So the theme was superheroes as Yoav is particularly into the Avengers at the moment.Kids dressed up as Captain America, Iron Man, Spiderman, Ninjago, Ninja Turtle, Batman, and others and i love that many outfits were homemade and the parents got into it as well!
Lucky me the weather was dry just for the duration of the party (rained before and after) - it was this that made the party. The boys arrived and went straight outside where they compared outfits and got into character with playful fights and running around and mingling. Once everyone arrived we went down to the basement to decorate capes and masks which was particularly good for the two boys who decided not to dress up but soon regretted it...A few boys didn't do this but amused themselves somehow without too much annoyance! I had printed out avengers colouring sheets but in the end these weren't needed.
It was pitch black out there and everyone received a cool (1 shekel) rocket torch and they played hide and seek - they could only light the torch if they were finding or had been caught. They played this for ages and really enjoyed the run around.
Then it was dinner time and they had pizza and drinks downstairs..and then we did the cake - the captain america shield (which the boys were very impressed with) and ended with a calming episode of avengers to finish off. I cut the cake up upstairs and put on plates with star biscuits on a necklace for them to take home with them together with the capes and masks.The party was an hour and a half which I think is just right for a party at home and there were only 14 kids altogether which was perfect for this kind of thing.
Yoav has slept in his Captain America outfit for three nights since the party..;) def a success!
