Boys WWII Birthday
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My son has been fascinated with World War II...the planes, the uniforms...everything.
For his birthday, we decided to throw his a surprise WWII theme birthday. Luckily we had some of my grandfather’s foot lockers and his uniform as well as a few modern military items. We used our porch as the main staging area. We decorated it with some netting we found at a surplus store, some duffel bags, and other military items.
We had some family members dress up in old uniforms. We put up the flag on an old PVC pipe and placed a few cardboard direction signs. Vintage WW2 posters were printed and placed around our home.
A hand drawn map of our place showed the location of the "supply drops" AKA his presents. We marked them with an X and he had to find all of them.
Handmade stencil cardboard signs were used to mark the HQ, Supply Depot and Mess Hall. Of course, we did a homemade cake with lots of army guys and some vehicles.
We played original WWII songs along with air raid sirens and bombing run sound effects during his hunt for presents.
Resources to create your own birthday party.
Google maps satellite view is a good resource for creating your own property map.
Hardscrabble Farm has great photos, resources and printables including ID's and ration cards.
This blog offers free printables for VE Day.
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Over 40 pages of printables to use for your party including signs, invitations, and vintage reproductions.
These worksheets include:
*Invitations
*Decorations with a vintage/retro appearance
*Ration cards
*Can Labels
*Posters
*Themed details
*Decorating and Planning guide
Print as much as you need to have a great party! Have a great themed birthday party for kids of adults, a VE or USO themed party, or a vintage themed celebration. Also great for crafting, scrapbooking, or decorating bulletin boards. 1940's WW2 party.
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