Star Wars Birthday Party

At our house, the first friend birthday party happens when you turn five. Our youngest son has been talking about his "Star Wars Party" for a year now. Every couple of weeks he would ask if he was five yet. Excitement was an understatement when we told him it was "almost" time. He carried his little invitation list of friends around for weeks. We planned the party for a Friday, then found out three days before the party that his first soccer game was scheduled for the same time. UGH! Rescheduled it to Saturday late afternoon. Then, all day Saturday, it rained. and rained. and rained. God parted the clouds exactly TEN minutes before the party! Hallelujah! We scrambled to get everything put out on the porch and in the yard. It was perfect!

I made the tassel garland while waiting for the rain to pass. Tutorial link at the bottom of this page.

This boy is beyond excited!

Black Paper Lanterns mimic the Death Star.

Darth Vader 3D Piñata was leftover from a nephew's party, but my sister saved it because, well, look at it! It is awesome decor! and now it's discontinued.

I downloaded this font to make the labels and sign.

I taped the food labels to my boys' star wars figures, the taped the figures to the bowls.

R2D2 H2O in the house!

Here is the link to print your own:

R2D2 droid water bottle labels

The menu included:

Imperial Pizza

Wookie Cookies

Light Sabers

Vader Veggie Sith Sticks

Thermal Detonators

R2D2 H2O

Please spell "REFUEL" correctly! I literally made this 2 minutes before the party and didn't even check it. Sorry about that!! :) Dang autocorrect doesn't work when you need it most! LOL!

Becoming a Jedi...

I had a basket of costumes near the door that the boys could pick out something to wear. Thank goodness for the after Halloween costume sales, I think we own every Star Wars costume!

Boys picking out and trying on costumes

I made light sabers out of pool noodles. There are plenty of tutorials out there, but I made my own because I had a couple trials and errors and wanted to save y'all the grief.

Light Saber Tutorial Here

FYI, pool noodles are NOT easy to locate after swimming season. Amazon has them in all colors! I should have checked there before driving to TEN stores! :)

Balloons are all set out ready for Jedi Training

The boys weaved in and out of the balloons with light sabers learning the tactical skills of a Jedi.

Astroid Hunt

Candy wrapped in foil balls were hidden around much like an Easter Egg hunt.

Refuel

After all that work, the boys couldn't wait to dig in to their snacks.

Party like a Wookie

After the traditional birthday song and opening of presents, the boys just wanted to PLAY! Thankfully, my older sons had that under control.

I made this little R2D2 years ago (before the days of Pinterest) for my older son to use as his Valentine box. I honestly thought I thought it up all on my own, but I have seen lots on Pinterest now. Maybe they all copied mine... ha ha!!

Party Favors

(the reason every kid goes to a party, right?)

Lego Star Wars starships for each boy

Nerd's Rope Light Sabers & Galactic M&M-pires

Thank you to Duck Tape for the awesome www.DuckBrand.com StarWars duck tape! The boys loved it!

Here is the Tassel Garland Tutorial I followed. I used a plastic tablecloth because I wanted an outdoor tassel garland that would withstand getting a tiny bit damp.