Last year, when I finally gave into my son’s wish for a licensed character birthday party, I never anticipated how much fun it would be! Nor could I have comprehended how many people would be inspired by our little gathering to create their own Super Mario Bros party! I was inspired by a lot of creative party givers myself throughout my planning, so it is so fun to see how my inspirations come to life in your parties!
So when Gina emailed me photos of her own Super Mario party for her boys, Mario Mark & Luigi Luke, I was THRILLED! Gina is so incredibly creative and her party definitely is proof of that! Gina shares the details of her event for two special little men in her life:
We spent the afternoon playing themed games! I did one whole group game – Mario Bingo and gave out the table decorations as prizes (small Mario toys I got at 50% off!). Other games included:
Bowzer’s Brain Buster: I made puzzles from a Mario calendar.
Princess Peach Tiara Toss: Toss a tiara onto a pole. (So clever!!!)
Ice Power: This was a huge hit! I froze small Mario toys in ice and kids had to dig them out.
Fire power: I made a game board with holes cut out from a Mario poster.
Mario Kart Madness: We used remote control cars to race around cones.
Yoshi Egg Balance: The kids had to balance ping pong balls on a ruler.
Billy Bullet Box Painting : I bought super cheap paper mache boxes online and had paint Star boxes like Starmen and round boxes like a Fire Flower.
Pin the Mustache on Mario/Luigi: I blew up images online at FedEx Kinkos and made them into posters. We used left over mustaches to stick on.
Each child was given a Mario pencil pouch (which I bought from the dollar bin at Target) and they used them to collect gold coins (candy from dollar store) at each game.
What a SUPER fun way to celebrate two birthdays! Thank you Gina for sharing your special day with us!
Vendors:
Photography – Philip Alan Photography
Printables – NEW SHOP LuluCole
Cake – Dream Cakes
Piranha Plant Tutorial: Cute As A Fox
Mario Mustache Candy: Lollipop Molds
Candy Wii Remotes: Chocolate Molds
Lindsay {Easy Made Invitations} says
So cute!! Love that salad with the cucumbers and radishes!! What a great idea! 🙂
Sandra says
Kudos to you, what a great party. I'm with Lindsay, love the cukes and radishes.
The Petite Soiree says
this is so adorable! i love mario bros!
Modern Frills says
that is crazy cute! love their fake mustaches!
Anonymous says
So great! I especially love the cucumber and radishes! This ideas will be perfect for my son's birthday. I found lots of Mario Bros. party supplies, but I love all your food and craft ideas. Thanks for the great blog. PS- if anyone needs Mario party supplies, I found a site with a lot: http://www.partyallready.com/birthday-party-supplies/boy-parties/super-mario-brothers-party.html
Danielle says
I LOVE the salad!! We are going to be having a Mario party real soon and think that this is a must!! thanks for the idea
kristina says
Just out of curiosity can you give more detail about two of the activities:
Bowzer’s Brain Buster
Fire power
Also, how did you run all the activities? One at a time or as a group? If one at the time how did that work?
thanks