Avenger's Birthday Party

Success!  My little M turned 4 and he had a SUPER time!  There is a lot to show you about this party, so let's get started!!

First of all, here are some of the decorations!  This was the wall that was in the big room with the table.  I used a couple of $1 Tablecloths and taped them to the wall.  Then I hung a pre-made Birthday Banner and some store bought Star Twirly decoration things.

 Each room or decoration area had a couple of Heroes that made the theme/colors for that room.  This is the Iron Man and Thor Wall - RED, YELLOW and BLACK.  Worked out well!

Of Course, it would not be complete without these rosettes that I made out of scrapbook paper and cardstock!!  Want to know how to make these yourself?  I just followed a great tutorial I found online and decorated them with the icons of the Super Heroes.  Everyone got 2 rosettes.  One bigger and one smaller!  Of course, I forgot which tutorial I used and didn't Pin it, so if I find it I will link it here. Sorry. :)

 I think they turned out GREAT! It was a little time consuming to create so be forewarned!  That being said however, they were the most commented decoration at the party.  Worth the time in my opinion.

This is the Hulk/Hawk Eye Room.  Also known as the Food Table.  Under these streamers is my kid's artwork display in our breakfast area.  Usually I cover it up before hanging the streamers, but this was less work and looked fine!

 Of course here, the colors are GREEN, PURPLE and BLACK.  The boys liked this one the best!

 And here is the Captain America Corner!  The present opening space.  Captain America is M's favorite, so it was a must!

 Of course, the rosettes here will be able to be used again around the Fourth of July!! To decorate the area I used decorations I found on clearance from Walmart after the 4th!!  Very inexpensive and they looked great!!

 I did create this banner that showcased all of the Avengers for my little Super Hero!  Do you love it?!  You can get it at my Esty Shop here!!

 You can even get it with your little Super Hero's name on the banner too!

 Here are the Rosettes for Cap himself!

 Near the gifts I created this adorable Subway Art for my little Avenger!  I've made one for each birthday so far and the boys love it! Want one for your Super Hero?!  I have them available in my Etsy Shop as well!  Check it out here!

 

 Speaking of food!!! Check out this spread! A lot of thought went into this, so I hope you enjoy it!

 

 There's Iron Man Dad mixing up some Hulk Punch!  I tell you, there is no greater Man or Dad than one that will dress up like a Super Hero for his kid!  And a big plus that he helps out with the party food too!!  I love that man!

 First up on the Super Food tour is the "S.H.I.E.L.D. Spinach Dip.  It is just cold spinach dip and some chips.  I've also seen this done with Blue Corn Chips to make it look similar to the HULK.

 Of course, Hawkeye's Arrows for the veggie tray.  I cut the carrots, celery and peppers extra small so they would be uniform in size.  That's ranch dip in the center.  I used a sundae dish to put the dip in so that the veggies could fit on the plate around the stem!

 Here's Captain America's Shield for the Fruit Tray.  The star and white ring are mini marshmallows.  I formed the star by using a star shaped cookie cutter, putting the marshmallows in and then filling the area around it with the blueberries.  Once they and the 1st red ring was in place (raspberries) I lifted the cookie cutter and fixed the straggling marshmallows to look right!  The outer red ring are red delicious apples that we arranged to only show the peal.  This was a favorite for most of the kids and healthy too!!

 Iron Man got the Arc Reactors.  These are bagel bites that I added a small slice of mozzarella cheese to the center.  I just cut string cheese into small slices to make this easy.  Then baked them and put them on a plate!

 Thor's Hammers are pretzel sticks into cubes of cheese.  I used 3 different kinds because I like variety.  The choices were Extra Sharp Cheddar, Mozzarella and Colby Jack.

 I needed something more of substance to serve since this party took place during lunchtime.  I decided that I wanted to do Pigs in a Blanket, but couldn't think of anything cute to call them.  Then someone suggested to call them something with a uniform or suit...this is what I thought of: Avengers Suit Up.  It worked and was delicious! :)

Here is the cake that I made.  It was an in depth 3 day process. I made the fondant from marshmallows using this tutorial.  That was Day 1.  Day 2 was making the cake.  Of course, since everything has to be extremely complicated and can never be simple, I couldn't just make a white cake.  I had to create this:

Everyone was very impressed!  Especially M!  Day 3 of course was assembling and decorating the cake to become what you see here!

The Star was made with powdered sugar and the same cookie cutter from the fruit tray.  I accidentally threw away the unused white fondant before I cut out the star to decorate the top.  Mistake, but I kinda liked how the star looked distressed and all as the result. I do have to say, the cake tasted DELICIOUS and very very sweet.  Not at all like cardboard.  This was my first attempt at making fondant, and I'm not sure if I will do it again, but this was very cool!

 To drink, M wanted to have Hulk Punch so Green Punch it is!

 There were two types of drinks to choose from.  The one in the punch bowl is your typical Lime Sherbert and Lemon-Lime Soda Mix that is served at every Baptist Wedding or event. It was served at ours in fact. :) I think this was the first thing I ever learned to make. :) The beverage container held the Lemonade. I added a couple of drops of blue food coloring to make it green!  Looked and tasted amazing!

 Here are some pictures of the table that all the kiddos sat at.  Just your basic party tablecloths, left over 4th of July decor and some Super Heroes!

 

 Fun, easy and decorative!

 

For Favors I made a few things.  All the boys got Cardboard Captain America Shields and the girls got these Super Hero Masks made out of cardstock.  All the children got some adorable Super Hero Capes made from fleece and Velcro.  No sewing involved! Everyone loved it!  

 

Here's a pic of my sister modeling all 3 items. :)

 We had a great time!  It was really fun to create this party.  I hope you can get some great ideas for a Super Party of your own!! M got the Captain America costume for his birthday and had to change into it mid party. :)

 

Birthday Season is Rolling Around Again

Hello!

It's been a while since I've posted, but I wanted to make sure to update you on this year's birthday themes!!

My boys are about to be 7 and 4! Can you believe it?!  It's amazing to me how fast time flies.  It feels like just yesterday we were bringing them back from the hospital.  Anyway...it's birthday time again and my boys have picked some really fun themes!  Of course, all the great birthday party pictures will come after the party, but I wanted to update you on the themes and a couple of things I've been working on.

M is into everything boy!  This includes all sports involving a ball, trains, cars and of course, SUPERHEROS.  And since the new THOR 2 movie just came out (a great one I might add) he's all into the AVENGERS and CAPTIAN AMERICA.  So, mommy is putting it into motion!!  I created this great subway art to display:

He loves it!  Do you love it too?!  You can get your own customize for your little Superhero on my Etsy Shop: Pvbs 31 Mom!  I'd love to create one for your party.

I also created a Happy Birthday Banner for him and some Food Tent Cards.  Some of the food items we will be having are:

Captain America's Shield - Fruit Tray
Thor's Hammers - Pretzels and Chunk Cheese
Arc Reactors - Bagel Bites with little Mozzarella circles in the center
Hawkeye's Arrows - Celery and Carrots in Ranch Dressing
Avengers Suit Up - Pigs in a Blanket
S.H.I.E.L.D Spinach Dip - You can probably figure this one out. :)
Hulk Punch - Your classic Sprite and Lime Sherbet wedding punch

His invitations are some of the cutest things I've ever seen.  Here's a sneak peek:

That's my little Superhero!!

For favors I'm thinking about making Superhero capes for everyone.  I found a great tutorial on Pinterest (the Holy Grail of party planning) and am contemplating it.  We are also saving frozen pizza cardboards, because M and I are going to paint them like Captain America Shields for everyone.  Seems great to me!  What do you think about our AVENGERS party?

Of course, since both my boys bookend the Christmas Holidays, I can't start thinking about M's party without planning G's party too.  They are after all only 3 weeks apart.  Funny thing, I never wanted a Christmas baby.  Always thought that would have been a bad idea.  God thought it would be funny to give me a Jan 9 baby for our first...then apparently He didn't think that was ironic and hilarious enough, so M was born December 21.  His due date was actually Christmas Eve, but we had a C-section scheduled a few days before.  Very funny, Lord. :)

So my precious G.  Some of you may remember his health complications and honestly, that's why I haven't posted much lately because we've been dealing with more kidney and heart stuff with him.  Also, once school started, all the teacher meetings and such have gotten in the way.  Regardless, G picked a PIRATE party theme this year.  This is great! Because I scooped up some pirate costumes for my hubby and G and some pirate accessories right after Halloween this year for cheap!  So here is G's subway art:

Of course, you can get this one customized for your little pirate on my Etsy Shop as well!  G's party is still in the early stages of planning, but of course there will be invites that look like a treasure map, and a treasure hunting game for gold coins.  The kids will "walk the plank" to enter the house and our house will be adorned with a big "X" to mark the spot of the party.  The favors for these little pirates will be some swords and eye patches and we will be making a "hook" craft for the kids to take home with them.  We will also read a book about pirates and eat some great pirate grub.

Some food items will be:
Fish & Chips - Goldfish and Potato Chips mixed together
Cannon Balls - Black Olives
Dead Man's Fingers - Hot Dogs
Pirate Jewels - Grapes
Pirate Ships - Orange Slices in Blue Jell-O
First Mates - Bananas Decorated like Pirates - I mean how cute is this?!

G's Cake will look either like a Pirate Ship or a Pirate Hat...I'm not sure which I will do yet.

Well, that's about it for now in as I continue to plan these amazing parties for my littles!

What do you think? Have a great idea I should incorporate for these parties? What amazing party themes have you thrown this year?! I can't wait to hear your comments!!

Want to see how the parties turned out?!  Check out the posts below!!

M's Avenger's Party