Disney Cars 2 Theme School Birthday Party

Disney Cars Lightning McQueen Birthday Cake from Toll House is sweetness overload. ;-D

I guess more than five times of party planning makes me a bit of an expert party planner so thankfully I was able to pull off a party for 20 kids in just 3 days. It was a sudden decision because son and hubby couldn’t make up their mind, hubby wants a trip, but we can’t since he just came from one, son wants a shopping spree at a toy store, but we decided to indulge him both a party and a shopping spree, since grandparents gave him some shopping money.

We gave him a Lakers’ Theme school party last year, and I wrote an article about it in Smart Parenting for a detailed how to’s. One important thing to remember is that a school birthday party is a 30-minute affair, so everything needs to be on the dot…preparation, serving of food to the kids, blowing of cake, and distribution of loot bags. Here’s a checklist guide on planning a party on short notice. ;-D

Day 1 

• Theme Invites – I made it using Picnik. Then I had 3R copies printed on photo studios for Php 6 per print.  Party invites need to be given the asap to give time for parents to buy gifts just in case they wanted to. 

D.I.Y. Party Invites with Cars 2 Theme

• Cake – Theme Cakes have more lead time requirements, usually 3 days before. So this one needs to be done asap. I got his cake at Toll House, we got his Lakers’ Cake from Toll House too. I love Toll House because their pretty cakes are also very much edible. It’s sweet and yummy actually. ;-D Character Round Cakes sells for Php 550 up. The Disney Cars Cake for a 12 inch cake (I think!) sells for Php 950. Super Value for money. 
• Food – This time, we decided to just source almost everything from Toll House. It’s important to have kids’ meal pre-packed for easier distribution given the time constraint of the party. Toll House requires 3 days notice too for bulk or tray orders. Toll House is a Angeles City’s house brand, it’s a Casual dining destination offering mix of local and international cuisines, with its best seller and all time favorite, Baked Macaroni. 

Toll House Kiddie Meal includes a choice of Baked Mac or Baked Spaghetti, Chicken Lollipop,  2 pcs. Cupcake (Cheese or Mini-Choco) for Php 90 each

That’s my dad right there. ;-D I ordered Baked Macaroni (Large), Fried Canton (Medium) my favorite, Tropical Chicken (Medium). We just added Pork and Chicken BBQ on sticks. ;-D These fed about 30 adults, and we still had some leftovers.

• Shopping for Loot Bags, Balloons, Disposable Plates, Cups, and utensils – I went to the Duty Free in Clark, and in SM Clark for the items I needed. I didn’t had a lot of time so I wasn’t able to be more cost efficient. But it seems like there was a big joke on me because I used to see several Disney Cars Theme Birthday Party items, but when I went to SM, there was none. There’s several Toy Story, Ben Ten, but nothing for Cars. I was actually fortunate to get that one and only birthday banner with a checkered, racing theme. 

Disney Cars Silly Bands, Chocolate Candies, Disney Cups, PicNik, Assorted Candies from the Duty Free, and SM Department Store

I prepared 28 Loot Bags. I didn’t but the Snack Bag, it was from the US, and was meant to be a Sandwich Snack Bags. ;-D

Loot Bags, Gift, and Cake Table…I just added a racing theme banner.

For the balloons, I bought 2 pack (20 pcs) balloons from SM Dept. Store, which I inflated the day before, 2 hours before the event, just to minimize oxidation. Having a electric balloon pump is really handy. ;-D

Happy 6th Birthday Chase! ;-D We love, love, love you so much!

My mom, brother, dad, and family friends, who joined us for the party. ;-D

The Kids going over at their loots! ;-D