Lego Ninjago Party

First, we sent out the invitations.

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Because of all that was going on in our lives, I took a leap of faith and had the party at an off-site location.  I tell you what, God is good.  It was one of our best parties EVER.  Master Heckles at Sidekicks Martial Arts did an amazing job hosting the event which included lots of fun activities for the kids!  I have no reservations whatsover with recommending them for your next party.

 

Here is the birthday boy jumping over his brother to break a board all of the guests signed.

He has never taken a martial arts class, but has always wanted to.  Master Heckles made sure he and the rest of the ninjas has a full martial arts experience.

(Oh, and I made really cute ninja masks for all of the kiddos.  They wore them for about one minute.  It was making them too warm with all of the running around!  I didn't even get a picture of them!  More about why I didn't take many pictures at the end of this post.) 

 

Sidekicks took care of the food...Joe's Pizza was a hit!

 



Here's the Lego Ninjago Cake I made.

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Cutting the cake with a ninja sword.

You can tell by their faces they loved this!!!

(Thanks to my MIL for catching this great shot!) 

 

Of course we had party favors.

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Inside was a Chinese yo-yo, chinese handcuffs & custome fortune cookies.

 

These were one of my favorite party details!

I found this company, KC Fortune Cookies.

They make the custom fortunes at a very affordable price.

I already have plans to use them for a future event.

 

Remember how I said I didn't take too many photos?

Well, I was a little busy loving on my precious little niece.

She was wearing a cute little ninja outfit

.  It even had the chinese symbols for "I love my Aunt Jami" on the front. 

Impressive, right?!?

 

Hope you enjoyed our party.

A list of my resources is listed below. 

 

Invitations - The Blackberry Vine at Etsy

Party Venue - Sidekicks, Little Elm

Pizza - Provided by Sidekicks thru Joe's Pizza

Lego Ninjago Cake - The Blackberry Vine

Take out boxes, Chinese Yo-Yos & handcuffs - Oriental Trading Company

Custom Fortune Cookies - KC Fortune Cookie

Baby Ninja - KC Clifford (she also makes a pretty good CD, too!)

 

Smiles!!!

 

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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!)

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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!

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Nerf Dart Pouches

Our Nerf Party this weekend was a blast!

There's a few things I thought I'd share.

First, are the Nerf Dart Pouches I made.

My inspiration came from Just Deanna.

To see her amazing tutorial, CLICK HERE.

Instead of using rings for the belt closure, I used velcro.  Also, I used 1" cotton twill trim as the belt on some because 1.) it was cheaper and 2.) there was not enough of the woven belt trim.  Both worked great.  Actually, the cheaper cotton twill probably worked the best as it was not fraying as much as the webbing.  Using velcro for the closure probably helped with the fraying as well.

The guests were all excited that they not only got to wear the belted pouches at the party, but they also got to take them home.

Thanks again to Just Deanna for sharing her party!

To see her other great ideas, CLICK HERE.

I'll share more of the party this week!

Smiles!

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Nerf Foam Birthday Banner

So, the party preparations begin...

Here's the birthday banner made from craft foam sheets.  It just look "Nerfish," don't ya think?

Found the stick on foam letters at the craft store so it was really a super-easy-lemon-squeezy kind of project.

Stay tuned for more Nerf party projects....

Smiles!

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Nerf Party Invitation

We're gearing up for another birthday party around here.

As always, it all starts with the invitations.

Just Deanna threw a great Nerf party for her son.

Thankfully, she shared her ideas and how-tos.  You'll see that I will use her party as inspiration for my own.  The first thing I stole from her was her invitation.

(To see Deanna's entire Nerf Party, CLICK HERE)

To make mine, I used:

 8.5" x 11.5" orange card stock

Craft paper 5" x 6.5" foldover notes by Paper Studio

8.5" x 11.5" camo scrap paper

small black & silver eyelets

adhesive

hole punch & hammer

eyelet setter

In a print shop software, I wrote up the invitation on an Avery postcard template.

The fonts I used were Stencil, My Remington & Urwood.

Once the invite was printed on the orange card stock, it was cut into fourths.

Next, I prepared the other papers.

The camo paper was cut to 4.75" x 6.125". (Two per sheet of camo paper.)

The craft paper foldover notes were laid flat and cut in half at the crease.

Using a small bit of adhesive to keep the papers in place, I put the invitations together.

Then I punch holes and set the eyelets with the hole punch, eyelet setter and hammer.

The completed invitations fit perfectly in the envelopes that came with the fold over notes.

They were quick and easy to complete.

And really, don't we all feel better after we punch holes and set eyelets with a hammer?!?

Stay tuned for more Nerf party ideas!

Smiles!

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