Just doing my best...: Dan - Superman Party (superheroes) Age 4

Wow! I worked so hard on this party and it was so worth it - Danny really enjoyed himself and I have heard great reports from parents that their children had a great time. After going to a couple of parties with Danny with loud entertainers I think this was a breath of fresh air for the children. I even told the parents they should feel free to leave their children and go - It is easier without parents,and parents were more than happy to do this.

Weather wise, it was perfect and we actually did the whole party outdoors.
I made bottles with Superman logos, capes, cut out masks and madea couple of banners, cupcake toppers and the cake. I had loads of potential activities planned but this is what happened -
1) Arrive (most were dressed up) and pose for photos with the birthday boy, play with the phone box and make superhero masks
2) Get their capes and run around

3) Yoav and Dalia took the children - girls with Dalia, boys with Yoav and they were amazing. Not sure what they were doing with them but they had them all listening intently and repeating superhero chants
4) Superhero Musical statues
5) a quick game of dead lions
6) a few parachute games (but it was a bit mad with so many children although they seemed happy enough)
7) Pizza supper

8) Cake - Danny smashed the cake and we gave out cupcakes
9) We gave everyone little flashlights (the plan had been to find angry birds hidden around the garden but we ran out of time) and ready packed treat bags.

The planning ideas:
So I have started planning well in advance and hope that he will still like Superman as much by Nov 16th!

So the current ideas are: (hoping to reuse the town boxes and telephone box for Yoav's spy party!)

games - photos in front of boxes wearing pre-made capes

find the kryptonite - in the garden - need to 'make' kryptonite!

superhero training - throwing kryptonite bean bags thru hoop to knock over superman toy

learn how to fly - jump off something...

catch - 'it' - telephone box - safe

musical statues

dead lions

http://www.buzzfeed.com/twopoodles/superhero-party

http://www.karaspartyideas.com/2012/07/girly-superhero-5th-birthday-party.html

town out of boxes - black duct tape and white

big blue bedding backdrop

fridge red phonebox