a super hero party...the goods

My projects for M's Super Hero birthday were few in individual projects, but the quantity was immense. We ended up with 26 kids at the party and that meant 26 party favors...we'll start with the goodie bags. These weren't anything too special, but I managed to find some super stuff to go inside.

* super hero PEZ, Super Bubble, stickers, lightning bolt tattoo, finger lamp, and a silly straw *

As an additional favor, and in lieu of party hats, I made each guest a super hero inspired mask. I had envisioned the kids all wearing them as they jumped around the bounce house, but it turns out that is a safety hazard. They ended up getting and wearing them while the food was being served. Considering how sweaty they all were by the time we ate, it was probably a good idea anyway.

As far as decor goes, I made yards and yards of ruffled crepe paper streamers in blue, yellow, and red and lined the tables with it...but you'll just have to imagine because I didn't get a single picture of it.  There was a comic book pennant to add to the festivities and we cut out a little Chicago skyline out of foam core to decorate the cake table as well. Fun and simple stuff...

M requested cupcakes and I could get on board with the simplicity and utensil free aspect of that. He chose a funfetti style cake and I chose the cream cheese frosting. The lightning bolt toppers were to honor M's love of the Flash.

Things moved so fast and the lighting was so poor that pictures were just too hard to get. I've also been trying to really be aware of myself NOT living the event from behind the camera lens too. That said, I didn't end up with nearly as many photos as I normally would have, but it was worth it. It's all worth it to see how happy this makes the kids.