Race Car Birthday Party

Checkered Flag Invitation - Tape or glue party details to a checkered flag , roll it up and send to party guests.

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Race Car Birthday Party Decorations

Personalized Race Car Banner

This is a party best done outside, so kids can race and play car-related games. Line your driveway with orange traffic cones, and hang flying pennant and checkered flags wherever possible.

Make a big banner like this one that says "Welcome Race Fans" and hang it on the front door.

Mark off an area of the yard where kids will be racing their home made race cars (more on this under Games section). You might let your grass grow, then mow a large figure eight to mark off the speedway. Or, use lawn paint to make your race track.

Add hay bales and old tires for authenticity and another sign that says "David’s (your child’s name) Speedway". Make some homemade signs such as "Keep Right", "No Passing", and "Caution", attach to wooden poles and place strategically around the speedway. Designate a starting line and finish line with traffic cones and caution tape.

Indoor decorations start with flying pennant and checkered flagshung over the party table, which is covered with checkered flag tablecover and skirting.Race car cutouts look great on the walls, as do your home made traffic signs. Hang an inflatable stock car and add this awesome traffic light to complete your decor. 

Have each party guest pose with this winner's trophy standee.  Makes a great memento of their day at the races. 

Inflatable Race Car - $ 34.99
From: Celebrate Express

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Race Car Birthday Party Cakes

Racetrack Cake - Prepare a cake board and bake two round cake layers. When cool, cut a small semi-circular piece from one of the cakes and fit the two layers together side by side on the cake board. Place a small bowl in the center of each cake and sprinkle chocolate cookie crumbs around it to create the racetrack.

Remove the bowls and sprinkle green sugar sprinkles onto the circles left by the bowls. Press more sprinkles onto the sides of the cake to resemble grass. (You can also use green-tinted coconut instead of sprinkles)

Pipe a white frosting border around the edge of the cake. Add white Good and Plenty candies along the track for the dotted line. Place colorful Hot Wheels race cars  on the track and a couple of checkered flags on toothpicks at the starting line. Traffic cone candles complete the look.

Hot Wheels High Performance Licensed Reusable Cake Toppers to decorate your race track cake!

Reusable Race Car Cake Pan is easy and looks great!

Race Car Do-it-Yourself Cake & Decorating Package with 3D Glasses - A pair of glasses made of lightweight cardstock is included so when you wear them and look at the cake; it will appear three-dimensional. This is an Edible Image® cake.

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Race Car Birthday Party Costumes

Upon arrival, each child gets a racing helmet and matching car.

Look at these great race car costumes for the party child:

Cars Lightning McQueen Costume

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Race Car Birthday Party Games

While guests are arriving, have an area set up where kids can race small cars on this cool Nascar Racetrack.

As each child arrives, direct them to the Racers Check-In Table to get their Pit Passes.  These personalized Hot Wheels bag tags make super pit passes!

Give each party guest their own home made kid race car made from a box.  Click the link to learn how.  

The Main Event is the race around your  home made race track.  Call it "David's Grand Prix" (use your child's name of course).  An adult should organize the race or races around your home made track.  Explain the meanings of the flags used during a real Nascar race using this official Nascar 7-flag set. 

When guests are lined up at the starting line, give any rules of the race and how many laps around they'll be running.  When all are ready, call "Ladies and Gentlemen, start your engines!".  Give them the green flag to GO and watch 'em race!

Every party guest gets a silver trophy when they complete the race course. 

After the big race, kids can then take their race cars to different stations as follows:

Detailing Center - While kids are waiting for racetime they can go to the "Detailing  Center" to decorate and personalize their cars.  You provide foam letters, numbers, markers, flags, and stickers to personalize their cars. 

Tune-up Area - Provide play tools to make last-minute adjustments to race cars.

Tire Changing Area - Provide extra plastic or paper plates in various colors.  Kids can just take out the brads holding each wheel in place to change their tires. 

Filling Station - Make a "gas pump" from a box, complete with a length of old garden hose or rope to pump their gas.

Build and Design Race Cars - When it's time to wind down from the racing excitement, provide a craft table with a race car craft kit for each guest.  When kids are done creating, they can practice racing them across the floor.

For more party game ideas, visit our Race Car Game Ideas page.  You'll find games such as Red Light Green Light, Stolen Car Hunt, Suiting Up, Pin the Tire on the Nascar, and more.

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Race Car Birthday Party Crafts

Pull-Back Race Car Party Activity - Set of 8 - $ 44.99 Kids get to design the look of their own little race cars. Activity includes 8 wooden pull-back cars, paintstrips and brushes, plus cool auto stickers. Ages 5+.

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Race Car Birthday Party Favors

Hot Wheels Favor Pack

Nascar Favor Pack

Fill goodie bags with play keys, small tools, whistles, car shooters , colorful pull-back race cars , flashing 2" checkered flag pin and Dale Jarret stickers.   Hot Wheels tire launcher, yoyo, and balloon racers make great party favors too.

How to Make a Candy Race Car

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Race Car Birthday Party Gifts

 

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Race Car Birthday Party Pinata

Hot Wheels Pull-string Pinata

Red and Blue Race Car Pinata

Green and White Race Car Pinata

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Race Car Birthday Party Food

Wheelie Good! - Half English muffins and cover with pizza sauce and mozzarella cheese. Cut sliced pepperoni into thin strips and place on muffin to resemble the spokes of a wheel. Place one plum tomato slice in the center where all the strips intersect. Toast in oven till cheese melts.

Vroom Vroom Sandwiches - Use seedless rye bread which has a rounded top (and a volkswagon shape), or trim off top two corners of square type breads to resemble a car. Add plum tomato or cucumber slices for wheels.

A "Wheel" Meal - Macaroni and cheese using pasta wheels.

Car-shaped sandwiches - make simple pbj sandwiches and cut them with a car-shaped cookie cutter

Nuts and Bolts Party Mix - Mix together equal parts of raisins, peanuts, goldfish, small pretzels and serve.

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