We all appreciate a super dad or mum but being a 'Super Hero' is extra fun
An action packed Super Heros party will have them saving the world in no time.
There are so many action heroes about from Batman, Spiderman, Superman, The Incredibles and more, that you won't have any difficulty persuading the kids to come dressed up for this party.
Party Box For good value Super Hero party-ware and favors. Party Delights
Another of my favorites for all those regular and not so regular party supplies. Lots of party goodies for all ages and all themes. Worth a browse. Jokers Masquerade
For great prices and a great choice of kids and adult costumes. Fancy Dress Outfitters Excellent value costumes and a great site to navigate.
US Suppliers
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For super hero costumes....and costumes for adults, kids and pets! Birthday in a Box
For Justice League, Batman and Spiderman party packs and favors. Makesparties
For party-ware and favors at rock bottom prices. Shindigz
Lots of choice and they always have a good deal running such as the one below.
Super Hero party Invitations
Cut out pages from super hero comics. Blank in the speech bubbles with Tipex and then make several copies with a printer. Write your own party message in the bubbles and send to your guests.
Buy a load of cheap super hero stickers to adorn plain white invitations. Use words such as:
Calling all super friends
You are requested on a Super Heroes mission
Your mission is to have a zapping time
Cut out a template of your child's favorite super hero. Stick a small photo of your child's head in place of the super hero's face. Make enough photocopies for the number of guests and write the party details on the reverse.
Make a template of a super hero cape. Make several copies on colored card. In the center of the cape draw the initial of the birthday child and color or paint in. Write the party instructions on the reverse of the cape. Place in a large envelope with a black batman mask sticker as the stamp.
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Super Hero Party Costumes
Get the kids to come dressed as their favorite super hero.
Have a few super hero cloaks ready for those kids who forget. These are easy to make from large squares of cheap cloth. Turn over a 2" seam on one edge. Sew and thread through some cord for the necktie.
Alternatively have some plain black batman masks that the kids could decorate with stickers when they arrive.
Write super hero words on large pieces of white card e.g. 'POW', 'Zowie', 'Kablam' and stick around the room.
Cover the party table with a white disposable cloth and glue on sheets from a super hero comic.
Place small plastic action figures amongst the food.
Play action hero music. Try Drew's Famous Super Heroes(US store) which has all the traditional Super Hero sound tracks - perfect for getting the party going.
Spiderman Cookies Make cookies using a spider shaped cookie cutter. Ice with sugar icing webs.
Popcorn Bullet Surprise Prepare individual cups of popcorn for each child and place a small action figure toy at the bottom of each cup before filling with popcorn. NB Warn the kids to eat carefully!
Power Bars Home-made or bought flapjacks or oat bars with dried fruit.
Super Hero Power Juice Make ice cubes using different colored fruit juices. Fill individual clear cups with lemonade and add a couple of colored ice cubes. Or make a fruit cocktail using a blender/juicer.
Super Shakes All super heroes need strong bones. Make different flavored milks shakes topped with a scoop of ice cream.
Action shots Using a Polaroid camera, take action shots of the kids posing as their super hero. Let them take them home as party favors.
Super Hero Party Games
Hunt the super heroes Cut out Super hero figures and villains in pairs. Give each child one hero and one villain and hide the rest around the house or garden. Each child has to find the matching hero and villain. First one to accomplish his mission is the winner.
Obstacle course Create a super heroes obstacle course around the garden. Split guests in to two teams and race to see which team wins the title of 'Super Fit'.
Piñata Having a piñata is always a great success at a kid party. Instead of using a plain stick to bash the piñata, color it with red, black or blue paper and caller it a 'power baton'.
The following supply some great pinatas:
Crazy String Attack Divide the kids into heroes and villains and issue each child with a can of crazy colored string. Let them run around (outside!) and see who can score the most hits on their enemies.
Avoid the Kryptonite Super heroes V's the villains . Divide into two teams of heroes and villains. Issue each team member with a softball. The aim of the game is to disable the other team by throwing the softball at them. If a ball touches a child he is then 'disabled' and has to stand still with his legs apart and can only be freed if another of his team members crawls through his legs. If he is disabled more than twice then he is considered defeated and must leave the game. First team to completely defeat the other team is the 'Super Force'.
Super Hero Anagrams Choose the name of a well known super hero such as 'Spider man' and get the kids to see who can make the most words out of the letters in his name.
Save The World Divide the kids in to two teams and issue each team with some orienteering instructions that you have prepared in advance. Prepare two different courses so that the kids aren't following each other around but each should end up at the same spot. At the final destination you could hide small plastic, globe key rings as prizes.
Create a Super Hero My kids love this game. Issue each child with a piece of A4 paper and pencil. Each child takes his paper and out of view of the others, draws the head and neck of an imaginary super hero. He then carefully folds the paper over twice, just so the head is hidden from view but let just the neck should be show. The papers are then passed round clockwise so each child now has a different paper. He then draws the body and arms and again folds the paper but just so the bottom of the body is showing. The papers are passed round again and the last person draws the legs and feet plus adds the name of one of the guests to the bottom of the picture. The papers are folded for the last time and passed around once more. The guests then take it in turns to open up their paper and to reveal who is the Super Hero and what he looks like. This always causes a lot of laughs and is a popular game so have lots of paper ready.
Super Vision In advance take close up photos of everyday objects or enlarge the images on your computer. Have the kids guess what they are.
Super Hero Party Favors and Prizes
Small super hero party figures.
Action or Super Hero party Stickers.
Polaroid photo of each guest dressed as their super hero.
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which has all the traditional Super Hero sound tracks - perfect for getting the party going.
