| This is an exciting theme! Whether your child chooses | | | | Prepare a series of challenging feats to test strength |
| Superman, Super Women, Spider Man, Ninja Turtles, | | | | and agility. Test your abilities in the Long Jump, 20 Yard |
| Batman, Wonder Women or the Power Rangers one | | | | Dash, Javelin Throw, Balance Beam and Shot Put. To |
| thing is the same - SUPER POWERS! | | | | wind the party down move on to testing their super |
| The Invitations: Take a picture of your child in his/her | | | | senses. For this activity you need a blind fold, pair if |
| favourite super hero costume and attach to card | | | | thicker gloves, 25 Household Items like a fork or a |
| stock with the caption "Calling All Superhero's", "You | | | | hairbrush, a paper towel tube and 25 bits of everyday |
| are Invited to___'s _th Super Cool Birthday Party!" | | | | common food like a raisin or a small piece of cheese. |
| Another unique idea is to use a page from a comic | | | | To play "Super Hearing" have one guest blindfolded |
| book by"whiting out" the text in the speech bubbles | | | | and another unknown guest speak the child's name or |
| and blowing up the size. Write the Party details into the | | | | any superhero statement through the tube in their |
| empty speech bubbles, copy as many as you require | | | | most superhero voice. The Blindfolded child must figure |
| in color or black and white and attach to card stock. | | | | out which one of the guests spoke. To test their |
| Costumes: We first must decorate our guests. You | | | | sense of " Super Smell & Taste" have a guest |
| can request the kids come dressed as their favourite | | | | blindfolded and put a small piece of food in front of |
| superhero or you can "make your own" superhero | | | | their nose to smell. If they cannot guess the item by |
| gear at the party. The guests will need Capes, Gloves | | | | smell alone give them the option of tasting it. I say |
| and Masks. The capes can made of felt or any fabric | | | | option because some kids may not want to do it. Last |
| that does not fray and the gloves made from mini | | | | of all you can test their sense of "Super Touch." Again |
| stretch gloves with the fingers cut off. Masks can be | | | | use the blindfold and ask the child to put on the pair of |
| easily made with a pre-cut template, craft foam and | | | | gloves. Hand them a random household item and give |
| stretchy string. You can have all the items ready to go | | | | them a minute to figure out what it is. This is not as |
| or have the kids assist in the creation of their very | | | | easy as you might think! It will sure get some big laughs |
| own costumes. The key is to have plenty of colours | | | | though! |
| and textures available. Do not forget pink and yellow if | | | | Food: Superhero Sub - You can use whole sub buns |
| there are Supergirls attending! | | | | or make larger sandwiches using French Bread Sticks. |
| Decorations: Concentrate on one theme, for example | | | | Have a few meat selections available. Muscle Burgers |
| lets say Superman. Use lots of red & blue | | | | - Burgers filled with huge hamburger patties served |
| balloons, streamers, tablecovers, tableware and curling | | | | with all the fixings. Carrot Sticks with Power Dip - |
| ribbon. The other option is to go wild with multiple | | | | carrot/celery cut up into sticks and served with your |
| Superhero Coloured decorations and posters | | | | child's favourite dip. Super hero juice - for a twist make |
| everywhere. You can purchase Superhero Posters in | | | | ice cubes coloured with food colour ahead of time. Fill |
| your local Department Store, use pages from colouring | | | | clear cups of lemonade with the brightly coloured ice |
| books or download some clip art and enlarge. Hang | | | | cubes. The Cake should be your child's favourite |
| Posters of the popular superhero words "POW", | | | | character. Colour co-ordinate the icing and create a |
| "ZOOM", "ZAP", "KABLAM", "BOOM" and "ZOWIE" | | | | scene with a few action hero's on top. The Grand |
| around the party area. Superhero comic books are | | | | Finale is a real live Superhero making a surprise visit to |
| great for making posters and using the pages under a | | | | deliver presents, take action shots with all the kids and |
| clear tablecloth for a table decoration. | | | | handing out the loot bags! You may have to bribe a |
| Party Games: Host an Action Hero Olympics. Some of | | | | family member or friend to do this but it is so very |
| these ideas are meant for outdoors but can very | | | | much worth it! |
| easily be accomplished on a smaller scale indoors. | | | | |