Sunday, September 25, 2011

Spiderman Birthday Party: Part 7, Daily Bugle Staff and Vendor Credits

This is the seventh and final post in a whole series of posts about my son's Spiderman Birthday Party Extravaganza!! Click here for Part 1: Theme and Invitations, Part 2: Dessert Table, Part 3: Games and Activities, Part 4, Decorations, Part 5: Food and Drinks, and Part 6: Party Favors.

Note: If you're joining us from Amy Atlas, please read on for many more details.

As you can see from the prior posts, there was a lot going on at this party!! And I couldn’t have done it all without help from a lot of amazing people! My mum made the Spiderman capes. Several of my cousins and my brother were gracious enough to volunteer to be “staff” at the party—take photos, man the game stations, do the face painting, be Spiderman (girl), etc. I made them all Daily Bugle “staff editor”, “staff photographer” and “staff reporter” T-shirts and their own Press Passes with their photos, for them to wear at the party (and also to take home as thank you presents for helping out!) And last but by no means least, my husband helped me throughout to cut, glue, stick, paint, print, stapled, melt, mold...you get the picture...and just generally put up with me through a couple months of late evening party planning! :-) 


Thanks to everyone who helped out!! I couldn't have done it without you.










In addition to my wonderful family and friends that helped me out so much, the following vendors were critical to the success of the party. They were all awesome to work with and provided stellar products for the party.

Paper Party Printables—Bird’s Party

Cupcake Toppers—Village Cupcakes

Cake Pops—Radiant Cakes

Cookies—SweetLill

Photography—Erin Homann
   


Spiderman Birthday Party: Part 6, Party Favors

This is the sixth in a whole series of posts about my son's Spiderman Birthday Party Extravaganza!! Click here for Part 1: Theme and Invitations, Part 2: Dessert Table, Part 3: Games and Activities, Part 4, Decorations, and Part 5: Food and Drinks. Stay tuned for Part 7: Daily Bugle Staff.

Note: If you're joining us from Amy Atlas, please read on for many more details.

I know, I know, Spiderman doesn’t wear a cape, but Spider Boys do!! My fabulously talented mum helped me to sew red and blue satin capes for the boys. I also made red and blue tutus for the girls (embellished with spiders, of course). Rather than giving the children the favors at the end of the party, we gave them the capes and tutus when they arrived so they could wear them throughout the party. Each child was also given a “My name is…” speech bubble label upon arrival at the party, so Spiderman would know their names. Another DIY project/favor: I made Spiderman crayons using a lollipop mold and custom coloring books for the children to take home and/or color in while waiting for other guests to arrive. They also took home their water flasks. I bought comic exclamation tote bags online, so each child could have a bag in which to carry home their favors. They each also took home a graduation certificate from Spidey's academy and lots of treats from the dessert table.















Spiderman Birthday Party: Part 5, Food & Drinks

This is the fifth in a whole series of posts about my son's Spiderman Birthday Party Extravaganza!! Click here for Part 1: Theme and Invitations, Part 2: Dessert Table, Part 3: Games and Activities, and Part 4, Decorations. Stay tuned for Part 6: Party Favors, Part 7: Daily Bugle Staff.

Note: If you're joining us from Amy Atlas, please read on for many more details.


In addition to all the sweet treats covered in Part 2, I made “refueling lunch packs” for the little Spider Children, complete with juice, crackers, fruit snacks, spider-sandwiches, and strawberries and blueberries, and had “refueling fluid” a.k.a water flasks (embellished with spiders and nutritional labels). The water flasks doubled as one of many party favors that the children took home. We also had red and blue snow cones and old-fashioned red soda (for the older children and Daily Bugle staff). For the adults, we served spinach dip and spider bread, Doctor Octopus tentacles (penne pasta), salad, and Green Goblin punch. The beverage tubs for the beer and wine said “With great beer/wine, comes great responsibility…please drink responsibly.” The adults at this party had about as much fun as the children!
























Yum!



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