Coolest Train Birthday Party for Toddler

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A train birthday party can involve many different ideas and themes. Thomas the Train is one of the most popular topics today. Other great train parties can include an engineer theme or even a Polar Express Party.

To make the party unforgettable, you could even hold the party at a local theme park that has a train ride or rent one from one of the local party rental stores.

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Invitations

A train shape is ideal for a train birthday party invitation.

First, cut out two identical shapes for the engine from colored card stock. Cut out shapes for windows and a number (the age of the birthday boy) to add to the train. Cotton balls can be pulled apart and glued to the top of the stack for smoke. On the inside, you can add the birthday party information for the party. For the RSVP, cut out two shapes for the caboose and decorate it in a similar way. Holes can then be punched in each and tied together with a pipe cleaner.

For rectangular invitations, try some of these great ideas:

Take a picture of your toddler in his favorite engineer out fit next to a train car (at a safe distance) or with his favorite train set. Then, you can purchase black and white striped card stock or make your own to mount it on and make the invitations.

Design a logo for your son for his very own rail line. It can then be mounted on matching cardstock. A separate one can be made for the RSVP.

Let your son decorate his own invitations with Thomas the Train stickers, crayons, and buttons.

Writers block? Try some of these train sayings:

"Hitch a ride on the party train! The (your child's first name) the train leaves (your last name) station at (the date and time) sharp. Aboard the train, you will enjoy fine dining, games, and cake! You can then include a hand drawn map to your home drawing a train at the start, track for the path, and a little station for your house."

Print off an imitation boarding pass with a picture of the Polar Express or Thomas the Train. All you need to do then is fill in the blanks.

"Calling all engineers" can be written on the face. On the inside, write: "The presence of the city's best engineers is required at (your last name) station to help wish (your child's first name) a happy (age) birthday. The party starts at (date and time) at (address)."

Decorations

Outside

At the end of the driveway or at the entrance to the train birthday party, use lengths of balsa wood (it is light and economical) painted white attached to the middle of a short post to make a railway crossing. To make it look more realistic, add an X to the top for the sign and a small red balloon to the end of the arm.

Use cardboard boxes to make a delivery train to chauffer your guests to the door in style. To make these, cut holes in the bottoms for the child's legs to go through and old suspenders or lengths of fabric to hold up the box. Then paint it up to look more like a train and less like a box. To make this even more fun, connect the boxes together before starting off down the track.

Use chalk to draw train signals and track on the cement up to the door.

Inside (The Party Area)

Hanging up a train personalized birthday banner is a great start to get the little engineers into the party mood.

Some Thomas removable wall decorations, a train door hanger activity, and a train piñata are great to spice up the room.

For fun, add a Thomas play tent for the boys to play in while they are waiting. Complete the look with large cutouts of trees, benches, and train cars. You can add the guests name and a number to each one of the train cutouts so that each engineer has his own train.

For the table, the ultimate Thomas party pack is truly the ultimate in Thomas the Train birthday party decorations. It has plates, cups, cutlery, and napkins for the fine birthday cuisine as well as a tablecloth and placemats to keep the mess in check. It includes several decorations such as a centerpiece, balloons, and crepe paper to decorate the tables. It also has items such as dress up items and a pinata for the kids to have fun with while they are waiting.

Food

Cakes

Use two 9x13 pans to make a train shaped cake.

First, trim approximately four inches off one end of the cake and trim about two inches off the long side. Then cut a triangle off the narrow piece for the front grill and the top of the train can be cut out of the larger piece. With the second 9x13, cut out a caboose shape by drawing it out on paper and using it as a pattern.

With a single 9x13, flip it out onto a cake board and coat it in green grass icing. Then, use a round tip to make a track from one side of the cake to the other. Hills can be added with cake scraps covered in icing, signs and flowers can be added to the top of the cake. Then purchase a small plastic station, Thomas the Train, Percy and other items to set on the top of the cake.

Meals, Treats, and Drinks

Miniature bread sticks can be notched in the top to become "Train Whistle Treats." Pizza sauce or cheese makes a great dipping sauce.

• "Conductor Cracker" can be made from snack crackers, meat, and cheese
• Hot dogs with macaroni and cheese make a great "Engineer's Special."
• "Train Wheels" can be made from large chocolate cookies. You can add icing to look like spokes.
• "Choo-Choo-Chewy Popcorn" can be made from caramel corn.
• Juice or flavored milk can be "Power Punch."
• "Thomas' Chug-a-Lug" can be made from soda pop.

Party Favors

The train favor boxes have a keychain, rolling pin, play dough, and cookie cutter as well as a blowout, stickers, and train whistle for the little guests to take home with them.

You can also include costume items like hats or a bandana, miniature train toys, and even gourmet train candies or homemade train chocolates in the box. You can even add pictures taken of the guests at the train birthday party.

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