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I spent a lot of time planning and preparing for Owen's 5th birthday party. No, we will not be having huge parties every year. That's why I wanted to make this one extra special. I began to get ideas for the party at another child's party. The mom had decorated with printables she had purchased on Etsy. It was super cute and original, so I started searching on Etsy myself for a party theme that I thought Owen would like. When I saw the Star Wars package offered by Shindig Parties, I knew he would love it. I also got lots of other great ideas by simply searching on Google for "Star Wars Birthday". I'm so thankful for the Internet! I borrowed ideas here and there for games, food, etc., and I think it turned out to be a fantastic party. It was fun to plan and even more fun to see the kids so excited and happy.
We had it at the Ada Wright Center in Manchester. I'm so glad we didn't have it at our house! This place had plenty of room for the kids to run wild:)
Here's the food table before I put all the food out.
I made these table decorations with some of the printable circles from my Star Wars package from Shindig.
Here's the table with the party favors and the cake.
Everyone loved the Star Wars themed food labels!
This was our Death Star pinata. I bought a soccer ball pinata at Hobby Lobby, spray painted it grey, and then had Buck draw some designs on it with a Sharpie.
I got the cake from the "Kake Lady" here in Manchester. It was so amazing!
The Yoda Soda was lime sherbert and 7-UP. It was really good! Owen has requested we make it again soon:)
Another great idea I stole from someone else was making the light sabers for the kids out of pool noodles. I bought several at the Dollar Store, cut them in half, and put duct tape on the end for the handle. These were a big hit with the kids! Buck put on a Darth Vader mask, and the kids chased him around and whacked him endlessly! It was so much fun for everyone, and then the kids got to take the sabers home with them.
Each kid also went home with a little goody bag with a tag saying "May the Force Be with You" from Jedi Owen.
March is always a special month in our house because we have so many birthdays to celebrate. It starts off with Buck's birthday on March 16. On the Saturday before his birthday, I took him to Cumberland Caverns for the Bluegrass Underground concert. Neither of us had been before, and we had a great time! Ralph Stanley was the main performer, and there was a large crowd there to see him. I didn't really know who he was beforehand, but once we heard his voice we recognized it. (He's on the "O Brother Where Art Thou" soundtrack.) On Buck's actual birthday, me and the boys got him an ice cream cake from Dairy Queen. Owen picked it out, so Buck got a Cars cake:)
Then on the 22nd was my birthday! It was a very special day. My mom took me shopping and to lunch while the boys were at Mother's Day Out. Then, she picked them up from school and kept them for the night so Buck could take me out to dinner. What a luxury! Buck got me some beautiful flowers from Henry's florist in Murfreesboro, and we had dinner at Carabbas. A birthday can't get much better than that!
Then our final March birthday is Owen's! His 5th birthday is actually tomorrow, but we had his party on Friday night. (He still hasn't opened his presents from us yet. We're saving them for his actual birthday.)
Here he is with the cake. He had a Star Wars party!
We gave each child a "light saber" aka a pool noodle with duct tape:)
Luke had a great time just running around at the party.
We played several games with the kids. Darth, Darth Vader (Duck, Duck, Goose), Yoda Says (Simon Says), Musical chairs, and this Star Wars version of Pin the Tail on the Donkey. We learned that the girls loved the games and kept asking for more but the boys preferred just running crazy and hitting stuff with their light sabers!
We had a Death Star pinata. The kids took several tries at busting it, but Buck finally had to whack it before it finally would.
Singing Happy Birthday to my big 5 year old!
