This year, Charlie wanted a LEGO party and a superhero party. We made it a LEGO Superhero party and it turned out great. I wanted to share some of our ideas from our party so you can throw one, too!
Get the theme started with your invitations! We set-up a Facebook Event, so that people get the date and the subsequent reminders, but I always like to send out real invitations in the mail, too.
Decorations are definitely important at any party! Since it's a LEGO Superhero party, I was able to add in all things LEGO and all things Superhero! Tablecloths were a mix of Superhero designs and bright colors.
I printed all of our LEGO Superhero party decorations, cut them out, laminated them and cut them out again! I wanted to make sure they'd last and would be able to be reused.
For Charlie's birthday pictures this year, we added in some Superhero pictures! I printed a few different shots out and added them to the backdrop wall for a personalized party with our little Superhero.
Photo by Samantharter Photography
I love being able to do food that fits the theme. For this party, we had Thor Hammers, Super “Heros” (also known as a sub or hoagie), “Hulk” Ice Cream Sundaes and Captain America's Shield.
The Super Hero sandwiches were just a loaf of french bread with ham or turkey and cheese on them. I sliced them up into smaller sandwiches that are perfect for grabbing. Add mustard or mayo and you've got it made!
We always try to have fruit at our parties for a healthier snack option. Captain America's shield is made with strawberries, marshmallows, raspberries, blueberries and a marshmallow dip in the middle. To make the marshmallow dip, just mix an 8oz block of softened cream cheese and a 12 oz container of marshmallow creme until it's smooth. Easy and delicious! You'll want to just eat it with a spoon!
The Thor Hammers were fun for the kids to eat and fun for us to make! We found a can of food-safe spray paint in the cake decorating aisle and I'm in love now! These are just square marshmallows (for s'mores) and a pretzel stick in the one end. I then spray painted with the silver food coloring spray. The kids thought they were awesome and that's pretty much my goal!
I didn't get a picture of the Make Your Own “Hulk” Ice Cream Sundae Station, but I just got a gallon of vanilla ice cream, let it thaw out for a bit then added green food coloring, stirred it all up so the whole gallon was green like Hulk, and threw it back in the freezer. For the party, we served the ice cream in Superhero paper cups and had lots of topping options for everyone to pick from. Who doesn't love an ice cream sundae bar?
A piñata! Every party needs a piñata! Charlie found a Spiderman one and that was that! For a LEGO Superhero party, any Superhero works for the piñata or make your own LEGO piñata.
And cupcakes! You always need cupcakes (or cake, but I'm a cupcake fan)! Stick with bright colors for your icing and maybe add some sprinkles to your cupcake batter for some fun inside.
Favors! Who doesn't love a goody bag?
Our favor bags contained some Spiderman and Avengers candy (that we found on clearance after Easter), 2 superhero bandages, a homemade LEGO crayon, a pack of Fun Dip and a small sheet of stickers.
The crayons were super easy to make: gather your old broken up crayons, remove the wrappers and break into small enough pieces to fit in your mold. Drop the pieces in the mold, place on baking tray and toss in the oven at 225ºF for about 5-10 minutes depending on how thick you made them and what type of crayon you used. Use a toothpick to pop any big bubbles or press the crayon pieces down more. Once fully melted, take out of the oven and let them sit at room temperature for about 10 minutes. Then place in the freezer until hard. Using the silicone molds, they're really easy to pop out, I only broke 1 or 2 out of about 30.
We had a couple of activities for the kids to do, too!
The kids all loved decorating their own Minifigure with crayons, glitter glue, letters and googly eyes.
And a game! Everyone loves Pin the Tail on the Donkey and we found a free printable for Pin the Head on the Minifigure! The winner won a Minifigure!
Another decoration we had out was a picture frame I put together using a plain wooden frame for crafts, some super glue and lots of LEGO bricks!
Resources:
Scotch Thermal Laminator 2 Roller System
FREE Printable LEGO Pin the Head on the Minifigure
LEGO Superhero Birthday Party Printable Package (invitations, cupcake toppers, banner, decorations that we laminated, juice box wrappers, favor bag toppers, food label tents, and more!) from EandLdesigns
Building Bricks and Minifigure Ice Cube Tray or Candy Mold –for Lego lovers
LEGO DC Super Heroes: Phonics Boxed Set
LEGO DC Superheroes: Save the Day (Comic Reader #1)
Marvel Spiderman Stickers, 111 count
Marvel Avengers Stickers, 111 count
Marvel Avengers 9 oz. Paper Party Cups, 8 Count
Spider-Man 9 oz. Paper Party Cups, 8 Count
Marvel Spider-Man 7″ Square Plates, 8 Count
Marvel Avengers Sterile Bandages
Marvel Comic Pack 43″ wide Fabric
Minifigure Coloring Page Printable
Things We Didn't Use, But I Think Are Pretty Awesome:
24 pc Superhero Sayings Bracelets
Superhero Sticker Roll – 100 pc
Superhero Swirl Lollipop Set – Makes 12 Pops
Marvel Spider-Man Party Dig ‘n Dips Candy, 8pk
Superhero Plastic Table Cover 54'x108″
LEGO Storage Head Large, Boy, Yellow
LEGO Batman: Visual Dictionary (LEGO DC Universe Super Heroes)
This is so creative! The fruit and marshmallow tray looks fantastic!
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I love the picture frame! Adorable. And of course, you play a nonstop loop of “Everything is Awesome,” yes? 😉
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So many great ideas here! And they’re totally doable, nothing insanely hard. That works for me! The Captain America shield is my fave. Pinning this for ideas for my son’s party!
I love those capes and the picture frames. That would be a heck of a party.
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Coolest boy party idea ever! Thanks for linking up at Found & Foraged. See you tonight at 8PM!
So great and creative! Love all the ideas, I am sure kids enjoyed it a lot!
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I’m loving this! I’m always so impressed by your masterpieces. Pinned and tweeted. We appreciate you taking the time to party with us. I hope to see you on Monday at 7. Happy Mother’s Day! Lou Lou Girls
“Super” fun party! Thanks for sharing with us at Mommy Monday 🙂
XOXO
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Turned out so cute! I love that picture of him with all the capes and masks 🙂 Thanks so much for taking the time to link up with us over at the #HomeMattersParty – we hope to see you again next week! Feel free to bring a friend 🙂
Oh my goodness! You’ve shared so many awesome ideas here! I love it – such a fun theme too!
Thanks for sharing and for linking up to the #SHINEbloghop.
Wishing you a lovely week.
xoxo
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I love this Lego themed party, especially the attention to detail from the banner to the food! You did such a wonderful job and most importantly looks like your son enjoyed his birthday party! This was definitely one of my favs and we appreciate you joining us for Pretty Pintastic Party, where every post gets pinned! We hope you join us again this week! Sarah
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This is a great idea for party! Thank you for sharing!
I LOVE these ideas! I’ve chosen you as one of my favorites this week and will feature you on both my FB page and my blog during the next Share The Wealth Sunday link party. Thanks so much for linking up with us!
xoxo
Lisa
Thanks so much, Lisa!
Such a fun party! It’s just full of great ideas for superhero fun. My littly guy has requested an Avengers style party for his next birthday and I might just have to use a few of these great ideas.
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Wow!! Love everything you have made to suit the theme!! Pinning this!!Thank you for sharing with us at #HomeMattersParty. We would love to have you again next week.
Great theme party! Visiting from #HomeMattersParty 54
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Great post Christina, you have some brilliant ideas that I am definitely going to have to emulate! Thanks!
Wow! What a cute theme. The decorations turned out great! The favor bag looks great – a LEGO crayon? How cool!
Wonderful Article! My son love the lego superhero, mainly the batman. Great ideas for the next party. Thanks!
Great post, Christina. I like the ideas of lego superhero for children. You have made a good example for me.