We've all been pretty excited about Jalen's superhero birthday party. We sent out invitations a couple of weeks ago. We decided to have it at the church because we weren't brave enough to have that many little boys in our house.
The night before the party, we let Jalen open a couple of presents so we could use them for the party.
He LOVED his Hulk costume and you can kind of see the other gift - a punching bag.
When the superheroes arrived, they were directed into the cultural hall.
Once there, they could change into a superhero costume if they wanted to. There were several changes made throughout the party. All the boys swapped costumes.
We had several superhero games. They tossed the Captain America shield frisbee to knock over the cans. (formula cans)
They punched through the paper to get prizes. (styrofoam and Solo cups)
They threw bean bags through Hulk's mouth. (David drew this awesome Hulk.)
Picking up balls of kryptonite. (spray painted aluminum foil)
Jalen's new punching bag.
David made signs to hang around the room.
We kept the boys out of the hallways.
Web crawler.
Bomb blasters.
We also had lots of super hero treats.
Bags of popcorn. (Got the bags on clearance from Target and printed the superheroes from Pinterest.)
Captain America shields. (Sugar cookies - refrigerated dough on clearance from Walmart - with candy melting disks.)
Thor hammers. (Marshmallows and pretzel sticks)
Hulk Krispies (FYI - kids don't want to eat green Rice Krispie treats)
Spider Eggs (FYI - adults are creeped out by cheetos being called spider eggs)
Captain America shield cake - HUMONGOUS and tasty.
David made the city backdrop for the treat table. We had decorated #10 cans to put superheroes on.
The boys got superhero certificates and some fun take aways. (Take aways are expensive!)
These boys had so much fun!
Our happy family.
Blowing out the candles. (He got so hot he had to take off his costume.)
Once the party was over, we let the boys take down the brick wall. (They were made out of holiday displays from Pets Mart.) They had a blast tearing it apart.
We were exhausted from the party. It took us almost three hours to set up and another hour to clean up. It couldn't have gone better. Hopefully Jalen will always remember it.
We sure love this little boy. He will be six on Tuesday.
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JALEN, YOU ARE ONE LUCKY BOY TO HAVE PARENTS WHO LOVE YOU SO MUCH TO GO THROUGH ALL THAT WORK FOR YOU. WISH WE COUKD HAVE BEEN THERE. SEE YOU IN 2 MONTHS
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