Are you looking for a Birthday Party theme for a little boy? I have the perfect idea for you- a US Army themed party is the perfect party idea for any boy celebrating a birthday!
updated 9/2019
updated 9/2019
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An Army themed party is the perfect theme for a little boy. My little guy LOVES anything Army since his dad was in the Army. He was so excited for all of the details in this party!
Food for Army Party
The most important part of any party is the food! We served simple foods that the party goers were able to grab themselves.
- BBQ and PB & J sandwiches
- grapes and apples(in individual bags) with apple dip
- chips
- soldier snack mix
- capri sun and water
I used paper bags with MRE instructions on how to fill them up so the boys could help themselves.
We had camouflage cupcakes- recipe here.
Activities for Army Party
After eating, we started the fun part- the mission training!
Physical Training
The boys all had to do PT. Since my husband was in the army, he really got into his roll as a drill sergeant. He ran them through drills of jumping jacks, push ups and sit ups.
Basic Training
After PT, the recruits did basic training, which included an agility run, which was a garden hose placed into circle patterns to run.
Basic Training also included a belly crawl under barbed wire, which was rope and stakes pushed into the ground.
The recruits also did balance training, which was a 1 x 6 balanced over 2 milk crates.
Search and Rescue
Then it was time for Search and Rescue. We placed about 300 small army men onto the lawn. The recruits were given a bag and had to collect all of the army guys.
Target Practice
After that was Target Practice. The boys had to shoot 3 bullets with a nerf gun to hit the target as many times as they could.
Pinata
After that they did a pinata. I followed this tutorial to make my own pinata. It worked out very well!! I will absolutely do all of our party pinatas this way from now on. I spent only $3 to make this pinata vs. $20 to purchase a premade one.
Once the pinata was done, we did water grenade disposal. I think this was everyone's favorite part. We blew up about 200 water grenades and let everyone go crazy.
My big kids were a target for all of the boys. They loved it!!
Supply list
chalkboards
gift bag
A US Army Party was such a fun party for our little boy. He and his friends had a total blast!
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