by all.

    Reply
  10. Taylor-Ann says

    May 19, 2012 at 4:25 pm

    This is the cutest boys party i think I have ever seen. I love it. Thanks for linking up at "show Off Mondays".

    ~Taylor
    kampenlane.com

    sharing this on FB and twitter and of course pinning this….

    Reply
  11. Kathe says

    May 20, 2012 at 2:33 am

    You are one incredible mom! I was lucky to pick up a cake at the store when my sons were young lol! No detailed missed. Your son and his friends had to have had a blast? That is one special memory for him to keep and tell his children about! Thanks for sharing this at You're Gonna Love It Tuesday! See you next week?

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  12. The Crafted Sparrow says

    May 21, 2012 at 1:00 am

    Great party, it turned out awesome. Thanks for linking it up. 🙂

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  13. The Crafted Sparrow says

    May 21, 2012 at 1:01 am

    Great party, it turned out awesome. Thanks for linking it up. 🙂

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  14. The Crafted Sparrow says

    May 21, 2012 at 1:01 am

    Great party, it turned out awesome. Thanks for linking it up. 🙂

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  15. The Crafted Sparrow says

    May 21, 2012 at 1:01 am

    Great party, it turned out awesome. Thanks for linking it up. 🙂

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  16. The Crafted Sparrow says

    May 21, 2012 at 1:01 am

    Great party, it turned out awesome. Thanks for linking it up. 🙂

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  17. Bonnie and Trish @ Uncommon says

    May 21, 2012 at 12:52 pm

    What an amazing party! Just featured it on our FB page!

    Take care,

    Trish

    Reply
  18. Shannon at Fox Hollow Cottage says

    May 23, 2012 at 1:23 am

    That is a killer party! LOVE it. My son is 15 and he would have dug an Army party. So cool.

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  19. Amy says

    May 24, 2012 at 10:45 pm

    This is too cool! What a great theme, and such fun details! No wonder they all had such a wonderful time. I think the army man cupcakes are my favorite part. 🙂
    Thanks for sharing at last week's Shine on Fridays party!!

    Reply
  20. ~Holly~ says

    May 30, 2012 at 6:44 am

    Awesome job! I bet your son was thrilled. You did good!

    Reply
  21. KatieBelle says

    May 30, 2012 at 6:23 pm

    You. Are. Amazing. I did a theme like this for my son-actually several times-but never had this much imagination! Excellent! This needs to be featured in the Family Fun magazine or something!!!

    Reply
  22. ullash says

    July 2, 2012 at 7:04 am

    I love it!!! Thanks for the tutorial!!!! hugs

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    August 5, 2012 at 9:59 am

    One of the coolest birthday theme! The kids even get to do some army drills. Bet they had so much fun!
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  24. Tracy Snyder says

    October 19, 2012 at 3:00 am

    What a great party!!! Love that the boys were doing drills!!!

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  25. Bliss says

    October 19, 2012 at 2:33 pm

    Awesome. Had to stop by to tell you we hosted a back to school boot camp party for my 9 year old. Complete with big Marine brother and calisthenics. The boys and girls from his class talked about it all school year. Your props are fantastic.

    Bliss

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  26. Kelly says

    February 18, 2013 at 3:15 pm

    Where did you get the boxes for the MREs. Such a fun idea! I'm throwing an army party for my 5 year old in April.

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    May 10, 2013 at 1:24 pm

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    February 24, 2014 at 8:47 am

    This must be a unique and awesome birthday party. My husband, who is in army, has told me many times about army theme birthday parties. I really want to attend such a party.
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  31. Vicente Rodriguez says

    June 23, 2014 at 2:55 pm

    Just out of curiosity how did you get the army hummer?

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  32. Abhijit Sarkar says

    September 6, 2014 at 8:19 am

    amazing article on kids army party ideas. I would certainly like to organize a party like that…

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