Coolest Little Einsteins Birthday Party

by Hannah C
Berwick (Maine)

Little Einstein's birthday party

Little Einstein's birthday party

For my daughters 2nd birthday Little Einstein wanted to do. I figured that it would be easy to find supplies, but I was wrong. I ordered by what I could then done the rest.

Centre For the pieces of that printed some Little Einstein ClipArt, cut it. Associated with a stick, then locked them in a circle of polystyrene. Pasted some tissue paper around it making it similar to an opening this with the little Einstein coming out of it. Was a success.

For a game I played pin the baton to Leo.I just printed a picture of Lion then cut a bunch of batons and played.It was cute.I also cut out pictures of rockets from a box of Directors of paper that were big enough to hang on the back of each child's Chair.So it made it look as if they were all in rocket right there was a lot of work but super cute.

For the cake that I took a Turkey pan for the Fund, it took 2 boxes of cake mix. for the top, I used an 8 inch round pan. To the rear of the rocket I used 2 cupcakes. stand standing on it the Little Einstein is 2 cupcakes full and the other is a complete cupcake lengthways All loved.

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Coolest Scooby Doo Birthday Party Ideas

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If you're sniffing around for the coolest Scooby Doo birthday party ideas, just read on for the GROOVIEST time!

You'll find many of the coolest Scooby Doo birthday ideas right here on this page, so get your mouse ready to scroll and start Scooby Dooing down this page!

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You can make Scooby Doo invitations in the shape of dog bones. On the front or on one side of each invitation you can write something like "Scooby Doo Where Are You?". And then on the inside or the other side of the invitation you can write "Jeremy's Birthday Party - that's where!".

Here are printable dog-bone invitations you can print out:

For more Scooby Doo birthday party ideas you can write something like “Scooby Doo and the Gang request your presence to help solve a birthday mystery! Join the Mystery Inc. gang at the Malt Shop (your address)” Also add the date, time, and RSVP with "It won't be a party without all you meddling kids! So please call (add your RSVP number)". You can finish it up with a paw print on the envelope or as a signature on the invitation.

Another idea is to write something like:"Up in the woods (that are dark and damp...), there's a mystery to be solved at (your last name) Camp. We invite you to collect all the clues, so make sure you wear some athletic shoes! There'll be running and laughing, and with Scooby's help we'll have a really rood rime!!".

One of those cool Scooby Doo birthday party ideas is to make the writing of the invitation more Scooby-style by adding words that Scooby and the gang tend to say, for example: "Jeepers!", "Zoinks!", "Like, wow!", "Man, oh, man", "Here we go again!", "Jinkies!", etc. On the top of the invitation you can also write "Calling all meddling kids!".

You can also print out these dog paw-print invitations:

We've also created dog-bowl invitations that fit the Scooby Doo birthday party ideas theme:

If you're creating a more 'mysterious' Scooby Doo theme, you can write up your invitations and put them in manila folders or envelopes with "Mystery, Inc.", “Top Secret”, “Confidential”, or “Highly Classified Information” written on each envelope.

Here are TOP SECRET printables. Just print out and cut each one separately, then glue or tape onto a manila envelope.

You can also write the invitations in a secret code. Even try to create a secret code Scooby-style, with things Scooby and the gang usually say, using words and known phrases from the TV show and movie.

We've created cool Mystery Machine invitations that you can print out as well. Check out the worded and blank Mystery Machine printable invitations:

If you have any Scooby Doo comic books you can cut out some of the scenes and tape on to each invitation a different scene. If you don't want to cut your Scooby Doo comic books or regular books, copy and print out the pages instead. It's nice to see the whole gang in a Scooby Doo scene!

Check out these cool ready-made Scooby Doo invitations:

If you want to have a specific color theme for your Scooby Doo birthday party ideas, it could be nice to use the colors of the Mystery Machine (light blue, light green, and red). You can also add brown as the Scooby color. Here are bright blue balloons and lime green balloons perfect for the mystery machine colors.

You can go for a 70's look (since Scooby Doo and the all the other characters are from the groovy 70's!). Your decor can have a groove to it (flowers just like the Mystery Machine, 70's colors, smiley-faces, etc.). Here are some cool 70's decorations to check out. You can also go for a Tye Dye 70's look for plates and table decorations.

For more Scooby Doo birthday party ideas put toys and accessories of Scooby and the Gang all around the party area. On tables disperse all kinds of Scooby accessories, little spy magnifying glasses, binoculars, and anything else that has to do with Scooby and the gang.

You can also print out these Scooby Doo placecards and napkin holders:

On each placecard you can write a child's name followed by "Doo" - for example: "Tiffany-Doo", "Ashley-Doo", etc.

Background music is always nice to get everyone into the mood. There are lots of Scooby Doo CDs (from the TV shows and from the movies) you can purchase and play at the party.

Take a look at these cool Scooby Doo birthday party decorations and party supplies:

You can blow-up Scooby Doo balloons and paw-print balloons to decorate your party area. You can also take regular brown balloons, tape on construction paper ears and draw on a Scooby Doo doggy face with a permanent marker.

Here's a Scooby Doo banner you can decorate with. You can also tape to walls posters of Scooby and the gang:

You can also print out and tape these dog bowl and dog-bone decorations for that added Scooby Doo look:

Another one of those really cool Scooby Doo birthday party ideas is to decorate with dog paw-prints on your floor leading to the party area. Here are dog paw-prints that that you can print out:

One of those cool Scooby Doo birthday party ideas is to create the Mystery Machine. To do this, take a refrigerator box and cut out 2 rectangles (for windows). Paint the boxes lime green and write "Mystery Machine" on them in funky orange letters. Take leftover cardboard and make orange/red flowers to stick them onto the mystery machine. The kids can take photographs with their heads sticking out of the windows.

If you have a close friend or family that has a big van, you can ask them to bring the van a day before the party and decorate it to look similar to the Mystery Van. You can put flower magnets on it, tape on colored paper, and write a big sign saying "The Mystery Machine". Then on the day of the party you can have the Mystery Machine van drive in at a specific time during the party and all the kids will love it! You can photograph each kid sitting or standing by the Mystery Machine and then send these photos with the thank-yous.

If you don't have that much time to build or create your own Mystery Machine, you can also print out this free printable Mystery Van decoration and glue on a picture of the birthday child in the window of the van:

If you're going for a spookier look, it's a great idea to use your Halloween decorations along with the Scooby Doo birthday party ideas you'll find here. If you have a garage, it could be cool to clear it out and use it as the party area (usually garages have that musty air that fits a scary scene). Decorate the walls with masks, cobwebs, hanging rubber spiders, bats, etc. You can cover the walls and windows with black paper or fabric and dim the lights. Hang crepe streamers from the doorways for a little added mystery. Set up a cave by draping blankets and sheets over the furniture.

You can also consider having a fog machine for that heavy and dusty mysterious mood. Here are cool Halloween decorations you can check out for more Scooby Doo birthday party ideas and decorations.

You can also print out these Halloween printable decorations that really fit this theme:

For lots more printable Halloween printables check out our website coolest-holiday-parties.com.

Scooby and Shaggy were always running from ghosts so you can decorate with ghosts. Take a white plastic table cover and cut it into four equal pieces. Then, for each ghost inflate an 11” black latex balloon and drape one of the four pieces of table cover over the balloon, leaving the tied end of the balloon on top. Cut a very small slit on the top of the white table cover and then push the tied end of the balloon through the slit. Then, carefully mark and cut out eye holes from the table cover.

Attach curling ribbon to the ceiling and then tie it to the tied end of the balloon that is coming out of the slit. Your ghosts will then come to life whenever someone goes by (when the wind moves them).

You can add all kinds of signs that are written in a scary font, for example "Do Not Enter", "Zoinks, Jarred is 6!", "Meddling Kids Beware!", "Jeepers, Watch Out for Creepers", etc. and have pictures of ghosts or tombstones surrounding the text of the sign. You can also have signs saying things from the TV show and movie, like "Scooby Doobie Doooo!". You can have signs saying things the way Scooby would say them, for example if your kid's name is Jarred, you can write "Rappy Rirthday Rarred!".

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One of the coolest Scooby Doo birthday party ideas is to have the guests dress in Scooby garb. You can give the boys a red scarf (for Freddy) or a Scooby dog tag. You or the kids can create their own Scooby Doo tags by using blue ribbon and a yellow and blue construction paper diamond shape with "SD" written on it. Just punch a hole in the diamond and put the ribbon through it. You can also give them these cool Scooby Doo ears or these pre-made Scooby Doo tags.

The girls can pick between a headband (for Daphne) and black glasses for Velma (which can be made out of black pipe cleaners). The kids can also wear these cool 70's costume accessories (peace signs, cool 70's sunglasses, wigs, hats, 70's necklaces, etc.). It can also be nice to have someone do face painting (painting on people's faces flowers, peace symbols, stars, etc.).

If your kid loves Scooby Doo, and wants to look like him or any other Scooby Doo characters, here's a great kids Scooby Doo costume to check out. If you don't want to buy any of the costumes, there are places you can rent them and use them for 24 to 48 hours.

It could also be really nice if the adults got dressed as a few of the Scooby Doo characters. Here are cool Scooby Doo and the gang costumes.

Our coolest homemade costumes site has lots of Scooby Doo birthday party ideas for costumes. Check out all of the homemade Scooby Doo character costumes your kid may like to wear for his or her party.

You can also check out these really cool Scooby and the gang ready-made costumes:

If you don't want to buy or create any costumes, you can print out these cool Mystery Van and Dog Paw-Print hats and use for your Scooby Doo party:

All you have to do with the above printable hats, is print them out, cut around the half circle, roll each of them up and staple!

Here's one of those cool Scooby Doo birthday party ideas. Have the kids create their own dog tags by cutting out the bottoms of aluminum plates, punching a hole to put a string, and carving with a point the name or initials of the child's name. You can also write the child's name backward on the tag's reverse side so that the type is embossed on the other side. Make sure to bend the tag's sharp edges so that no one gets cut. For the collars, use strips of felt with Velcro and have the kids glue plastic beads and jewels to their collars.

Before the party, record small parts from the Scooby Doo TV show (if the party is for older kids try recording sounds or moments that are unusual and that will be harder to recognize). At the party play-back the recording, and have the kids guess the Scooby Doo mystery sounds. They'll need to recognize which Scooby Doo episode each sound comes from.

This can be a really fun ice-breaker activity and one of those Scooby Doo birthday party ideas that is a sure hit. Tye-Dyed shirts go along really well with the 70's theme. Ask each guest to come with a white t-shirt so that they can tye-dye them.

Here's another one of those really fun Scooby Doo birthday party ideas. Before the party designate in area of the party and set up a spider web maze. You'll need very long pieces of black yarn string (at the party, each kid will get an end of one of the strings). At the end of each long black string tie a white balloon and draw on a scary face (these are ghost faces). Then weave all of the long black strings all over the area (it's best if you tie something very visible, like a red piece of paper to the other end so that it is clear to view). Then at the beginning of the party each guest gets an end of yarn and needs to untangle the spider web to get to their ghost. You can also put a candy or little prize in each blown-up ghost balloon, that way when each kid gets to their balloon - they can pop it and find a prize.

Check out these cool Scooby Doo birthday party ideas for Scooby cakes on coolest-birthday-cakes.com, the Web's largest gallery of homemade birthday cakes. You'll find thousands of cakes submitted by visitors like yourself with photos and how-to tips.

Here's a nice Scooby Doo candle to put on top of your cake.

Another of those simple Scooby Doo birthday party ideas is to bake a cake in a diamond-shaped cake pan. Then decorate it to look like Scooby Doo's collar, with the blue and yellow colors and Scooby Doo's initials "SD" (or use your child's initials instead).

You can also make a dog paw print cake easily. Make a round cake and frost. Then take four cupcakes and frost them in the same colored frosting. Then place the cupcakes by the top of the round cake around half of the cake (each cupcake is a dog finger/toe). With the cake you can serve dog-bone cookies.

One of the coolest Scooby Doo birthday party ideas is to use the birthday cake as a beginning of a mystery the kids need to solve. Gather all the kids together to sing Happy Birthday and then bring out the cake (with a dark lid over the cake). Then when you open the lid of the cake, the kids won't find a cake but a torn-and-worn note (burned at the edges) and that will start the mystery!

Then the kids start on a scavenger hunt to look for the hidden birthday cake! Create the scavenger hunt Scooby-style, with all kinds of Scooby riddles and clues (each riddle and/or clue could have to do with a different episode or quotes from the TV show or movie - things that the characters have said or done).

You can use these printable ghosts as cards to write on each clue. Just print them out on white paper (it's best if it's heavier paper), cut out each ghost and write a clue on it for the mystery scavenger hunt.

Scooby's Mystery Pizzas: Pizza! One of Scooby Doo’s favorite foods! You can give each kid two halves of English muffins and let them put sauce, cheese and toppings on themselves. Then bake and serve when ready.Shaggy’s Sandwiches: Shaggy and Scooby also love to eat long size sandwiches! You can make this a buffet that everyone makes their own sandwiches.Dog Bone Sandwiches: Make any type of sandwich the shape of a dog bone with a dog bone cookie cutter. First cut the two pieces of bread into a bone shape and then add the sandwich fillings.Dogs in a Blanket: Buy your favorite brand of hot dogs and croissants. Start by slicing the hot dogs lengthwise. Then unroll the croissants and stuff them with hot dogs. Roll the croissants back up and bake until golden brown.Hot DOGSCorn DOGSDog Bones: Use a dog-bone cookie cutter and cut bones out of refrigerator dough bread sticks baking it according to package directions. While the bones are still warm, use a little butter or olive oil and brush the tops with it. Then sprinkle the dog bones with a good amount of parmesan cheese. Into individual bowls, pour spaghetti sauce or marinara sauce and give them to the kids so that they can dip and eat their yummy doggie treats!Raw-hide Bones: Take refrigerated breadstick dough (like Pillsbury), they are about 10" long, halve them and twist a knot on each end, sprinkle with parmesan, bake and they look just like little rawhide bones!Mummy Dogs: Hot dogs wrapped with breadstick dough and two dots of mustard for the eyes.

Tip: It could be fun to let everyone eat out of clean dog bowls. Even write each of their names on each of their dog bowls with puffy paint or a permanent marker.

Spooky Drink: You can basically do anything, but a cool idea is to mix sherbert ice-cream with ginger-ale (it's supposed to create a lot of foam), and then put a big rubber spider on top of the foam.Swamp Punch: Freeze frozen hands (green-colored Kool-Aid in latex-free gloves) and have them float in grape juice!Scooby Doobie Doo Chocolate Drink: Chocolate milk (cold or hot) will do the job! You can also create chocolate milkshakes for that brownish Scooby color.Puppy Chow: Take one package of chocolate chips, half a cup of peanut butter and a fourth cup of butter, and microwave on high for one minute. Then stir, microwave half a minute more until it’s smooth. Then add one teaspoon of vanilla and pour over a large bowl full of 9 cups of Chex and stir. Let cool, and then pour everything into a large Ziploc bag, add half a cup of powdered sugar, seal the bag and shake. Then spread evenly on wax paper to cool. This treat resembles dog food and so you can serve it in little doggy dishes. K-9 Candy: You can put candy that looks like dog treats in dog bowls. Check out this K-9 candy treat dog bowl that come with candies that look just like dog food…. the kids will love this!Kooky Chew Treats: Also served in dog bowls - these are inexpensive cookie treats that look like real dog treats!Doggie's kibbles and bits: Any mix of dried cereals like Chex or any other crispy cereal, pretzels, trail mix, etc.Ice Cream made by the Malt Shop Chef!Rooby Rack (another name for a Scooby Snack :-)Spider Oreo's: Separate the two parts of an Oreo cookie, put three strands of licorice across the cookie and put the top of the cookie back on. Use two dots of icing to anchor red hots or M&Ms for the eyes.

We have created these printable and foldable favor bags and favor boxes. They are blank and so the kids can decorate and fold them themselves. You can also create them before the party. You'll find large favor-bags, medium favor-bags, and favor-boxes for you to print out.

For the favorbox and medium Scooby Doo favorbag - print out, color if needed (or print on colored paper) and cut out. Before you start gluing the favorbox and favorbag, fold along the dotted lines and assemble so that all the sides connect. Only then add glue and secure the folded flaps.

To create the large Scooby Doo favorbag you'll need to print out TWO designs. First, cut along the lines and fold along the dotted lines. Then, connect the two so that the left side of one is glued to the right side of the other.

One of those simple Scooby Doo birthday party ideas is to purchase bags with handles and affix an official “Mystery, Inc.” on them (create a stencil and either spray paint or color in). Inside, you can put Scooby Doo tattoos, Scooby Doo stickers, Scooby Doo accessories, scooby doo ears, scooby doo tags, and ghost lollipops (these are made by taking dumdum lollipops and covering them with coffee filters; then use a twist tie around the "neck" area and draw circle eyes and mouth on the head area; very cute and easy to make).

Check out this great ready-made Scooby Doo favor pack...

Here are more cool ready-made Scooby Doo birthday favors and favor-boxes:

For the thank-you notes you can write a known saying from the Scooby show and movie "That wraps up another mystery!". Here are Mystery Van and dog-bone Scooby Doo thank-yous you can print out and send to all of your guests:

Check out these cool ready-made Scooby Doo thank you cards:

There are lots of great game Scooby Doo birthday party ideas that fit perfectly with this theme.

We've put together this complete Scooby Doo game ideas section where you'll find detailed instruction for games such as:

Ghosts and SpooksScooby Doo, Where Are You?Mummy Wrapand many more (including visitor-submitted game ideas)...

You should also read these VERY important tips to help you survive (and enjoy) game time!

Also, check out this really cool Scooby Doo Mystery-Machine retro van pinata, the kids will love it!

Here's another cool Scooby Doo pull-string pinata:

Lots of visitors from around the world have contributed their Scooby Doo birthday party ideas to this site! Click here to see another page full with lots more visitor-submitted Scooby Doo party ideas.

We'd love for you to take a moment and submit your own Scooby Doo birthday party ideas.

Some of our visitors have gone the extra mile and written up their complete Scooby Doo birthday party ideas story with photos and everything they did. We call these stories "Party Tales" and they serve as a great inspiration! Take a peek at other people's Scooby Doo Birthday Party Tales and you're sure to find lots more outstanding Scooby Doo birthday party ideas:

If you'd like share your complete party with us, then once your party is over, send us your own PARTY TALE and we'll create your very own theme party page and photo gallery that's hosted on our site! (Family, friends and just about anybody will be able to find inspiration from your child's birthday party and comment on YOUR ideas!)

Lastly, check out all of our other relevant themes that can help you out with more Scooby Doo birthday party ideas:

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Coolest Star Wars Birthday Party

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You don't need the powers of THE FORCE to create a Star Wars birthday party!

First off, here are the coolest Star Wars party packs and party supply items available today:

You can either scroll down this page and read all the ideas or choose the idea category from the drop down list below:

Lots of visitors from all over the world have contributed their Star Wars theme party ideas to this section. As you enjoy and find inspiration from the ideas here, take a moment and submit your own Star Wars birthday party ideas. You'll be taking part in creating the Web's "coolest" kid birthday party ideas resource that's ALWAYS FREE for everyone to enjoy!

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Address each Star Wars birthday party invitation to "Padawan" or "Jedi" and then the guest's name (for example "Padawan Jake" or "Jedi Aimee"). Inside the invitation you can write something like:

"8 years ago in a galaxy far away, a boy was born, his name is Jarred, and he is strong with the force! His Jedi training is progressing well, but he needs the help of others. A call is sent out for other brave younglings to learn the way of the Jedi. You have been chosen to join forces with Jarred and the Jedi. If you are up to the challenge, make your way to: (place of party). MAY THE FORCE BE WITH YOU!" RSVP to the Jedi Council".

Here are all kinds of variations that can be written for the Star Wars birthday party invitations:

Please join us for Jedi Billy's Star Wars birthday party as he fights the dark side of the force!You are invited to a galactic adventure with Anthony! You'll take part in Jedi training and go out on your mission to rescue and protect Princess Leia, as she has been taken prisoner by Darth Vader!In a galaxy not so far away, in the year 2004, a baby was born. From the beginning, his energy and strength drew the attention of the Jedi council who named the child John Smith. In the 6 years following his birth, young John learned the powers of the force. In recent time, the Jedi knights have felt a disturbance in the force generated by the dark side. The Jedi council have called upon young Padawan John to seek out future Jedi. Your presence is requested to complete this very important Jedi training!You're invited to an 'out of this world' Star Wars birthday party!Attention Jedi Warriors! May the force be with you as you make your journey to a galaxy far far away!Nathan will be named a Jedi, marking his 7th birthday. The galactic council requests your presence at his Star Wars birthday party!In a galaxy far, far away, on the morning of (birth date), a baby was born. The Jedi Council named him Jamie and they knew he was the chosen one. In the 7 years that followed his birth, young Jamie has been learning the powers of the force. Meanwhile, the republic discovered a new enemy. The Jedi knights felt a strong disturbance in the force. Fear, pain and suffering have opened the path to the Darkside. Many Jedi Knights have been lost. The very future of the Jedi Order is now in jeopardy. Young Padawan Jamie has been called by the Jedi Council to seek out future Jedi. Master Yoda is urging the younglings to complete their training and take part in the upcoming trials. Padawan (guest's name) presence is requested to complete his/her Jedi Training and prepare for the trials on (date). Transport to the Jedi Temple on Coruscant, will be departing promptly on (time) from the (your last name) System, Docking Bay (address). Please advise the Jedi Council as soon as possible at (phone number) whether Padawan (guest's name) will accept the challenge of the trials. May the force be with you!

You can download this free Star Wars font called "Distant Galaxy" (the main Star Wars font) and also this free Jedi computer font and use it for your Star Wars birthday party invitations. With each invitation, it could be a nice extra touch to add star confetti, a few glow in the dark stars, Star Wars magnets, stickers, and/or tattoos, etc.

Here are two different Star Wars logos you can use on your Star Wars birthday party invitations:

A simple idea for Star Wars birthday party invitations, is to download a Star Wars picture from the internet and tape it to the front of the invitation. Leave room to draw speech bubbles and have the Star War characters in the picture be part of a dialogue (like a small comic-strip). For example Luke can say "Master Yoda, what must I do?", and then Yoda's reply can be something like "You must go to Nathan's Star Wars birthday party and save Princess Leia!". Here are a few quotes from the Star Wars movies you can use:

“The Force will be with you, always.” (Ben Obi-Wan Kenobi)“Truly wonderful, the mind of a child is.” (Yoda)“I find your lack of faith disturbing.” (Darth Vader)“A Jedi uses the Force for knowledge and defense, never for attack.” (Yoda)“YAHOOOOO! You're all clear, kid. Now let's blow this thing and go home.” (Han Solo)"Remember, a Jedi's strength flows from the Force. But beware. Anger, fear, aggression - the dark sid are they." (Yoda)"He must choose his own path; no one can choose it for him". (Princess Leia)“Fear is the path to the dark side. Fear leads to anger. Anger leads to hate. Hate leads to suffering.” (Yoda)“The Force is what gives a Jedi his power. It's an energy field created by all living things. It surrounds us and penetrates us. It binds the galaxy together.” (Ben Obi-Wan Kenobi)“Luke: What's in there? Yoda: Only what you take with you.” (Luke & Yoda)"A Jedi gains power through understanding and a Sith gains understanding through power". (Palpatine)"A Jedi must have the deepest commitment, the most serious mind." (Yoda)

Another simple idea is to use black paper and stick star stickers all over it to look like outer-space, then write all the info on the back.

If you have the time, patience, and adventure in you - a really cool Star Wars birthday party idea is to create a short movie clip burned on a DVD with the invitation. Have someone dress-up as Darth Vader or any other Star Wars bad guy, and then play out a scene that shows that Princess Leia has been captured (or anything of the sort). At the end of the small movie clip the kids need to know that they must go on a mission and arrive at your child's Star Wars birthday party (add all the needed party information as well).

Check out this great Star Wars birthday party invitation made for Isaac's 4th Birthday:

If you don't have a video camera, you can also create a CD. Take a known song from one of the Star Wars movies and record yourself talking with a Darth Vader voice (or any other character of the Star Wars movie) with the music (tape yourself loud enough so that whoever is listening understands what you're saying). You'll need to hand-deliver these invitations.

Also check out these galactic ready-made Star Wars birthday party invitations:

For a cool Star Wars look at your Star Wars birthday party, use colors like black, gray, white and silver for balloons and streamers. Hang crepe streamers from the doorways for a little added mystery. Hang black industrial plastic all around (on walls, doors, etc.) and change all the light fixtures to have colored light bulbs (like red, blue and green).

You can also create Star Wars-related signs around the party area, like "May the FORCE be with you!", "Secret Jedi Training Camp", etc. Print out Star Wars pictures from the Web and hang all around your party area.

You can split up the Star Wars birthday party area by decorating two different sides or two different rooms, one as the 'Light' side and the other as the 'Dark' side. The light side should be decorated with bright and light colors and with the 'good-guy' characters, posters of Luke Skywalker, etc. The dark side decorated with black and dark colors as well as posters of Darth Vader, and other bad guys.

Disperse as many Star Wars toys and items all around the Star Wars birthday party area, use as table centerpieces, hang from the ceiling or even attach helium balloons to each Star Wars item. It would fit to use black table covers and glue on stars all over them. Have placecards on tables with the guest's names - plus add the word "Padawan" or "Jedi" before their name. Here are blank placecards you can use:

If you don't want to buy printed Star Wars paper goods, you can just use black paper plates, cups and cutlery, then add a few Star Wars stickers here and there.

Decorate the whole Star Wars birthday party area with glow-in-the-dark items, stars all over the ceiling, hanging planets (simply painted foam balls) and toy spacecrafts using fishing lines. Planets can also be made by cutting out moons, stars, and other planets from fluorescent poster boards. Punch holes in the planets and hang them from the ceiling. You can take regular rocks and paint them with glow-in-the-dark paint, then disperse them in the party area as moon rocks.

Blacklights can add that 'space-y' look, even if only one designated room has blacklights in it. Everything that is white under a blacklight glows and the kids'll get a kick out of seeing their teeth and the white in their eyes glow! Consider having a fog machine for that heavy and dusty mysterious mood.

Music can get everyone in the mood. Make a music CD with all kinds of Star Wars songs from all of the different movies and have it play throughout your Star Wars birthday party. A cool idea is to rent out a "martial arts" studio so the kids could practice their Jedi training on floor mats as well as use the equipment of the martial arts studio.

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Before you buy anything online, make sure to check out the Star Wars birthday party supplies being offered on eBay. Often, you'll find new supplies at a fraction of what they cost at the stores:

Also, make sure you take a look at these cool Star Wars birthday party decorations:

Here are a bunch of homemade Star Wars costumes submitted to us by visitors:

Once the kids arrive at your Star Wars birthday party, you can have a suitcase with all kinds of Star Wars costume accessories they can wear (masks, wigs, hair accessories, etc.). For the capes simply use plain brown fabric and just tie around each of them (if you find brown bathrobes they will work too).

Here are all kinds of free printable Star Wars masks from the official Star Wars website (some masks print out on regular letter paper which is 8.5 x 11 inches, and the large ones print out on larger paper 11 x 17 for printers that can print on larger paper):

Just click on one of the above masks, print, cut out all around (plus eye and nose holes). Then punch out holes from both sides of the mask with a hole puncher and tie string from one side of the mask to the other (if the eye holes are too small, carefully make them bigger using scissors).

Other items that may be suitable are little compasses (to help them navigate their way through the Solar System), light sabers (long colorful balloons, pool noodles with silver duct tape on the ends or light sabers made out of soft foam tube pipe insulation).

To hype up the energy, get the whole family to dress up as Star Wars characters! Even invite a few friends to come dressed up as well. If everyone is dressed up it will really make a big difference!

If you want to purchase a Star Wars costume check these out:

A great activity for all parties are Star Wars coloring pages! You set a table with markers, crayons, or anything else the kids can paint with and let everyone color in Star Wars coloring pages until all the guests arrive.

Here are cool Star Wars coloring pages, all from the official Star Wars website:

A really cool Star Wars birthday party activity is to create your own Mustafar Volcano! We've written a whole page on how to create a homemade erupting volcano, the kid's will have a blast with it!

Using special face paints, give each birthday kid a unique alien face. They can make up an alien name for themselves or use names from the movie (“Gondar", "Zork", and "Murblap").

Check out these free printable Star Wars activities to keep the little Jedis occupied until everyone comes to the party, they are all from the Star Wars official website:

This is a simple and fun activity for your Star Wars birthday party. Give each Padawan one piece of foam pipe insulation (can be bought at Home Depot, they usually come in packages of 4 and are of a black/dark gray color). Have all kinds of neon-colored duct-tape for the kids to choose from. Let them decorate each light saber by wrapping the neon-colored duct tape around the pipe.

Each Jedi gets a baby food jar (or any other little jar, clear water bottle, etc.). Have an adult show them how to make them, adding star-shaped sequins, glitter, water, baby oil and blue food coloring to each jar/bottle (you can also add a bit of black food coloring to create a darker mixture to look more like outer-space). If it's a jar large enough, you can hot-glue a bottle cap to the bottom of the jar lid (from the inside) and on top of that hot-glue a small Star Wars minifigure (the bottle cap makes the minifigure taller). Then when you close the lid of the jar the minifigure is in the Star Wars space globe. It's best if an adult secures each of the jar/bottle lids with hot glue so that the space fluid doesn't leak. A great and fun activity for holding Star Wars space in your hands!

This is a fun and very creative activity. Here's a whole page from the official Star Wars website that shows how to create a Bossk Bean Art Portrait with dried beans and glitter.

Check out the cool Star Wars birthday party cake ideas on coolest-birthday-cakes.com, the Web's largest gallery of homemade birthday cakes. You'll find thousands of cakes submitted by visitors like yourself with photos and how-to tips.

Another easy and fun idea is to create a Lightsaber Cupcake Cake (or even a few of these). For each lightsaber use around 6-8 cupcakes frosted with light green, light pink or light blue frosting (for the top part of the light saber), and around 2-3 cupcakes frosted with gray frosting for the handle of the light saber (add a few colorful M&M's to the gray-frosted cupcakes to look like colorful buttons). Then fit them all together in a line, and voila! A long edible light saber!

Another simple Star Wars birthday party cake idea is to create a "Light and Dark Side" cake. Just use a regular rectangular cake, frost half with white frosting and the other half with chocolate frosting. Then take good guy Star War figurines and put on the light side and bad guy Star War figurines and put on the dark side. Remember to wash the figurines well before putting them on the cake. It's even better if you create half of the cake to be a vanilla cake and the other half to be a chocolate cake.

The easiest Star Wars birthday party cake is to create a regular rectangular cake, frost it and put a Darth Vader mask on the top of it (make sure the mask is super clean before you put on cake).

Here are some ideas for your Star Wars birthday party foods (don't forget to put small signs on each dish just to make sure everyone understands that they're eating real Star Wars food…):

Galactic Flying Saucer PizzaUFO's - bagel bitesPizza the HuttMEATeors - meatballs with pasta sauceVader Veggies with Droid dipMoon bites - when cutting English muffins in half they have a great crater-like moon surfaceYoda's Incredible Herb Stew - any kind of yummy savory stewYoda Pizza - decorate a pizza with green bell-peppers and olives to look like Yoda, here's a Yoda Pizza picture to that'll help inspire you Ewok eggs - you can make eggs have a brown shell if you boil the eggs with onion peels (they color the shell of each egg brown)Storm Trouper Souper - soup!Space Dogs - the known 'pigs in a blanket' renamedLight Sabers - breadsticksChewbacca cheese and crackersDroid Dogs - hot dogsSkywalker salsa and chips

Tip: You can have two tables serving food in a "Light vs. Dark" theme. On one table you'll have a white tablecloth and all the Star Wars birthday party foods that are from the 'Light Side' (represent the good guys), and on the other table a dark tablecloth representing the 'Dark Side' (all the bad guys). For example chocolate for the Dark Side and vanilla for the light side.

Moon Juice - lemonaideYoda Soda - mix Lime Sherbet with Sprite or 7-Up, a real fun and fizzy surprise! Take a punchbowl and fill with half a gallon of lime sherbet. Then pour over a chilled 2 liter bottle of Sprite or 7-Up (must be served immediately!). If you create this yummy fizzy punch in a clear bowl, it will take on a science fiction glow if it's set upon a few glow-in-the-dark necklaces and glow-sticks!Warrior Water - bottles of waterDarth Vader Malt - chocolate milkPadame Punch - any type of punchMos Eisley Spaceport Punch - Blue Kool-AidDark Side SundaesJabba Juice - Mountain Dew

Tip: If you are serving drinks from soda/juice bottles, it could be really cool to print out your own Star Wars labels for the bottles (each bottle with the special Star Wars name). Download Star Wars pictures and add the name of each Star Wars drink to the label.

Wookie Cookies - any cookies that are big and brownMoon Rocks - popcorn and caramel cornStarburst candyStar-shaped cookiesLight-Sabers - pretzel sticks dipped in colored chocolate (dip one end of each pretzel stick in melted colored chocolate and then let cool)Darth Vader cookies - these can be easily done using a bell-shaped cookie-cutter (either make chocolate cookies, dip each cookie in melted chocolate, or frost with chocolate frosting, then add white lines for the facial contours)Pop RocksJedi Energy Mix - all kinds of nuts and raisinsPrincess Leia hair rolls - cinnamon rolls

We have created these printable and foldable favor bags and favor boxes. They are blank and so the kids can decorate and fold them themselves. You can also print them out on different-colored paper, possibly the color/s of your Star Wars birthday party. You can let the kids decorate them with Star Wars stickers as well.

If you don't want this to be an activity for the kids, create them before the party. We've created large favor-bags, medium favor-bags, and favor-boxes for you to print out.

For the favorbox and medium favorbag printables, color if needed (or print on colored paper) and cut out. Before you start gluing the favor box, fold along the dotted lines and assemble so that all the sides connect. Only then add glue and secure the folded flaps.

To create the large favorbags you'll need to print out TWO designs for one favorbag. First, cut along the lines and fold along the dotted lines. Then, connect the two so that the left side of one is glued to the right side of the other (if the kids want to color any of these printables, let them color them before cutting and assembling).

If you're looking for something more festive, here are cool Star Wars favor packs and favors to put inside:

You can create a whole Star Wars galactic treasure hunt and have the favor packs be the treasure at the end. In each favor pack you can put glow-in-the-dark necklaces and bracelets, pop rocks, star cookies, Star Wars stickers and tattoos, Star Wars masks, Star Wars music, etc. Another special thing you can put in each favor pack is a personalized Star Wars puzzle. Shutterfly has a really cool option where you send them a photo of the birthday child and they put him/her with all the Star Wars characters, check it out:

It's also a nice idea to give out Star Wars certificates at the end of the party (certificates for completing Jedi training). On each certificate you can write something like "The Jedi council of the (your last name) Galaxy presents (child's name) the title of Jedi Master in recognition of your excellence and bravery in fighting the Dark Side and defending the galaxy!". At the bottom write "Yoda" and right by make up a signature you think Yoda would have.

With every certificate it's nice to also give out gold medallions. You can either purchase them or create them yourselves by cutting out round cardboard circles and spray-painting them with gold spray-paint. Then, on each medallion, write the word "Jedi" and the child's name right after. Before each kid leaves, give them a Star Wars certificate and place one of these gold medallions around their necks while saying "Congratulations Jedi (child's name), you have completed your training and now you are a true Jedi!". If you really want to go overboard, you can create a whole ceremony at the end of the party, where the kids wait in a line and are awarded one by one while exciting Star Wars music is playing in the background.

If all the guests are in costume, make sure to photograph each and every guest, that way you can send them a picture with the thank-you cards.

Check out these nice Star Wars thank-you cards:

Here's an entire page with the coolest ideas for Star Wars party games, such as:

Jedi Training CourseMoon WalkPass the Death StarStar Wars Shapeshiftingand many more (including visitor-submitted game ideas)...

You should also read these VERY important tips to help you survive (and enjoy) game time!

Also, here's an excellent selection of printable birthday games you can buy and print out right away:

Pinatas are also a fun activity for a Star Wars birthday party. The kids can try hitting the pinata with their light sabers! (most likely the light sabers won't be hard enough to break a pinata, so after a few fun tries, you can give them something a bit harder to hit the pinata with).

You can make a cool homemade Death Star pinata by using a big round punch balloon as the shape. Check out this page on how to create a homemade pinata. After creating the homemade Death Star pinata, spray-paint it gray and add a black line around to look real. An easier idea for creating a Death Star pinata is to buy a large soccer ball pinata and paint the white areas of the soccer ball with gray paint - works great! If you need more help, here's a step-by-step guide for making the Star Wars Death Star Pinata.

Another nice idea is to make the gift-opening "ceremony" a Star-Wars activity. Everyone can sit in a circle holding the gift they brought for the birthday child. Then, one by one, each person gives the birthday child the gift they brought while telling everyone who their favorite Star Wars character is and why, and which Star Wars movie they liked best. This lets everyone at the party feel special and lets them share their thoughts and feelings.

Lots of visitors from around the world have contributed their Star Wars birthday party ideas to this site! Click here to see another page full with lots more visitor-submitted Star Wars party ideas.

We'd love for you to take a moment and submit your own Star Wars birthday party ideas.

If you'd like share your complete party with us, then once your party is over, send us your own PARTY TALE and we'll create your very own theme party page and photo gallery that's hosted on our site! (Family, friends and just about anybody will be able to find inspiration from your child's birthday party and comment on YOUR ideas!)

Have a great Star Wars birthday party! May the FORCE be with you!

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