A Handy Manny Birthday Party For Baby C

In years past, we've had "big" birthday parties for Baby C with our friends and family, etc. This year, we decided to scale it down and focus on her little friends. So we only invited same aged toddlers whom she actually interacts with. We still ended up with about 19 kids, including some siblings of of little buddies. We set up our usual tents in our driveway and had a couple of activity stations, kinda like a birthday playdate. It was a warm day so the water table was the hit. Since it was a Handy Manny themed party, we of course had to have Mexican food and a pinata! Don't worry, the kids did not beat Manny, it was a pull string version, so a bit more tame. LOL!

My friend MS made these FABULOUS cookies and cupcakes for the birthday girl. All themed Handy Manny. The cookies she created that topped the delish cupcakes were in the shape of Manny's tools - very creative and fun. She is a baking/decorating genius! She even made a ginormous birthday cupcake for Baby C.

Singing Happy Birthday to Baby C with her cupcake mania display.

Manny's tools, cookies custom made by my friend MS, there's Dusty the saw, Rusty the monkey wrench, Pat the Hammer, Turner the screwdriver, Philipe the Phillips screwdriver, Squeeze the pliers and Stretch the measuring tape (missing)

Baby C's ginormous birthday cupcake. We ended up saving it for her real birthday - she barely made a dent in it, but it was fun!

She even made some small cupcakes for us to share with Baby C's preschool friends. They had a little "party" for her at preschool and even sung "Happy Birthday" in 3 languages! (English, Spanish, and Mandarin)

I swore I would not go overboard on this party, but if you know me, you know I can't resist! Here is a picture (albeit not very good) of the party favors we put together for the kids - a personalized construction hat with Manny stickers filled with goodies.

Family picture with the cheesy hat. It was a hit!

Baby C got lots of cool presents including this Plasma Car from her cousins. She of course had to open the largest box first! Even Daddy J loved it - his first time on one!


What a fun day! Tooks hours to prep and clean up, but totally worth it! I love that her birthday is in the summertime, so we can play outside. Baby B's birthday is in the fall, so we'll have good variety. Can't wait for the next party!