Our big guy turned SEVEN!
We donned our chocolate mustaches, made a little pizza in Luigi's Pizza Kitchen and rescued Yoshi's eggs from the Goombas! All in all, a fun time indeed!
I've never planned a party on the smaller scale...but, I may be a convert! We invited three of our closest buddies (and our little brother, of course) and partied it up with birthday fun & games, a Mario tournament and our first sleepover. A great time was had by all. And mom didn't feel totally overwhelmed!
We donned our chocolate mustaches, made a little pizza in Luigi's Pizza Kitchen and rescued Yoshi's eggs from the Goombas! All in all, a fun time indeed!
I've never planned a party on the smaller scale...but, I may be a convert! We invited three of our closest buddies (and our little brother, of course) and partied it up with birthday fun & games, a Mario tournament and our first sleepover. A great time was had by all. And mom didn't feel totally overwhelmed!
I made the racetrack cake featured on Family Fun and "converted" it into a Mario Kart cake. I chose to not do the sprinkles for the grass and just used green icing with my grass tip. I also left off the Mike & Ikes. Because I just can't stand the things! ; )
I made chocolate mustaches with a mold I found on Amazon.
Here's my parents as the Mario Brothers! ; )
Here's my parents as the Mario Brothers! ; )
And our sweet little buddy!
We put together a pizza-making station that was a hit!
At Luigi's....make the pizza pies!
Busy chefs!
I used hard-boiled eggs and colored them with spots with a blue sharpie. We did a spoon race and "saved Yoshi's eggs" from the Goombas (the mean mushrooms in Super Mario Brothers), that my dad was pelting at the boys!
This was a great time-filler while the pizzas baked. And an easy and enjoyable party game!
This was a great time-filler while the pizzas baked. And an easy and enjoyable party game!
Enjoying our hard labor! Pizza time!
Blowing out the candles!
Opening sweet & thoughtful presents.
Our take home prizes were the Mario & Luigi hats (I made these from plain hats & felt that I cut into the letters) and more mustaches.
The highlight of the night: Mario Kart Tournament!
To save money, we simply borrowed a bunch of extra Wii stuff (extra WiiMotes, wheels, etc.) from a friend. I was actually thinking of purchasing it all and realized it would have been almost $200 for all that stuff! Silly!
To save money, we simply borrowed a bunch of extra Wii stuff (extra WiiMotes, wheels, etc.) from a friend. I was actually thinking of purchasing it all and realized it would have been almost $200 for all that stuff! Silly!
And....they actually slept! The birthday boy was the first to conk out!
Happy Birthday, Benjamin!
Happy Birthday, Benjamin!
What a fun party! My kids would love this - I especially love your cake. I made a cake that looked a little like yours as a race track. I'll be back to check out your blog, such fun
ReplyDeleteKristi, This made my day. Would you mind coming over and repeating this exact party for my son next March? What? Me do? That cake? Never. I'm a crying disaster in the kitchen. Epic Fail. But I love what you've created here, really. A Mario Lover's dream ~ must try. Bookmarking it right now. Thanks so much for sharing and hope you get a good night's rest. happy birthday, Benjamin!
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Kristi, what an incredible Super Mario party! I love all your creative details, especially the chocolate mustaches and Luigi's pizza kitchen. Phenomenal! So glad I saw your link-up at 504 Main!
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Great job on this party, Kristi! This is awesome...love, love the mustaches and hats! You always have a way to make every party so special with all the extra touches!
ReplyDeleteOops...meant to also tell you to drop by my place and link up when you get a chance!
ReplyDeleteYou did such a great job with this party! I am planning a Mario Bros pizza party for my soon-to-be 5 yr old son. Where did you find the red and green baseball caps and do you have the Luigi Pizza Kitchen printable available?
ReplyDeleteMy son is turning 4 and he has been talking about a Mario party for months!! So glad to see your post. Looks like it was so much fun! Thanks for sharing.
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