Star Wars Birthday

It was easy picking the theme for my son's 10th birthday as he's a big Star Wars fans.

First up, the invitation was the intro from the movies. I came up with the text and entered it into the Star Wars Crawl Creator. I then uploaded to file to YouTube and emailed that out as the invitation.

For activities, instead of reinventing the wheel, I decide to use the same games from the Maddie-licious party. I created an obstacle course the kids had to go through while carrying a "thermal detonator."

They also played Lightsaber Pass with small light wands and glow bracelets.

And Detonate the Death Star, where they dropped chocolate into a "Death Star" made from a paper lantern covered with silver and black tissue paper.

The final activity was a "Build a Droid." I ordered these kits for everyone to come up with their own creations.

I saw the tutorial for these banners on MayTheFourthBeWithYouPartyBlog.com (©Anette Nam Design) and thought they looked great and were such a quick and easy way to decorate. Anette also has tons of great Star Wars party ideas and printables.

For the party table, I used the same fluorescent light covers to make light sabers and cut out a banner using the Star Jedi font and my Silhouette cutter.

The centerpiece of the table was the Death Star cake. I followed Nerdy Nummies' tutorial and I think it came out pretty nicely. We also had cupcakes topped with TIE fighters. Instead of marshmallows like I saw online, I went with Whoppers.

The finishing touch was using thin green candles to make the laser beam. All in all, another successful party!

More photos at http://wp.me/p1KmZi-1sQ

• What People Ate

  Breadsticks, veggie stix, gummies and cheese popcorn

• What People Drank

  Juice and water

• Desserts

  Death Star cake, tiefighter and xwing cupcakes,

• Party Favors

  Star Wars tote, pencils, notebook and candy

• Activities / Games

  Star Wars Obstacle Course, Lightsaber Pass, Detonate the Death Star and Build a Droid