Jake asked for a Spiderman birthday party, so a Spiderman birthday party is what he got! This was his first "friend" birthday party, so it was pretty exciting for us all. I asked Jake several weeks before the party who he wanted to invite. His first answer was, "Cohen!" He continued to list his requests without any prompting from me (I promise)and we ended up with a guest list of 10 total friends! You could definitely tell who Jake's best friends are at school and church, and that he's a pretty social 3-year-old. He made the list all himself and everyone on our guest list made it! We started off the party painting some "walls" that had all the kids' names on them...
The painting was a lot of fun! It's always fun when you have permission to get messy...
The painting was a lot of fun! It's always fun when you have permission to get messy...Before I go into the rest of the party, I will admit, I'm not the best event planner. I could not have done this party without the help of the Internet and most especially my super creative husband. All these ideas came from one of those two sources; I'm just smart enough to listen. Our first game was called "Web Wrap." Basically, each child got a roll of crepe paper (the web) to wrap up the bad guys. It was a pretty fun game...
Who were our bad guys? None other than Daddy...
and Uncle Chad...
Yes, the game was pretty fun, but I think what the kids liked the most was when the game was over and they got to run around like crazy in the yard throwing crepe paper in the air. That looked a little like this...
and this...
Our next game was the "Web Walk." This was a Spiderman version of a cake walk except they stood on Spiderman villians and the prize for landing on Spiderman was a Spiderman sticker. This game got a little crazy pretty fast, but I have to say the group did pretty awesome for a bunch of 3-year-olds. Here's the start of the game as everyone is patiently waiting for the music to begin...
Of course, there was food, presents, and cupcakes scattered in with the games. We had popcorn, fruit and special home-made peanut butter spider crackers (thanks Grandmama). I also made red velvet Spiderman cupcakes because when I asked Jake what kind of cake he wanted, his answer was, "Red!" Here's the birthday boy as we sang "Happy Birthday" to him...
He stood with his hands on his hips throughout the entire song and even as he blew out his candle...
Here are the troops eating their snacks. This seems like the appropriate time to remind everyone Jake's birthday is in January, and the party was January 7. Yes, January is typically a cold, winter month, but as you can tell we're happily outside in short sleeved shirts! I admit I was pretty anxious about hosting the party at our house and wondering how to keep all the kids entertained inside. Well, God solved that dilemma for me and we had perfect weather to spread things outside!
Our grand finale game was the "Web Blast." Each child was given silly string to shoot the bad guys and we set up the painted walls from our first activity for the kids to use to hide behind. This was a lot of fun and a perfect way to end the party. The silly string was a little hard for some of them to squirt, but luckily we had lots of parents around to help out. They thought it was hilarious to "hit" the bad guys. Here's some of the craziness...
And here's our bad guys. Looks like the kids did a pretty good job...
Finally, before heading out with Spiderman favors and a special spider tootsie roll pop, we attempted a group picture in front of our handcrafted walls. Here's our best shot...
Who were our bad guys? None other than Daddy...and Uncle Chad...
Yes, the game was pretty fun, but I think what the kids liked the most was when the game was over and they got to run around like crazy in the yard throwing crepe paper in the air. That looked a little like this...and this...
Our next game was the "Web Walk." This was a Spiderman version of a cake walk except they stood on Spiderman villians and the prize for landing on Spiderman was a Spiderman sticker. This game got a little crazy pretty fast, but I have to say the group did pretty awesome for a bunch of 3-year-olds. Here's the start of the game as everyone is patiently waiting for the music to begin...
Of course, there was food, presents, and cupcakes scattered in with the games. We had popcorn, fruit and special home-made peanut butter spider crackers (thanks Grandmama). I also made red velvet Spiderman cupcakes because when I asked Jake what kind of cake he wanted, his answer was, "Red!" Here's the birthday boy as we sang "Happy Birthday" to him...He stood with his hands on his hips throughout the entire song and even as he blew out his candle...Here are the troops eating their snacks. This seems like the appropriate time to remind everyone Jake's birthday is in January, and the party was January 7. Yes, January is typically a cold, winter month, but as you can tell we're happily outside in short sleeved shirts! I admit I was pretty anxious about hosting the party at our house and wondering how to keep all the kids entertained inside. Well, God solved that dilemma for me and we had perfect weather to spread things outside!Our grand finale game was the "Web Blast." Each child was given silly string to shoot the bad guys and we set up the painted walls from our first activity for the kids to use to hide behind. This was a lot of fun and a perfect way to end the party. The silly string was a little hard for some of them to squirt, but luckily we had lots of parents around to help out. They thought it was hilarious to "hit" the bad guys. Here's some of the craziness...And here's our bad guys. Looks like the kids did a pretty good job...Finally, before heading out with Spiderman favors and a special spider tootsie roll pop, we attempted a group picture in front of our handcrafted walls. Here's our best shot... Overall, I think our first friend birthday party was a success! I think the kids had fun, and most importantly Jake had fun and felt especially loved on this special day. I'm thankful to all our family who each helped in some way, whether cleaning, shopping, decorating, preparing food, and most importantly, encouraging and supporting. Jake is blessed to be surrounded by so much love.
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