Tanner's Radiator Springs Cars Party

All the kids love Lightning McQueen these days! Rather then going with the race car theme, we decided to incorporate all of the characters and scenery of Radiator Springs and Route 66.

After watching the movie a million times, I noticed a vintage billboard as you entered the town that said “Welcome to Radiator Springs,” so I adapted something similar for the backdrop of the dessert table which set the scene for the entire party. We incorporated real cactus plants and other rustic elements to match the look and feel of the old fashion town. We also displayed food to match all of the characters like Sally’s cozy cones, Mater’s taters, Luigi’s tower of tires and Sheriff’s stop lights. I also created some custom labels for some soup cans to look like old vintage oil cans that said different happy birthday messages for Tanner. One of my favorite aspects of the party was the favors for the kids. We had little wooden cars that each held their own personal Radiator Springs driver’s license with their name and photo. They also received a trophy (Piston cup) with official cars pez dispensers and a little car.

For games we had pin the buck teeth on mater, a McQueen piñata, large cardboard cars to race with, a craft table to make their own license plates and everyone’s favorite, face painting at Ramone’s house of body art. We also had a photo booth, which I printed the images from and included in everyone’s thank you cards.

• Desserts

  Cotton candy, cake & cupcakes

• Party Favors

  Wooden cars with custom driver's licenses for the kids and trophies with candy in them.

• Activities / Games

  Pin the Buck Teeth on Mater, Pinata, Cardboard cars, Craft table create your own license plate and a tattoo / face painter

• Budget

  300

• Best Moment

  When we brought my son his cupcake and his jaw dropped

• Funniest Moment

  Watching kids hold the "I've got gas" sign in the photo booth

• Most Touching Moment

  Just seeing all of the kids at the party having fun

• What People Ate

  Guido's Pizza, Chick Hick's Chicken Strips, Sheriff's Stop Lights, Luigi's Tower of Tires, Popcorn

• What People Drank

  Soda, water, craft beer & juice

• Chrissy Trujillo

  Photographer

  http://www.vitalicphoto.com

• Judy Sherako

  Makeup artist

• Chrissy Trujillo

  Graphic Designer & Printables

  https://www.etsy.com/shop/SeawayStudio

• Chrissy Trujillo

  Photographer

  http://www.vitalicphoto.com