How to Throw a Slamming Super Hero Party

As a mother of three young children, I have to come realize that a birthday party can be much more than a few gifts and a cake. A birthday party is a day that your child will carry with them for many years. You have to find what makes them tick and then run with it. Alex is like most other five-year old boys, he is fascinated with superheros. His entire life revolves around them and every moment of his day is masked with a theme song to go along with his adventures. So what better theme than an action packed super hero adventure for his sixth birthday party!

A superhero party can easily turn into something that is super-expensive if you don’t be careful. Here are some fun ways to make this party excellent and save a little money with homemade touches!

The party can evolve around several different superheros or if your child has a favorite, you can build the party around just one.

Color Schemes:

• The Incredible Hulk: Green and Brown
• Batman: Black and Yellow
• Spider Man: Red and Blue
• Super Man: Red, Blue and Yellow
• Green Lantern: Green and Black
• Iron Man: Red and Gold

Creating Invitations

When putting together party invitations, you can make them with colored card stock and stickers. Cut out the emblems of different hero’s and glue on card stock with your child’s initials on the front. Or glue a picture of your child in his favorite superhero costume on the front.

“Calling All Superheros!” – Invite the children who are coming to wear a hero or villain costume!

There are a lot of fun creative ways to decorate for superhero parties.

• Blow up balloons and hang streamers according to the color scheme you have chosen.
• Print out Images of Comic Strips and post them on the walls.
• Print out warning signs such as “ KAZZAM!”, “POW”, “FLASH”, “ZOINK” and hang throughout the area.
• Print signs warning villains to stay clear.
• Wrap gifts with cheap comic books.
• You can design and cut out emblems and tape or glue to the front of the balloons.
• Display your child’s action figures around the area; hanging from streamers, climbing the walls, fighting villains and so on.
• Designate a wall or specific area with a big back drop for taking pictures.

Craft Table:

• Set up a table with pre-cut masks, lay out markers, glue sticks, confetti, pom poms, strings, and stickers.
• Set our crayons and coloring pages of all the different superheros.

Brick Wall Smash:

• Build a wall with cardboard “bricks” covered in red brick paper and let each child smash in it!

Superhero Clue Hunt:

• Fill a bucket or “Treasure” box with party toys (you can find these at most retails stores).

Create clues based on the villains and heroes on card stock and hide around the area. The kids will get in groups of two or three and see who can find the “Treasure” first. Everyone gets a toy! This game is better for children who can read.

X-ray Vision Game

• Put all sorts of different items in a big box and let the kids (who have something covering their eyes) name them without sight, only touch or smell. This can get very funny when you put all kinds of silly things in the box. For instance, if you put in a half of a banana and you stick one of the kid’s fingers in it. Be creative, this will probably be most hilarious part of the party!

Musical Chairs:

• Collect different theme songs and use as the music for the well-known game of musical chairs, but instead of chairs, use large pillows on the floor.

Kryptonite Hot Potato:

• Have the kids stand or sit in a circle using a green ball or a potato painted green and have the children pass the “kryptonite” from one child to another until the music stops, who ever has it when it stops, has to sit down.

Pinata:

• You can find superhero pinatas almost anywhere, fill with small toys, stickers and candies for the kids to take home. Don’t forget to have small bags handy to store the candy in!

You can serve anything that you would at a normal party; pizza, sandwiches, veggies and dip etc… Place signs over the options with “superhero” names such as Radioactive Pizza, Kryptonite Sandwiches, Goblin Veggies and Spidey Dip.

The superhero party has been successful so far, but the themed cake is what always tops it! You can create your own unique homemade cakes or buy one that is already decorated especially for your child. Cupcakes are a great substitution ( No time wasted cutting and serving! ).

Get small bags and include :

• Small flashlight (For finding the bad guys!)
• Cheap black sunglasses (X-ray glasses)
• Bubbles (To distract the villains)
• Note pad and pencil (To write down clues)
• Whistle or Horn ( To call for back up)
• Certificate welcoming them into the “Justice Leauge”

If you really want to go the extra mile and REALLY make this party awesome think about having a surprise visit by an “Actual Superhero!” You can buy or rent a costume online or at your local costume shop. It is best to have someone who is not close to the child dress up, because you wouldn’t want to spoil it when they figure out that Batman sounds just like daddy!

Your surprise Superhero could make a big entrance with the last gift for your little guy (or girl) and then stay to take a few pictures with the kids. The party will over flow with excitement!

Between decorations, party food, activities and the surprise guest you will have your kids laughing and having a great time. Your superhero fanatic will be the talk of the town.

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Superhero pinata photo provided by Daquella manera via flickr.