Last month I decided to make Will a Jedi robe. I saw an easy template online and whipped it out in less than an hour! Suddenly, we were planning his birthday party and I was sewing 11 Jedi robes. It wasn't TOO bad, just the timing, because I was also studying for my finals and getting Christmasy stuff done, too. But I did it.
I got a lot of my stuff for the party from Zurcher's. I also made the Death Star pinata with paper miche and painted it. The light sabers are made from water noodles, cut in half and taped for a handle on the end. We played Star Wars music the whole time and each child got a Star Wars tattoo upon entry.
First, Matt did the Jedi training. They had to do a few things, like hitting a balloon with the light saber, jumping like a Jedi and of course, fighting with light sabers.
Once the Jedi were all trained I told them the bad news: that Darth Vader was coming and they had to defeat him.
The fight was a good one and Vader finally fell. Will lifted his dad's mask and Matt said, "I am your father."
We played musical chairs and a pin the tail on the donkey sort of game, but with ships and bombs, I think.
Will was so thrilled!!
We sang happy birthday
I think all of the kids had fun (even the big kids, aka Matt)
but seeing how happy Will was made it all worth it!
Happy Birthday Will!
5 comments:
THis party was out of this world! I thought it was the cutest idea & I can't wait to steal it a few years down the road. THanks for inviting Scout!!
That is so cute!!! What a great idea. Looks like all the kids had a blast.
Go you!...what a great mom to do all of that during such a busy time. Looks like a hit and something he'll remember his cool mom did for him the rest of his life. :)
What a fun party!! You and Matt are awesome parents!
That was so super fun Amy!!! Thanks again for the invite! I loved catching up on your blog!! Your such a sweet mom! Hope you have a happy New Year's!!!!
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