Super Hero Party
Posted by Amy | Filed under Entertaining & Parties, Family, Guest Mom Blogger
This weekend is my son’s birthday party. I can’t wait to show you his mad scientist party! For now, I want to focus on what we did two years in a row. A Super Hero party! Always a hit with little boys.
This is my son’s party invitation last year. He was a obsessed with Batman!
Of course I had to make him the ultimate Batman cake! We used his toys to make a mini Gotham City with an Oreo road and a custom billboard. I thought the blue side was plain, so I put clear stickers around it.
I put his action figures all over the house and displayed the big ones on the mantel with balloons. Everyone came in costumes. They had a blast!
Check out this awesome Super Hero Party by my friend Jenn, this week’s Guest Mom Blogger.
Jenn was featured on Cookiemag.com for this fun idea. Scroll down for FREE downloads she made just for Living Locurto readers!
For an activity, they had a cape-decorating workshop. Each child was given a package that included a cape, mask, and a stencil of their initial to trace onto felt. 
What a cutie!
FREEBIES to make your Super Hero party complete!
Basic shape for capes
Download Superhero Mask Template
Download ‘Bif’ ‘Zap’ and ‘Pow’ Bursts
I added my own download after getting Jenn’s cute “Bursts”.
The following invitation idea came from my creative friend Amy K… Print this Super Hero Training invite and place in a file folder marked “TOP SECRET”. How fun & easy is that?
I hope you were inspired to do something great for your kid’s next birthday party.
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Tags: batman, birthday, Cake, capes, Free downloads, invitations, party, super hero
January 14th, 2009 at 8:53 am
What cute and clever party ideas! Love it! You could have a second career in party planning, you’re so creative.
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January 14th, 2009 at 9:04 am
Amy,
Those are some great ideas!! And how creative of you to come up with that cake and all the decorations. My daughter just had her 6th birthday and daddy was totally in charge of what happened. Go to this link and tell me how you think I did. Its always nice to ask a fellow Texan. Dont forget to look at all the pics, they’re the best part!
http://fortthompson.blogspot.com/2009/01/lipstick-nail-polish-and-blush-oh-my.html
Tim
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January 14th, 2009 at 9:05 am
Oh my goodness- talk about fabulous details- How fun you girls are….and great Mom’s-
I wonder if my husband would enjoy a super hero party :}
Thanks for sharing- made my day!
January 14th, 2009 at 9:28 am
Hey, I won something. That’s so cool! Thank you!
And I love your superhero party. What a great idea. My 6 year old son would love that.
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January 14th, 2009 at 11:31 am
Can I just say that I love Love LOVE this post and am adding you to my Reader!!
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January 14th, 2009 at 2:44 pm
Oh, I am so bookmarking this post! I have a superhero fanatic at home who would love a party like this. I needed this post about two months ago for his 4-year-old party!
January 14th, 2009 at 3:22 pm
Too much fun!
Makes me miss havin’ little ones to throw adorable parties for,
Nat
January 14th, 2009 at 3:38 pm
These super hero ideas ROCK!! I love that the kids were involved in making their own capes. How cool can a mom be?
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January 14th, 2009 at 4:49 pm
Such wonderful, fun, and creative ideas! We’re having a long, very frosty winter, and these masks and capes would be great for indoor playtime too. Thank you for sharing!
January 14th, 2009 at 5:47 pm
WOW. Fabulous party idea. Love the capes. That’s been stored in the memory bank for when my little guy is a bit older.
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January 14th, 2009 at 6:38 pm
You are the party queen Amy! The downloads are fantastic as well. Any mom who wants to do this theme has had all the work done for her.
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January 14th, 2009 at 7:23 pm
What a great party! Such cute ideas! On January 15, http://meandmyinsanity.blogspot.com/ is having a “party” party where you post all your party ideas. You should come and link up so everyone can see! Maybe you’ll even have time to put up your mad scientist pictures by then!
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January 14th, 2009 at 8:51 pm
Great party idea! I know my sons will love it on their birthdays.
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January 14th, 2009 at 9:12 pm
I love everything about your super hero party; the invitations, the costumes, the decorations and especially the kids. You are definitely the queen of parties. Thanks for such a fun post.
January 15th, 2009 at 12:20 am
GREAT PARTY! That cake is amazing!
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January 15th, 2009 at 2:26 am
Bat-tastic! My boys would love it!
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January 15th, 2009 at 3:16 am
Awesome, Amy! I love your cake! Especially the custom billboard–perfect! And I’m so excited about the cape download! My sister is planning a superman party for her son this month and I was telling her to do the capes, but didn’t have a pattern for her. I’m going to send her here! Thanks for being my first party guest! You’re the best!
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January 15th, 2009 at 12:24 pm
LOVE the party!!!!!! My son is two and I’m sure we have a superhero birthday party in our future. LOL
Love the cape idea!
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January 16th, 2009 at 1:53 pm
Love the personalized capes! What an adorable party!
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January 16th, 2009 at 10:02 pm
Thanks for the downloads! I’ve been using them and shouted out to you on my blog!
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January 17th, 2009 at 9:18 am
Great party – thanks for sharing!
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February 7th, 2009 at 3:22 pm
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February 23rd, 2009 at 4:22 pm
Thanks! This is fabulous. My twin boys will be 5 this spring and want a super hero party. I can’t wait for the capes and masks. Any suggestions for the cape material? I suppose something that won’t need to be stitched around the edges.
March 5th, 2009 at 12:57 pm
Love your party ideas! I plan on making the capes for my son’s super hero party. How did you attach the felt cut outs to the capes? Thanks for the inspiration!
April 6th, 2009 at 5:54 pm
oh my goodness. you don’t know how happy I am to have found you! I am in the midst of planning my 3 year olds superhero birthday party and this post is PURE GOLD. thank you!!
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April 8th, 2009 at 9:09 am
love this idea! where did you get the capes from?
May 6th, 2009 at 3:01 pm
I love your invitation. I am having a Superhero party for my sons. Thank you for putting your invite up to print. Unfortunately I have to change the grammar since its for two boys. Is there a site that you got this from that I may be able to download directly to make appropriate changes? Thank you for your help and awesome ideas!