Rescue Theme Party

Isaiah’s 1^st Birthday – Rescue Theme
Decorations: red, blue, & yellow (streamers, tablecloths, plates…), yellow streamer is a police line, rescue kid toys, caution tape with a sign that says “welcome to headquarters”.

Entertainment: Obstacle Course—

Station 1: Put out a fire! Box painted to look like a house with a yellow roof, cut out windows/door, flowers ... The bottom was painted with red, yellow and orange paint to look like it was on fire. On the window I placed red/orange plastic cups upside down to be pretend fire.  For this drill you have to shoot down the cups with a super soaker water gun. Prize: Fire hats. “Stop, Drop and Roll” over to Station 2: There has been a TERRIBLE accident! All of the Little People got stuck in a ball pit! Call 911, put your police gear on, and crawl through the tunnel to save them! Tunnel is a toy tunnel connected to a tent. Prize: Police Badge. Station 3: Some animals are stuck in a tree! Can you help get them down and make sure they are okay with your doctor gear? Animals are some of the kids stuffed animals. Prize: Rescue Stickers.

Piñata—Fire Truck

  Station Helper Directions:

Station 1: Put out a fire! For this drill you have to shoot down the “fire” (orange/red cups) with your “fire hose” (a super soaker water gun). Replace cups after each turn. Prize: Fire hats. “Stop, Drop and Roll” over to Station 2!

Station 2: There has been a TERRIBLE accident! All of the Little People got stuck in a ball pit! Call 911, put your police gear on, and crawl through the tunnel to save them! Prize: Police Badge. Say “wooo wooo wooo” over to Station 3!

Station 3: Some animals are stuck in a tree! Can you help get them down and make sure they are okay with your doctor/ambulance gear? Prize: Rescue Stickers. (This is their last station.)

I also prearranged to go to the fire-station, which was connected to the park, and had a tour.

Food: Fire truck cake and snack food. Graham cracker band-aids. Water bottles & juice boxes.

Goodie bags: Pass out at beginning of obstacle course with police/firefighter toy guy inside. Have kids put their prizes and candy from piñata inside.

Daily Schedule

 For my two year old who has been throwing fits all day for several months, I made a picture chart with our daily schedule. The structure is helping him a lot! The pictures make it easier for him and his brother to know what's coming next.

We have also made a mandatory "quiet time" where the kids have to be in their beds and be quiet for 30 minutes (I set a timer so they know at some point the time WILL end). I give them a small box with books, puzzles, and little toys in it that they can play with. These boxes are put away and they are only allowed to play with them during quiet time.

Fire Truck Cake

Donut wheels, Jolly Rancher siren, cake was red velvet, ... 

 ... buttercream frosting, MM fondant for details, ...

Number 12

 We did one tracing page for number 12 this week, 12 stickers were added to our sticker book, and our LOTW corresponded with our number as we counted out 12 Ladybugs on our Leaf with play-doh.

Purple

 Purple word practice, Cabbage is purple (veggie book), Grapes are purple (fruit book), things that are PURPLE, purple paint book, ice cream scoop, caterpillar purple circle:

Letter Ll

 L for lion craft: cut out center of paper plate and glue curled strips of paper to rim.

 Letter L toy hunt: find toys that start with letter of the week! Lemon, lips, lion, luggage, & Lightening Mcqueen!

 Play-doh fun with our LOTW! Stamp the letter & make a ladybug leaf.

 L for leaf:

 Letter hunt, L book with Ll words, Ladybug heart:

 L for leaf tracer, L and l tracer, Ll worksheet, words that start with Ll worksheet, Zoophonics Lizzy Lizard: