Hot Wheels Party Supplies, Theme Decorations and Party Planning Ideas

Party Supplies and Decorations

Hot Wheels

Hot Wheels Deluxe Pak
Get your child’s birthday off to a racing start! Your Deluxe Pak for 8 includes invitations, plates, cups, forks, spoons, placemats with games on back, 16 napkins, Hot Wheels tablecover, mylar balloon, 18 assorted balloons, 50 yards of curling ribbon in 3 colors, 3 rolls of crepe paper streamers (2 solid 81' rolls, 1 checkered 30' roll) 4 racing candles, cake candles and 2 checkered racing flags.

Hot Wheels Basic Pak
Includes 8 invitations, plates, cups, forks, spoons, placemats, 16 napkins, tablecover and 18 balloons.

Racing Favor Boxes
Your guests will race to get their hands on these fantastic favors! Each 4" x 6" box includes a pull-back race car, flashing round safety light, plastic trophy, assorted-color transparent whistle, and race car stickers.

Favors & Prizes

Fun Games, Activities And Crafts

Crafts & Activities

Theme related children's crafts and activities for children's birthday parties.

Obstacle Race Course
Create an obstacle course either in your house or in your driveway. To create an indoor course, drape a blanket over a table to make a tunnel, set out pop bottles as cones which drivers must maneuver around. For an outdoor course, use sidewalk chalk to draw streets on your driveway. Have your racers drive a tricycle or small car through the course. You can time them with a stopwatch, or use the second hand on your wristwatch. The fastest driver to complete the course is the winner!

Best Looking Car
For this activity you can use the exclusive Birthday Express Race Car Activity, or simply provide each guest with a sheet of paper with an outline of a car drawn, and some crayons or colored markers. Let each guest build or color their own special race car. When everyone is finished, have the kids vote for their favorite. The one that receives the most applause is the winning car!

Red Light, Green Light
Before the game, lay two lengths of rope, or crepe paper, about 20 feet apart in your play area. The birthday child stands in front of one line (they’re the Police Officer), and the others stand behind the opposite line. The game starts when the Police Officer turns his back on the other players and shouts, "Green Light!" He then counts to five as loud as he can. While he is counting, the other players must run or walk quickly toward the Police Officer. When the Police Officer has finished counting to five he shouts, "Red Light!" and turns around quickly. The other players must freeze instantly. If the Police Officer catches anyone moving, they must return to the starting line. Play continues until one of the players crosses the line while the Police Officer’s back is turned. That player then becomes the Police Officer.

Hot Wheels Racing
If you have enough Hot Wheels cars for each guest to borrow one, set up a race track and have each guest pick their favorite car. Hold races, racing two cars at a time, until by process of elimination, you have determined the fastest car.

Building Muscles
Race car drivers have to be strong to handle their Hot Wheels. So here’s a quick workout for your little speedsters. This game will take some preparation but it’s worth it. You’ll need 50 to 100 small balloons. Recruit some help (Dads work well because they’re full of hot air). Divide the kids into two teams. Select one guest on each team to be the "weakling," the remaining guests will be "personal trainers." Have the teams gather on opposite sides of the room and divide the balloons between them. Next, have each weakling put a union suit (one-piece long underwear) over their clothes. When you say "GO," the teams of personal trainers must make the weaklings grow instant muscles by stuffing as many balloons as possible into the union suits. Give the teams one minute to do this. When time is up, let everyone admire the weaklings’ new muscles (be sure to have a camera handy). Then remove and count the balloons, the team that used the most balloons, wins! Try again with new weaklings this time.

Pinatas

Race Car Piņata

Race Car Pinata

Fill 'er up with candy and treats for a roaring good time! A removable sticker marks the hidden location where candy should be inserted. Piņata fillers and pull-string piņata kit sold separately.

Piņatas

 
Pinata Fillers

Kids love the excitement of trying to break open a piñata and see the treasures rain down. This 96-piece assortment of toys and candy is perfect for eight guests, and will bring even more fun to your piñata activity.

Pull-String Piñata Kit
Turn your piñata into a pull-string for a gentler piñata activity. Kit includes trap door release and 20 pull strings.

Tasty Treats And Menu Ideas

Speedway Sodas
You will need: 1 bag of chocolate chips (frozen) and a bottle of cream soda. Place a small amount of frozen chocolate chips in the bottom of each guest’s cup. Then, fill cups with cream soda. To give the drink an extra fun look, add a few drops of red food coloring to the bottle of cream soda before pouring it into the cups.

Racy Sugar Cookies
Bake your favorite sugar cookie recipe, or purchase ready-made sugar cookie dough at the grocery store. If you have a race car cookie cutter, cut two car shapes for each guest. If not, make round cookies, but make them extra big. Have bowls of colored icing and different candy decorations prepared in advance. When it’s time for the activity, allow each child to decorate their cookie(s). The decorating will be great fun, but the eating will be even better!

Speedy Sandwiches
You will need: Bread, pretzel sticks, your child’s favorite sandwich fillers, and olives or gum drops for the wheels. Build cars by making triple decker sandwiches. Remove crusts and cut sandwiches in half. Put two halves together, holding them in place using two pretzel sticks for axles. If your sandwiches are made of meats and cheeses, place half an olive at the end of each pretzel stick, for wheels. If you’re using peanut butter and jelly, use gum drops for wheels. Make a raceway out of your platter, and place the cars so they appear to be racing around the platter.

Racetrack Cake
Purchase and prepare two packages of your child's favorite flavor Pillsbury® cake mix according to instructions. Pour 1/3 of the batter in a round cake pan, and pour the rest in a 13 x 9 cake pan. Increase baking time, since the cake will be somewhat thicker than normal. Insert a toothpick into the center of the cake to check if it is done; if the pick come out clean, remove cake from oven. Cool both cakes completely on a wire rack.

When the cakes reach room temperature, cut the round cake in half and position the halves on opposite ends of the rectangle cake to form a race track. Trim the edges and frost the whole cake with chocolate frosting. Outline an oval in the center to make the inside of the track. Cover the inner oval with green sprinkles, or frost it with a different color of icing, such as green or white. Cut graham crackers to the height of the cake and stick them to the sides to make walls. Decorate the cake with toy cars, miniature flags, a racing tower, and candies of your choice.

Children's Birthday Cakes

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Cake Decorating
Cake pans, cake toppers, cake decorating kits and candles, not all themes available.

Bakeries and Professional Cake Decorators
Locate bakeries and professional cake decorators in your area to order a children's birthday cake to coordinate with your kid's theme party.

Decorating Tips

Balloons
Use balloons to mark the party spot; hang them on the mailbox, near the front door, or tie them to the birthday child's chair to mark the seat of honor. Place balloons anywhere that strikes your fancy. The more the better!

Pastel Personalized Banner
Your child's name on his or her very own Happy Birthday Banner! Our colorful 18" x 72" banner is made of durable plastic with handy metal grommets for easy hanging and years of use. You will be asked to provide the name(s) that will appear on your personalized banner when you check out. (Recommended for all ages.)

Primary Personalized Banner
Your child's name on his or her very own Happy Birthday Banner! Our colorful 18" x 72" banner is made of durable plastic with handy metal grommets for easy hanging and years of use. You will be asked to provide the name(s) that will appear on your personalized banner when you check out. (Recommended for all ages.)

Party Music

Boys Birthday Party Music
Let's Hear It for the Boys! This CD has a great song selection for your favorite son's party. Sing Happy Birthday! Songs include: YMCA, Witch Doctor, Speed Racer Theme, Locomotion, Pokemon Theme, Stone Cold Steve Austin, Power Rangers Theme, Happy Birthday and more.

Birthday Party CD
Kids' Birthday Party Music CD
Add fun to your party with this wonderful collection of 18 songs. Includes favorites such as "Candy Man," "Lollipop," "The Name Game," "Yakety Yak," "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang," "Disco Duck," and "Happy Birthday to You."

© 1994 Turn Up The Music, Inc.

Costumes

Race Car Driver Costume
Drivers, start your engines! Put the pedal to the metal and unleash your racing fantasies in this slick jumpsuit with cool automotive patches. Polyester. Made in USA.

Red Racing Helmet
Perfect as the finishing touch to our Race Car Driver costume. Visor flips up for an authentic look. Adjustable chin strap. Kid-sized. Warning: Not intended as a safety protection device.

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Hats and Bandanas

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Say "CHEESE"

Be sure to take lots of pictures. You and your child will want to remember this special day.

1. Keep you camera close in hand through out the party so you don't miss a moment.
2. Get close, fill the frame with the subject(s) you are wanting to capture.
3. Take action photos, capture the thrills and emotions by taking candid pictures.
4. Focus on small groups or individuals, you do not need to have every guest in every photo.
5. When you have your film developed, order extra prints and send them to the parents afterward.

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