We had a Thomas & Friends themed birthday party over this past Easter weekend at home. I couldn't have asked for a nicer weekend. The weather was sunny and hot, and I believe the kids had fun. We had the bouncy castle in full effect in the backyard and had BBQ going. Some of the children activities included: 1) Easter egg hunt; 2) Tape the tail on the donkey blindfolded (we didn't want to use pins); 3) Hit the Pinata shaped like one of the Thomas & Friends characters; 4) Thomas & Friends birthday ice cream cake from Dairy Queen; 5) Trip to the Sullivan Heights Elementary School playground; 6) Gift opening; 6) and all day bouncy castle bouncing. Some things that worked well for this birthday included: 1) Order birthday supplies 11 days in advance from http://www.birthdayexpress.com . Everyone enjoyed the banner. 2) Use Facebook to set up the event and to send out quick invites. It's quicker than sending out snail mail invites (although we had nice themed cards).