While we were setting up, R2D2 made a quick appearance.
Here are Andrew and Coleman with some of our life-size decorations. C3PO and R2, as well as Han Solo.
While I was making pictures of the big boys, R2 crawled into the dining room and said, "Cheeeeeee!" So of course, I snapped his picture too.
For party favors, we gave TIE Fighter cookies, Darth Vader masks, light sabers, and Star Wars coloring books.
I heard about the Bus Fair from a neighbor, and decided this would be the perfect Jedi training camp for our party. Ms. Lora is a former preschool teacher, and she did an awesome job! She has converted an old school bus into a mini gym for little kids. The seats are all removed, and the floor and walls are covered with mats and padding. There are different kinds of gym equipment, a climbing wall, a ball pit, and even a zipline! 
There wasn't enough room for the parents to stay on the bus during the activities, so we all went back inside and had a nice visit while the kids played. It was super nice! I don't think birthday parties get any easier than this! The last fifteen minutes, we did get to get on and watch them play. The zipline was a big hit!
After Jedi training was complete, they came inside to a pizza supper.
And TIE Fighter cake for dessert!
Then Andrew opened his gifts, with a little help.
The last thing we did was to bust a Death Star pinata with their light sabers!
It was such a fun party to plan and execute. Andrew said his favorite part was playing with his friends and busting the pinata. I think everyone, including me, slept really well that night!
4 comments:
What a fun birthday party! You did such a great job and I loved JonJon's outfit! ; )
LOVE the party! Love, love, love the R2D2 outfits. Did your mom-in-law make those? Love the life size cutouts. Did you color those? Wish I could see the cookies. Do you have a close-up of those? Love the cake. Love that bus! What a fantastic idea! I bet something like that would go over well in every town! Wish I had enough money to buy a bus. :-) Looks like the party was a success!
Thanks Mer!
Tina ~ My momma did not make the costume this time. We borrowed it from a friend who has done 2 SW parties for her little boy. I made transparancies from a coloring book and used an overhead projector to draw the figures off, then painted and cut them out. I'll email you a close up of the cookies. And I know, I'd buy a bus if we had the $ too! Such a good idea!
Sorry that I got the seamstress in the family mixed up. :-) I can't believe you did those life size figures! That must have taken you forever.
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