When we asked Brighton what kind of birthday party he wanted, he had a hard time deciding between Batman, Superman and Spiderman, so we just decided to have a Superhero party. We sent each of his friends an official-looking letter that said:
Calling all Superheroes to join us for an evening of Superhero Training and a
TOP SECRET MISSION.
What: Brighton Allen’s 5th Birthday
When: Friday, October 3rd,
4:30-6:30 p.m.
Where: The Bat Cave
(A.k.a. Brighton’s house)
If you choose to accept
this mission,
RSVP as soon as possible!
We started the party with some superhero training (an obstacle course) so that the boys could earn their capes and be granted access to the "Bat Cave"
We converted our basement TV room into the Bat Cave, complete with dimmed lights and bats hanging from the ceiling, where they had pizza and watched a short Batman cartoon
After that the superheroes were sent on a secret mission where they had to follow clues to find a "top secret" object. The clues led them to a pinata which was hanging in the garage. They had a lot of fun bashing it with the light sabers
After that it was time for presents,
And cake (he's making a wish)
The boys seemed to enjoy themselves, and I think it was a success!
It's hard to have two birthday parties so close together (Brighton and Chelsea's birthdays are only two weeks apart), but we only do these elaborate kids parties every other year, so I won't have to do another one until he's 7 and Chelsea's 5! We sure had a lot of fun, though. Brighton came up with most of the ideas for the party, and it was fun for us to plan it together.
Here is an interesting side story: I had a bit of a meltdown earlier in the day when I came up from the basement to find that Siena had dug into the cake. Spiderman's arm was missing and part of his face was gone. Justin was disappointed that I didn't get a picture of the mess, but I was too upset to even think to grab my camera! After I put the girls down for naps and sent Brighton to go and quietly play in his room, I attempted to fix it with leftover cake scraps and lots of frosting. Not bad, right?
(don't worry, we didn't feed the fixed-up parts to anyone.)
5 comments:
That party seemed so much fun! And good job on the cake. YOU are my hero!
What a darling and amazing party. I bet the kids had so much fun. You do so much work for these parties. Someday the kids will realize it. I'm so glad you were able to save the cake. I would never have guessed Siena had messed with it. Good job!
I am so impressed that you made that cake and then fixed it so that no one would be the wiser!!!
I really want to know what he is wishing for. That is some serious concentration!
Super fun superhero party, Lisa. Hope Brighton (and you) had a wonderful birthday.
I was just thinking it is getting harder and harder to do these birthday parties every year. The every-other year idea is such a good one, but I just don't know when to implement it -- how to break the news to the kids that we won't be doing a party this year. I guess there is no time like the present!
too cute - did you make that cake? that's just too awesome! i love the obstical course to earn their capes - you are the coolest mom ever! happy birthday brighton!
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