| A perfect combination of martial arts, action, adventure | | | | authentic look. Once dry hang on a wall. |
| and cute turtles, these characters are the perfect | | | | 4. Hang up posters or enlarge clipart and hang on wall. |
| basis for a boy's birthday party. Most little boys I know | | | | 5. The turtles LOVE pizza so add empty pizza boxes |
| love at least one, if not all of the characteristics of the | | | | all over. |
| Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. Incorporating all of those | | | | Party Games |
| traits into a birthday party is sure to turn into some | | | | Since this is a ninja based birthday party, chances are |
| sure fire fun. | | | | there will be some martial arts replicating going on. The |
| The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles are best known for | | | | best way to keep someone with an accidental black |
| their martial arts, their love of pizza, sewers and for | | | | eye is to keep the ninja's in training occupied. These |
| screaming Cowabunga!!!!!. This translates into a super | | | | party games should help. |
| easy birthday party to put together. | | | | Pin the Mask on the Turtle - the same concept as pin |
| Party Decorations | | | | the tail on the donkey. |
| With Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles party supplies | | | | Find the Manhole Cover - the TMNT are always |
| readily available, you may opt to take the simpler or | | | | looking for a route back to the sewer. Make several |
| less expensive route. Using basic colors and supplies | | | | small manhole covers and hide around the party area. |
| can achieve that goal. I suggest using a combination or | | | | The one who finds the most escape routes (manhole |
| green and blue or green and brown. | | | | covers) is the winner. |
| To make this party scream Teenage Mutant Ninja | | | | Ninja Star Practice - Don't panic these are not real |
| Turtles, we need some signature decor. Here are a | | | | ninja stars. Using paper ninja stars (see decorations |
| few suggestions: | | | | above) designate a specific area as the target. |
| 1. Manhole Covers Wall Decor - Cut out large circles | | | | Whoever comes closest to the target area is the |
| out of posterboard or cardboard. Try to make them at | | | | winner. |
| least 24 inches in diameter. Use either silver or grey | | | | Find The Pizza - using the same empty pizza boxes, |
| colored posterboard or paint pewter grey. Now cut | | | | hide a fake pizza (clipart cutout) to one of the boxes. |
| circles 1 inch smaller than the original circles. Use black | | | | Have the party gamers search for the pizza. |
| posterboard or paint these circles black. Paste the | | | | Whoever finds it first is the winner. |
| black circle on top of the grey circle. Cut out strips the | | | | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle Training Camp - |
| length of the diameter of the circles by about 1 inch in | | | | (recommended for older children). If you have the |
| width. Over lap the strips one by one making a plaid | | | | room indoors or the weather permits, have the party |
| design. Paste the completed plaid design over the | | | | goers compete or participate in a training course. |
| circles. Trim where necessary. Your manhole cover is | | | | Events can include jumping, running, kicking and flipping. |
| now complete and can be hung on your wall or on the | | | | To make it a competition just rate who did each |
| floor. | | | | category the fastest or highest. This should be a |
| 2. Ninja Stars - What's a ninja without ninja stars? | | | | supervised party game. To make it extra special, have |
| Using a six point star cut out the shape on silver/grey | | | | the children wear green and place eyes masks (in the |
| posterboard. | | | | TMNT colors) on them. You will have your own |
| 3. Graffiti Brick Wall - Using faux brick wall paper and | | | | swarm of ninja turtles. |
| spray paint this is easy to replicate and perfectly legal. | | | | Party Menu |
| For authenticity, use several colors of spray paint. Add | | | | Pizza - duh! |
| the birthday boy's name and party guests to the faux | | | | Lime Green Jello - (Ooze) |
| brick wall paper. has several styles of font that you | | | | Lime Green colored Kool-Aid or juice. |
| may try to replicate if you are shooting for a very | | | | Cowabunga!!!! |