Many young children are in awe of fire fighters and fire engines. For these children a Fire Fighter Party is a great way to celebrate.

Have a Fire Fighter Party at your home, nearby park, or local party place. You may even be able to arrange for a tour or your neighborhood fire house.

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Considering the number of four- and five-year-olds who say they're going to be firefighters when they grow up, it's a wonder the world isn't teeming with these brave rubber-coated souls. Those flashing lights, those nifty hook and ladders, those cute dalmatians--no wonder it's the career of choice for preschoolers. It's also a popular birthday theme. Give this party a try, and word of your creativity might just spread like, well, you know what.

The centerpiece of the fireman's party could be a huge cardboard fire truck.


Fun Invitation ideas for a Fire Fighter Party include:
  • shape of fire hydrant
  • shape of fire truck
  • photo of Dalmatian dog
  • personalized fire fighter invitations
Fun Decorations for a Fire Fighter Party include:
  • toy fire trucks
  • toy fire hydrant
  • toy fire station
  • stuffed Dalmatian toy
Fun Games & Activities for a Fire Fighter Party include:
  • obstacle course
  • relay races (pass a bucket of water)
  • water balloon toss
  • twister
  • legos or other building toys
  • pin the spots on the Dalmatian


Set up a firefighter's rescue challenge. Guests can put on a fire hat, slip down a slide, and drive a toy car across the yard to the playhouse, with erupting yellow tagboard flames. After picking up a length of garden hose and pretending to douse the fire, contestants can run to a rope ladder, rescue a stuffed animal that is clothespinned to a tree, and drive back to the start to receive a prize.

Arrange for a tour of your local fire station to see some fire truck and meet some firefighters.

Fun Arts & Crafts ideas for a Fire Fighter Party include:
  • fire house drawings or mural
  • book marks with fire fighter stickers
Fun Foods for a Fire Fighter Party include:
  • mild chili or beans and frank
  • corn on the cob (half ears)
  • cheese cubes
  • apples
  • root beer floats
  • cake or cupcakes with mini fire trucks or fire engine cake

Anything that's red (such as tomato soup) or has some gentle heat (salsa and chips) works for this theme. And, for the centerpiece de resistance, call in a hook-and-ladder cake, complete with gumdrop lights, cookie wheels and a pretzel stick ladder. Like all fire trucks, it'll go fast.

Fun Favors for a Fire Fighter Party include:
  • fire fighter hats
  • mini fire trucks
  • squirters
  • stickers
  • mini flash lights
  • medals/awards
  • legos
  • plastic or stuffed dalmatian dog

Plastic firefighter hats and a short length of old garden hose make a terrific take-home dress-up set. Or, you can create a little goody bag, complete with a computer-generated fire-chief certificate, a Matchbox fire engine and fireball candies.