Nerf Party

Are you ready to check out our Nerf party?

It is full of photos, so grab a cup of coffee, (a Twinkie,) and settle in...this is a long one!

(And if you have an extra second...will you LIKE me on Facebook?  I finally added a Facebook page for Blackberry Vine (after much insistence by others.)  It would make my day if I had a few "LIKES" under my belt!)

When the guests arrived, (SEE THE INVITE HERE,) they received their dart pouches and safety goggles.

Find more info on the pouches HERE.

If they didn't have a gun, we had extras at the welcome table, too.

Oh, don't want to forget the sign in sheet.  We always have one at drop-off parties.

Parents sign in their kids with their contact numbers.

Usually, there is never a problem, but it gives everyone peace of mind.

There was also a cute little banner in this room...see it HERE!

Since it is Winter and we're in TEXAS, we never know if we can play outside or not.  The day started off pretty cool, so we set up all of our games inside.

To warm up their marksmanship skills, we had different stations set up.

They rotated through them in groups of 2 or 3, then it was just a free for all.

This tin can challenge was probably one of the favorites.

We had helpers placed strategically through out the party to help with setting the stations back up.

Many times I noticed the boys helping set the cans back up themselves!

Shooting army men off the wall takes some serious skills!

The target test was not as exciting....

Shooting the monster's eyeballs (ping pong balls hanging from thin wires) was a blast!

Thanks to Uncle David for sitting behind the box and retrieving the darts!

So I snagged this picture from my MIL's collection of photos from the day.  For whatever reason, I didn't get a picture of this station.  It was a hula hoop hanging from the bridge above.  We would swing it gently back & forth and they had to shoot through it.

Simple decorations.

Pizza, salad, fruit & drinks were served to our hungry guests.

Then it was cake time!

(and ice cream...the boys don't think it's a party with out the ice cream, too!)

To see more about the cake CLICK HERE!

Once we got everyone all hopped up on sugar, we sent them outside with guns!!!

(Nerf guns of course...this is Texas, but seriously...they're only 6!!)

Forts made from refrigerator boxes.

Having fun!

We don't want our picture taken!!!

When the parents came back to retrieve their children, we passed out these little party favors...dollar store Nerf guns and Twinkies.  Yes, that right...Twinkies.

If you haven't heard, Hostess has filed bankruptcy for a 2nd time.

My children, along with most of the guests, had never even HEARD of a Twinkie.

I thought I'd do my part to save the company and to enlighten the children.

When was the last time YOU had a Twinkie?!!?

Smiles!

May link up our fun Nerf Party to some of the super fun parties in the side bar=>