Monday, November 22, 2010

the Batman Surprise Birthday Party

SURPRISE!
Passing out NOISE makers

gathering the goodies

Time for a cupcake.



The Story
Cade has talked for months about having a surprise batman birthday party. The problem was that he had ALL of the details already planned out, including a pinata. I kept telling him that if he had everything all planned out nothing would be a surprise. He explained to me that it would be a surprise because he wouldn't know "which tomorrow" it would be.

I decided we would try to pull it off. Cade was involved with everything. I made sure that he knew his birthday was the day after Thanksgiving, and then had his party the Saturday before. It worked. We had A LOT of help, but he was totally surprised.

The Details (and how I kept the costs down)
-cupcake stand- a box wrapped in batman paper, a cake plate, then a clear glass with a white plate on top. Nothing was attached. I just prayed that nothing would topple over. (success)
-cupcakes- Made by me. This is inexpensive because you don't need forks or plates to eat them, and everyone likes cupcakes.
-batman cupcake toppers- made by me in excel, printed, punched and glued to toothpicks
-happy birthday chalkboard- an unfinished wooden plaque that was in the top of my closet sprayed with chalkboard paint
-paper chain- strips of construction paper that I had on hand
-striped fabric on food table- leftover from another project
-menu- created in word, printed and put in a frame that I already had (here is the inspiration for the menu)
-wire basket to hold plastic and paperware- unused file basket
-tin for plasticware - paint can that was spray painted yellow that was snagged from Cade's room. It usually holds colored pencils. I just washed it and lined it with a napkin. 
-noisemaker holder-empty soup can covered in wrapping paper
-pinata filler- candy and playdough bought the day after halloween for 50% off
-party bags - used to gather goodies from pinata. Found on clearance at Target (8 for 38 cent)
-food- I kept the menu simple to make thing easy on myself and to keep the cost down. Taco Soup, Chili, and PB&J sandwiches for any of the kids that didn't like the other stuff.
-party favors- because we were doing  a pinata that was going to be full of candy I chose to make "superhero" capes for each of the kids with their initial on it. I had planned to make them out of new king size black sheet, but found shiny fabric on sale at Walmart. (5 yards for $5, major score!) The letters were cut out of felt.

He had a blast, so it was worth all of the effort. The only sad part was that I didn't get any pictures of the birthday boy with his Daddy, Mommy, or brother. How did I do that?

linked to:
Our Joy His Glory - Happy Hostess
Just something I whipped up
Craft-O-Maniac Monday
Tatertots and Jello 

14 comments:

  1. Adorable all the details. Plus the look on his face, PRICELESS! well done. Jen

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  2. You never run out of adorable, frugal projects, or the energy to create them! Go Nicole!!

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  3. Wow, great job!!! The party looks amazing and I love all the little details you put into it, even better that you were so creative and frugal making them!

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  4. what a darling party! the details are so fun~

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  5. What a fabulous party! Any one of my three boys would have LOVED that. Great job on the details!

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  6. Awesome party! Love the menu :-)

    It's so hard to get good pics at birthday parties...isn't it?

    -Desiree @ Just Another Day in Paradise

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  7. How fun! The look on his face was priceless! May have to borrow this idea!
    xx


    goodgirlgoneglad.com

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  8. Absolutely LOVED the capes! So stinkin' cute! Also...thanks for all the playdough. I think Jessi got it all:) haha

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  9. This is such a fantastic idea and you did a fabulous job! I do have to agree that the look on his face was just priceless. Thanks so much for sharing such an awesome idea!

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  10. So cute! My son is totally on a Batman kick. That and all things Lego! Would love for you to come visit me at Sew Chatty and link up to Made with Love Monday! http://sewchatty.blogspot.com

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  11. Nikki! I love the attention to detail, especially the menu. SO adorable. And the paper chain is off the chain. LOL (I love homemade party decor, especially paper goods.)

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  12. You are so creative, Nikki! I love this idea...especially that menu. Thank you so much for linking up to my little blog party. I hope to have another one soon! BTW, working on my last edits before I send my post your way.

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    1. Thanks Leslie. I really enjoyed looking through all of the parties.

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