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Batman Birthday Party!

2012
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Someone turned 4 last week!!!  And had his heart set on a Batman themed birthday party. So, we ordered some cool Batman capes from Sew Plain Jane and invited his friends and cousins over to have some fun!  At the last minute I made the girls Batman shirts using Heat and Bond and some polka dot material.  The birthday boy is, of course, already well stocked in the superhero shirt department!

We had a bounce house and Batman tattoos for the kids to enjoy as they arrived.  Then once all of the guests got there we passed out the capes and got ready for some superhero training!  The first stop was the Super Strength area.  To be a real bat friend the kids had to show us how super strong they were by lifting the dumbbell.  They also did their best superhero pose in front of the awesome photo backdrop that my friend Elaine made for me.  She came over to help me with it and ended up doing the whole thing–a super friend for sure!

The backdrop is just a white sheet tacked to the fence with card stock signs and stars taped to it with double-sided tape.  Elaine cut everything out on her Cricut using the Cricut Plantin SchoolBook font on the roly poly setting and I love the way it turned out!  To make the dumbbell my husband stuck a dowel into the middle of two foam soccer balls from Target (he made an X with a knife where the stick was going to go to make it easier to push in.)  Then he spray painted the whole thing black and we had a super easy and cheap dumbbell for our little superheros!

Next up was the Splash the Villian task.  It is hot and humid here in FL and I wanted to make sure to work some water fun into the party to help cool things off.  For this game the kids threw water balloons at all of the Batman villians I had laminated and stapled to the fence.  Once all of the villians had gotten wet their task was completed!

The last training activity was Sound like a Superhero.  I got the idea from one of my favorite blogs, Critters and Crayons, who threw an awesome superhero themed party for her son.  She rolled out 100 square feet of bubble wrap for the kids to run and jump on to make Pop! Pow! and Bam! superhero sounds.  Such a fantastic idea!  We didn’t have a long path to play on so we wrapped plywood with the bubble wrap and let the kids go crazy.  They had a BLAST making superhero sounds!

FYI: If you are planning a superhero party you must check out all the cool superhero desserts and party ideas on her blog!

Once the little bat friends had completed their training they got a call on the bat phone!  Batman and Robin were frozen by Mr. Freeze and the new superheroes needed to save them.  But before they could reach them they had to make it over the beam and through the noodle forrest.  Luckily the bat friends were professionals and were able to use the water squirters to save the day!

I saw the frozen Batman and Robin idea on Green Jello and immediately knew we had to try it!  I see this becoming a fun summer staple!

After all that hard work the superheroes needed some refreshments.  We served super “hero” sandwiches, aka subs, and chips and fruit.  Simple and easy.  The kids’ placemats were comic book pages and the sides were served in Batman buckets we found on clearance in the dollar section at Target.

I ordered Batman printables for the cake table from Anders Ruff and loved how they turned out!  I made my own cake (which is obvious in the close up shot!) and cookies and bought the rest from SuperTarget.

The Batman fondant cookie toppers are from The Cake Diva.  (And they would have looked even cuter if my icing wasn’t running all over–picture them centered to get the full effect!)

You know the party was a success when you get this kind of smile at cake time!

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Mickey and Minnie Food and Dessert Ideas!

2012
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It is always fun when you can come up with party food that fits your theme.  We came up with lots of Mickey food ideas while planning my daughter’s 2nd birthday party and have decided this was one of the easiest party food themes ever!

Appetizers and Snacks:

Mickey can be found all over the snack world — fruit snacks, cheese and fruit packages, dried fruit packages, juices and more can be found almost all of the major food stores.

My favorite was the Mickey shaped cheese we found at Walmart.   It’s perfect to serve with crackers and was actually pretty good. We decided to skip the other snacks and serve my daughter’s favorite hummus and chips and spinach dip and bread in cool Mickey shaped chip and dip bowls we snagged on clearance at Target.

Lunch or Dinner Food:

We served Mickey burgers and Hot Diggity Dogs, aka hot dogs.  During the summer you can actually buy pre made Mickey burgers at Target, but ours were made by hand by my sister who was in town for the party.  It didn’t take her long at all and they held together really well.  We also served Mickey shaped pasta salad and veggies.  We got the Mickey pasta from Disney World, but you can also find it online.  We have a huge red and white polka bowl with Mickey feet on the bottom, also on sale at Target, that we served the pasta salad in.  Unfortunately, I did not remember to take photos of any of this so you’ll have to use your imagination!

Other ideas we saw, but didn’t use, included Mickey Mouse chicken nuggets (Target), Mickey Mouse shaped pancakes, and Mickey PBJs.

Wait!  Here’s a pic of the birthday girl’s lunch.  At least you can see what the burgers look like cooked!

And how about this one?  Totally looks like Mickey’s profile — spooky!

Desserts:   

Minnie cake with Oreo ears, Oreo Minnie and Mickey cupcakes, brownie bites, sugar cookies, red licorice and white chocolate covered pretzels, and Mickey Mouse mini-waters.

This was definitely the easiest dessert table I’ve ever done.  Half of the items were store bought, including the cupcakes that I ordered and just asked them to top with plain white frosting.  I made the cupcake and water bottle wraps by cutting strips of paper with my paper cutter and then taping them together with clear tape.  The Mickey heads are stuck to the front of the water bottles with double sided tape.

How to Make the Mickey and Minnie Oreo Cupcakes:

Use chocolate frosting to stick mini-Oreo ears onto a regular size one.  Lay on wax paper to dry and stiffen up a bit.  Use a red icing writing tube to draw a bow on the Minnie ones.  Sprinkles with non-pareils and let firm up.  Place in the refrigerator until party time!

How to Make a Minnie Mouse Cake:

The bottom layer of the cake is just a box mix baked in a 6 inch pan that I frosted red.  I used the leftover batter to bake the head in a small round Fiesta ware bowl.  The ears are Oreo cookies that I stuck on with small wooden skewers and the bow is ribbon that was just set on top.

Originally, I had planned on making a cake head with sugar cookie ears, but the ears were just not sturdy enough and at the last minute I had to use the Oreos.  If I were making it again I would definitely still use the Oreos and instead make a smaller head so it was more proportional.  You can still use a oven safe bowl to bake it in, you would just need to cut it into a smaller sphere.  Stick the cake in the freezer overnight and use a serrated knife to make carving easier.

For Minnie and Mickey party ideas read:

Minnie and Mickey Party Games

Minnie and Mickey Favor Bags and Mouse Ears

How to Make Minnie Mouse Centerpieces

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How to Make Your Own Rope Letters

2012
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This past Friday my oldest turned 6 years old!  Six!  I can hardly believe she is already that old.  After a lot of thought she decided she wanted a cowgirl party (it was the idea of the pink boots that helped make the final decision) and we had ourselves a hoedown last Saturday!  I’ll post more party ideas in the next few days, but I though I’d start with the cool rope letter we made for the dessert table backdrop.

photo by the Best part photography

Most of the party was planned and organized at the very last minute, but I came up with this idea right after we picked the theme last month and enlisted my husband’s help to create an H made out of rope.  Luckily, for him it turned out to be very easy!

Here’s what we did:

The most difficult part was determining how we were going to get the rope to keep its shape.  We decided that some sort of wire would probably be the easiest to work with and found a heavy duty floral wire at Michael’s that worked perfectly!

1.  Once we had our supplies we cut the rope to the lengths we wanted with tin snips.  A razor would have worked too (that’s actually what the guy at Home Depot used to cut it at the store), but this was much faster!

2.  Next we cut equal lengths of floral wire.

3.  Then we threaded the wire through the rope.

4.  We just twisted and loosened the rope to get the wire through when it would get stuck.  Super easy!

5.  After the wire was all the way through we burnt the ends of the rope with a grill lighter to stop it from fraying.
6.  Then used fishing line to tie the the ends together for a tighter, smoother look.
7.  And finally, we tied the corners of the letters together with more of the fishing line to form the H.

We hung it above the dessert table by tacking it to the wall with straight pins.  Super simple!  And a huge hit with our little cowgirl when it was time to blow out the candles.

What types of things do you do to personalize your birthday party decor?  Post a link in the comments below, I’d love some new ideas for my Party Ideas Board on Pinterest!

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