Handy Manny Birthday Party
It’s easy to plan a fun-filled Handy Manny birthday when you have this tool box of great party ideas, party games and Handy Manny party supplies at your fingertips!
Planning Your Party
Try to allow yourself 4-6 weeks to comfortably prepare for the birthday party. This provides enough time for on-line/catalog orders, mailing invitations and preparing all activities. After all, when you can relax, you’re much more likely to enjoy the birthday celebration.
When entertaining young children, spills and messes are part of the mix, but including a few basic paper party supplies such as plates, cups and a table cover, will make life a little easier. We recommend the Handy Manny party supplies from Birthday in a Box...order a la carte items, or build a party box with everything you need – either way you’ll save time.
And then you can put your energy towards planning the activities using the Handy Manny party games and ideas below. To have a truly fun-filled and successful celebration you may want to hire a favorite baby sitter or relative to lend a hand with the prepartions and party activities. - that way you can truly enjoy yourself!
HANDY MANNY PARTY INVITATIONS
Send invitations 2-3 weeks before the party.
Purchase matching invitations, or make your own with card stock paper, cut into hard hat, hammer, saw...
"______’s turning 3
Let’s make it work with a great birthday party!"
If hand delivery is possible attach your invitations to a plastic hammer or other tool.
Personalize It!
Personalized items that match your theme such as invitations, stickers and thank you notes will be a unique addition to your party...personalize here >>
HANDY MANNY BIRTHDAY PARTY GAMES AND ACTIVITIES
This party theme focuses on building and fixing things – so be sure you’ve got plenty of activities to keep little hands busy. But there’s is no need to plan elaborate activities when the age group is very young. Try blocks, legos, toy tools, play dough etc. set up in stations where the kids can roam and play together – just like in preschool. Add to the festivities by playing Handy Manny’s favorite Latino music.
Keep these ideas in mind…
If you don’t have a tool bench toy you can make your own with a large appliance or moving box, and a box cutter. Provide plastic tools (dollar store) for the kids to build and fix things on the box. For more fun, try cutting a few holes and supply the kids with plastic screws or nails. It’s also fun to adding a bucket of toddler-sized crayons so the kids can color on the box as well.
Handy Manny Fixes the Pipes
Provide a big bucket or box of PVC pipe and kid-safe fixtures for the children to connect together.
Sheet Rock Hills
If your party is outdoors provide a Sheet Rock Hills play space with sand, rocks, tools, construction vehicles and sand toys. You can even make a big town sign.
Include Handy Manny toys in the play time – purchase toys to give your child as a gift when the party id over — giving your child the toy before the party could cause a problem when it comes time to share.
Handy Mannys’ Tool Box (or Bucket) Relay
This is a fun party activity for little ones (2-4)
You’ll need a tool box or bucket – the kind with different compartments a big pile of plastic tools and kid-safe gadgets.
Have the kids form circle and give each player a tool or gadget. Place the tool chest in the middle of the circle. When you say the name of the tool such as hammer or wrench,
the player holding that tools runs to put it in the tool chest. Each player gets a sticker for participating.
Variation:
If you have kids that are a bit older you can make filling tool chest a race between two teams.
Tool-Belt Relay
This game is best for children 5 and older.
Divide the children into teams.
Provide each team with one empty tool belt.
Place kid - safe tools for each team (hammer, screw driver, wrench etc)
a reasonable distance from the start of the race.
When you say "GO" the first player of each team will put on the tool belt, run to the tools and fill the belt. Then, run back to their team and pass the filled tool belt to the next player, who will put on the tool-belt and race
to empty it and return to the next player with an empty tool-belt.
This continues until all players have had a turn.
Each player can receive their own tool kit as a prize.
Variation - have older children put on safety goggles,
gloves and a hard hat in addition to the belt. -
Don't forget your camera!
Handy Manny’s Fix-it Art Activities
Before the party, prepare several blocks of wood, dowels and paper, wood glue etc.
During the party, provide a protected work space where the children can sand, glue, and with an adults help, hammer their own creation to take home.
Tip: Cut foam sanding blocks into pieces to make small blocks for little hands. These blocks are easier for little hands to manage than pieces of sandpaper.
OR
Purchase die-cut shapes and stickers to match the theme.
Provide glue sticks markers and a sheet of paper for the children to make a collage with the shapes and stickers.
Free and Fun --
Print out fun activity sheets from the Disney website …you may even want to include them in your decorations >>
HANDY MANNY BIRTHDAY CAKE IDEAS
Fun and easy birthday cakes to match this theme.
Simple Tool Cake
Make a sheet cake and frost it with red frosting. Decorate the cake with toys… Dusty, Stretch, Felipe and the gang. Then, after the party you’ll have some additional toys to give the birthday child as a gift.
Kit's Tip:
No time to bake a cake? Order a plain or frosted-only cake
from your local bakery or grocery store bakery department...you can decorate it yourself at home with toys or cake toppers.
Disney has an easy to make Handy Manny birthday cake here >>
Kit's Party Tip:
Little workers can get awfully hungry...make some simple sandwiches and cut them with construction vehicle tool cookie cutters. Serve with juice boxes and fruit kabobs before cake and ice cream.
HANDY MANNY PARTY FAVORS
Party favors or goody bags are a gracious way to say thank you for coming.
They do not need to be elaborate or expensive and can even be a homemade treat or fill a small yellow gift bag with a plastic tool, fruit snacks, a juice box and crackers.
Check out Birthday in a Box party favor sets and other favors to match your theme.
 Handy Manny Favor Set |
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 Deluxe Favor Set |
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