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April 10, 2014

SUPERHERO Birthday Party on a Budget!

I threw my son an out-of-this-world fun Superhero Birthday Party using a red, black, yellow and white color scheme for his fourth birthday a week ago!  Possibly the best part?  It was all done on-the-cheap! Scroll down for all the great details!

  The theme of the party was a no-brainer since my son is obsessed with all things superhero right now.  I had a blast styling all the elements from the invitation to the color-coordinated food to the games and favors.  This party screamed boy, yet the girls that attended had a ball too!  Everyone showed up in superhero attire, enjoyed a yummy lunch followed by great entertainment.
Possibly the best part about this party is that, like other parties I style, it was accomplished on a very low budget using pre-made free printables as decor and cupcake toppers, a wrapping paper backdrop, Dollar Store candy, and DIY paper favor bags made over with a simple black card stock mask.  Parties certainly don’t need to be expensive to be fun! That’s my philosophy.

{INVITATION}

I created his superhero party invitation in PicMonkey.  It was super simple to do.  I just uploaded a chalkboard background and used fonts and a comic bubble from their options.

{THE CAKE}

For the cupcakes, I made my Buttermilk Chocolate Cake base, followed by a vanilla buttercream frosting colored yellow.  I piped the icing onto the tops in swirls using a Ziploc bag with the corner snipped.  Then I placed them on a wooden stand and white platters with Lemon Heads candy surrounding.

 

I used THESE free printables for my cupcake toppers, printed them at an office store, and cut, then taped to sucker sticks.

 

I found these cute mini popcorn holders at Hobby Lobby.  I thought they went perfectly with the “BOOM”, “POW”, “POP!” superhero theme.  And what kid doesn’t love popcorn?

{THE TABLE ARRAY}

The table spread.  I printed the “BOOM”, “POP”, “POW” call-outs HERE.  I stuck a few more comic call-outs on wooden dowels and displayed them in spray-painted white vases in the back.  Get the free printables HERE.  They’d also be great as cake toppers.
I filled my candy jar pedestal with Lemon Heads and displayed a large Super Man figure that my son received for Christmas.  The backdrop is just overlapped wrapping paper and then I taped a few balloons to the top edge.

I dipped some jumbo marshmallows in red and yellow candy melts.  These were a hit!

{TABLE DECOR} 


Comic Book Banner

I made this super easy superhero comic book pennant banner using the pages of a real comic book.  Simply cut triangles, tape to some white string, and hang!

Another view of the tasty cupcakes that were thoroughly enjoyed.

Get your free printable Superhero Speech Bubble Labels HERE.
Grapes-ENHANCES AGILITY
Carrots-IMPROVES LASER VISION
Strawberries-ENERGY BLAST
Broccoli-BUILDS MUSCLE

I found the fun red and yellow filled licorice at Walmart.  I thought they were absolutely perfect!

 

We served pizza, veggies and fruit to balance out the many sugary treats.  I filled my glass drink dispenser with water.  I’ve found that with kids, non-colored drinks are always ideal.

{GAMES/ENTERTAINMENT} 

I printed out some plain superhero masks, cut them out, and the kids got to color and decorate them as they wanted.  They totally got into this.

For this easy game of pin the mask on the superhero, I took a picture of my son in superhero attire, then had it printed in an engineer print at Office Max for just $3.90.  The kids used the masks they had decorated and we had a contest to see who could get theirs closest to Batman Blake’s eyes.  It was a really close call, so we ended up pulling out the measuring tape. 🙂

My little Captain America birthday boy.

{FAVORS}

For the simple sweet-filled favor bags, I cut masks out of black card stock and glued them to the fronts.

 

This was such a fun celebration and really was not hard to pull off, as far as hosting parties goes.
What do you think?  Do you know a child who would love a superhero party like this?

Filed Under: Kids' Stuff, Party Ideas, Uncategorized

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Comments

  1. Laura Connell says

    April 10, 2014 at 12:41 pm

    Wow, beautiful. Looks like you had a lot of fun. Being creative and using those free resources can save a ton of money. You also have some innate creativity that makes it extra special.
    • Christine Bell says

      April 10, 2014 at 1:10 pm

      Thanks so much, Laura!
  2. Shelley Robertson says

    April 10, 2014 at 1:56 pm

    So cute!!
    • Christine Bell says

      April 10, 2014 at 2:58 pm

      Thanks Shelley!
  3. McMurtrey says

    April 10, 2014 at 5:37 pm

    That is so cute!! M. had a blast!! You always do the best parties. You are so talented.
    • Christine Bell says

      April 10, 2014 at 6:26 pm

      Thanks Amy!
  4. Chad and Catherine says

    April 10, 2014 at 6:16 pm

    This looks like it was such a fun party! I love all your cute ideas.
    • Christine Bell says

      April 10, 2014 at 6:27 pm

      Thank you Catherine!
  5. Nikki Yorgason says

    April 11, 2014 at 2:41 am

    So adorable! You're so great. I'm totally stealing your ideas for someday when Elijah knows what a superhero is! :) Miss you all.
    • Christine Bell says

      April 11, 2014 at 3:15 am

      Thanks Nikki! He's sure to catch on any day now. :) Miss you too!
  6. OneMommy says

    April 11, 2014 at 2:52 am

    Love the pin the mask on the superhero!
    • Christine Bell says

      April 11, 2014 at 3:16 am

      :) Isn't it great?
  7. Kimberly @ A Time to Freeze says

    April 11, 2014 at 5:14 am

    Love this idea! I have two boys--ages 3 and 1--and I can definitely see us having this theme in the coming years. Pinning!
  8. Stephanie Hestbeck says

    April 11, 2014 at 2:09 pm

    Great ideas! I think we will have a superhero birthday next year so I will have to keep these in mind :D
  9. Katy Blevins says

    April 11, 2014 at 5:05 pm

    This is so cute! My boys are big into super heroes right now. Their birthday is coming up in June, and I will definitely be keeping these in mind!
    • Christine Bell says

      April 24, 2014 at 7:21 pm

      We had a blast, Katy! Your boys are sure to love their party!
  10. Randomosity of Southern Fried Domestication says

    April 12, 2014 at 2:36 am

    That is AMAZING! You are so creative!
    • Christine Bell says

      April 24, 2014 at 7:20 pm

      Thanks!
  11. FoodtasticMom says

    April 12, 2014 at 4:29 pm

    Stopping over from Link Party Palooza. I just love this party. The backdrop and all the colors really pop! :) I'm glad to find the link to the free cupcake toppers... free is always best! Plus I really liked how you labeled the veggies. It's all so fun!
    • Christine Bell says

      April 24, 2014 at 7:20 pm

      Thank you so much! It was so fun to host!
  12. Huckleberry Love says

    April 19, 2014 at 8:53 pm

    Wow! What a great party! Your little guy looks like he had a blast! :) Thanks for sharing with us at Much Ado About Monday. :)

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