Vens' Paperie: Fresh New Set: Dalmatian Firefighter

Sparkles, the first Safety Dog

When fire is cried and danger is neigh,

"God and the firemen" is the people's cry;

But when 'tis out and all things righted,

God is forgotten and the firemen slighted.

from The Fireman's Journal, 18 Oct 1879

Full Decoration Set

Throw a burning hot birthday bash your little firefighter will never forget with our firefighter birthday party ideas!

Favor Tag

Activity
Before the party, call your local firehouse or volunteer firefighters. Often they are willing to drive a fire engine to your home during the party. Many fire houses have a room where you can hold the party and will give the kids a tour plus let them sit in the fire trucks. If the party will be held at the fire house, you won’t need to plan any other games.

Games

Firefighter Rescue – Have a group of small toy figures and two large serving spoons. You’ll also need two empty boxes or bowls. Divide the guests into 2 teams. When you say “go”, the first child on each team should pick up a figure with the big spoon and carry it safely to the empty bowl, then run back and give the spoon to the next team member. The first team to rescue all their toy people wins.

Put Out the Fire – Make a chalk drawing of a burning house on your driveway, and prepare lots of water balloons. At the party, ask the children what should be done about the burning house. They will likely answer that they should put out the fire. Then bring in the water balloons and let the children toss them onto the chalk drawing to put out the fire.

Pin the Tail on the Dalmatian – Use a poster of a Dalmatian and cut out lots of tails from construction paper. Play it just like Pin the Tail on the Donkey.

Smoke, Smoke, FIRE! – Play Duck, Duck, Goose but instead call it Smoke, Smoke, FIRE!

Fireman Tug-of-War – Set up a kiddie pool full of water and lay a long piece of rope across. Divide the children into two teams and let them tug!

Fire Truck Coloring Pages – Check out this list of free firefighter coloring pages. Just print out enough copies for your guests, and provide crayons and markers.

Fire Truck Craft – These directions show how to make a cute fire truck from construction paper.

Pinata - And don’t forget a bright red fire truck piñata!

"Happy Birthday" Banner

Decoration set
Full collection includes :

2" Party circles (personalized with NAME, AGE)
2" Party circles with Happy Birthday, dalmatian,fire truck,fire hydrant graphics
4" Party circles (personalized with NAME, AGE)
2" Favor tags (personalized with NAME)
2.4" x 9"Water bottle label with (personalized with NAME, AGE)
10" x 7.5" Welcome sign : Welcome to (NAME) birthday party
10" x 7.5" Party Signs, 3 designs : Happy Birthday (NAME), please take one!,fire station
5"x7" Thank you card (personalized with NAME & AGE)
5" inch squares banner with "happy birthday " and personalized up to 8 alphabet (NAME) banner
Penant Banner pieces 5 design in polkadot and stripes!
Mini Penant Banner pieces 4 design in polkadot and stripes!
Cupcake wraps 2 designs
Napkin Wraps with dalmatian,firetruck,fire hydrant graphics
Straw/ toothpick flags with "fire extinguisher"
7" Party Cones for candy, popcorns or snacks
4" Party circles with dalmatian, fire truck and fire hydrant graphics
3" x 4.5" BLANK Fancy/Food labels and 3,5" x 2.5" Blank Tent label
12 Food Label tent cards (3,5" x 2.5" ) - chips, cookies, brownies, cakepops, popcorns, cupcakes, hotdogs, candy, sweet treats, ice cream, fire extinguisher, fresh drinks
9" dalmatian,firetruck and fire hydrant graphic cut out, great for decoration
5 coordinating papers

Firefighter Party Food Ideas

When it comes to food, partygoers are usually perfectly content to eat pizza or hotdogs, which is certainly much easier on the hosts! However, if you have the time and would like to serve some specific fireman birthday party snacks, consider these ideas:

Use red and yellow sand pails decorated with firefighter stickers to hold chips, cutlery and napkins.
Label your food with fire related names like Blazing Hotdogs, 2-Alarm Chili, Flaming Chicken Tenders, and Water-Hose Melon.

Firefighter Cake - A cake your child will love!

Create a firefighter's helmet by baking a domed cake in an oven-proof bowl, and one round cake. Cut a crescent shape from the round cake to create the bill of the helmet (you won't need the rest of the round cake, so feel free to eat it as you decorate!); fit the crescent shape snuggly against the base of the domed cake. Next, cover both cakes with red frosting (i.e. white frosting with red food coloring in it). Then use gel food coloring in a dark color to create 3 crisscrossing lines across the top of the domed cake, to resemble the markings on a fire helmet. Affix a plastic fire chief badge to the front of the helmet, or draw the outline of a badge and use icing to write "Fire Chief" within it.

You can turn a 9" x 13" rectangle cake into a fire truck. First cover it with red frosting, and then draw the outline of a fire truck using dark icing. For wheels, place two chocolate cookies at the bottom of the cake.

Dalmatian Cookies - Serve Dalmatian Doggie Biscuits! Just use our sugar cookie recipe, and a bone-shaped cookie cutter. After baking, ice the cookies with white frosting, and press chocolate chips upside down into the frosting to create spots.

Decoration set

MINI collection includes :

2" Party circles (personalized with NAME, AGE)
2" Party circles with Happy Birthday, dalmatian,fire truck,fire hydrant graphics
4" Party circles (personalized with NAME, AGE)
2" Favor tags (non-personalized)
2.4" x 9"Water bottle label (non-personalized)
Cupcake wraps 2 designs (non-personalized)
10" x 7.5" Welcome sign : Welcome to (NAME) birthday party
5" inch squares banner with "happy birthday " and personalized up to 8 alphabet (NAME) banner
3"x 4.5" BLANK Fancy/Food labels
3.5" x 2.5" Blank Tent Food abel
5"x7" Thank you card (personalized with NAME & AGE)
2 coordinating papers